Karnataka Circle Post Office Holidays Full List 2023
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Holiday | Date | Day |
Repubilc Day | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
Chaitra Sukhadi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 22-03-2023 | Wednesday |
Mahavir Jayanthi | 04-04-2023 | Tuesday |
Good Friday | 07-04-2023 | Friday |
Id-Ul-Fitr | 22-04-2023 | Saturday |
Budda Purnima | 05-05-2023 | Friday |
Id-Ul-Zuha(Bakrid) | 29-06-2023 | Thursday |
Muharram | 29-07-2023 | Saturday |
Independence day | 15-08-2023 | Tuesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 19-09-2023 | Tuesday |
Milad Un Nabi or Id-E-milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) | 28-09-2023 | Thursday |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2023 | Monday |
Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 23-10-2023 | Monday |
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | 24-10-2023 | Tuesday |
Diwali(Deepavali) | 12-11-2023 | Sunday |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 27-11-2023 | Monday |
Christmas day | 25-12-2023 | Monday |
We would like to inform you that Post Office will be closed on the upcoming holiday. Please note that there will be no mail delivery or pick-up on this day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage you to plan accordingly.
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Central Government Gazetted Holidays in 2023
S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
1. | Republic Day | Jan 26, 2023 | Thu |
2. | Holi | Mar 08, 2023 | Wed |
3. | Ram Navami | Mar 30, 2023 | Thu |
4. | Mahavir Jayanti | Apr 04, 2023 | Tue |
5. | Good Friday | Apr 07, 2023 | Fri |
6. | Id-ul-Fitr | Apr 22, 2023 | Sat |
7. | Budha Purnima | May 05, 2023 | Fri |
8. | Id- ul- Zuha (Bakrid) | Jun 29, 2023 | Thu |
9. | Muharram | Jul 29, 2023 | Sat |
10. | Independence Day | Aug 15, 2023 | Tue |
11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | Sep 07, 2023 | Thu |
12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Sep 28, 2023 | Thu |
13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Oct 02, 2023 | Mon |
14. | Dussehra | Oct 24, 2023 | Tue |
15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nov 12, 2023 | Sun |
16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Nov 27, 2023 | Mon |
17. | Christmas Day | Dec 25, 2023 | Mon |
Central Government Restricted Holidays in 2023
S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | Jan 01, 2023 | Sun |
2 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | Jan 14, 2023 | Sat |
3 | Pongal | Jan 15, 2023 | Sun |
4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | Jan 26, 2023 | Sat |
5 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | Feb 05, 2023 | Sun |
6, | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Feb 15, 2023 | Wed |
7 | Maha Shivratri | Feb 18, 2023 | Sat |
8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | Feb 19, 2023 | Sun |
9 | Holika dahan, dolyatra | Mar 07, 2023 | Tue |
10 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | Mar 22, 2023 | Wed |
11 | Easter Sunday | Apr 09, 2023 | Sun |
12 | Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi | Apr 14, 2023 | Fri |
13 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Karnataka) | Apr 15, 2023 | Sat |
14 | Jamat- Ul -Vida | Apr 21, 2023 | Fri |
15 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09, 2023 | Tue |
16 | Rath Yatra | Jun 20, 2023 | Tue |
17 | Farsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | Aug 16, 2023 | Wed |
18 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | Aug 20, 2023 | Sun |
19 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Aug 29, 2023 | Tuesday |
20 | Raksha Bandhan | Aug 30, 2023 | Wed |
21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Sep 06, 2023 | Wed |
22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Sep 19, 2023 | Tue |
23 | Dussehra (Saptami) | Oct 21, 2023 | Sat |
24 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Oct 22, 2023 | Sun |
25 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | Oct 23, 2023 | Mon |
26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 28, 2023 | Sat |
27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Nov 01, 2023 | Wed |
28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | Nov 12, 2023 | Sun |
29 | Govardhan Puja | Nov 13, 2023 | Mon |
30 | Bhai Duj | Nov 15, 2023 | Wed |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 19, 2023 | Sun |
32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24, 2023 | Fri |
33 | Christmas Eve | Dec 24, 2023 | Sun |
Karnataka Govt General Holiday List 2023
The following list of the General Holiday sanctioned by the Government for the year 2023 is published for general information.
