Public Holidays for State Government Offices in Tamil Nadu for the year 2016 – Orders issued

GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                           MANUSCRIPT SERIES

2015

PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No.1325, Dated the 30th November 2015

மன்மத, கார்த்திகை - 14

திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு 2046

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 2016 - Orders issued.

>|<>l<>l<>l<>|<

Read:

1. G.O.Ms.No.1021, Public (Misc) Department, dated 20.11.2014.

2. Reserve Bank of India letter reference No.HRMD (Che)/ 509/ 03.02.091/ 2015-2016 dated 07.08.2015.

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 2016:-

(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 01.04.2016)

(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2016.

2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings/ Corporations / Boards, etc.


(By Order of the Governor)

K.GNANADESIKAN

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT


To:

The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai-79 (for publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette).

All Secretaries to Government, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai  9.

All Departments of Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Chennai-9.

All Heads of Departments.

All District Collectors.

All District Judges.

All Judicial Magistrates.

All Public Sector Undertakings / Corporations.

All Municipalities / All Panchayat Unions / All Town Panchayats.

The Reserve Bank of India, Chennai—1 and Other leading Banking Institutions.

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Chief Minister’s Office, Chennai-9.

The Special Officer, Chief Minister's Special Cell, Chennai-9.

The Secretary to Governor, Raj Bhavan, Chennai—22.

The Information Commission, Teynampet, Chennai—18.

The Secretary, Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, Chennai-3.

The Secretary, State Human Rights Commission, Thiruvarangam Building, 143, P.S.Kumaraswamy Raja Salai, Chennai—28.

The Registrar, High Court, Chennai-104.

The Registrar, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

The Director, Information & Public Relations, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Karnataka, Bengaluru.

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.

The Chief Secretary to Government, Government of Puducherry.

All Leading Religious Institutions.

All Recognised Service Institutions.

All Universities in the State.

All Chambers of Commerce.

All Ministers of Government of India and Other State Governments.

The General Manager, Southern Railway, Chennai-3.

All Central Government offices.

The Zonal Manager, Life insurance Corporation of India, Chennai.

The Chairman, Port Trust, Chennai-1.

The Deputy Principal Information Officer, Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Chennai-6.

The Director, National Informatics Centre, Chennai-9.


Copy to:

The Personal Assistant to Hon’ble Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

All Senior Personal Assistant to Ministers, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Private Secretary to Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Chennai-9.

The Private Secretary to Principal Secretary, Public Department, Chennai-9.

SF/SC.

//Forwarded / By Order//

Section Officer

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 8”‘ 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 2016.

ANNEXURE

Sl.

No

Public Holidays

Date

Day

1.

New Year's Day

01.01.2016

Friday

2.

Pongal  

15.01.2016

Friday

3.

Thiruvalluvar Day

16.01.2016

Saturday

4.

Uzhavar Thirunal

17.01.2016

Sunday

5.

Republic Day

26.01.2016

Tuesday

6.

Good Friday

25.03.2016

Friday

7.

*Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks

01.04.2016

Friday

8.

Telugu New Year's Day

08.04.2016

Friday

9.

Tamil New Year's Day and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar's Birthday   

14.04.2016

Thursday

10.

Mahaveer Jayanthi

19.04.2016

Tuesday

11.

May Day

01.05.2016

Sunday

12.

Ramzan

07.07.2016

Thursday

13.

Independence Day  

15.08.2016

Monday

14.

Krishna Jayanthi

25.08.2016

Thursday

15.

Vinayakar Chathurthi

05.09.2016

Monday

16.

Bakrid

13.09.2016

Tuesday

17.

Gandhi Jayanthi

02.10.2016

Sunday

18.

Ayutha Pooja

10.10.2016

Monday

19.

Vijaya Dasami

11.10.2016

Tuesday

20.

Muharram

  

12.10.2016

Wednesday

21.

Deepavali

29.10.2016

Saturday

  

22.

Milad-un-Nabi

  

12.12.2016

Monday

23.

Christmas

25.12.2016

Sunday

* Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.

 

K.GNANADESIKAN

CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT


//Forwarded / By Order//

 

Section Officer

 

Note

This News is with an attachment file.


Back