Busiest government offices to remain open on public holidays: Which offices? Which holidays?

Kathmandu, March 2

The government has decided to open key government offices that remain busy almost every day on several public holidays except for Saturdays.

Officials say the government made the decision about opening the offices on holidays also as it could not shorten the public holiday list as different communities demanded holidays on different occasions, and it could not discriminate between them.

Hence, the government adopted a middle-path approach to open the busiest offices on some public holidays also, informs Mahadev Pantha, the spokesperson at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.

So, which offices will open? On which holidays?

Here is the list:

Offices

1. District administration offices
2. Department of Immigration
3. Department of Consular Services
4. Inland Revenue Department and its subordinate offices
5. Department of Customs and its subordinate offices
6. Office of the Company Registrar
7. Department of Foreign Employment
8. Transport management offices
9. Government hospitals
10. Water supply offices
11. Electricity offices
12. Telecommunications offices

Which holidays?

1. Buddha Jayanti/Ubhauli
2. Janai Purnima
3. Krishna Janmashtami
4. Ghatasthapana
5. Udhauli
6. Christmas
7. Tamu Lhosar
8. Maghe Sankranti
9. Sonam Lhosar
10. Shivaratri
11. Gyalpo Lhosar
12. Bakra Eid/Eid al-Adha
13. Eid al-Fitr
14. New Year (Baishakh 1)
15. Republic Day
16. Democracy Day
17. Women’s Day
18. Prithvi Jayanti
19. People’s War Day
20. Gaijatra
21. Indrajatra
22. Rato Machhindranath Bhoto Jatra
23. Ghodejatra

But the offices will not remain open on these public holidays

1. Saturdays
2. Dashain, Tihar and Chhath holidays
3. Labour Day
4. Phagu Purnima/Holi
5. Constitution Day