All Second Saturdays, Fourth Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.
SL. NO. | DATE | DAYS | PUBLIC HOLIDAYS |
1 | 26.01.2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
2 | 18.02.2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
J | 22.03.2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi Festival |
4 | 03.04.2023 | Monday | Mahaveera Jayanthi |
5 | 07.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
6 | 14.04.2023 | Friday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi |
7 | 01.05.2023 | Monday | May Day |
8 | 29.06.2023 | Thursday | Bakrid |
9 | 29.07.2023 | Saturday | Last Day of Moharam |
10 | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
11 | 18.09.2023 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
12 | 28.09.2023 | Thursday | Eid-Milad |
13 | 02.10.2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
14 | 23.10.2023 | Monday | Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja |
15 | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday | Vijayadasami |
16 | 01.11.2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava |
17 | 14.11.2023 | Tuesday | Balipadyami, Deepavali |
18 | 30.11.2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
19 | 25.12.2023 | Monday | Christmas |
Note:
- This list does not include Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival (15.01.2023), Basava Jayanthi / Akshaya Tritiya (23.04.2023) and Naraka Chaturdashi (12.11.2023) which falls on Sundays and Mahalaya Amavasye (14.10.2023) which falls on Second Saturday and Khutub-E-Ramzan (22.04.2023), Maharshi Valmiki Javanthi (28.10.2023) which falls on Fourth Saturday.
- Government Offices will be closed through out the State on General Holidays. However, Heads of department should make necessary arrangements for the discharge of urgent works.
- If any of the Holidays for the festivals of Muslim Fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, Muslim Fraternity in Government Service may be granted holiday on the date of observance in view of the holidays already notified.
- Local Holiday is declared for kodagu District only on account of Kail Muhuruth on 03.09.2023 (Sunday), Tula Sankramana on 18.10.2023 (Wednesday) and Huthri Festival on 28.11.2023 (Tuesday).
- Separate list of Holidays will be published by the Commissioner of Public Instructions for the Education Department.
- In addition to the General Holidays the State Government Employees may utilize any of the restricted holidays not exceeding two days during the year 2023 with prior permission from the authority who is authorized to sanctioned Casual Leave.
By order and in the Name of
Governor of Karnataka
-Sd/-
(Apeksha Satish Pawar)
Under Secretary to Government-1
Dept., of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
(State Protocol)
ANNEXURE-I
Karnataka Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No.DPAR 16 UHL 2022
Karnataka Government Secretariat.
Vidhana Soudha,
Bengaluru. dated: 21.11.2022
ANNEXURE TO NOTIFICATION-I
List of Restricted Holidays for the State Government Employees for the year 2023.
SL. NO. | DATE | DAYS | RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS |
1 | 30.01.2023 | Monday | Sri Madvanavami |
2 | 07.03.2023 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Barath |
3 | 08.03.2023 | Wednesday | Holi Festival |
4 | 30.03.2023 | Thursday | Sri Ramanavami |
5 | 18.04.2023 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Qadar |
6 | 21.04.2023 | Friday | Jumat-Ul-Wida |
7 | 25.04.2023 | Tuesday | Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi, Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi |
8 | 05.05.2023 | Friday | Buddha Poornima |
9 | 25.08.2023 | Friday | Varamahalakshmi Vrata |
10 | 29.08.2023 | Tuesday | Rug-Upakarma, Onam Festival |
11 | 30.08.2023 | Wednesday | Yajur Upakarma |
12 | 31.08.2023 | Thursday | Brahma Shri Naryana Guru Jayanthi |
13 | 06.09.2023 | Wednesday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
14 | 08.09.2023 | Friday | Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi |
15 | 18.10.2023 | Wednesday | Tula Sankramana |
16 | 27.11.2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanthi |
17 | 28.11.2023 | Tuesday | Huttari Festival |
Note:
1 This Annexure does not include Nov Year (01.01.2023), Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi (26.03.2023), Vishwakarma .Jayanthi (17.09.2023) and Christmas Eve (24.12.2023) which falls on Sunday and Holy Saturday (08.04.2023) which falls on Second Saturday.
2 This list does not include
- Souramana Ugadi (14.04.2023) Friday which falls on General Holiday in view of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi.
