Registered No. PY/44/2021-23 Registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India under No. 10410 Amflºƒˆ \VWÈ ∂´E>µ La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry The Gazette of Puducherry
PART - I
E≈©A ÿkπX| EXTRAORDINAIRE EXTRAORDINARY
Published by ∂]ÔV´D ÿ✓u≈ Publiée par ÿkπX| Autorité Authority ®ı Amflºƒˆ sBVw¬˛wÁ\ 2021 } ÿƒ©¶D✓Ï | 16 {
No. 191 Poudouchéry Jeudi 16 Septembre 2021 (25 Bhadra 1943)
No. Puducherry Thursday 16th September 2021
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HOME DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 79, Puducherry, dated 14th September 2021)
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 2022. The following festivals, which fall on Sunday during the year 2022, have been excluded from the Holiday List:-
Sunday, the 1st May, 2022 . . May Day
Sunday, the 2nd October, 2022 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
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)
M.V. HIRAN, Under Secretary to Government.
[ 2431 ]2432 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 2022 shall be Public Holidays for all Government Offices/Institutions under the control of the Government of Union territory of Puducherry for the purpose of that section.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2022
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Friday, the 14th January 2022 . . Pongal
3. Saturday, the 15th January 2022 . . Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal 4. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
5. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday/Tamil New Year's Day 6. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
7. Tuesday, the 3rd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
8. Sunday, the 10th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
9. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
10. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
11. Wednesday, the 31st August 2022 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
12. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja 13. Saturday, the 8th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
14. Monday, the 24th October 2022 . . Deepavali
15. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas
(ii) MAHE REGION
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
3. Wednesday, the 13th April 2022 . . Vishu 1st Day
4. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Vishu 2nd Day/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 2433 5. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
6. Monday, the 2nd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
7. Thursday, the 9th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
8. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
9. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
10. Wednesday, the 7th September 2022 . . Onam 1st Day
11. Thursday, the 8th September 2022 . . Onam 2nd Day
12. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Mahanavami
13. Saturday, the 15th October 2022 . . St. Theresa Festival
14. Wednesday, the 19th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
15. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Friday, the 14th January 2022 . . Pongal (Makara Sankaranthi)
3. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
4. Saturday, the 2nd April 2022 . . Telugu New Year's Day (Ugadi festival) 5. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
6. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
7. Tuesday, the 3rd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
8. Sunday, the 10th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
9. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
10. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
11. Wednesday, the 31st August 2022 . . Ganesha Chathurthi
12. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Ayudha Pooja
13. Saturday, the 8th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
14. Monday, the 24th October 2022 . . Deepavali
15. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas 2434 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 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 2022 shall be Holidays for all Banking Institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2022
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Friday, the 14th January 2022 . . Pongal
3. Saturday, the 15th January 2022 . . Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal 4. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
5. Friday, the 1st April 2022 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 6. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday/Tamil New Year's Day 7. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 3rd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
9. Sunday, the 10th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
10. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
11. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
12. Wednesday, the 31st August 2022 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
13. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja 14. Saturday, the 8th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
15. Monday, the 24th October 2022 . . Deepavali
16. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas
(ii) MAHE REGION
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
3. Friday, the 1st April 2022 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 4. Wednesday, the 13th April 2022 . . Vishu 1st Day PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 2435 5. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday/Vishu 2nd Day 6. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
7. Monday, the 2nd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
8. Saturday, the 9th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
9. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
10. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
11. Wednesday, the 7th September 2022 . . Onam 1st Day
12. Thursday, the 8th September 2022 . . Onam 2nd Day
13. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Mahanavami
14. Saturday, the 15th October 2022 . . St. Theresa Festival
15. Wednesday, the 19th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
16. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION
1. Saturday, the 1st January 2022 . . New Year's Day
2. Friday, the 14th January 2022 . . Pongal (Makara Sankaranthi)
3. Wednesday, the 26th January 2022 . . Republic Day
4. Friday, the 1st April 2022 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 5. Saturday, the 2nd April 2022 . . Telugu New Year's Day (Ugadi festival) 6. Thursday, the 14th April 2022 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
7. Friday, the 15th April 2022 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 3rd May 2022 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
9. Sunday, the 10th July 2022 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
10. Monday, the 15th August 2022 . . Independence Day
11. Tuesday, the 16th August 2022 . . De jure Transfer Day
12. Wednesday, the 31st August 2022 . . Ganesha Chathurthi
13. Tuesday, the 4th October 2022 . . Ayudha Pooja
14. Saturday, the 8th October 2022 . . M i l a d - U n - N a b i ( B i r t h d a y o f P r o p h e t
Mohammad)*
15. Monday, the 24th October 2022 . . Deepavali
16. Tuesday, the 1st November 2022 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 25th December 2022 . . Christmas 2436 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I
APPENDIX–III
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS – 2022
1. Thursday, the 13th January 2022 . . Bhogi
2. Friday, the 14th January 2022 . . Pongal (for Mahe region)
3. Saturday, the 15th January 2022 . . Thiruvalluvar Day ( f o r Mahe region)/
Kanuma (for Yanam region).
