EXTRAORDINARY
No. 2
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of General Administration
Notification
In pursuance of Section (12) read with Section (11) of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act No. 16 of
1968), the Government of Goa hereby declares Wednesday, the 11th March, 2026 (Phalguna 20, Saka 1947)
as a “Paid Holiday” being the “Polling Day” for General Elections to the Corporation of the City of Panaji,
to every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment and
entitled to vote at the aforesaid General Elections, throughout the State of Goa.
The aforesaid holiday shall be a “paid holiday”, in addition to the holidays indicated in the
Notification No. 37/3/2025-GAD-III/4171 dated 30-09-2025 published in the Official Gazette, Series II
No. 28 dated 09-10-2025 read with Corrigendum No. 37/8/2025-GAD-III/4282 dated 07-10-2025 and shall
also be applicable as such to the following persons who are entitled to vote at the aforesaid Elections:-
(i)
workers of all establishments including commercial and industrial undertakings in the State of Goa;
(ii)
daily wage/casual workers employed in any business, trade, industrial undertakings, Government
departments, State Government Industrial Departments or any other establishment.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Shweta R. Harmalkar, Under Secretary (GA-I).
Porvorim.
No. 37/3/2019-GAD-III/897
Date : 25-Feb-2026
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]
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Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 06th March, 2026 (Phalguna 15, 1947)
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