Tamil Nadu State Government Holiday List 2017
Government of Tamil Nadu Notification – Holiday List 2017
Tamil Nadu Govt has issued a Notification for Holiday List 2017
Tamil Nadu Holiday List 2017
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2016
MANUSCRIPT SERIES
PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.893, Dated the 14th November 2016
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 2017 – Orders issued.
READ:
1.G.O.Ms.No.1325, public (Misc) Department , dated 30.11.2015
2.Reserve Bank of India letter reference No. HRMD (Che) / 31/03.02.091/2016-17 dt: 04.07.2016
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 2017:-
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 01.04.2017)
(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2017.
2. The above notified Public Holidays Shall also to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
P. RAMA MOHANA RAO
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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 2017.
ANNEXURE
| SI. No |
Public Holidays |
Date |
Day |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2017 | Sunday |
| 2. | Pongal | 14.01.2017 | Saturday |
| 3. | Thiruvalluvar Day | 15.01.2017 | Sunday |
| 4. | Uzhavar Thirnal | 16.01.2017 | Monday |
| 5. | Republic Day | 26.01.2017 | Thursday |
| 6. | Telugu New Year’s Day | 29.03.2017 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Annual Closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-Operative Banks | 01.04.2017 | Saturday |
| 8. | Mahaveer Jayanthi | 09.04.2017 | Sunday |
| 9. | Tamil New Years Day/ Good Friday and Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14.04.2017 | Friday |
| 10. | May Day | 01.05.2017 | Monday |
| 11. | Ramazan (Idu’l Fitr) | 26.06.2017 | Monday |
| 12. | Krishna Jayanthi | 14.08.2017 | Monday |
| 13. | Independence Day | 15.08.2017 | Tuesday |
| 14. | Vinayakar Chathurthi | 25.08.2017 | Friday |
| 15. | Bakrid | 02.09.2017 | Saturday |
| 16. | Ayutha Pooja | 29.09.2017 | Friday |
| 17. | Vijaya Dasami | 30.09.2017 | Saturday |
| 18. | Muharram | 01.10.2017 | Sunday |
| 19. | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02.10.2017 | Monday |
| 20. | Deepavali | 18.10.2017 | Wednesday |
| 21. | Milad-un-Nabi | 01.12.2017 | Friday |
| 22. | Chirstmas | 25.12.2017 | Monday |
• Applicable only to Commercial and Co-Operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
P. RAMA MOHANA RAO
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMET