Noida School Holiday Tomorrow Due to Lok Sabha Elections, Check Latest News Here

Noida Schools Closed: The schools and colleges of Gautam Buddha Nagar will remain closed tomorrow: April 26, 2024 due to the Lok Sabha elections. The educational institutions will become operational on Saturday after the voting has taken place. Parents and students can get in touch with school administration in case of confusion or query regarding Noida school holiday.

As per the officials, factories will also have to grant paid leave to the workers so that they can cast their votes. Gautam Buddha Nagar, which comprises Noida and Greater Noida will have Lok Sabha 2024 polls on April 26, 2024. A total of 26.75 lakh adults have registered to vote in the city.

Noida Schools Closed: Factory, Industry Workers to Get Paid Leave

"All schools and colleges in Gautam Buddha Nagar will stay closed on Friday but will remain open on Saturday and function normally," District Magistrate Manish Kumar Verma said in a statement. 

"Factories and industries have also been directed to give paid holidays to workers on Friday so that they may go to cast their votes. There had been feedback that some workers are not able to go to vote because they would be stuck at work, hence this decision has been taken," he added.

DM Encourages Residents' to Participate in 'Festival of Democracy'

Verma has also encouraged residents' welfare authorities (RWAs) and apartment owners' associations (AOAs) to participate in the ‘festival of democracy’ in large numbers. He also said that commendation certificates will be given to the RWAs and AOAs where voter turnout will be noticed to have improved compared to the previous years.

Noida Schools Closed: Check Past Years’ Voter Turnout

According to the data, Noida and Greater Noida have consistently performed poorly in terms of voter turnout over the previous years. 60.47% of voters voted in 2019, 60.38% in 2014 and an unsatisfactory 48% people voted in 2009. 

 Gautam Buddha Nagar has also recorded lower voter turnout as compared to the national average over the previous years. The holidays have been announced for schools and colleges as well as for the workers in factories so that the maximum number of people can cast their votes without fail.

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