List of Closed Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for the year 2016

List of Closed Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for the year 2016 

Annexure I

SL      HOLIDAY                                          DATE                         DAY 

1         PONGAL                                            15.01.2016                              FRIDAY            

 2       REPUBLIC DAY                                26.01.2016                             TUESDAY

3        GOOD FRIDAY                                              25.03.2016                              FRIDAY

4        MAHAVIR JAYANTHI                    20.04.2016                              WEDNESDAY

5        BUDDHA PURNIMA                        21.05.2016                              SATURDAY

6        IDU’L FITR (RAMZAN)                    07.07.2016                              THURSDAY

7        INDEPENDENCE DAY                    15.08.2016                              MONDAY

8        JANMASHTAMI                                 25.08.2016                              THURSDAY

9        VINAYAGA CHATURTH                 05.09.2016                              MONDAY

10      ID-UL-ZUHA (BAKRID)                               13.09.2016                              TUESDAY

11      MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY    02.10.2016                             SUNDAY

12      DUSSEHRA                                        11.10.2016                              TUESDAY          

13      MUHARAM                                        12.10.2016                              WEDNESDAY

14      DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)                    29.10.2016                              SATURDAY

15      GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY         14.11.2016                              MONDAY

16      MILAD-UN-NABI OR ID-E-MILAD   12.12.2016                         MONDAY

           (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

17      CHRISTMAS DAY                                         25.12.2016                              SUNDAY 

ANNEXURE II

List of Restricted Holidays for the Central Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for  the year 2016

SL.               HOLIDAY                                           DATE                         DAY

1          NEW YEARS’S DAY                                   01.01.2016                  FRIDAY

2          MAKAR SANKRANTI                                14.01.2016                  THURSDAY

3          GURU GOVIND SINGH’S BIRTH DAY                        16.01.2016                  SATURDAY

4          BASANT PANCHAMI/SRI PANCHAMI                          12.02.2016                  FRIDAY

5          SHIVAJI JAYANTHI                                   19.02.2016                  FRIDAY

6          GURU RAVIDAS’S BIRTHDAY                            22.02.2016                  MONDAY

7          SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI JAYANTHI        04.03.2016                  FRIDAY

8          MAHA SHIVARATRI                                  07.03.2016                  MONDAY

9          HOLIKA DAHAN; DOLYATRA                  23.03.2016                WEDNESDAY

10          HOLI                                                            24.03.2016                  THURSDAY

11         EASTER SUNDAY                                      27.03.2016                  SUNDAY

12        CHAITRA SUKLADI; GUDIPADVA        08.04.2016                  FRIDAY

            UGADI/CHETICHAND

13        VAISAKHI/VISHU/MASADI                     13.04.2016                  WEDNESDAY

14        VAISAKHADI (BENGAL)/                         14.04.2016                  THURSDAY

BAHAG BIHU (ASSAM)

15        RAM NAVAMI                                             15.04.2016                  FRIDAY

16        HAZARAT ALI’S BIRTHDAY                   21.04.2015                  THURSDAY

17        GURU RABINDRANATH’S BD                08.05.2016                  SUNDAY

18        JAMAT.UL.VIDA                                         01.07.2016                  FRIDAY

19        RATH YATRA                                              06.07.2016                  WEDNESDAY

20        PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY/NAUROZ      17.08.2016                  WEDNESDAY        

21          RAKSHA BANDHAN                           18.08.2016                  THURSDAY

22        ONAM                                                            14.09.2016                  WEDNESDAY

23        DUSSEHRA (MAHA SAPTAMI)                08.10.2016                  SATURDAY

24        DUSSEHRA (MAHA ASHTAMI)               09.10.2016                  SUNDAY

25        DUSSEHRA (MAHA NAVMI)                   10.10.2016                  MONDAY

26        MAHARISHI VALMIKI’S BIRTHDAY      16.10.2016                SUNDAY

27        KARAKA CHATURTHI (KARVA CHOUTH)  19.10.2016                  WEDNESDAY 

28        GOVARDHAN PUJA                                   31.10.2016                  MONDAY

29        BHAI DUJ                                                     01.11.2016                  TUESDAY

30        PRATIHAR SASHTHI/                                 06.11.2016                 SUNDAY

            SURYA SASHTHI (CHHAT PUJA)

31        GURU TEG BAHADUR’S MARTYRDOM DAY                24.11.2016                  THURSDAY

32        CHRISTMAS EVE                                                    24.12.2016                  SATURDAY