State Government Holidays 2020 For Offices In Assam

Public and Restricted Holidays for the state government offices, all Revenue and Magisterial Courts under Negotiable Instruments Act in Assam for the year 2020

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

DISPUR::GUWAHATI-6

Block-A, 2nd Floor, Janata Bhawan, email-Id: [email protected], Website: https://www.gad.assam.gov.in

Orders by the Governor

Notification

Dated Dispur the 29th November, 2019

List of Holidays for 2020 in the state of Assam

No. GAG (A).81/2016/494:

1. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare that the offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts In Assam Will remain closed on the following days during the year-2020.

Gregorian Calender	National Calendar (S.E.)	Days of the Week	Name of the Festival etc.
15^th & 16^th January	25^th, 26^th Pausha, 1941 S.E	Wednesday & Thursday	Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
23^rd January	3^rd Magha	Thursday	Netaji’s Birthday
26^th January	6^th Magha	Sunday	Republic Day
28^th January	8^th Magha	Tuesday	Gwther Bathou San
31^st January	11^th Magha	Friday	Me-Dam-Me-Phi
9^th February	20^th Magha	Sunday	Bir Chilaray Divas
9^th March	19^th Phalguna	Monday	Dol Jatra
10^th April	21^st Chaitra	Friday	Good Friday
13^th, 14^th & 15^th April	24^th, 25^th & 26^th Chaitra 1942 S.E	Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday	Bohag Bihu
23^rd April	3^rd Vaisakha	Thursday	Tithi of Damodardev
1^st May	11^th Vaisakha	Friday	May Day
7th May	17th Vaisakha	Thursday	Buddha Purnima
25^th May	4^th Jaistha	Monday	Id-ul-Fitre
6^th June	16^th Jaistha	Saturday	Janmotsav of Sri Madhabdeva
1st August	10th Sravana	Saturday	Id-Uz-Zuha
15th August	24th Sravana	Saturday	Independence Day
20^th August	29^th Sravana	Thursday	Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
7^th September	16^th Bhadra	Monday	Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva
9^th September	18^th Bhadra	Wednesday	Janmastomi
26^th September	4^th Asvina	Saturday	Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
2^nd October	10^th Asvina	Friday	Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
17^th October	25^th Asvina	Saturday	Kati Bihu
23^rd, 24^th, 25^th and 26^th October	1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th Kartika	Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday	Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
14^th November	23^rd Kartika	Saturday	Kali Puja & Dipawali
20^th November	29^th Kartika	Friday	Chhat Puja
24^th November	3^rd Agrahayana	Tuesday	Lachit Divas
30^th November	9^th Agrahayana	Monday	Guru Nanak’s Birthday
2^nd December	11^th Agrahayana	Wednesday	Asom Divas (su-ka-pha Divas)
25^th December	4^th Pausa	Friday	Christmas Day

2. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare Half Holidays (at 1 P.M.) in the offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam on the following days during the year 2020:

Gregorian Calender	National Calendar (S.E.)	Days of the Week	Name of the Festival etc.
30^th August	8^th Bhadra	Sunday	Muharram
30^th October	8^th Kartika	Friday	Lakshmi Puja

3. All Sundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor of Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No. 20/25/56 Pub-I.dated 8th June, 1957.

Gregorian Calender	National Calendar (S.E.)	Days of the Week	Name of the Festival etc.
15^th January	25^thPausha, 1941 S.E	Wednesday	Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
26^th January	6^th Magha	Sunday	Republic Day
9^th March	19^th Phalguna	Monday	Dol Jatra
13^th, 14^th & 15^th April	24^th, 25^th & 26^th Chaitra 1942 S.E	Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday	Bohag Bihu
1^st May	11^th Vaisakha	Friday	May Day
25^th May	4^th Jaistha	Monday	Id-ul-Fitre
1^st August	10th Sravana	Saturday	Id-Uz-Zuha
15^th August	24th Sravana	Saturday	Independence Day
20^th August	29^th Sravana	Thursday	Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
2^nd October	10^th Asvina	Friday	Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
17^th October	25^th Asvina	Saturday	Kati Bihu
23^rd, 24^th, 25^th and 26^th October	1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd & 4^th Kartika	Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday	Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
14^th November	23^rd Kartika	Saturday	Kali Puja & Dipawali
25^th December	4^th Pausa	Friday	Christmas Day

3 (a) There will be no public transaction in the Nationalized Banks on the following holidays.

