Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays List 2024

Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays List 2024 – G.O.(Ms) No. 692 dated 09.11.2023

GOVERNMET OF TAMILNADU
PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS)DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms) No.692, dated the 09th November 2023

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 2024 – Orders issued.

Read:

1. G.O.(Ms.) No.682, Public (Misc.) Department, dated 11.10.2022.
2. Reserve Bank of India letter No.CHN. HRMD.C3D.No.S946/03.02.091/2023-2024, dated 04.07.2023.

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 2024:-

(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 01.04.2024).

(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2024.

2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

SHIV DAS MEENA
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To:

The Works Manager, Government Central Press,
Chennai-79.
(for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette).

All Secretaries to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9.
All Departments of Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9. All Heads of Departments.
All District Collectors.
All District Judges.
All Judicial Magistrates.

All Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations.
All Municipalities / Panchayat Unions / Town Panchayats.
The Reserve Bank of India, Chennai-1 and other leading Banking Institutions.
The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-9. The Special Officer, Chief Minister’s Special Cell, Chennai-9.
The Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, Chennai-22.
The Tamil Nadu Information Commission, Saidapet, Chennai-35. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-3. The Secretary, State Human Rights Commission, Thiruvarangam Building, 143, P.S.Kumaraswamy Raja Salai, Chennai-28.

The Registrar, High Court, Chennai-104.
The Registrar, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
The Director, Information & Public Relations, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Puducherry, Puducherry.

All Leading Religious Institutions.
All Recognised Service Institutions.
All Universities in the State.
All Chambers of Commerce.
All Ministers of Government of India and Other State Governments.
The General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai-3.
All Central Government offices.
The Zonal Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, Chennai-2.
The Chairman, Port Trust, Chennai-1.
The Deputy Principal Information Officer,
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Chennai-6.
The Director, National Informatics Centre, Chennai-9.

Copy to:
The Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
All Senior Personal Assistant to Ministers, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Principal Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.
The Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary to Government, Public Department, Chennai-9.
//FORWARDED/BY ORDER//

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 2024.

ANNEXURE

S.No	Public Holidays	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	01-Jan-2024	Monday
2	Pongal	15-Jan-2024	Monday
3	Thiruvalluvar Day	16-Jan-2024	Tuesday
4	Uzhavar Thirunal	17-Jan-2024	Wednesday
5	Thai Poosam	25-Jan-2024	Thursday
6	Republic Day	26-Jan-2024	Friday
7	Good Friday	29-Mar-2024	Friday
8	Bank Annual Account Closing*	01-Apr-2024	Monday
9	Telugu New Year	09-Apr-2024	Tuesday
10	Ramadan (Eid’l Fitr)	11-Apr-2024	Thursday
11	Tamil New Year / Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday	14-Apr-2024	Sunday
12	Mahaveer Jayanti	21-Apr-2024	Sunday
13	May Day	01-May-2024	Wednesday
14	Bakrid (Idul Azha)	17-Jun-2024	Monday
15	Muharram	17-Jul-2024	Wednesday
16	Independence Day	15-Aug-2024	Thursday
17	Krishna Jayanti	26-Aug-2024	Monday
18	Ganesh Chaturthi	07-Sep-2024	Saturday
19	Eid e Milad	16-Sep-2024	Monday
20	Gandhi Jayanti	02-Oct-2024	Wednesday
21	Ayutha Pooja	11-Oct-2024	Friday
22	Vijaya Dashami	12-Oct-2024	Saturday
23	Deepavali	31-Oct-2024	Thursday
24	Christmas Day	25-Dec-2024	Wednesday