India, Feb. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared a three-day holiday for the festival of Holi from March 2-4 for all state government employees.

As per the order issued, salaries of all state government employees will also be disbursed before Holi, as reported by HT earlier.

Following the announcement, all state government offices across the state will function normally on February 28, which falls on a Saturday.

The directive covers not only regular government employees but also outsourced personnel, contractual staff and sanitation workers. The Chief Minister stressed that wages for every category of worker must be released before the festival to prevent financial hardship during celebrations.

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