Punjab Government announced 1st May 2024 i.e Wednesday to be a public holiday in the state. On ‘May Day’, there will be a holiday in schools, colleges, educational institutions and other commercial units across the state.
In fact, May 1 is also celebrated as Labor Day. It is important to note that banks are also likely to remain closed on Wednesday. Hence it is advised to fulfil your banking duties as on Wednesday, important work may get stuck due to the holiday.
Talking about bank holidays, there will be no work in banks for 14 days in the month of May across India. Due to various reasons in the country, banks will not function for 8 days at different places. Apart from these, banks will also remain closed on 4 Sundays and 2 Saturdays. The month will starts with a holiday in the form May Day.
The government has included this day in the list of government holidays for the year 2024.
