State Government Holidays 2020 For Offices In Gujarat

Public Holidays for the state government offices and banks under the Government of Gujarat during the year 2020

Government of Gujarat
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar,
Dated the 19th October, 2019
Notification

PART-I
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2020

No. GS/30/2019/PHD/102019/1111/GH : The Government of Gujarat is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays for State Government Offices during the year 2020.

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1941 SAKA ERA
1	Makar Sankranti	January 14	Paush 24	Tuesday
2	Maha Shivratri	February 21	Phalgun 02	Friday
3	Holi 2^nd Day – Dhuleti	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
1942 SAKA ERA
4	Chetichand	March 25	Chaitra 05	Wednesday
5	Shree Ram Navmi	April 02	Chaitra 13	Thursday
6	Mahavir Jamma Kalyanak	April 06	Chaitra 17	Monday
7	Good Friday	April 10	Chaitra 21	Friday
8	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
9	Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti	April 25	Vaishakh 05	Saturday
10	Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (Ist Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya-& Sunni)	May 25	Jyeshtha 04	Monday
11	Bakri – Eid –(Eid-Ul-Adha)	August 01	Shravan 10	Saturday
12	Raksha Bandhan	August 03	Shravan 12	Monday
13	Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)	August 12	Shravan 21	Wednesday
14	Independence Day	August 15	Shravan 24	Saturday
15	Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) Ganesh Chaturthi	August 22	Shravan 31	Saturday
16	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Ashwin 10	Friday
17	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	October 30	Kartik 08	Friday
18	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday	October 31	Kartik 09	Saturday
19	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 14	Kartik 23	Saturday
20	1) Vikram Samvat New Year Day 2) Bhai Bij	November 16	Kartik 25	Monday
21	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 30	Agrahayan 09	Monday
22	Christmas	December 25	Paush 04	Friday

Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday

1.	Republic Day	January 26	Magh 06	Sunday
2.	Parsi New Year Day –Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)	August 16	Shravan 25	Sunday
3.	Muharram (Ashoora)	August 30	Bhadrapad 08	Sunday
4.	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday

Note: (2) If any of the Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Employees of the Government may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed.

Note: (3) The holidays will also be applicable to all State Government Undertakings, Boards, Corporations and Panchayat Offices.

PART-Il

PUBLIC HOLlDAYS, 2020 FOR BANKS

No. GS/30/2019/PHD/102019/1111/GH:- In pursuance of the explanation to section 2S of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (XXVI of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 39/1/68-Judl.III dated the 8th May, 1968, the Government of Gujarat, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, Ahmedabad is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays for banks in Gujarat during the year 2020.

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1941 SAKA ERA
1	Makar Sankranti	January 14	Paush 24	Tuesday
2	Maha Shivratri	February 21	Phalgun 02	Friday
3	Holi 2^nd Day – Dhuleti	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
1942 SAKA ERA
4	Shree Ram Navmi	April 02	Chaitra 13	Thursday
5	Mahavir Jamma Kalyanak	April 06	Chaitra 17	Monday
6	Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
7	Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (Ist Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya-& Sunni)	May 25	Jyeshtha 04	Monday
8	Bakri – Eid –(Eid-Ul-Adha)	August 01	Shravan 10	Saturday
9	Raksha Bandhan	August 03	Shravan 12	Monday
10	Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)	August 12	Shravan 21	Wednesday
11	Independence Day	August 15	Shravan 24	Saturday
12	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Ashwin 10	Friday
13	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	October 30	Kartik 08	Friday
14	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday	October 31	Kartik 09	Saturday
15	1) Vikram Samvat New Year Day 2) Bhai Bij	November 16	Kartik 25	Monday
16	Christmas	December 25	Paush 04	Friday

Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Holiday for banks as they fall on 2nd and 4th Saturdays and Sundays.

1.	Republic Day	January 26	Magh 06	Sunday
2.	Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti	April 25	Vaishakh 05	Saturday
3.	Parsi New Year Day –Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)	August 16	Shravan 25	Sunday
4.	Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)	August 22	Shravan 31	Saturday
5.	Muharram (Ashoora)	August 30	Bhadrapad 08	Sunday
6.	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday
7.	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 14	Kartik 23	Saturday

Note: (2) The Government of Gujarat is also pleased to declare Wednesday, the 1st April, 2020/12 Chaitra, 1942 to be Public Holiday for Banks, Pay & Accounts Office, Treasury / Sub-Treasury Offices only in the State of Gujarat to enable them to close yearly accounts.

By Order and in the name of Governor of Gujarat,

Jwalant Trivedi

Additional Secretary to Government

General Administration Department

Government of Gujarat

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