Punjab State Government Public Holidays 2018

Punjab State Government Public Holidays 2018 – Punjab Government – Department of Personnel Notification dated 27.12.2017

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(PERSONNEL POLICIES-III BRANCH)

Notification

Dated Chandigarh the 27/12/2017

No.6/7/2017-2PP3/596

Under the Explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No.20-25/26/Pub.1, dated 08.06.1957, the Government of Punjab hereby declare that in addition to Sundays expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation”, the following shall be observed as Holidays in the State of Punjab during the year 2018:-

SCHEDULE

SR.NO	NAME OF THE HOLIDAY(S)	DATE ON WHICH THEY FALL	DAY OF THE WEEK
1	2	3	4
1	Republic Day	26 th January	Friday
2	Holi	02 nd March	Friday
3	Ram Navami	25 th March	Sunday
4	Good Friday	30 th March	Friday
5	Bank Holiday (Account Closing day)	1 st April	Sunday
6	Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar	14 th April	Saturday
7	Idu’l Fitr	16 th June	Saturday
8	Independence Day	15 th August	Wednesday
9	Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji	2 nd October	Tuesday
10	Dussehar	19 th October	Friday
11	Diwali	7 th November	Wednesday
12	Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak dev Ji	23 rd November	Friday
13	Christmas day	25 th December	Tuesday

2.This has been issued in accordance with the directions issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), New Delhi vide their D.O. No. 41/2/98/-BO.II dated 9thAugust, 2002 and Department of Financial Services vide No.1/22/2012/-BO.II dated 09.01.2013.

Karan Avtar Singh

Chief Secretary of Government, Punjab

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