Daman and Diu Government Holidays 2023
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No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2022-23/4943
U.T. Administration of DNH & DD,
Office of the Collector / Additional Director (GAD),
Daman: 396220.
Dated: 20/12/2022.
READ: 1. Government of India, Department of Per. & Trg. No. F. No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated 16/06/2022 Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), Establishment (JCA-2) Section, North Block, New Delhi.
2. Ministry of Home Affairs Communication dated 15.02.1984 vide No. 14046/27/83/GP (I).
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the Powers conferred under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (26 of 1881), the Administrator of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is pleased to declare the holidays as specified in the Part-I, II and III appended to this Notification for the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Part – I Indicates Holidays in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu during the calendar year 2023, Saka 1944-45 which shall apply to all Government Offices/ Semi Govt. Offices/ Local Bodies/ Commercial Banks in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Part-II Indicates the list of Restricted Holidays out of which an employee is entitled to avail any two holidays.
Part – III Indicates Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 which apply to all the Industrial Establishments, Public Sector Undertakings and Commercial Banks operating in Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The Commercial Banks operating in Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall observe holidays declared by respective regional offices according to their norms. However, State Bank of India, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu in which Government transaction is being done, shall have to observe the holidays specified in the Part – I and the Government transaction / RBI chest will remain operative on other working days.
All the holidays including in Part – III shall be paid holidays in the Establishment, as below in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
(1) Industrial workers in the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
(2) Daily wages workers of Govt. Department/ U.T. Government Industrial Department.
(3) Employees of the Commercial Banks, Industrial Workers of Private establishment in the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
By order and in the name of the
Administrator of DNH &DD.
-Sd/-
Joint Director (GAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,
Office of the Collector / Additional Director (GAD),
Daman : 396 220.
Dated the 20 December, 2022
NOTIFICATION
PART-1
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2023
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Govt Public Holiday List 2023
No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2022-23: The UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays for the Government offices of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu during the year 2023.
- Republic Day – January 26, 2023 – Thursday
- Holi – March 08, 2023 – Wednesday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – March 22, 2023 – Wednesday
- Ram Navami – March 30, 2023 – Thursday
- Mahavir Jayanti – April 04, 2023 – Tuesday
- Good Friday – April 07, 2023 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – April 22, 2023 – Saturday
- Independence Day – August 15, 2023 – Tuesday
- Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj – August 16, 2023 – Wednesday
- Raksha Bandhan – August 30, 2023 – Wednesday
- Janmashtami (Vaishnva) – September 07, 2023 – Thursday
- Ganesh Chaturthi – September 19, 2023 – Tuesday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e- Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – September 28, 2023 – Thursday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – October 02, 2023 – Monday
- Dussehra – October 24, 2023 – Tuesday
- Govardhan Puja – November 13, 2023 – Monday
- Christmas – December 25, 2023 – Monday
Note : The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sundays.
- Diwali (Deepavali) – November 12, 2023 – Sunday
- Pratihas Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – November 19, 2023 – Sunday
- The 2nd Saturday of September, 2023 will be a working day for all the Government offices of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
Joint Director (GAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023
PART- II
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2022-23: The following are the Optional Holidays recognized by UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for the year 2023 in addition to those notified as Public Holidays.
- New Year’s Day – January 01, 2023 – Sunday
- Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2023 – Saturday
- Pongal – January 15, 2023 – Sunday
- Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami – January 26, 2023 – Thursday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravidas’s Birthday – February 05, 2023 – Sunday
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati – February 15, 2023 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – February 18, 2023 – Saturday
- Shivaji Jayanti – February 19, 2023 – Sunday
- Holika Dahan, dolytra – March 07, 2023 – Tuesday
- Easter Sunday – April 09, 2023 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi – April 14, 2023 – Friday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2023 – Saturday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 21, 2023 – Friday
- Buddha Pumima – May 05, 2023 – Friday
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore – May 09, 2023 – Tuesday
- Rath Yatra – June 20, 2023 – Tuesday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – June 29, 2023 – Thursday
- Muharram – July 29, 2023 – Saturday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi – August 20, 2023 – Sunday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – August 29, 2023 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – September 06, 2023 – Wednesday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – October 21, 2023 – Saturday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 22, 2023 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 23, 2023 – Monday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 28, 2023 – Saturday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – November 01, 2023 – Wednesday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – November 12, 2023 – Sunday
- Bhai Duj – November 15, 2023 – Wednesday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2023 – Friday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – November 27, 2023 – Monday
- Christmas Eve – December 24, 2023 – Sunday
Joint Director (GAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
Bank Holidays in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 2023
PART-III
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2023 FOR BANKS
No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2022-23: The following are the Bank Holidays recognized by UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for the year 2023 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (for UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.)
PART-A
SHALL APPLY TO THE COMMERCIAL BANKS ONLY.
SHALL APPLY TO THE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS.
- Republic Day – January 26, 2023 – Thursday
- Holi – March 08, 2023 – Wednesday
- Labour Day – May 01, 2023 – Monday
- Independence Day – August 15, 2023 – Tuesday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – October 02, 2023 – Monday
- Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi(Chhat Puja) – November 19, 2023 – Sunday
Joint Director (GAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
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