HOLIDAYS LIST– 2015
Sl.No.
|
Occasion
|
Date
Christian Era
|
Date Saka
Era
|
Day of the
Week
|
1
|
Republic Day
|
January 26
|
Magha 06
|
Monday
|
2
|
Maha
Shivaratri
|
February 17
|
Magha 28
|
Tuesday
|
3
|
Mahavir Jayanti
|
April 02
|
Chaitra 12
|
Thursday
|
4
|
Good Friday
|
April 03
|
Chaitra 13
|
Friday
|
5
|
Vishu/ Vaisakhadi/Bahag
Bihu
|
April 15
|
Chaitra 25
|
Wednesday
|
6
|
Buddha Purnima
|
May 04
|
Vaisakha 14
|
Monday
|
7
|
*Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan)
|
July 18
|
Ashadha 27
|
Saturday
|
8
|
Independence Day
|
August 15
|
Sravana 24
|
Saturday
|
9
|
Onam
|
August 28
|
Bhadra 06
|
Friday
|
10
|
*Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)
|
September 25
|
Asvina o3
|
Friday
|
11
|
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
|
October 02
|
Asvina 10
|
Friday
|
12
|
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
|
October 23
|
Karthika 01
|
Friday
|
13
|
* Muharram
|
October 24
|
Karthika 02
|
Saturday
|
14
|
Diwali (Deepavali)
|
November 10
|
Karthika 19
|
Tuesday
|
15
|
Guru Nanak’s Birthday
|
November 25
|
Agrahayana 04
|
Wednesday
|
16
|
*Milad-Un-Nabi or
Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet
Mohammed)
|
December 24
|
Pausha 03
|
Thursday
|
17
|
Christmas Day
|
December 25
|
Pausha 04
|
Friday
|
* Subject to change depending on the
sighting of the moon.
The
dates for the four holidays of Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) (July 18), Idu’l Zuha(Bakrid)
(Sept. 25), Muharram (Oct. 24) and Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Dec. 24) have
been adopted from the Central List. If
the State Government changes any of these holidays, the changed date only will
be observed as a Closed Holiday for Central Government Offices also. But if the State Government sanctions any
additional holiday(s) in connection with the above occasions, the date(s) of
such additional holiday(s) will be observed as Restricted Holiday(s) only for
Central Government Offices. If the change of date of any of the above occasions
is notified at very short notice, announcement
through TV/AIR/Newspaper can be taken as authority for such change.
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS 2015
Sl. No.
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Occasion
|
Date
Christian Era
|
Date
|
Day of the Week
|
SAKA ERA 1936
|
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1
|
New Year’s Day
|
January 01
|
Pausha 11
|
Thursday
|
2
|
Makara
Sankranti
|
January 14
|
Pausha 24
|
Wednesday
|
3
|
Pongal
|
January 15
|
Pausha 25
|
Thursday
|
4
|
Basanta
Panchami / Sri Panchami
|
January 24
|
Magha 04
|
Saturday
|
5
|
Guru Ravidas’
Birth Day
|
February 03
|
Magha 14
|
Tuesday
|
6
|
Swami Dayanand
Saraswati Jayanti
|
February 14
|
Magha 25
|
Saturday
|
7
|
Shivaji Jayanti
|
February 19
|
Magha 30
|
Thursday
|
8
|
Attukal Pongala / Holika Dahan
|
March
05
|
Phalguna 14
|
Thursday
|
9
|
Holi
|
March 06
|
Phalguna 15
|
Friday
|
10
|
Chaitra
Sukhladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand
|
March 21
|
Phalguna 30
|
Saturday
|
SAKA ERA
1937
|
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11
|
Ram Navami
|
March 28
|
Chaitra 07
|
Saturday
|
12
|
Maundy Thursday
|
April 02
|
Chaitra 12
|
Thursday
|
13
|
Easter Sunday
|
April 05
|
Chaitra 15
|
Sunday
|
14
|
Vaisakhi/Masadi
|
April 14
|
Chaitra 24
|
Tuesday
|
15
|
Thrissur Pooram
|
April 29
|
Vaisakha 09
|
Wednesday
|
16
|
May Day
|
May 01
|
Vaisakha 11
|
Friday
|
17
|
Hazarat Ali’s
Birth Day
|
May 03
|
Vaisakha 13
|
Sunday
|
18
|
Guru
Rabindranath’s Birth day
|
May 09
|
Vaisakha 19
|
Saturday
|
19
|
St: Thomas Day
|
July 03
|
Ashada 12
|
Thursday
|
20
|
Jamat-ul-Vida
|
July 17
|
Ashadha 26
|
Friday
|
21
|
Rath Yatra
|
July 18
|
Ashadha 27
|
Saturday
|
22
|
Karkadaka Vavu
|
August 14
|
Sravana 23
|
Friday
|
23
|
Parsi New
Year’s Day/Nauroz
|
August 18
|
Sravana 27
|
Tuesday
|
24
|
First Onam
|
August 27
|
Bhadra 05
|
Thursday
|
25
|
Third Onam /
Avani Avittam
|
August 29
|
Bhadra 07
|
Saturday
|
26
|
Fourth Onam/
Sreenarayana Guru Jayanti
|
August 30
|
Bhadra 08
|
Sunday
|
27
|
Janmashtami
|
September 05
|
Bhadra 14
|
Saturday
|
28
|
Ganesh
Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi
|
September 17
|
Bhadra 26
|
Thursday
|
29
|
Sree Narayana
Guru Samadhi
|
September 21
|
Bhadra 30
|
Monday
|
30
|
Dussehra (Maha
Saptami) Additional
|
October 20
|
Asvina 28
|
Tuesday
|
31
|
Dussehra (Maha
Ashtami) Additional
|
October 21
|
Asvina 29
|
Wednesday
|
32
|
Dussehra (Maha
Navami)
|
October 22
|
Asvina 30
|
Thursday
|
33
|
Maharishi
Valmiki’s Birth Day
|
October 27
|
Karthika 05
|
Tuesday
|
34
|
Karaka
Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)
|
October 30
|
Karthika 08
|
Friday
|
35
|
Deepavali
(North India)
|
November 11
|
Karthika 20
|
Wednesday
|
36
|
Govardhan Puja
|
November 12
|
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