- Swarna Gowri Vrata (18.09.2023) Monday which falls on General Holiday in view of Varasiddhi Vinavaka Vrata
- Ananta Padmanabha Vrata (28.09.2023) Thursday which falls on General Holiday in view of Eid-Milad
By order and in the Name of
Governor of Karnataka
-Sd/-
(Apeksha Satish Pawar)
Under Secretary to Government-1
Dept., of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
(State Protocol)
Bank Holidays in Karnataka 2023
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No.DPAR 16 HHL 2022
Karnataka Government Secretariat.
Vidhana Soudha.
Bengaluru. dated: 21.11.2022
NOTIFICATION-II
Under the explanation of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 (Act No.XXVI of 1881) read with Notification No. 20/25/26/Pub-l. Dated: 15.06.1957 of the Government of India. Ministry of Home Affairs the following shall be Public Holidays throughout the State of Karnataka during the year 2023.
All Second Saturdays, fourth Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.
SL. NO. | DATE | DAYS | PUBLIC HOLIDAYS |
1 | 26.01.2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
2 | 18.02.2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
3 | 22.03.2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi Festival |
4 | 01.04.2023 | Saturday | Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts |
5 | 03.04.2023 | Monday | Mahaveera Jayanthi |
6 | 07.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
7 | 14.04.2023 | Friday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi |
8 | 01.05.2023 | Monday | May Day |
9 | 29.06.2023 | Thursday | Bakrid |
10 | 29.07.2023 | Saturday | Last Day of Moharam |
11 | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
12 | 18.09.2023 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinavaka Vrata |
13 | 28.09.2023 | Thursday | Eid-Milad |
14 | 02.10.2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
15 | 23.10.2023 | Monday | Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja |
16 | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday | Vijayadasami |
17 | 01.11.2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava |
18 | 14.11.2023 | Tuesday | Balipadyami, Deepavali |
19 | 30.11.2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
20 | 25.12.2023 | Monday | Christmas |
Note:
- This list does not include Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival (15.01.2023), Basava Jayanthi / Akshaya Tritiya (23.04.2023) and Naraka Chaturdashi (12.11.2023) which falls on Sundays and Mahalaya Amavasye (14.10.2023) which falls on Second Saturday and Khutub-E-Ramzan (22.04.2023), Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi (28.10.2023) which falls on Fourth Saturday.
- Holiday declared on 01.04.2023 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks only.
- Local Holiday is declared for kodagu District only on account of Kail Muhuruth on 03.09.2023 (Sunday), Tula Sankramana on 18.10.2023 (Wednesday) and Huthri Festival on 28.11.2023 (Tuesday).
By order and in the Name of
Governor of Karnataka
-Sd/-
(Apeksha Satish Pawar)
Under Secretary to Government-1
Dept., of Personnel & Administrative Reforms
(State Protocol)
To:
The Compiler. Karnataka Gazette. Government press. Bengaluru – for Publication in the Gazette.
Copy to:
1 Accountant General. (Accounts / Audit). Karnataka. Benglauru
2 The Reserve Bank of India. Bengaluru
3 All Principal Secretaries and Secretaries to Government
4 The Special Secretary to Governor of Karnataka. Raj Bhavan, Bengaluru
5 All Heads of Departments
6 The Secretary. Karnataka Public Service Commission. Bengaluru
7 All Deputy Commissioners
8 All Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats
9 The Registrar General. High Court of Karnataka. Bengaluru
10 The Secretary. Karnataka Legislative Assembly / Council Secretariat. Vidhana Soudha. Bengaluru
11 Private Secretary to Chief Secretary to Government. Vidhana Soudha
12 Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretary to Government. Vidhana Soudha
13 Private Secretary to Development Commissioner &. Principal Secretary to Government. Vidhana Soudha
14 Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretary & Principal Secretary to Government, Home Department. Vidhana Soudha
15 Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretary & Principal Secretary to Government. Finance Department. Vidhana Soudha
16 Private Secretary to Additional Chief Secretary & Principal Secretary to Government. Energy Department. Vikasa Soudha
17 Deputy Chief Electoral Officer & Ex-officio Deputy Secretary to Government. DPAR (Elections). Bengaluru
18 Press Table / Cabinet Section
19 Spare copies
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