The central government on Friday, March 28, declared that Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary, which falls on April 14, will now be observed as a national holiday.
The announcement was made by Union culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “Now there will be a public holiday on the birth anniversary of our Baba Saheb Pujya Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar ji, the architect of the Constitution, who established a new era of equality in the society. The honourable Prime Minister Shri ji, a staunch follower of Baba Saheb, has respected the sentiments of the nation by taking this decision.”
As per the notice, all central government offices, including industrial institutions across India will remain shut on Monday, April 14. All ministries and departments of the Government of India have been instructed to inform all concerned about this decision.https://x.com/gssjodhpur/status/1905594963775373803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1905594963775373803%7Ctwgr%5E93b9a6b61534cb1c81d65f397b672de6b9cb8b7d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi-news.dailyhunt.in%2F