**Summary of Delhi Gazette Notification: Half-Day Holiday for 'Phool Waalon Ki Sair'**
**Issuing Authority:** General Administration Department (Co-ordination Branch), Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD).
**Notification Details:**
* **File Number:** F. No. 53/34/2016/GAD/CN/1668-1711
* **Notification Date:** March 18, 2026
* **Gazette Number:** No. 83 (Regd. No. D. L.-33002/99)
**Policy Overview:**
The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi has officially declared a half-day holiday on **Thursday, March 19, 2026**, in observance of **‘PHOOL WAALON KI SAIR’**.
**Key Specifics:**
* **Effective Time:** The holiday commences after 2:00 P.M.
* **Applicability:** This order applies to all government offices, Autonomous Bodies, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) operating under the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
* **Authorization:** The order was issued in the name of the Lieutenant Governor by Pradeep Tayal, Joint Secretary (GAD).
**Publication Information:**
The notification was published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054, and uploaded by the Directorate of Printing at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
Key Entities Referenced
Phool Waalon Ki Sair: The cultural festival for which a half-day holiday was declared for all government offices, autonomous bodies, and public sector undertakings in Delhi.
Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The administrative authority who authorized the declaration of the half-day holiday.
General Administration Department: The department of the Delhi government responsible for issuing and coordinating official notifications regarding public holidays.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The primary jurisdiction where the holiday is applicable across government and public sector entities.
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No. 83] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2026/PHALGUNA 27, 1947 [N. C. T. D. No. 506
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे ददल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
सामान्य प्रिासन जिभाग
(समन्िय िाखा)
अजधसचू ना
ददल्ली,1 8 माचच, 2026
फा. स.ं 53/34/2016/GAD/CN/1668-1711.—राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली के उपराज्यपाल, राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र
ददल्ली सरकार के अधीन समस्ट्त कायाचलयों, स्ट्िायत्त जनकायों और सािचिजनक उपक्रमों में ददनांक 19 माच,च 2026, गुरुिार को
अपराह्न 2:00 बिे के पश्चात ‘फूलिालों की सरै ’ के उपलक्ष्य म ेंआध ेददन का अिकाि घोजित करते ह।ैं
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षेत्र ददल्ली के उपराज्यपाल के
आदिे से तथा उनके नाम पर,
प्रदीप तायल ,संयुक्त सजचि (सामान्य प्रिासन जिभाग)
1957 DG/2026 (1)2 DELHI GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY PART IV]
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(CO-ORDINATION BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 18th March, 2026
F. No. 53/34/2016/GAD/CN/1668-1711.—The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory
of Delhi is pleased to declare Thursday, the 19th March, 2026, as a half-day holiday after 2:00 P.M. in all offices,
Autonomous Bodies, and Public Sector Undertakings under the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi
on account of ‘PHOOL WAALON KI SAIR’.
By Order And In The Name Of The Lieutenant Governor
Of The National Capital Territory Of Delhi,
PRADEEP TAYAL, Jt. Secy. (GAD)
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