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No. 52 ] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 (PAUSA 4, 1942 SAKA)

PART I

Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(Personnel Policies-III Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 17th December, 2020

No. PERS-PP-30MISC/35/2020-2PP3/118774/2020/18.-Under the Explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No.20-25/26/Pub.1, dated 08.06.1957, the Government of Punjab hereby declare that in addition to Sundays expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said "Explanation", the following shall be observed as Holidays in the State of Punjab during the year 2021:-

SCHEDULE

Sr. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which it falls Day of the week

No.

1      2                                            3                           4
1.     Republic Day                                 26th  January               Tuesday
2.     Maha Shivaratri                              11th  March                 Thursday
3.     Holi                                         29th March                  Monday
4.     Bank Holiday (Account Closing day)           01st April                  Thursday
5.     Good Friday                                  02nd   April                Friday
6.     Ram Navami                                   21st April                  Wednesday
7.     Id-ul-Fitr                                   14th May                    Friday
8.     Independence day                             15th  August                Sunday
9.     Janam Ashtmi                                 30th August                 Monday

10. Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji 02nd October Saturday ( 1167) 1168 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., DECEMBER 25, 2020 (PAUSA 4, 1942 SAKA) PART I] 11. Dussehra 15th October Friday

12.     Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji              20th October                 Wednesday
13.     Diwali                                        04th November                Thursday
14.     Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji             19th November                Friday
15.     Christmas day                                 25th December                Saturday
2.      This has been issued in accordance with the directions issued by the Government of India, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division), New Delhi vide their D.O. No. 41/2/98-BO II,

dated 9th August, 2002 and Department of Financial Services vide No. 1/22/2012-BO.II dated 09.01.2013.

VINI MAHAJAN,

Chief Secretary to Government, Punjab