The 531st Parkash Purb of Baba Sri Chand Ji Maharaj, the eldest son of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, is being celebrated on Monday, September 1. Regarding which, the District Pathankot Administration has declared a local holiday.
Therefore, a holiday has been declared in the government-semi-government offices and all educational institutions of District Pathankot on Monday. The Deputy Commissioner Pathankot has also issued a notification in this regard.
Let us clarify here that September 1 is not a gazetted holiday but a reserved holiday due to which schools and colleges will remain open as usual on this day.
The holiday of September 1 is also included in the list of reserved holidays issued by the Punjab government. This list includes a total of 28 holidays and government employees can take any 2 of them. There has also been a demand to declare a local holiday in Gurdaspur district on the occasion of the 531st Parkash Purb of Baba Shri Chand Ji Maharaj, but so far no statement has been made by the administration in this regard.
