The government has decided to grant two public holidays a week with effect from May 15.

A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar decided to grant two public holidays onSaturday and Sunday with effect from May 15..

Minister for Communications Gyanendra Bahadur Karki informed at a press conference today that it has been decided to grant public holiday on every Saturday and Sunday .

The government has taken this decision keeping in mind the growing economic crisis and fuel shortage in the country. The government has taken a strategy to reduce the cost as fuel prices have been skyrocketing recently.

The government argues that giving two days off on Sunday and Saturday would reduce billions of rupees in fuel costs. Earlier, the Nepal Oil Corporation had also proposed to hold a two-day government holidays on Saturday and Sunday.