Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays List 2024

Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays List 2024

Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays List 2024 – G.O.(Ms) No. 692 dated 09.11.2023

GOVERNMET OF TAMILNADU
PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS)DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms) No.692, dated the 09th November 2023

Holidays – Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2024 – Orders issued.

Read:

  1. G.O.(Ms.) No.682, Public (Misc.) Department, dated 11.10.2022.
  2. Reserve Bank of India letter No.CHN. HRMD.C3D.No.S946/03.02.091/2023-2024, dated 04.07.2023.

ORDER:

The Government of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders in regard to the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2024:-

(i) Public Holidays: The Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) indicated in the notification appended to this order will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.

(ii) Government Holidays: The Government direct that all the offices under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu be closed on:-

(a) The dates specified in the notification appended to this order (except Annual Closing of Bank Accounts on 01.04.2024).

(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2024.

  1. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

SHIV DAS MEENA
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To:

The Works Manager, Government Central Press,
Chennai-79.
(for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette).

All Secretaries to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9.
All Departments of Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9. All Heads of Departments.
All District Collectors.
All District Judges.
All Judicial Magistrates.

All Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations.
All Municipalities / Panchayat Unions / Town Panchayats.
The Reserve Bank of India, Chennai-1 and other leading Banking Institutions.
The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-9. The Special Officer, Chief Minister’s Special Cell, Chennai-9.
The Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, Chennai-22.
The Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Saidapet, Chennai-35. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-3. The Secretary, State Human Rights Commission, Thiruvarangam Building, 143, P.S.Kumaraswamy Raja Salai, Chennai-28.

The Registrar, High Court, Chennai-104.
The Registrar, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
The Director, Information & Public Relations, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Puducherry, Puducherry.

All Leading Religious Institutions.
All Recognised Service Institutions.
All Universities in the State.
All Chambers of Commerce.
All Ministers of Government of India and Other State Governments.
The General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai-3.
All Central Government offices.
The Zonal Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Chennai-2.
The Chairman, Port Trust, Chennai-1.
The Deputy Principal Information Officer,
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Chennai-6.
The Director, National Informatics Centre, Chennai-9.

Copy to:
The Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
All Senior Personal Assistant to Ministers, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary to Government, Public Department, Chennai-9.
//FORWARDED/BY ORDER//

APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION

Under the “Explanation” to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, No.20-25-26, Public-1, dated the 8th June 1957, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declares that, in addition to “Sundays” expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation”, the following days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2024.

ANNEXURE

S.No Public Holidays Date Day
1 New Year’s Day 01-Jan-2024 Monday
2 Pongal 15-Jan-2024 Monday
3 Thiruvalluvar Day 16-Jan-2024 Tuesday
4 Uzhavar Thirunal 17-Jan-2024 Wednesday
5 Thai Poosam 25-Jan-2024 Thursday
6 Republic Day 26-Jan-2024 Friday
7 Good Friday 29-Mar-2024 Friday
8 Bank Annual Account Closing* 01-Apr-2024 Monday
9 Telugu New Year 09-Apr-2024 Tuesday
10 Ramadan (Eid’l Fitr) 11-Apr-2024 Thursday
11 Tamil New Year / Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday 14-Apr-2024 Sunday
12 Mahaveer Jayanti 21-Apr-2024 Sunday
13 May Day 01-May-2024 Wednesday
14 Bakrid (Idul Azha) 17-Jun-2024 Monday
15 Muharram 17-Jul-2024 Wednesday
16 Independence Day 15-Aug-2024 Thursday
17 Krishna Jayanti 26-Aug-2024 Monday
18 Ganesh Chaturthi 07-Sep-2024 Saturday
19 Eid e Milad 16-Sep-2024 Monday
20 Gandhi Jayanti 02-Oct-2024 Wednesday
21 Ayutha Pooja 11-Oct-2024 Friday
22 Vijaya Dashami 12-Oct-2024 Saturday
23 Deepavali 31-Oct-2024 Thursday
24 Christmas Day 25-Dec-2024 Wednesday

Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.

SHIV DAS MEENA
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

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