The list of holidays this year may be getting longer for everyone, but no one's going to be away from work for as long a period as a Tamil Nadu government employee. With the state increasing the number of public holidays in the year to 25, TN's list is now among the longest in the country. West Bengal comes close behind with 24 and Kerala with 23, followed by Karnataka with 21 and Maharashtra with 19. Andhra Pradesh staff have 17, same as Central government employees.
TN added one more day to its list with the Tamil New Year on April 13 being the extra holiday. After returning to power, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has reverted to the practice of marking the first day of Tamil month Chithirai (middle of April) as new year's day.
To boot, there are 53 Sundays and 52 Saturdays in 2012 when a TN government employee would usually not be at work. He or she can also avail of 30 days privilege leave, 12 days of casual leave, 15 days of sick leave and two restricted holidays. Some public holidays overlap with weekends, but all in all, a government employee can choose not to go to work for as many as 181 days, which is virtually half the year.
While this generous holiday calendar is the envy of many in the overworked private sector, it also raises questions on the speed and efficiency of administration. Naresh Gupta, a retired IAS officer, said: "There is a need to cut down on the number of holidays, primarily to reduce inconvenience to the public. These holidays also affect senior officials, who often work on weekends and holidays, but are handicapped by the absence of staff."
TN added one more day to its list with the Tamil New Year on April 13 being the extra holiday. After returning to power, chief minister J Jayalalithaa has reverted to the practice of marking the first day of Tamil month Chithirai (middle of April) as new year's day.
To boot, there are 53 Sundays and 52 Saturdays in 2012 when a TN government employee would usually not be at work. He or she can also avail of 30 days privilege leave, 12 days of casual leave, 15 days of sick leave and two restricted holidays. Some public holidays overlap with weekends, but all in all, a government employee can choose not to go to work for as many as 181 days, which is virtually half the year.
While this generous holiday calendar is the envy of many in the overworked private sector, it also raises questions on the speed and efficiency of administration. Naresh Gupta, a retired IAS officer, said: "There is a need to cut down on the number of holidays, primarily to reduce inconvenience to the public. These holidays also affect senior officials, who often work on weekends and holidays, but are handicapped by the absence of staff."
Source:TOI
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