The Deepavali weekend would be a little longer, as the Tamil Nadu government on October 21 declared a local holiday across the State on October 28 (Monday), a day after the ‘festival of lights’.
State government offices and all educational institutions would compensate for the extra holiday by working on November 9, according to a G.O. issued by the Public Department.
Since the local holiday was not declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, treasuries would function with skeleton-staff. District Collectors have been instructed accordingly.
The State government's decision followed representations from various quarters requesting to declare a holiday on October 28 so that people could travel to their natives for the festival. Deepavali falls on October 27, a Sunday.
