NEW DELHI: All central government offices across the country will remain closed for half a day on January 22 on the occasion of the Ram Temple consecration ceremony, a personnel ministry order issued on Thursday said.
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, which involves the installation of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple, is scheduled to take place on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the main ‘yajman’ at the ceremony.
“The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all central government offices, central institutions, and central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half a day until 1430 hours on 22nd January 2024,” stated the order issued to all central government ministries/departments.
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh, commented on the decision, saying, “There was a huge public demand across the country regarding this. The decision on half-day closure of central government offices on January 22 has been taken in view of overwhelming public sentiments.”
This decision has been made to accommodate the overwhelming public sentiments and allow employees to participate in the historic event.
The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony, which involves the installation of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram temple, is scheduled to take place on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the main ‘yajman’ at the ceremony.
“The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all central government offices, central institutions, and central industrial establishments throughout India will be closed for half a day until 1430 hours on 22nd January 2024,” stated the order issued to all central government ministries/departments.
Union Minister of State for Personnel, Jitendra Singh, commented on the decision, saying, “There was a huge public demand across the country regarding this. The decision on half-day closure of central government offices on January 22 has been taken in view of overwhelming public sentiments.”
This decision has been made to accommodate the overwhelming public sentiments and allow employees to participate in the historic event.
