Puducherry Holidays 2016
Check Puducherry Public, Bank and Restricted Holidays for the year 2016.
| General Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | January 15 | Friday | Pongal |
| 3 | January 16 | Saturday | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| 4 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 5 | March 22 | Tuesday | Vishnu Car Festival * |
| 6 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 7 | April 8 | Friday | Telugu New Year Day ** |
| 8 | April 13 | Wednesday | Vishu 1st Day *** |
| 9 | April 14 | Thursday | Tamil New Year's Day (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday) |
| 10 | July 7 | Thursday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan-Eid) |
| 11 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12 | August 16 | Tuesday | De jure Transfer Day |
| 13 | September 5 | Monday | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 14 | September 13 | Tuesday | Eid-al-Adha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 15 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam 2nd Day **** |
| 16 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 17 | October 10 | Monday | Saraswathi Puja (Ayudha puja ) |
| 18 | October 13 | Thursday | Onam First Day |
| 19 | October 15 | Saturday | St. Theresa Festival |
| 20 | October 29 | Saturday | Deepavali |
| 21 | November 1 | Tuesday | Puducherry Liberation Day |
| 22 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi/Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
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Bank Holidays:
Puducherry Government also declares the bank holidays in exercise with explanation under section 25 of the negotiable instrument act, 1881.| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | January 15 | Friday | Pongal |
| 3 | January 16 | Saturday | Thiruvalluvar Day |
| 4 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 5 | March 22 | Tuesday | Vishnu Car Festival * |
| 6 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 7 | April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Account |
| 8 | April 8 | Friday | Telugu New Year Day ** |
| 9 | April 13 | Wednesday | Vishu 1st Day *** |
| 10 | April 14 | Thursday | Tamil New Year's Day ( Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday) |
| 11 | July 7 | Thursday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) |
| 12 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 13 | August 16 | Tuesday | De jure Transfer Day |
| 14 | September 5 | Monday | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 15 | September 13 | Tuesday | Eid-al-Adha (Bakri-Eid/ Onam 1st Day) |
| 16 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam 2nd Day **** |
| 17 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 18 | October 10 | Monday | Maha Navami (Ayudha puja/ Saraswathi Puja ) |
| 19 | October 13 | Thursday | Onam First Day |
| 20 | October 15 | Saturday | St. Theresa Festival |
| 21 | October 29 | Saturday | Deepavali |
| 22 | November 1 | Tuesday | Puducherry Liberation Day |
| 23 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi/ Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
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Restricted Holidays:
The Government employee can avail any 2(two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list mentioned below.| Restricted Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14 | Thursday | Bhogi |
| 2 | January 15 | Friday | Pongal * |
| 3 | January 16 | Saturday | Thiruvalluvar Day ** |
| 4 | February 22 | Monday | Masimagam |
| 5 | March 7 | Monday | Mahashivaratri |
| 6 | March 19 | Saturday | Feast of St Joseph |
| 7 | March 24 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 8 | March 28 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 9 | April 8 | Friday | Telugu New Year Day *** |
| 10 | April 13 | Wednesday | Vishu 1st Day **** |
| 11 | April 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 12 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 13 | May 5 | Thursday | Ascension of Our Lady |
| 14 | May 6 | Friday | Shab-e-Mihraj |
| 15 | May 17 | Tuesday | Kandhoori Urs Festival |
| 16 | May 20 | Friday | Villianur Car Festival |
| 17 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima |
| 18 | May 23 | Monday | Shab-e-Barath |
| 19 | May 26 | Thursday | Sandana Koodu |
| 20 | June 19 | Sunday | Mangani Festival |
| 21 | July 4 | Monday | Lailathul Qadr |
| 22 | August 2 | Tuesday | Karkidaka Amavasi |
| 23 | August 12 | Friday | Veerampattinam Car Festival |
| 24 | August 25 | Thursday | JanmaAshtami (Sri Krishna Jayanti) |
| 25 | September 5 | Monday | Vinayak Chaturthi |
| 26 | September 13 | Tuesday | Onam 1st Day |
| 27 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam 2nd Day |
| 28 | September 15 | Thursday | Shree Narayana Guru Jayanti |
| 29 | September 21 | Wednesday | Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi |
| 30 | October 10 | Monday | Ayudha Puja |
| 31 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijayadashami |
| 32 | October 13 | Thursday | Muharram (Ashura day) |
| 33 | October 15 | Saturday | St. Theresa Festival |
| 34 | October 28 | Friday | Deepavali Eve |
| 35 | November 2 | Wednesday | All Souls Day |
| 36 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 37 | December 8 | Thursday | Feast of Immaculate Conception |
| 38 | December 12 | Monday | Karthigai Deepam |
| 39 | December 17 | Saturday | Sri. Subrahmanya Sasti Festival |
| 40 | December 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
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Puducherry Holiday Calendar 2016
