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Holiday

Month & Date

Day of the Week

1

Republic Day

January 26

Thursday

2

Maha Shivratri

February 24

Friday

3

Ugadi (Gudi Padva)

March 29

Wednesday

4

Mahavir Jayanthi

April 09

Sunday

5

Good Friday

April 14

Friday

6

Buddha Purnima

May 10

Wednesday

7

Idu'l-Fitr

June 26

Monday

8

Independence Day

August 15

Tuesday

9

Ganesh Chaturthi

August 25

Friday

10

Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

September 02

Saturday

11

Dussehra

September 30

Saturday

12

Muharram

October 01

Sunday

13

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday

October 02

Monday

14

Diwali (Deepavali)

October 19

Thursday

15

Guru Nanak's Birthday

November 04

Saturday

16

Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad
(Birthday Of Prophet Mohammed)

December 02

Saturday

17

Christmas Day

December 25

Monday

If the festival for which the holiday is declared does not fall on the day indicated, members of the staff who are desirous of celebrating the festive occasion may apply for Casual Leave/Special Casual Leave for which they are eligible.

In addition to the above, with prior sanction from the Competent Authority, 2(two) days of Special Casual Leave can be availed of on any occasion and can be prefixed or suffixed to a Casual Leave or any other type of leave with pay but not with both Casual Leave and regular leave.