As the Anant Chaturdashi festival falls on September 17, the Maharashtra government on Saturday issued a notification announcing that the public holiday for Eid-e-Milad that was scheduled on September 16 (Monday) in the Mumbai district has been cancelled and instead, it will now be on September 18 (Wednesday).
According to the notification issued by General Administration Department (GAD), among the 24 public holidays notified by the state government, the festival of Eid-e-Milad that was earlier marked on September 16 (Monday), has been cancelled and instead, declared it on September 18 (Wednesday).
Accordingly, the procession programme organised on this occasion should be held on September 18.
In addition to the districts of Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburbs, the collectors of other districts in the state take into consideration the date of the procession taken by the Muslims, on Monday,
The GAD has informed that the collectors of other districts in the state to decide whether to declare a public holiday on September 18, the notification added.