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
edit| Holiday | 2021 |
|---|---|
| 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
editThese are major festivals or observances that are not declared a holiday by government.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "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.