After the death of India’s top leader and former Haryana chief minister Chaudhry Om Prakash Chautalathe Haryana government announced a holiday for all schools today, December 21, 2024.
The Haryana School Education Department issued a notification stating that the state government has declared a holiday in all state offices as a mark of respect. Therefore, all schools in the state will remain closed on December 21.
The official notification read: “According to a fax sent by the Chief Secretary to the Haryana Government on December 20, the state has decided to indemnify former Chief Minister Chaudhary Om Prakash Chautala. )’s death, a three-day holiday will be held on the 21st.
During the mourning period, flags will be flown at half-mast on all buildings in Haryana where the national flag is regularly hoisted. All state government functions will be canceled and there will be no official entertainment events.
(Inputs from PTI)
