Central Government Holidays 2020 – Chennai Offices Closed and Restricted Holidays
List of Gazetted & Restricted Holidays during the year 2020 for Administrative / Operative Offices of Central Government Located in Chennai
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS, INDIA
Office of the Chief Postmaster General, Tamil Nadu Circle, Chennai-600002
No. TCA/130-2/2020
dated at Chennai 600002 the 14.11.2019
Sub: Holidays to be observed in Administrative /Operative Offices during the year 2020 โ Reg.
All Administrative / Operative Offices in Tamilnadu Postal Circle will observe 17 Closed Holidays during the year 2020 as shown in Annexure I.
In addition to these 17 closed Holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself / herself any two (2) Restricted Holidays to be chosen by himself / herself out of the list of Restricted Holidays as shown in Annexure II.
It is also intimated by the CGEWCC, Chennai that if the dates of the 4 holidays (i.e) Iduโl Fitr, Iduโl Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad are changed by the State Government, it will be deemed date for the holiday suo moto for all the Central Government offices in Tamilnadu instead of separately declaring it as holiday.
In view of the above, there will be no separate announcement, on the holidays mentioned in prepara.
DA: As above.
Asst. Director (Admn)
For Chief Postmaster General,
Tamilnadu Circle, Chennai 600002
LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI
Sl. NO | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
---|---|---|---|
1* | PONGAL | 15.01.2020 | WEDNESDAY |
2 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26.01.2020 | SUNDAY |
3 | MAHAVIR JAVANTI | 06.04.2020 | MONDAY |
4 | GOOD FRIDAY | 10.04.2020 | FRIDAY |
5 | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 07.05.2020 | THURSDAY |
6 | ID UโL FITR | 25.05.2020 | MONDAY |
7 | ID UโL ZUHA (BAKRID) | 01.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
8* | JANMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI) | 12.08.2020 | WEDNESDAY |
9 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
10* | VINAYAK CHATURTHI / GANESH CHATURTHI | 22.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
11 | MUHARRAM | 30.08.2020 | SUNDAY |
12 | MAHATMA GANDHIโS BIRTHDAY | 02.10.2020 | FRIDAY |
13 | DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHMI) | 25.10.2020 | SUNDAY |
14 | PROPHET MOHAMMADโS BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD) | 30.10.2020 | FRIDAY |
15 | DIWALI (DEEPAWALI) | 14.11.2020 | SATURDAY |
16 | GURU NANAKโS BIRTHDAY | 30.11.2020 | MONDAY |
17 | CHRISTMAS DAY | 25.12.2020 | FRIDAY |
* Declared by CGEWCC, Chennai
for Executive Secretary (CGEWCC, Chennai)
Annexure II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI OFFICES
Sl. NO | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
---|---|---|---|
1 | New Yearโs Day | 01.01.2020 | Wednesday |
2 | Guru Gobind Slnghโs Birthday | 02.01.2020 | Thursday |
3 | Lohri | 13.01.2020 | Monday |
4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | 30.01.2020 | Thursday |
5 | Guru Ravi Dasโs Birthday | 09.02.2020 | Sunday |
6 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanthi | 18.02.2020 | Tuesday |
7 | Shivaji Jayanti | 19.02.2020 | Wednesday |
8 | Maha Shivaratri | 21.02.2020 | Friday |
9 | Hollka Dahan/Dolyatra | 09.03.2020 | Monday |
10 | Hazrat Allโs Birthday | 09.03.2020 | Monday |
11 | Holi | 10.03.2020 | Tuesday |
12 | Chaitra Sukladl / Gudl Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 25.03.2020 | Wednesday |
13 | Ram Navami | 02.04.2020 | Thursday |
14 | Easter Sunday | 12.04.2020 | Sunday |
15 | Vaisaki / Vishu | 13.04.2020 | Monday |
16 | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14.04.2020 | Tuesday |
17 | Guru Rabindranathโs Birthday | 08.05.2020 | Friday |
18 | Jamat-ul-Vida | 22.05.2020 | Friday |
19 | Rath Yatra | 23.06.2020 | Tuesday |
20 | Raksha Bandan | 03.08.2020 | Monday |
21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | 11.08.2020 | Tuesday |
22 | Parsi New Yearโs Day | 16.08.2020 | Sunday |
23 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 31.08.2020 | Monday |
24 | Dussehra (Maha saptami) (Additional) | 23.10.2020 | Friday |
25 | Dussehra (Maha Ahstami/Maha Navami) (Additional) | 24.10.2020 | Saturday |
26 | Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | 26.10.2020 | Monday |
27 | Maharishi Valmikโs Birthday | 31.10.2020 | Saturday |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 04.11.2020 | Wednesday |
29 | Govardhan Puja | 15.11.2020 | Sunday |
30 | Bhai Dhuj | 16.11.2020 | Monday |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Pula) | 20.11.2020 | Friday |
32 | Guru reg Bhadurโs Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2020 | Tuesday |
33 | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2020 | Thursday |
for Executive Secretary (CGEWCC, Chennai)
Check the following links related to this topic:
Central Government Holidays 2019 โ State wise decided by CGEWCC (coordination Committee)
Central Government Holidays in the year 2020 โ Public / Closed holidays and Restricted Holidays