No, Central Govt Has Not Declared Public Holidays on 3, 4, 5, and 6 September
We did not find any evidence to support the viral claim.
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A post, which claims that the Central government has recently declared 3, 4, 5, and 6 September as public holidays, is doing the rounds on social media platforms.
How did we find that out?: We conducted a keyword search using the words "holiday calendar india govt" on Google.
This led us to the 'holiday calendar' that follows the circular issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
5 September is declared as a gazetted holiday for Milad-un-Nabi as well as a restricted holiday for Onam.
The calendar shows gazetted and restricted holidays for September.
(Source: India government/Screenshot)
What did RBI calendar show?: Team WebQoof further checked the holiday list for the month of September available on the official website of Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
Only Ranchi has a holiday on 3 September, while banks in Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram will be closed on 4 September.
The list showed that banks in majority of cities will get holidays on 5 September.
The list of holidays for September.
(Source: RBI/Screenshot)
No news reports: We did not find any news reports or any information available in the public domain to support the claim that the government has announced continuous holidays.
Conclusion: Evidently, the claim of government announcing holidays on 3, 4, 5, and 6 September is false.
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