Punjab declares half-day off on International Yoga Day

The first half of June 21, the International Yoga Day, will be a holiday in Punjab government offices, corporations, boards and educational institutes in Chandigarh.

The first half of June 21, the International Yoga Day, will be a holiday in Punjab government offices, corporations, boards and educational institutes in Chandigarh.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had led over 35,000 people at the first International Day of Yoga at Rajpath, New Delhi, on June 21, 2015. (HT Photo)

A government spokesperson said the decision to declare half-day holiday has been taken in view of the grand event being organised at the Capital Complex near the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Chandigarh, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other VVIPs of the country would participate.