Bengaluru: 2018 will be the happiest year for school students and government employees. Reason: in 2018, there will be 23 holidays. This is highest ever holidays excluding Sundays and second Saturdays in the state.
On Thursday, the state government released the list of holidays for the year 2018. As per the list, 23 days have been marked as holidays for various events, festivals and jayantis. In 2017 it was just 17, while in 2018 it is 23, said an officer from DPAR.
“Highest numbers of holidays are marked in October and November, 2018 with five day holiday each as Dasara and Deepavali festivals fall in these two months,” he said adding that in April and December, there is just one holiday.
Meanwhile, the state government emoloyees will have 87 days of holidays in the year 2018 which includes Sundays and second Saturdays.