The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday formally announced holiday on September 23 to commemorate birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh.
In this regard an order has issued by Dr. Piyush Singla, Secretary to the Government, which reads as “To commemorate the birth anniversary of “Maharaja Hari Singh Ji”, 23rd of September of every year shall be observed as holiday in Government offices and educational institutions across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881).”
On September 15, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha had made the announcement that the Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday will be celebrated as holiday.
