LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI

LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI

Regd

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, INDIA

Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle, Chennai-600002

No. TCA/130-2/2020 dated at Chennai 600002 the 14.11.2019

Sub: Holidays to be observed in Administrative /Operative Offices during the year 2020 – Reg.

All Administrative / Operative Offices in Tamilnadu Postal Circle will observe 17 Closed Holidays during the year 2020 as shown in Annexure I.

In addition to these 17 closed Holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself / herself any two (2) Restricted Holidays to be chosen by himself / herself out of the list of Restricted Holidays as shown in Annexure II.

It is also intimated by the CGEWCC, Chennai that if the dates of the 4 holidays (i.e) Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad are changed by the State Government, it will be deemed date for the holiday suo moto for all the Central Government offices in Tamilnadu instead of separately declaring it as holiday.

In view of the above, there will be no separate announcement, on the holidays mentioned in prepara.

DA: As above.

Asst. Director (Admn)

For Chief Postmaster General,

Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai 600002

LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI

Sl. NO	HOLIDAY	DATE	DAY
1*	PONGAL	15.01.2020	WEDNESDAY
2	REPUBLIC DAY	26.01.2020	SUNDAY
3	MAHAVIR JAVANTI	06.04.2020	MONDAY
4	GOOD FRIDAY	10.04.2020	FRIDAY
5	BUDDHA PURNIMA	07.05.2020	THURSDAY
6	ID U’L FITR	25.05.2020	MONDAY
7	ID U’L ZUHA (BAKRID)	01.08.2020	SATURDAY
8*	JANMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)	12.08.2020	WEDNESDAY
9	INDEPENDENCE DAY	15.08.2020	SATURDAY
10*	VINAYAK CHATURTHI / GANESH CHATURTHI	22.08.2020	SATURDAY
11	MUHARRAM	30.08.2020	SUNDAY
12	MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY	02.10.2020	FRIDAY
13	DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHMI)	25.10.2020	SUNDAY
14	PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)	30.10.2020	FRIDAY
15	DIWALI (DEEPAWALI)	14.11.2020	SATURDAY
16	GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY	30.11.2020	MONDAY
17	CHRISTMAS DAY	25.12.2020	FRIDAY

* Declared by CGEWCC, Chennai

for Executive Secretary (CGEWCC, Chennai)

Annexure II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI OFFICES

Sl. NO	HOLIDAY	DATE	DAY
1	New Year’s Day	01.01.2020	Wednesday
2	Guru Gobind Slngh’s Birthday	02.01.2020	Thursday
3	Lohri	13.01.2020	Monday
4	Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami	30.01.2020	Thursday
5	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	09.02.2020	Sunday
6	Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanthi	18.02.2020	Tuesday
7	Shivaji Jayanti	19.02.2020	Wednesday
8	Maha Shivaratri	21.02.2020	Friday
9	Hollka Dahan/Dolyatra	09.03.2020	Monday
10	Hazrat All’s Birthday	09.03.2020	Monday
11	Holi	10.03.2020	Tuesday
12	Chaitra Sukladl / Gudl Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand	25.03.2020	Wednesday
13	Ram Navami	02.04.2020	Thursday
14	Easter Sunday	12.04.2020	Sunday
15	Vaisaki / Vishu	13.04.2020	Monday
16	Mesadi / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)	14.04.2020	Tuesday
17	Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday	08.05.2020	Friday
18	Jamat-ul-Vida	22.05.2020	Friday
19	Rath Yatra	23.06.2020	Tuesday
20	Raksha Bandan	03.08.2020	Monday
21	Janmashtami (Smarta)	11.08.2020	Tuesday
22	Parsi New Year’s Day	16.08.2020	Sunday
23	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	31.08.2020	Monday
24	Dussehra (Maha saptami) (Additional)	23.10.2020	Friday
25	Dussehra (Maha Ahstami/Maha Navami) (Additional)	24.10.2020	Saturday
26	Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala)	26.10.2020	Monday
27	Maharishi Valmik’s Birthday	31.10.2020	Saturday
28	Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)	04.11.2020	Wednesday
29	Govardhan Puja	15.11.2020	Sunday
30	Bhai Dhuj	16.11.2020	Monday
31	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Pula)	20.11.2020	Friday
32	Guru reg Bhadur’s Martyrdom Day	24.11.2020	Tuesday
33	Christmas Eve	24.12.2020	Thursday

for Executive Secretary (CGEWCC, Chennai)