The Maharashtra government has declared a public holiday on January 22, aligning with the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.
A notification issued by the General Administration Department of Maharashtra government, said exercising powers given by the Ministry of Home Affairs, it has decided to announce a public holiday on Monday.
The Centre had previously announced a half day holiday for all its officers, institutions, and industrial establishments across India in honour of the Ram Temple’s ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony.