Public holidays in Tamil Nadu
State government issued holidays in Tamil Nadu, India
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The Indian state of Tamil Nadu has 23 public holidays for staff working in government offices and banks.[1] They are declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881.[2][3] Three of them are national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanthi.[4] State-specific holidays include Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, and Tamil New Year.[5]
Table
Holiday | 2021 |
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New Years Day | 1 January |
Pongal | 15 January |
Thiruvalluvar Day | 16 January |
Uzhavar Thirunal | 17 January |
Republic Day | 26 January |
Telugu New Years Day | 23 March |
Annual closing of accounts for commercial & co-operative banks | 1 April |
Mahaveer Jayanthi | 6 April |
Good Friday | 10 April |
Tamil New Year Day, B R Ambedkar’s birthday | 14 April |
May Day (Labour's day) | 1 May |
Ramzan | 5 May |
Bakrid | 1 August |
Krishna Jayanthi | 11 August |
Independence day | 15 August |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 22 August |
Muharram | 30 August |
Gandhi Jayanthi (Mahatma Gandhi's birthday) | 2 October |
Ayutha Pooja | 14 October |
Vijayadasami | 15 October |
Milad-un-Nabi | 30 October |
Deepavali (Diwali) | 14 November |
Christmas | 25 December |
Other days of importance
These are major festivals or observances that are not declared a holiday by government.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Public Holidays for the year 2020 | Tamil Nadu Government Portal". www.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu government releases public holidays list for 2020". The Indian Express. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "State Government Holidays 2020 for offices in Tamil Nadu". GConnect.in. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Public Holidays in India in 2020". Office Holidays. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Bank Holidays in April 2020 | List of Tamil Nadu Bank Holidays in April". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 April 2020.