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No. 99 Poudouchéry Mercredi 15 Octobre 2014 (23 Asvina 1936)
No. Puducherry Wednesday 15th October 2014
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HOME DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 62, dated 13th October 2014)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased to declare that all Government Offices/Government Undertakings, Boards and other Institutions under the control of Government of Puducherry and all Banking institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry shall be closed on the days specified in the notification in Appendix-I and Appendix-II respectively during the Calendar Year 2015. The following festivals, which fall on Sundays during the year 2015, have been excluded from the holiday list:-
(i) Sunday, the 16th August 2015 . . De jure Transfer Day
(ii) Sunday, the 1st November 2015 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
2. In addition to the closed holidays, the Lieutenant-Governor is also pleased to permit each Government servant to avail any 2 (two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Appendix-III.
3. No substitute holidays shall be allowed on any event for the festival holiday initially declared.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
YASAM LAKSHMI NARAYANA REDDY, Joint Secretary to Government.
[ 611]612 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I
APPENDIX – I
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (No. XXVI of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, SRO No. F.G.P. 54/99636/701, dated 31-12-1955, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby declares the undermentioned days in the Calendar Year 2015 shall be Public Holidays for all Government Offices/ Institutions under the control of the Union territory of Puducherry for the purpose of that section.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2015
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nab or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Thursday, the 15th January 2015 . . Pongal
4. Friday, the 16th January 2015 . . Thiruvalluvar Day
5. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
6. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday
7. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Tamil New Year's Day/
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday.
8. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
9. Saturday, the 18th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
10. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
11. Thursday, the 17th September 2015 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
12. Thursday, the 24th September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
13. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
14. Wednesday, the 21st October 2015 . . Ayudha Pooja
15. Tuesday, the 10th November 2015 . . Deepavali
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
16. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas
(ii) MAHE REGION :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
4. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 613 5. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Vishu 1st Day/Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 6. Wednesday, the 15th April 2015 . . Vishu 2nd Day
7. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
8. Saturday, the 18th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
9. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
10. Thursday, the 27th August 2015 . . Onam 1st Day
11. Friday, the 28th August 2015 . . Onam 2nd Day
12. Thursday, the 24th September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
13. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
14. Thursday, the 15th October 2015 . . St. Theresa Festival
15. Wednesday, the 21st October 2015 . . Ayudha Pooja
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
16. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Thursday, the 15th January 2015 . . Pongal
4. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
5. Wednesday, the 4th March 2015 . . Vishnu Car Festival
6. Saturday, the 21st March 2015 . . Telugu New Year's Day (Ugadi festival) 7. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 9. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
10. Saturday, the 18th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
11. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
12. Thursday, the 17th September 2015 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
13. Thursday, the 24th September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
14. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
15. Tuesday, the 10th November 2015 . . Deepavali
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
16. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas 614 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I
APPENDIX – II
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable I n s t r u m e n t s A c t , 1 8 8 1 ( N o . X X V I o f 1 8 8 1 ) r e a d w i t h t h e N o t i f i c a t i o n o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t o f I n d i a , Ministry of Home Affairs, SRO No. F.G.P. 54/99636/701, dated 31–12–1955, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby declares the undermentioned days in the Calendar Year 2015 shall be Holidays for all Banking Institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2015
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Thursday, the 15th January 2015 . . Pongal
4. Friday, the 16th January 2015 . . Thiruvalluvar Day
5. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
6. Wednesday, the 1st April 2015 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 7. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Tamil New Year's Day/
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday.
9. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
10. Saturday, the 18th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
11. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
12. Thursday, the 17th September 2015 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
13. Thursday, the 24th September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
14. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
15. Wednesday, the 21st October 2015 . . Ayudha Pooja
16. Tuesday, the 10th November 2015 . . Deepavali
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
17. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas
(ii) MAHE REGION :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
4. Wednesday, the 1st April 2015 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 615 5. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday
6. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Vishu 1st Day /Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 7. Wednesday, the 15th April 2015 . . Vishu 2nd Day
8. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
9. Saturday, the 17th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
10. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
11. Thursday, the 27th August 2015 . . Onam 1st Day
12. Friday, the 28th August 2015 . . Onam 2nd Day
13. Thursday, the 23rd September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
14. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
15. Thursday, the 15th October 2015 . . St. Theresa Festival
16. Wednesday, the 21st October 2015 . . Ayudha Pooja
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
17. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION :
1. Thursday, the 1st January 2015 . . New Year's Day
2. Saturday, the 3rd January 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
3. Thursday, the 15th January 2015 . . Pongal
4. Monday, the 26th January 2015 . . Republic Day
5. Wednesday, the 4th March 2015 . . Vishnu Car Festival
6. Saturday, the 21st March 2015 . . Telugu New Year's Day (Ugadi festival) 7. Wednesday, the 1st April 2015 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 8. Friday, the 3rd April 2015 . . Good Friday
9. Tuesday, the 14th April 2015 . . Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday 10. Friday, the 1st May 2015 . . May Day
11. Saturday, the 18th July 2015 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
12. Saturday, the 15th August 2015 . . Independence Day
13. Thursday, the 17th September 2015 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
14. Thursday, the 24th September 2015 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
15. Friday, the 2nd October 2015 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
16. Tuesday, the 10th November 2015 . . Deepavali
# Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad #
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad).
