The Ministry of Home Affairs has fixed the number of public holidays other than Saturdays for the year 2073 BS (beginning mid-April 2016).According to a notice published by MoHA, there will be 52 public holidays in addition to Saturdays. Of them, eight public holidays fall on Saturdays. Public holidays will only be applicable to government offices from Baisakh 1 (April 13, 2016) to Chaitra 30 (April 13, 2017).Festive holidays top the chart with 15 days. Three public holidays (Teej, Rishi Panchami and Jitiya) are for women employees only, one (Basanta Panchami) is for educational institutions only whereas four holidays (Gai Jatra, Indra Jatra, Matsyendranath Festival and Ghode Jatra) are meant for the Kathmandu Valley only.
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