BENGALURU: Government and bank employees will enjoy 11 holidays,
including Sundays, this month. If they take four days leave to fill up the gaps
between holidays, there will be just 16 working days.
With four consecutive holidays starting October 22, banking
activities are likely to be hit.
According to a bank official, ATMs could sustain without refilling
for a period of two to three days, after which they are most likely to dry up.
The four-day bonanza will begin with Ayudha Pooja on October 22,
Vijayadashami on October 23, Muharram on October 24 and October 25 will be a
Sunday. After one day’s break, October 27 is again a holiday on account of
Valmiki Jayanthi.
Apart from this, there will be a three-day holiday stretch,
starting October 10, a second Saturday, October 11 is a Sunday and October 12
is Mahalaya Amavasya.
Since schools and colleges too will have holidays, it will be a
good time for those planning vacations.
M S Kumaresan, a senior executive of an IT firm, said he was
planning a vacation with his daughters. “I will be taking them to Mahabalipuram
and Puducherry during the fourth week of October,” he said.
Sowmya Bannerjee, a techie based in the city, said that he was
planning to go to West Bengal during the holidays.
List of Holidays
Oct 2: Gandhi Jayanthi
Oct 4: Sunday
Oct 10: Second Saturday
Oct 11: Sunday
Oct 12: Mahalaya Amavasya
Oct 18: Sunday
Oct 22: Ayudha Pooja
Oct 23: Vijayadashami
Oct 24: Muharram
Oct 25: Sunday
Oct 27: Valmiki
Jayanth
Regards, E.R.Iyer
