Dr BR Ambedkar’s death anniversary on December 6 is celebrated as Mahaparinirvan Diwas every year. The Maharashtra government has declared a holiday on Friday, December 6, to mark Mahaparinirvan Diwas, the death anniversary of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
Local holidays will be observed in all government and semi-government offices in Mumbai and suburban districts. Dr Ambedkar died on December 6, 1956. This is the third local holiday given by the Maharashtra government this year after Dahi Handi and Ganesh Visarjan.
However, the exchanges BSE and NSE have not issued any holiday circulars, so it’s not confirmed if markets will be shut on December 6. Special Trains Central Railway has announced the schedule of 14 additional trains for Mahaparinirvan Diwas. These trains from Aurangabad, Adilabad, Nagpur, and Sholapur will reach Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on December 6.
Swapnil Nila, CPRO Central Railway, said, “Apart from these trains, 12 more suburban trains will also be run by the Central Railways, out of which 6 trains will be run on the main line and 6 on the Harbour Line.” Nearly 300 additional RPF staff has been deployed to ensure the safety of passengers,” he added.
