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Ministry of Finance Abolishes Weekends to Facilitate 'Budget Burning' Olympic Games

6 March 2026 - New Delhi

Record date
6 Mar 2026
Location
New Delhi
The odd part

The government discovered that the only thing more sacred than a Sunday is unspent public money that expires on April 1st.

What happened

The Controller General of Accounts has issued a frantic 'March Rush' circular ordering Pay and Accounts Offices to remain open on all Saturdays and Sundays in March 2026. To ensure not a single rupee is accidentally saved for the next fiscal year, officials must work overtime to process a mountain of pending bills. Banks have also been told that the March 31st public holiday is 'optional' for them, as the holy ritual of the 'Year-End Expenditure' takes precedence over human rest.

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