Tamil Nadu Government Holidays List 2021 Gazette - Summary
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 2021:
- 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.
- 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 01.04.2021)
(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2021.
2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc.
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 2021.
Tamil Nadu Government Holidays List 2021 Gazette
S.No | Public Holidays | Date | Day |
1. | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2021 | Friday |
2. | Pongal | 14.01.2021 | Thursday |
3. | Thiruvalluvar Day | 15.01.2021 | Friday |
4. | Uzhavar Thirunal | 16.01.2021 | Saturday |
5. | Republic Day | 26.01.2021 | Tuesday |
6. | * Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks | 01.04.2021 | Thursday |
7. | Good Friday | 02.04.2021 | Friday |
8. | Telugu New Year’s Day | 13.04.2021 | Tuesday |
9. | Tamil New Year’s Day and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14.04.2021 | Wednesday |
10. | Mahaveer Jayanthi | 25.04.2021 | Sunday |
11. | May Day | 01.05.2021 | Saturday |
12. | Ramzan (Idul Fitr) | 14.05.2021 | Friday |
13. | Bakrid (Idul Azha) | 21.07.2021 | Wednesday |
14. | Independence Day | 15.08.2021 | Sunday |
15. | Muharram | 20.08.2021 | Friday |
16. | Krishna Jayanthi | 30.08.2021 | Monday |
17. | Vinayakar Chathurthi | 10.09.2021 | Friday |
18. | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02.10.2021 | Saturday |
19. | Ayutha Pooja | 14.10.2021 | Thursday |
20. | Vijaya Dasami | 15.10.2021 | Friday |
21. | Milad-un-Nabi | 19.10.2021 | Tuesday |
22. | Deepavali | 04.11.2021 | Thursday |
23. | Christmas | 25.12.2021 | Saturday |
* Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
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