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No. 117 Poudouchéry Jeudi 13 Novembre 2025 (22 Kartika 1947) No. Puducherry Thursday 13th November 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HOME DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 73, Puducherry, dated 11th November 2025)
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, 2026. The following holidays, which fall on Sunday during the year, 2026 has been excluded from the holidays list in order to observe 17 holidays in a year:–
Sunday, the 16th August, 2026 . . De jure Transfer 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)
M.V. HIRAN, Under Secretary to Government.
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[ 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 and Letter No. 14046/27/83/GP(I), dated 15-02-1984, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union territory of Puducherry, hereby declares the under mentioned days in the Calendar Year 2026, 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 – 2026
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2026 . . Pongal
3. Friday, the 16th January 2026 . . Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal 4. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
5. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
6. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
7. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday 8. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
9. Thursday, the 28th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
10. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
11. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . 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)*
12. Monday, the 14th September 2026 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
13. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
14. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja 15. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
17. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas
(ii) MAHE REGION
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
3. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* PART-I ]
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889 4. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
5. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Vishu 1st Day/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday 6. Wednesday, the 15th April 2026 . . Vishu 2nd day
7. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
8. Wednesday, the 27th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
9. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
10. Tuesday, the 25th August 2026 . . Onam 1st Day/Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of
Prophet Mohammad)*
11. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . Onam 2nd Day
12. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
13. Thursday, the 15th October 2026 . . St. Theresa Festival
14. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Mahanavami
15. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
17. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2026 . . Pongal (Makara Sankranthi)
3. Friday, the 16th January 2026 . . Kanuma
4. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
5. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ugadi / Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
6. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
7. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
8. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
9. Thursday, the 28th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
10. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
11. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . 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)*
12. Monday, the 14th September 2026 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
13. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi 890
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[ PART-I 14. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Mahanavami/Ayudha Pooja
15. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
16. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
17. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas
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 under mentioned days in the Calendar Year, 2026 shall be Holidays for all Banking Institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2026
(i) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2026 . . Pongal
3. Friday, the 16th January 2026 . . Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal 4. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
5. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
6. Wednesday, the 01st April 2026 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 7. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday 9. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
10. Thursday, the 28th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
11. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
12. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . 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)*
13. Monday, the 14th September 2026 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
14. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
15. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja 16. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
18. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas PART-I ]
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891 (ii) MAHE REGION
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
3. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
4. Wednesday, the 01st April 2026 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 5. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
6. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Vishu 1st Day/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday 7. Wednesday, the 15th April 2026 . . Vishu 2nd day
8. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
9. Wednesday, the 27th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)*
10. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
11. Tuesday, the 25th August 2026 . . Onam 1st Day/Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of
Prophet Mohammad)*
12. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . Onam 2nd Day
13. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
14. Thursday, the 15th October 2026 . . St. Theresa Festival
15. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Mahanavami
16. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
18. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas
(iii) YANAM REGION
1. Thursday, the 01st January 2026 . . New Year
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2026 . . Pongal (Makara Sankaranthi) 3. Friday, the 16th January 2026 . . Kanuma
4. Monday, the 26th January 2026 . . Republic Day
5. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Ugadi / Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
6. Wednesday, the 01st April 2026 . . Annual Closing of Bank Accounts 7. Friday, the 03rd April 2026 . . Good Friday
8. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
9. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . May Day
10. Thursday, the 28th May 2026 . . Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* 892
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[ PART-I 11. Saturday, the 15th August 2026 . . Independence Day
12. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . 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)*
13. Monday, the 14th September 2026 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi
14. Friday, the 02nd October 2026 . . Gandhi Jayanthi
15. Monday, the 19th October 2026 . . Mahanavami/Ayudha Pooja
16. Sunday, the 01st November 2026 . . Puducherry Liberation Day
17. Sunday, the 08th November 2026 . . Deepavali
18. Friday, the 25th December 2026 . . Christmas
APPENDIX–III
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS – 2026
1. Wednesday, the 14th January 2026 . . Bhogi
2. Thursday, the 15th January 2026 . . Pongal (for Mahe region)
3. Friday, the 16th January 2026 . . Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal/Shab-e-Mihraj*
(for Mahe region)
4. Saturday, the 17th January 2026 . . Uzhavar Thirunal/Shab- e-Mihraj* 5. Thursday, the 29th January 2026 . . Kandhoori Festival* (for Karaikal region) 6. Tuesday, the 03rd February 2026 . . Shab-e-Barath* (for Mahe region) 7. Wednesday, the 04th February 2026 . . Shab-e-Barath* (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions).
8. Sunday, the 08th February 2026 . . Sandana Koodu* (for Karaikal region) 9. Sunday, the 15th February 2026 . . Mahasivarathri
10. Tuesday, the 03rd March 2026 . . Masi Magam/Holi (for Yanam region) 11. Friday, the 06th March 2026 . . Sanipeyarchi Festival (for Karaikal region) 12. Monday, the 16th March 2026 . . Lailathul Qadr*
13. Thursday, the 19th March 2026 . . Feast of St. Joseph
14. Friday, the 20th March 2026 . . Telugu New Year Day (for Puducherry,
Karaikal and Mahe regions).
15. Thursday, the 26th March 2026 . . Sri Rama Navami
16. Monday, the 06th April 2026 . . Easter Monday
17. Tuesday, the 14th April 2026 . . Vishu 1st Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions)/Tamil New Year (for Mahe
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893 18. Wednesday, the 15th April 2026 . . Vishu 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions)
19. Friday, the 01st May 2026 . . Buddha Purnima
20. Thursday, the 14th May 2026 . . Ascension (Kristhuvin Vinnettram) 21. Thursday, the 28th May 2026 . . Villianur Car Festival (for Puducherry region) 22. Friday, the 26th June 2026 . . Muharram*
23. Monday, the 29th June 2026 . . Mangani Festival (for Karaikal region) 24. Wednesday, the 12th August 2026 . . Karkidaka Amavasi (for Mahe region) 25. Friday, the 14th August 2026 . . Veerampattinam Car Festival
26. Tuesday, the 25th August 2026 . . Onam 1st Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions)
27. Wednesday, the 26th August 2026 . . Onam 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and
Yanam regions)
28. Friday, the 28th August 2026 . . Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (for Mahe
region)
29. Friday, the 04th September 2026 . . Janmashtami
30. Monday, the 14th September 2026 . . Vinayagar Chathurthi (for Mahe region) 31. Monday, the 21st September 2026 . . Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (for Mahe
region)
32. Tuesday, the 20th October 2026 . . Vijayadasami
33. Monday, the 02nd November 2026 . . All Souls Day
34. Saturday, the 07th November 2026 . . Deepavali Eve
35. Monday, the 09th November 2026 . . Post Deepavali Celebration
36. Tuesday, the 24th November 2026 . . Karthigai Deepam/Guru Nanak's Birthday 37. Thursday, the 26th November 2026 . . Sri Subramanya Sashti (for Yanam region) 38. Tuesday, the 08th December 2026 . . Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary 39. Thursday, the 24th December 2026 . . Christmas Eve
* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon.
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