India, March 2 -- Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath has announced a three-day holiday on the occasion of Holi. He has also directed that salaries of all state government employees be disbursed in advance.

According to the order, state government offices will remain closed from March 2 to March 4.

All offices run by the Uttar Pradesh government, including those located in Noida, will remain shut for three days in view of the Holi festival. Every department functioning under the UP government are expected to observe the holiday during this period.

The directive covers not only regular government employees but also outsourced personnel, contractual staff and sanitation workers. The Chief Minister stressed that wages for eve...