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List of Tamil Nadu State Government Holidays - 2020!

Posted on: 30/Dec/2019 4:53:45 PM
The list of holidays for the year 2020 has been released by the State government of Tamil Nadu.

There are 23 public holidays. There are 5 holidays each in January and August. There are 4 in October. There are 3 in April.

Apart from this, occasions like Republic Day, Mohurram, etc., fall on Sundays.

As the Deepavali festival falls on 14th November, which is also observed and celebrated Children’s Day, a single combined holiday is declared.

It may be noted there is not even a single holiday in the month of February!

The list of Holidays

1st January - New Year

15th January - Pongal

16th January - Thiruvalluvar Day

17th January - Uzhavar Thirunaal

25th March - Telugu New Year Day

1st April - Account closing day for commercial and cooperative banks

6th April - Mahavir Jayanthi

10th April - Good Friday

14th April - Tamil New Year Day & Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary

1st May - May Day

25th May - Ramzan

1st August - Bakrid

11th August - Krishna Jayanthi

15th August - Independence Day

22nd August - Vinayaka Chathurthi

30th August - Moharram

2nd October - Gandhi Jayanthi

25th October - Ayudha Poojai

26th October - Vijaya Dasamai

30th October - Miladi Nabi

14th November - Deepavali

25th December - Christmas

Total Holidays: 23

All the organisations/institutions/concerns functioning under the State government of Tamil Nadu must remain closed on the above holidays. This is applicable to the state government public sector undertaking Corporations and Departments.