Tamil Nadu Circle Postal Department Holidays 2020
LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN CHENNAI Regd
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 – 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) Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l 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
HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
PONGAL | 15.01.2020 | WEDNESDAY |
REPUBLIC DAY | 26.01.2020 | SUNDAY |
MAHAVIR JAVANTI | 06.04.2020 | MONDAY |
GOOD FRIDAY | 10.04.2020 | FRIDAY |
BUDDHA PURNIMA | 07.05.2020 | THURSDAY |
ID U’L FITR | 25.05.2020 | MONDAY |
ID U’L ZUHA (BAKRID) | 01.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
JANMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI) | 12.08.2020 | WEDNESDAY |
INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
VINAYAK CHATURTHI / GANESH CHATURTHI | 22.08.2020 | SATURDAY |
MUHARRAM | 30.08.2020 | SUNDAY |
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY | 02.10.2020 | FRIDAY |
DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHMI) | 25.10.2020 | SUNDAY |
PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD) | 30.10.2020 | FRIDAY |
DIWALI (DEEPAWALI) | 14.11.2020 | SATURDAY |
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 30.11.2020 | MONDAY |
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
HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
New Year’s Day | 01.01.2020 | Wednesday |
Guru Gobind Slngh’s Birthday | 02.01.2020 | Thursday |
Lohri | 13.01.2020 | Monday |
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | 30.01.2020 | Thursday |
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 09.02.2020 | Sunday |
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanthi | 18.02.2020 | Tuesday |
Shivaji Jayanti | 19.02.2020 | Wednesday |
Maha Shivaratri | 21.02.2020 | Friday |
Hollka Dahan/Dolyatra | 09.03.2020 | Monday |
Hazrat All’s Birthday | 09.03.2020 | Monday |
Holi | 10.03.2020 | Tuesday |
Chaitra Sukladl / Gudl Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 25.03.2020 | Wednesday |
Ram Navami | 02.04.2020 | Thursday |
Easter Sunday | 12.04.2020 | Sunday |
Vaisaki / Vishu | 13.04.2020 | Monday |
Mesadi / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14.04.2020 | Tuesday |
Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | 08.05.2020 | Friday |
Jamat-ul-Vida | 22.05.2020 | Friday |
Rath Yatra | 23.06.2020 | Tuesday |
Raksha Bandan | 03.08.2020 | Monday |
Janmashtami (Smarta) | 11.08.2020 | Tuesday |
Parsi New Year’s Day | 16.08.2020 | Sunday |
Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 31.08.2020 | Monday |
Dussehra (Maha saptami) (Additional) | 23.10.2020 | Friday |
Dussehra (Maha Ahstami/Maha Navami) (Additional) | 24.10.2020 | Saturday |
Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | 26.10.2020 | Monday |
Maharishi Valmik’s Birthday | 31.10.2020 | Saturday |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 04.11.2020 | Wednesday |
Govardhan Puja | 15.11.2020 | Sunday |
Bhai Dhuj | 16.11.2020 | Monday |
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Pula) | 20.11.2020 | Friday |
Guru reg Bhadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2020 | Tuesday |
Christmas Eve | 24.12.2020 | Thursday |
for Executive Secretary (CGEWCC, Chennai)