INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The circular related to the modalities of declaring Friday as a special holiday for government employees to cultivate while staying at home,
been canceled with immediate effect.The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a statement stating that the provisions of the new
Circular (15/2022) issued in this regard will come into effect from 24.06.2022.It was decided at the Cabinet meeting held on 13.06.2022 not
to open government offices on Fridays of the week subject to the following provisions to allow public officers to stay at home every Friday
for a period of 3 months and cultivate food crops in their backyards.The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a new circular stating
that the following provisions should be followed regarding the closure of offices on Fridays.It further states that officers in offices that
are closed on Fridays should not be employed on the basis of overtime pay or holiday pay on the following Friday or the following Saturday
or Sunday.The Cabinet of Ministers had approved a proposal to declare Fridays a holiday for government employees to encourage them to carry
out agricultural work to increase production in the country.According to the cabinet proposal, the ministers endorsed two key proposals to
be implemented in the public service, which included a four-day work week for employees and a five-year no-pay leave for those who were
Home for One Day and Engage in Cultivation and Agricul..
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