State Government Holidays 2020 For Offices In Goa

Public Holidays, Special Holidays & Restricted Holidays in all Government Offices, Commercial & Industrial Holidays and Bank Holidays in the State of Goa during the year 2020

Department of General Administration

Notification
No. 37/5/2019-GAD-III/3287

The Government of Goa is pleased to direct that the days specified in the Annexure–I shall be observed as Public Holidays and the days specified in the Annexure–II as Special Holidays in all Government Offices in the State of Goa during the year 2020 (Saka 1941 1942). All Government Offices will be functional on Special Holidays except if the Special Holidays occur on Saturday or Sunday.

2. In addition to the Holidays specified in Annexure–I and Annexure–II, employees are permitted to avail of any two holidays from the list of Restricted Holidays specified in Annexure–III for the year 2020.

3. The Government is also pleased to declare Commercial and Industrial Holidays for the Commercial and Industrial Workers in Goa as specified in Annexure–IV for the year 2020.

4. Further, in exercise of the powers conferred under explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act 26 of 1881) read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, vide Notification No. U.11030/2/73-UTL dated 28-6-1973, the Government of Goa is also pleased to declare the days specified in Annexure–V as Bank Holidays in the State of Goa for the year 2020.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Shripad Arlekar, Under Secretary (GA-I).
Porvorim, 10th October, 2019.

ANNEXURE–I

List of Public Holidays for the Year 2020

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1941 SAKA ERA
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday
2	Holi	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
1942 SAKA ERA
3	Gudi Padava	March 25	Chaitra 05	Wednesday
4	Good Friday	April 10	Chaitra 21	Friday
5	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
6	May Day	May 01	Vaisakha 11	Friday
7	Id-ul-Fitr *	May 25	Jyaishtha 04	Monday
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*	August 02	Sravana 11	Sunday
9	Independence Day	August 15	Sarvana 24	Saturday
10	Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day)	August 22	Sravana 31	Saturday
11	Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)	August 23	Bhadra 01	Sunday
12	Gandhi Jayanti	October 02	Asvina 10	Friday
13	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 14	Kartika 23	Saturday
15	Feast of St. Francis Xavier	December 03	Agrahayana 12	Thursday
16	Goa Liberation Day	December 19	Agrahayana 28	Saturday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Friday

* The Holidays mentioned at Sr. No. 7 & 8 are subject to appearance of moon.

ANNEXURE–II

List of Special Holidays for the Year 2020

Sl.No	Holidays	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1.	Mahashivratri	February 21	Phalguna 02	Friday
2.	Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Md.)	October 31	Kartika 09	Saturday

N.B.:-
1. Special Holiday at Sr. No. 1 applied shall be necessarily sanctioned. In case where employees do not avail of the Special Holiday on the designated day, the holiday may be availed of on any working day during the calendar year 2020 only.

2. Special Holiday at Sr. No. 2 falls on Saturday as such request for Special Holiday on this day or in lieu of this does not arise.

3. Special Holiday mentioned at Sr. No. 2 is subject to appearance of moon.

4. Special Holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to the leave

ANNEXURE–III

List of Restricted Holidays for the Year 2020

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1	New Year Day	January 01	Pausha 11	Wednesday
2	Makarsankranti	January 15	Pausha 25	Wednesday
3	Guru Ravi Das Birthday	February 09	Magha 20	Sunday
4	Shivaji Jayanti	February 19	Magha 30	Wednesday
5	Ram Navami	April 02	Chaitra 13	Thursday
6	Mahavir Jayanti	April 06	Chaitra 17	Monday
7	Maundy Thursday	April 09	Chaitra 20	Thursday
8	Vaisakhi	April 13	Chaitra 24	Monday
9	Vishu	April 13	Chaitra 24	Monday
10	Budha Purnima	May 07	Vaisakha 17	Thursday
11	Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus	June 19	Jyaishtha 29	Friday
12	Raksha Bandhan	August 03	Sarvana 12	Monday
13	Janmashtami	August 11	Sarvana 20	Tuesday
14	Hartalika	August 21	Sravana 30	Friday
15	Onam	August 31	Bhadra 09	Monday
16	Muharam	September 01	Bhadra 10	Tuesday
17	All Souls Day	November 02	Kartika 11	Monday
18	Govardhan Puja	November 15	Kartika 24	Sunday
19	Bhaubij	November 16	Kartika 25	Monday
20	Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day	November 24	Agrahayana 03	Tuesday
21	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 30	Agrahayana 09	Monday
22	Feast of Immaculate Conception	December 08	Agrahayana 17	Tuesday
23	Christmas Eve	December 24	Pausha 03	Thursday
24	New Year’s Eve	December 31	Pausa 10	Thursday

ANNEXURE–IV

List of Commercial & Industrial Holidays for the Year 2020

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday
2	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
3	May Day	May 01	Vaisakha 11	Friday
4	Independence Day	August 15	Sarvana 24	Saturday
5	Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day)	August 22	Sravana 31	Saturday
6	Gandhi Jayanti	October 02	Asvina 10	Friday
7	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 14	Kartika 23	Saturday
8	Goa Liberation Day	December 19	Agrahayana 28	Saturday
9	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Friday

According to the decision communicated by Government of India, Ministry of Finance in Memorandum No. F. 8 (7) EST (SPI) dated 7th November, 1963 casual employees including daily rated staff will be entitled to paid holidays if they are in service on the preceding and succeeding working days.

ANNEXURE–V

List of Bank Holidays for the Year 2020

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1941 SAKA ERA
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday
2	Holi	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
1942 SAKA ERA
3	Gudi Padava	March 25	Chaitra 05	Wednesday
4	Yearly Closing of Accounts	April 01	Chaitra 12	Wednesday
5	Good Friday	April 10	Chaitra 21	Friday
6	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
7	May Day	May 01	Vaisakha 11	Friday
8	Id-ul-Fitr *	May 25	Jyaishtha 04	Monday
9	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*	August 02	Sravana 11	Sunday
10	Independence Day	August 15	Sarvana 24	Saturday
11	Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day)	August 22	Sravana 31	Saturday
12	Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day)	August 23	Bhadra 01	Sunday
13	Gandhi Jayanti	October 02	Asvina 10	Friday
14	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 14	Kartika 23	Saturday
16	Feast of St. Francis Xavier	December 03	Agrahayana 12	Thursday
17	Goa Liberation Day	December 19	Agrahayana 28	Saturday
18	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Friday