4. Sunday, the 16th January 2022 . . Uzhavar Thirunal
5. Thursday, the 17th February 2022 . . Masimagam
6. Tuesday, the 1st March 2022 . . Mahasivarathri/Shab-e-Mihraj 7. Saturday, the 12th March 2022 . . Kandoori Urs Festival* (for Karaikal region) 8. Thursday, the 17th March 2022 . . S r i K a i l a s a n a t h a r Te m p l e C a r F e s t i v a l
(for Karaikal region).
9. Saturday, the 19th March 2022 . . Shab-e-Barath*/Feast of St. Joseph 10. Tuesday, the 22nd March 2022 . . Sandana Koodu* (for Karaikal region) 11. Saturday, the 2nd April 2022 . . Telugu New Year's Day (for Puducherry,
Karaikal and Mahe regions).
12. Sunday, the 10th April 2022 . . Sri Rama Navami (for Yanam region) 13. Monday the 18th April 2022 . . Easter Monday
14. Friday, the 29th April 2022 . . Lailathul Qadr*
15. Monday, the 16th May 2022 . . Buddha Purnima
16. Sunday, the 29th May 2022 . . Ascension (Kristhuvin Vinnettram) 17. Saturday, the 11th June 2022 . . Villianur Car Festival (for Puducherry region) 18. Wednesday, the 13th July 2022 . . Mangani Festival (for Karaikal region) 19. Thursday, the 28th July 2022 . . Karkidaka Amavasi (for Mahe region) 20. Friday, the 19th August 2022 . . Janmashtami/Veerampattinam Car Festival ( f o r P u d u c h e r r y r e g i o n ) / M u h a r r a m * (for Mahe region).
21. Wednesday, the 31st August 2022 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi (for Mahe region) 22. Wednesday, the 7th September 2022 . . Onam 1st Day/(for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions).
23. Thursday, the 8th September 2022 . . Onam 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions).
24. Saturday, the 10th September 2022 . . Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (for Mahe
region) PART-I ] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT 2437 25. Wednesday, the 21st September 2022 . . Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (for Mahe
region)
26. Wednesday, the 5th October 2022 . . Vijayadasami
27. Saturday, the 15th October 2022 . . St. Theresa Festival (for Puducherry, Karaikal
and Yanam regions).
28. Sunday, the 23rd October 2022 . . Deepavali Eve
29. Monday, the 24th October 2022 . . Deepavali (for Mahe region) 30. Wednesday, the 2nd November 2022 . . All Souls Day
31. Tuesday, the 8th November 2022 . . Guru Nanak's Birthday
32. Monday, the 28th November 2022 . . Sri Subramanya Sasti (for Yanam region) 33. Wednesday, the 7th December 2022 . . Karthigai Deepam
34. Thursday, the 8th December 2022 . . Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin
Mary
35. Saturday, the 24th December 2022 . . Christmas Eve
* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.
————
online publication at "https://styandptg.py.gov.in" Published by the Director, Government Press, Puducherry.