Mumbai, April 7: The Mumbai suburban district collector has said that offices and factories in the district will face action if their staff complain that they have not been given a paid holiday or two-hour recess on the voting day for Lok Sabha polls. The Mumbai suburban district will vote in the fifth phase on May 20. Lok Sabha Election 2024: Odisha Government Declares Holidays for Its Employees on Voting Days for General Polls; Check Dates Here

In a notice, Mumbai Suburban District Collector Rajesh Kshirsagar, who is also the returning officer, said that establishments that cannot give their employees a holiday for the entire day should provide a two-hour break with the permission of the collector's office. The entities will face action in case of complaints about non-compliance, it added.

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