TN Order: Public Holidays for the year 2021

Public Holidays in Tamil Nadu for the year 2021

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
2020

MANUSCRIPT SERIES

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Ms.No.554, Dated the 27th October 2020

Holidays – Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2021 – Orders issued.

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS)DEPARTMENT

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.762, Public (Misc) Department, dated 22.10.2019.
2. Reserve Bank of India letter No.HRMD (Che)/277/03.02.091/2020-21, dated:25.08.2020.

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ORDER:

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:

(I) 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.

(ii) 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.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

APPENDIX
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.

ANNEXURE

SI.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.

(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

K. SHANMUGAM
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

 

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Public HolidaysDateDay
New Year’s Day01.01.2021Friday
Pongal14.01.2021Thursday
Thiruvalluvar Day15.01.2021Friday
Uzhavar Thirunal16.01.2021Saturday
Republic Day26.01.2021Tuesday
* Annual closing of Accounts for   Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks01.04.2021Thursday
Good Friday02.04.2021Friday
Telugu New Year’s Day13.04.2021Tuesday
Tamil   New Year’s Day and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday14.04.2021Wednesday
Mahaveer Jayanthi25.04.2021Sunday
May Day01.05.2021Saturday
Ramzan (Idul Fitr)14.05.2021Friday
Bakrid (Idul Azha)21.07.2021Wednesday
Independence Day15.08.2021Sunday
Muharram20.08.2021Friday
Krishna Jayanthi30.08.2021Monday
Vinayakar Chathurthi10.09.2021Friday
Gandhi Jayanthi02.10.2021Saturday
Ayutha Pooja14.10.2021Thursday
Vijaya Dasami15.10.2021Friday
Milad-un-Nabi19.10.2021Tuesday
Deepavali04.11.2021Thursday
Christmas25.12.2021Saturday

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