State Government Holidays 2020 for offices in Kerala

Public Holidays for the state government offices and banks under Negotiable Instruments Act in Kerala for the year 2020

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

General Administration (Co-ordination) Department

NOTIFICATION

G. O. (P) No. 18/2019/GAD.

Dated. Thiruvananthapuram, 2nd November, 2019.

Under the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20/25/56/Pub-1 dated 8th June, 1957, the Government of Kerala are hereby pleased to declare that in addition to Sundays, expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said explanation. the following days shall be Public Holidays Under Negotiable Instruments Act in Kerala for the Calendar year 2020.

Sl.No	Public Holidays	Date	Day
1.	Sivarathri	21.02.2020	Friday
2.	Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks	01.04.2020	Wednesday
3.	Good Friday	10.04.2020	Friday
4.	Vishu/ Dr. B. R Ambedkar Jayanthi	14.04.2020	Tuesday
5.	May Day	01.05.2020	Friday
6.	Bakrld*	31.07.2020	Friday
7.	Independence Day	15.08.2020	Saturday
8.	Thiruvonam	31.08.2020	Monday
9.	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi	02.09.2020	Wednesday
10.	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day	21.09.2020	Monday
11.	Gandhi Jayanthi	02.10.2020	Friday
12.	Mahanavami	24.10.2020	Saturday
13.	Vijaya Dasami	26.10.2020	Monday
14.	Milad-i-Sherif*(Birthday of Prophet Muhammed)	29.10.2020	Thursday
15.	Christmas	25.12.2020	Friday

The following Festivals/Occasions which fall on Public Holidays (Second Saturday/ Sundays) have been excluded from the above list. The branches of Banks, which work on those days will observe Holiday for the same days.

1	Republic Day	Sunday	26-1-2020
2	Easter	Sunday	12-4-2020
3	ldul-Fitr”(Ramzan)	Sunday	24-5-2020
4	First Onam	Sunday	30-8-2020
5	Deepavali	Second Saturday	14-11-2020

The holidays to the Institutions coming under Labour Law-Industrial Disputes Act, Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, Minimum Wages Act etc., will be governed by the Kerala Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1958.

By order of the Governor,

BISHWANATH SINHA, lAS,
Principal Secretary to Government.

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