Gregorian Calender	National Calendar (S.E.)	Days of the Week	Name of the Festival etc.
1^st April, 2020	12^th Chaitra (1941 S.E)	Wednesday	Annual Closing of Bank Accounts

4. All Second Saturdays and Fourth Saturdays of the months will be observed as Holidays. All other Saturdays will be full working days.

5. Each employee may be allowed to avail 2 (two) days Restricted Holidays as notified for the year 2020.

Gregorian Calender	National Calendar (S.E.)	Days of the Week	Name of the Festival etc.
1^st January, 2020	11^th Pausa	Wednesday	New Year’s Day
17^th January	27^th Pausa	Friday	Silpi Divas
27^th January	7^th Magha	Monday	Busu Dima Festival
18^th February	29^th Magha	Tuesday	Karbi-Dehal-Kachir Dom
19^th February	30^th Magha	Wednesday	Ali Aye Ligang
21^st February	2^nd Phalguna	Friday	Sivaratri
2^nd March	12^th Phalguna	Monday	Baithow Puja, Khring Khring Baithaw Puja
6^th April	17^th Chaitra	Monday	Mahabir Jayanti
9^th April	20^th Chaitra	Thursday	Shab-E-Barat
11^th April	22^nd Chaitra	Saturday	Easter Saturday
15^th April	26^th Chaitra	Wednesday	Deuri Bihu
20^th April	31^st Chaitra	Monday	Sati Sadhani Divas
29^th April	9^th Vaisakha	Wednesday	Tithi of Gopaldev
21^st May	31^st Vaisakha	Thursday	Lailatur Qadar
22^nd May	1^st Jaistha	Friday	Tithi of Hari dev
30^th May	9^th Jaistha	Saturday	Birthday of His Holiness Sri Sri Krishnaguru
5^th June	15^th Jaistha	Friday	Baikhowa Festival
20^th June	30^th Jaistha	Saturday	Death Anniversary of Bishnu Prasad Rabha
13^th July	22^nd Ashar	Monday	Birthday of Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
13^th August	22^nd Sravana	Thursday	Death Anniversary of Bir Tikendrajit
29^th August	7^th Bhadra	Saturday	Karam Puja
15^th September	24^th Bhadra	Tuesday	Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra
18^th October	26^th Aswina	Sunday	Abirbhav Tithi of Sri Bhubaneswar Sadhu Thakur
30^th October	8^th Kartika	Friday	Fatcha-E-Dwaz Daham
1^st November	10^th Kartika	Sunday	Kuki Chavang Kut
16^th November	25^th Kartika	Monday	Bhatri Dwitiya /Bhai Duj
24^th November	3^rd Agrahayana	Tuesday	Death Anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadurji
5^th December	14^th Agrahayana	Saturday	Sikpuri Ruoi
10^th December	19^th Agrahayana	Thursday	Martyr’s Day
24^th December	3^rd Pausa	Thursday	Christmas Eve
28^th December	7^th Pausa	Monday	Gaan-Ngai

6. If any of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for festivals notified above does not fall on the day notified, necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course.

7. In addition to the gazetted/restricted holidays and holidays under N.I.Act.1881, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners are allowed as in previous years to declare any (one) day which may be of local significance as local holiday except Kamrup (M) General Administration Department will declare one day as local holiday for Kamrup (M) District.

8. General Administration Department is allowed to declare 2 (two) additional holidays with the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Assam.

9. These Holidays will not be automatically applicable to the Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges unless they adopt the list but it is desirable that the number of holidays is decreased for Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges etc., and they adopt academic calendars decreasing for number of holidays.

Sd/- (Dr. M. Angamuthu, IAS)

Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam

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