17. Friday, the 25th December 2015 . . Christmas 616 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I
APPENDIX–III
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS – 2015
1. Wednesday, the 14th January 2015 . . Bhogi
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2015 . . Pongal (for Mahe region only) 3. Friday, the 16th January 2015 . . Thiruvalluvar Day (for Mahe and Yanam
regions only).
4. Saturday, the 17th January 2015 . . Uzhavar Thirunal
5. Tuesday, the 17th February 2015 . . Mahashivarathri
6. Wednesday, the 4th March 2015 . . Masimagam
7. Thursday, the 19th March 2015 . . Feast of St. Joseph
8. Saturday, the 21st March 2015 . . Telugu New Year's Day (for Puducherry,
Karaikal and Mahe regions only).
9. Saturday, the 28th March 2015 . . Ram Navami
10. Thursday, the 2nd April 2015 . . Maundy Thursday/Mahavir Jayanthi 11. Monday, the 6th April 2015 . . Easter Monday
12. Wednesday, the 15th April 2015 . . Vishu 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions only).
13. Monday, the 4th May 2015 . . Buddha Purnima
14. Friday, the 15th May 2015 . . Shab-e-mihraj* (for Yanam region only) 15. Saturday, the 16th May 2015 . . Shab-e-mihraj* (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Mahe regions only).
16. Thursday, the 28th May 2015 . . Kandoori Urs Festival* (For Karaikal
region only).
17. Monday, the 1st June 2015 . . Shab-e-Barath* (for Yanam region only) 18. Tuesday, the 2nd June 2015 . . Shab-e-Barath* (for Mahe region only) 19. Wednesday, the 3rd June 2015 . . Shab-e-Barath* (for Puducherry and Karaikal
regions only).
20. Sunday, the 7th June 2015 . . Sandana Koodu (For Karaikal region only) 21. Wednesday, the 1st July 2015 . . Mangani Festival
22. Tuesday, the 14th July 2015 . . Lailathul qadr*
23. Friday, the 14th August 2015 . . Veerampattinam Car Festival/Karkida Amavasi 24. Thursday, the 27th August 2015 . . Onam 1st Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions only).
25. Friday, the 28th August 2015 . . Onam 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions only).
26 Sunday, the 30th August 2015 . . Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi 27. Saturday, the 5th September 2015 . . Krishna Jayanthi
28. Thursday, the 17th September 2015 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi (for Mahe region only) PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 617 29. Thursday, the 15th October 2015 . . St. Theresa Festival (for Puducherry, Karaikal
and Yanam regions only).
30. Wednesday, the 21st October 2015 . . Mahanavami (for Mahe region only)/
Ayudha Pooja (for Yanam region only).
31. Thursday, the 22nd October 2015 . . Vijayadasami
32. Friday, the 23rd October 2015 . . Muharram (Ashuraday)* (for Mahe and
Yanam regions only).
33. Saturday, the 24th October 2015 . . Muharram (Ashuraday)* (for Puducherry
and Karaikal regions only).
34. Monday, the 2nd November 2015 . . All Souls Day
35. Monday, the 9th November 2015 . . Deepavali Eve
36. Tuesday, the 10th November 2015 . . Deepavali ( For Mahe region only) 37. Wednesday, the 25th November 2015 . . Guru Nanak's Birthday.
38. Tuesday, the 8th December 2015 . . Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary 39. Thursday, the 17th December 2015 . . Sri Subrahmanya Sasti
40. Monday, the 21st December 2015 . . Vaikunta Ekadesi
41. Thursday, the 24th December 2015 . . Christmas Eve
* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.
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