The State Government may notify in the official Gazette the holidays which shall be granted to the motor transport workers.
NOTIFICATION [S.O. 115 dated 5th July 1967. Published in the Bihar Gazette Extraordinary dated Aug. 3, 1967 – In exercise of the powers conferred by rule 32 of the Bihar Motor Transport Workers’ Rule, 1962, the Governor of Bihar is please to notify that the following holidays shall be granted to the motor transport workers: - (I) Compulsory holidays: -
(1) Republic Day on the 26th January (1 day);
(2) Independence Day on the 15th August (1 day) and 14
(3) Birth Day of Mahatma Gandhi on the 2nd October (1 day).
(II) Optional Holidays: - 1[Five] days’ optional holidays on any 1[five] of the following occasions in a year, subject to the condition that a motor transport worker willing to avail of the holidays makes an application to that effect of his employer at least seven days in advance: -
1. New Year’s day on the 1st January(1 day)
2. Holi (1 day)
3. Ram Navmi (1 day)
4. Shibratri (1 day)
5. May day on the 1st May (1 day)
6. Budh Purnima (1 day)
7. Ganga Dashahara (1 day)
8. Mahalaya (1 day)
9. Dashahara (1 day)
10. Diwali (1 day)
11. Dawat Puja (1 day)
12. Chhatt (1 day)
13. Id-ul-fitr (1 day)
14. Id-uz-zoha (1 day)
15. Muharramm (1 day)
16. Chehlum (1 day)
17. Fatiha Dwas Dahum (1 day)
18. Shab-e-barat (1 day)
19. Birthday of Guru Nanak (1 day)
20. Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (1 day)
21. Good Friday (1 day)
22. X’mas Eve on 24th December (1 day)
23. X’mas day on 25th December (1 day)
24. Sarhul (1 day)]