April 15 declared a government holiday

April 15 declared a government holiday

April 2, 2019   01:00 pm

Cabinet approval has been granted to declare April 15 (Monday) as a Government Holiday.

The relevant Cabinet paper was submitted by Minister of Home Affairs Vajira Abeywardena and was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. 

April 15 has been declared as a Government Holiday due to the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays (April 13 & 14) falling on the weekend this year.

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