STATE TIMES NEWS
SRINAGAR: The Government on Thursday issued a list of holidays for the upcoming year-2022 in the Union Territory. The government did not declare September 23, the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh as a holiday, which was a major demand of Jammu-based parties.
“The holidays shall be observed in the Government offices and educational institutions of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year-2022,” the government order issued by Rohit Sharma Additional Secretary, GAD reads.
The 28 holidays to be observed across UT include Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s birthday (9th January), Republic Day (26trh January), Mahashivratri (1st March), Shab-i-Miraj (1st March), Nauroz (21st March), 1st Navratra (2nd April), Ramanavami (10th April), Baisakhi (14th April), Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (14th April), Juma-tul-( Vida (29th April), Shab-e-Qadr (29th April), Eid-ul-Fitr (3rd May), Buddha Purnima (16th May), Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday (15th June), Eid-ul-Azha (10th & 11th July), Ashoora (8th August), Independence Day (15th August), Janmashtami (19th August), Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (2nd October), Mahanavami (4th October), Dussehra (5th October), Eid-i-Milad-u-Nabi (SAW) (8th October), Friday following Eid-i-Milad-u-Nabi (SAW) (14th October), Diwali (24th October), Accession Day (26th October), Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday (8th November), Christmas Day (25th December) and Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday (29th December).
According to the list, there are four provincial holidays for Kashmir province and three for Jammu province while eight local holidays in Jammu districts and four restricted holidays.