Maharashtra Govt Announces 5-day Working Week For State Govt Employees Effective From Feb 29,2020

The Maharashtra government announced a five-day working week for its officers and employees. In an announcement on Wednesday Feb 12,2020, the government said that the new routine would start from February 29.

The decision was taken at the state Cabinet meeting by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

Currently Maharashtra government officials work on the first and third Saturdays of the month and get an off on the second and fourth Saturdays.

There are more than 20 lakh officers and employees in the government, semi-government and the local bodies in the state.