Jammu and Kashmir Public Holiday list 2018

GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.
Civil Secretariat, Jammu

Subject: List of holidays for the calendar year – 2018, under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Government Order No: 1585-GAD of 2017

Dated: 14-12-2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation of Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 20/25/56/Pub-1st dated 20.11.1957, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby declared the days as indicated in Annexure to this order to be public holidays during the calendar year – 2018.

By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

S/d,
(Khurshid Ahmad) IAS,
Commissioner/Secretary to the Government.

Annexure to Government Order No.1585-GAD of 2017
Dated: 14-12-2017

Holidays to be observed during the calendar year 2018 under the Negotiable instruments Act:

S.No.	Name of the Holiday	Date	Day
1.	Republic Day	26^th January	Friday
2.	Mahashivratri	13^th February	Tuesday
3.	Holi (Jammu Province only)	1^st March	Thursday
4.	1^st Navratra	18^th March	Sunday
5.	Yearly closing of Banks (Banks only)	1^st April	Sunday
6.	Baisakhi	14^th April	Saturday
7.	Birthday of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar	14^th April	Saturday
8.	Buddha Purnima	30^th April	Monday
9.	Jumat-ul-Vida*	8^th June	Friday
10.	Shab-I-Qadr*	11^th June	Monday
11.	Eid-ul-Fitr*	15^th June	Friday
12.	Guru Hargobindji’s Birthday	5^th July	Thursday
13.	Martyr’s Day	13^th July	Friday
14	Independence Day	15^th August	Wednesday
15.	Eid-ul-Azha*	22^nd & 23^rdAugust	Wednesday & Thursday
16.	Janamashtami	3^rd September	Monday
17.	Ashoora*	21^st September	Friday
18.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	2^nd October	Tuesday
19.	Dussehra	18^th October	Thursday
20.	Diwali	7^th November	Wednesday
21.	Eid-i-milad-ul-Nabi*	21^st November	Wednesday
22.	Guru Nank Dev’s Birthday	23^rd November	Friday
23.	Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul Nabi*	23^rd November	Friday
24.	Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah	5^th December	Wednesday
25.	Christmas Day	25^th December	Tuesday