Puducherry Government Holiday List – 2015
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
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Home – Public Holidays for Government Offices including Government Undertakings/Boards/Other Institutions and for all Banking Institutions including Co-Operative Banks in the Union Territory of Puducherry for the year 2015-Orders – Issued.
Home Department
G.O.Ms.No.62
Puducherry, dated: 13-10-2014
Order:
The Following Notification shall be published in the next issue of the Official Gazette:-
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry is pleased to declare that all Government Offices/Government Undertakings, Boards and other Institutions under the control of Government of Puducherry and all Banking institutions including Co-Operative Banks in the Union Territory of Puducherry shall be closed on the days specified in the notification in Appendix-1 and Appendix-2 respectively during the calendar year, 2015. The following festivals, which fall on Sundays during the year 2015, have been excluded from the holiday list:-
- Sunday the 16th August, 2015 – De jure Transfer Day
- Sunday the 1st November, 2015 – Puducherry Liberation Day
2. In addition to the closed holidays, the lieutenant Governor is also pleased to permit each Government Servant to avail any 2 (two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Appendix-III.
3. No Substitute holidays shall be allowed on any event for the festival holiday initially declared.
BY ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Sd/-
(Yasam Lakshmi Narauana Reddy)
Joint Secretary to Government
APPENDIX – II
(G.O.Ms.No.62, dated 13-10-2014)
Notification
In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 1881 (No.XXVI of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, SRO No.F.G.P.54/99636/701, dated 31.12.1955, the Lieutenant- government of the Union Territory of Puducherry hereby declares the under mentioned days in the calendar year 2015 shall be holidays for all Banking institutions including co-operative Banks in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
Public Holiday – 2015
PUDYCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
|
Sl.No |
Date | Day |
Festival |
| 1 | 01.01.2015 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | 03-01-2015 | Saturday | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 3 | 15-01-2015 | Thursday | Pongal |
| 4 | 16-01-2015 | Friday | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| 5 | 26-01-2015 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 6 | 01-04-2015 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 7 | 03-04-2015 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 8 | 14-04-2015 | Tuesday | Tamil New Year’s Day/Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday |
| 9 | 01-05-2015 | Friday | May Day |
| 10 | 18-07-2015 | Saturday | Ramzan (id-Ul-Fitr)* |
| 11 | 15-08-2015 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 12 | 17-09-2015 | Thursday | Vinayagar Chathurthi |
| 13 | 24-09-2015 | Thursday | Bakrid (Id-Ul-Alha)* |
| 14 | 02-10-2015 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 15 | 21-10-2015 | Wednesday | Ayudha Pooja |
| 16 | 10-11-2015 | Tuesday | Deepavali |
| # | 24-12-2015 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi Or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of prophet Mohammad) |
| 17 | 25.12.2015 | Friday | Christmas |
* Subject to Change depending on the appearance of the Moon.
# Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) falls twice in the year 2015.
MAHE REGION
|
Sl.No |
Date | Day |
Festival |
| 1 | 01-01-2015 | Thursday | New year’s day |
| 2 | 03-01-2015 | Saturday | Milad-Un-Nabi Or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of prophet Mohammad) |
| 3 | 26-01-2015 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 4 | 01-04-2015 | Wednesday | Annual closing of Bank Accounts |
| 5 | 03-04-2015 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | 14-04-2015 | Tuesday | Vishu 1/Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday |
| 7 | 15-04-2015 | Wednesday | Vishu 2 |
| 8 | 01-05-2015 | Friday | May Day |
| 9 | 17-07-2015 | Saturday | Ramzan (Id-Ul-Fitr)* |
| 10 | 15-08-2015 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 11 | 27-08-2015 | Thursday | Onam 1st day |
| 12 | 28-08-2015 | Friday | Onam 2st Day |
| 13 | 23-09-2015 | Thursday | Bankrid (Id-Ul-Alha)* |
| 14 | 02-10-2015 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 15 | 15-10-2015 | Thursday | St.Theresa Festival |
| 16 | 21-10-2015 | Wednesday | Ayudha Pooja |
| # | 24-12-2015 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi Or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of prophet Mohammad) |
| 17 | 25-12-2015 | Friday | Christmas |
* Subject to Change depending on the appearance of the Moon.
# Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) falls twice in the year 2015.
YANAM REGION
| Sl.No | Date | Day | Festival |
| 1 | 01.01.2015 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | 03-01-2015 | Saturday | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
| 3 | 15-01-2015 | Thursday | Pongal |
| 4 | 26-01-2015 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 5 | 04-03-2015 | Wednesday | Vishnu Car Festival |
| 6 | 21-03-2015 | Saturday | Telugu New Year Day (Ugadi festival) |
| 7 | 01-04-2015 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 8 | 03-04-2015 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 9 | 14-04-2015 | Tuesday | Dr.B.R.Ambadkar’s Birthday |
| 10 | 01-05-2015 | Friday | May Day |
| 11 | 18-07-2015 | Saturday | Ramzan (Id-Ul-Fitr)* |
| 12 | 15-08-2015 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 13 | 17-09-2015 | Thursday | Vinayagar Chathurthi |
| 14 | 24-09-2015 | Thursday | Bakrid (Id-Ui-Alha)* |
| 15 | 02-10-2015 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 16 | 10-11-2015 | Tuesday | Deepavali |
| # | 24-12-2015 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad(Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
| 17 | 25-12-2015 | Friday | Chirstmas |
* Subject to Change depending on the appearance of the Moon.
# Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) falls twice in the year 2015.
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