Vijayadasami is the most auspicious day according to the Hindu calendar. As this year Vijayadasami is falling on October 11, it is slated to be extra special this year with the newly-carved districts, revenue divisions, and revenue manuals coming into existence. However, five days of holidays may not ensure attendance of all employees and officials at the new offices.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao chose this auspicious day for the reorganization of the districts in the newly-formed state of Telangana.
He said that "the public could avail of all services from that day at the new offices. But five holidays in a row may mean that that other than official celebrations, not much work will be done at the offices. The holidays are October 8 (second Saturday), October 9 (Sunday), October 10 (Monday, optional holiday), October 11 (Tuesday, Vijayadasami) and October 12 (Wednesday, Muharram)."
TNGOs president K. Ravinder Reddy said, “It will be a formal inauguration. Clearance of files, attending to public grievances etc. will not happen on that day itself. Employees will naturally make use of the holidays. We can ensure the functioning of new offices from the next working day.”
State power minister G. Jagadishwar Reddy said, “We were told to inaugurate all new offices in a grand manner. For many years people have wanted new districts but previous governments did not bother to take it up. Vijayadasami day will be a red-letter day in the history of Telangana. If there is a holiday, officers and employees will start functioning from the next immediate working day. We will all work to make the occasion the most eventful ever.”
Vijayadashami also known as Dussehra or Ayudhapuja is an important Hindu festival celebrated in a variety of ways in Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and parts of Pakistan.
The day marks the victory of Durga over the demon Mahishasura. The goddess fought with evil for ten days and nine nights. "Vijayadashami" is derived from the Sanskrit Vijaya-dashami (victory on the Dashami: the tenth day of the Hindu month). Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated twenty days after Vijayadashami.
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BY M. DIVYA SRI
