Jammu and Kashmir Holiday List 2017

Government of Jammu and Kashmir Notification – Holiday List 2017

Jammu and Kashmir Govt has issued a Notification for Holiday List 2017

Jammu and Kashmir Holiday List 2017

GOVERNMETN OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.
CIVIL SECRETARIAT, JAMMU

Subject: List of the holidays for the calendar year – 2017.

Government Order No: 1345-GAD of 2016

Dated: 09-12-2016

It is hereby ordered that the holidays listed in Annexure -“A” and “B” to this order shall be observed in the Government offices and educational institutions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year -2017.

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

(Khurshid Ahmad) IAS,

Secretary to the Government

Annexure “A” to Government order No.1345-GAD of 2016
Dated 09-12-2016

Holidays to be observed throughout the State during the Calendar Year 2017:-

S.No	Name of the Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Birthday	5th January	Thursday
2.	Republic Day	26th January	Thursday
3.	Mahasivarathri	24th February	Friday
4.	Nauroz*	21st March	Tuesday
5.	Ist Navratra	28th March	Tuesday
6.	Ramanavami	5th April	Wednesday
7.	Baisakhi	13th April	Thursday
8.	Birthday of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar	14th April	Friday
9.	Shab-I-Miraj*	24th April	Monday
10.	Buddha Purnima	10th May	Wednesday
11.	Shab-I-Qadr*	22nd June	Thursday
12.	Jumat-ul-Vida	23rd June	Friday
13.	Eid-ul-Fitr*	26th June	Monday
14.	Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday	5th July	Wednesday
15.	Martyr’s Day	13th July	Thursday
16.	Independence Day / Janmashtami	15th August	Tuesday
17.	Eid-ul-Azha*	2nd & 3rd September	Saturday Sunday
18.	Mahanavami	29th September	Friday
19.	Dussehra	30th September	Saturday
20.	Ashoora*	1st October	Sunday
21.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	2nd October	Monday
22.	Diwali	19th October	Thursday
23.	Guru Nanak Dev’s Birthday	4th November	Saturday
24.	Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi*	1st December	Friday
25.	Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah	5th December	Tuesday
26.	Friday following eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi*	8th December	Friday
27.	Christmas Day	25th December	Monday

The holidays are subject to the appearance of moon.

(Dr. Bashir Ahmad Lone) KAS,

Additional Secretary to the Government.

Annexure “B” to Government order No.1345-GAD of 2016
Dated 09-12-2016

(i) Provincial Holidays (Kashmir Province):-

S.No	Name of Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Friday Following Shab-I-Miraj*	28th April	Friday
2.	Mela Khir Bhawani	1st June	Thursday
3.	Urs Shah-I-Hamdan Sahib*	29th August	Tuesday
4.	Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-din-Sahib*	17th October	Tuesday

(ii) Provincial Holidays (Jammu Province):-

S.No	Name of the Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Lohri	13th January	Friday
2.	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	10th February	Friday
3.	Holi	12th March	Sunday

(iii) Local Holidays:-

S.No	Name of the Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Mela Dasmochey (leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division Only)	24th & 25th February	Friday & Saturday
2.	Tangpe Chongya (Leh and Kargil Districts Only)	12th March	Sunday
3.	Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District Only)	4th April	Tuesday
4.	Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only)	9th April	Sunday
5.	Good Friday ( Jammu District Only)	14th April	Friday
6.	Urs Shah Farid-ud-din Sahib (Kishtwar District Only)	21st June	Wednesday
7.	Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra (Kishtwar District Only	2nd & 3rd July	Sunday & Monday
8.	Mela Hemis Gumpa (Leh District only)	3rd & 4th July	Monday & Tuesday
9.	Kailash Yatra ( Bhaderwah Tehsil Only)	19th & 20th August	Saturday & Sunday
10.	Mela Pat (Bhaderwah Tehsil only)	27th & 28th August	Sunday & Saturday
11.	Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda & Ramban Districts only)	10th November	Friday
12.	Mela Losar (Leh & Kargil Districts only )	19th December	Tuesday

(iv) Restricted Holidays:-

S.No	Name of the Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province only)	28th April	Friday
2.	Kabir Jayanti (Jammu Province only)	9th June	Friday
3.	Martyr’s Day of Guru Aujun Dev Ji	16th June	Friday
4.	Raksha Bandhan	7th August	Monday