Odisha Govt Declares Half Day Holiday On Jan 22 For ‘Pran Pratistha’ In Ram Temple At Ayodhya

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has announced that its offices and courts will remain closed for half day on the occasion of “Pran Pratistha” in Ram Mandir at Ayodhya on January 22.

The Revenue and Disaster Management department, in a notification on Thursday, said the state government offices as well as Revenue and Magisterial Court (Executive) will remain closed for half day in view of “Ram Lalla Pran Pratistha” at Ayodhya.

These offices will remain closed till 2 pm on January 22 (Monday).

Earlier, the Central government had also announced half day holiday for its offices and industrial establishments across the country on the occasion.

The state governments in Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh have announced January 22 as a public holiday to celebrate the consecration of idols in the Ram temple. Schools will remain closed in Haryana, which has also declared dry day on the occasion.

In Odisha, Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Sambalpur MLA of BJP Jaynarayan Mishra had requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to declare a public holiday in the state on the occasion.