Chandigarh Government Holidays 2023
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Chandigarh Administration
Home Department
Notification
Dated, the 16-12-2022
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19921 It is hereby notified that the Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in all the Public Offices under the Chandigarh Administration during the calendar year 2023 :-
SCHEDULE-I
1. All Sundays.
2. All Saturdays.
Other Holidays
Sr. No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Day of the Week |
1. | Republic Day | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
2. | Holi | 08-03-2023 | Wednesday |
3. | Ram Navami | 30-03-2023 | Thursday |
4. | Mahavir Jayanti | 04-04-2023 | Tuesday |
5. | Good Friday | 07-04-2023 | Friday |
6. | Vaisakhi / Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14-04-2023 | Friday |
7. | Budha Purnima | 05-05-2023 | Friday |
8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29-06-2023 | Thursday |
9. | Independence Day | 15-08-2023 | Tuesday |
10. | Janmashtami | 07-09-2023 | Thursday |
11. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e- Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 28-09-2023 | Thursday |
12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2023 | Monday |
13. | Dussehra | 24-10-2023 | Tuesday |
14. | Diwali | 12-11-2023 | Sunday |
15. | Goverdhan Puja | 13-11-2023 | Monday |
16. | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | 27-11-2023 | Monday |
17. | Christmas | 25-12-2023 | Monday |
Chandigarh Restricted Holidays List 2023
Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself / herself any of two (2) holidays to be chosen by him / her out of Restricted Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below during the Calendar Year 2023 :-
SCHEDULE-II
No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Day of the Week |
1. | Lohri | 13-01-2023 | Friday |
2. | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2023 | Saturday |
3. | Basant Panchami | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
4. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday / Hazarat’ Ali’s Birthday | 05-02-2023 | Sunday |
5. | Maha Shivratri | 18-02-2023 | Saturday |
6. | Holika Dahan | 07-03-2023 | Tuesday |
7. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 22-03-2023 | Wednesday |
8. | Easter Sunday | 09-04-2023 | Sunday |
9. | Id-ul-Fitr | 22-04-2023 | Saturday |
10. | Sant Kabir Jayanti | 04-06-2023 | Sunday |
11. | Muharram | 29-07-2023 | Saturday |
12. | Vinayaka Chaturthi | 20-08-2023 | Sunday |
13. | Onam | 29-08-2023 | Tuesday |
14. | Raksha Bandhan | 30-08-2023 | Wednesday |
15. | Ganesh Chaturthi | 19-09-2023 | Tuesday |
16. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 28-10-2023 | Saturday |
17. | Karwa Chouth | 01-11-2023 | Wednesday |
18. | Bhai Duj | 15-11-2023 | Wednesday |
19. | Chhat Puia | 19-11-2023 | Sunday |
20. | Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day | 17-12-2023 | Sunday |
21. | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2023 | Sunday |
22. | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | 26-12-2023 | Tuesday |
23. | – do – | 27-12-2023 | Wednesday |
24. | – do – | 28-12-2023 | Thursday |
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It is also hereby notified that the Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the Union Territory of Chandigarh during the calendar year 2023 within the meaning of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881:-
SCHEDULE-III
No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Day of the Week |
1. | Republic Day | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
2. | Holi | 08-03-2023 | Wednesday |
3. | Ram Navami | 30-03-2023 | Thursday |
4. | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts ( Bank Holiday) | 01-04-2023 | Saturday |
5. | Mahavir Jayanti | 04-04-2023 | Tuesday |
6. | Good Friday | 07-04-2023 | Friday |
7. | Vaisakhi / Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14-04-2023 | Friday |
8. | Budha Purnima | 05-05-2023 | Friday |
9. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29-06-2023 | Thursday |
10. | Independence Day | 15-08-2023 | Tuesday |
11. | Janmashtami | 07-09-2023 | Thursday |
12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2023 | Monday |
13. | Dussehra | 24-10-2023 | Tuesday |
14. | Diwali | 12-11-2023 | Sunday |
15. | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | 27-11-2023 | Monday |
16. | Christmas | 25-12-2023 | Monday |
Chandigarh, dated the 13th December, 2022
Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS,
Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration, dated, the 16-12-22
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19922
A copy is forwarded to all Head of Departments / Offices/ Institutions / Boards / Corporation, Union Territory, Chandigarh, for information and necessary action.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19923
Dated, the 16-12-22
A copy is forwarded to the Deputy Secretly to the Govt. of India, Cabinet Secretariat (Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms), New Delhi, for information.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19924
Dated, the 16-12-22
A copy is forwarded to the Chief Secretaries to all State Governments / Union Territories Administration of India, for information.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19925
Dated, the 16-12-22
A copy is forwarded to the Director Public Relations, Union Territory, Chandigarh, for wide publicity through Press, Radio and Television.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19926
Dated, the 16-12-22
- A copy is forwarded to the Controller, Printing and Stationery, Union Territory, Chandigarh with the request that the Notifications may please be published in the Chandigarh Administration Gazette.
- 10 copies of the Notification may be supplied for record in this Secretariat.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19927
Dated, the 16-12-22
A copy is forwarded to Sh. Sumit, Clerk, Nodal Officer, Coordination Branch, Chandigarh Administration to upload the notifications on the e-Gazette portal for e-publication please.
Superintendent Coordination,
for Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration.
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