Tamil Nadu Government Holidays 2023
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Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU
PUBLIC (MISCELLANEOUS) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(Ms.) No.682, Dated the 11th October 2022
சுபகிருது – புரட்டாசி – 24
திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு 2053
Holidays – Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the State Government Offices and all Commercial Banks including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2023 – Orders issued.
Read:
1. G.O. (Ms.) No.935, Public (Misc.) Department, dated 02.11.2021.
2. Reserve Bank of India letter No. CHN. HRMD. C3D. No.S1230 / 03.02.091 / 2022-2023, dated 08.07.2022.
ORDER:
The Government of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders in regard to the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2023:-
(i) Public Holidays: The Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) indicated in the notification appended to this order will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
(ii) Government Holidays: The Government direct that all the offices under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu be closed on:-
(a) The dates specified in the notification appended to this order (except Annual Closing of Bank Accounts on 01.04.2023).
(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2023.
2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also apply to all State Government Undertakings / Corporations / Boards, etc.
(BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)
V.IRAI ANBU
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION
Under the “Explanation” to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, No.20-25-26, Public-1, dated the 8th June 1957, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declares that, in addition to “Sundays” expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation”, the following days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2023. Applicable only to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
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V.IRAI ANBU
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE
List of Public Holidays during the year 2023 in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in January 2023
- 01.01.2023 – Sunday – New Year’s Day
- 15.01.2023 – Sunday – Pongal
- 16.01.2023 – Monday – Thiruvalluvar Day
- 17.01.2023 – Tuesday – Uzhavar Thirunal
- 26.01.2023 – Thursday – Republic Day
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in February 2023
- 05.02.2023 – Sunday – Thaipusam
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in March 2023
- 22.03.2023 – Wednesday – Telugu New Year
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in April 2023
- 01.04.2023 – Saturday – Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks
- 04.04.2023 – Tuesday – Mahavir Jayanti
- 07.04.2023 – Friday – Good Friday
- 14.04.2023 – Friday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
- 14.04.2023 – Friday – Tamil New Year
- 22.04.2023 – Saturday – Ramzan Idul Fitr
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in May 2023
- 01.05.2023 – Monday – May Day
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in June 2023
- 29.06.2023 – Thursday – Bakrid / Eid al Azha
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in July 2023
- 29.07.2023 – Saturday – Muharram
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in August 2023
- 15.08.2023 – Tuesday – Independence Day
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in September 2023
- 06.09.2023 – Wednesday – Krishna Jayanthi – Janmashtami
- 17.09.2023 – Sunday – Ganesh Chaturthi
- 28.09.2023 – Thursday – Milad-un-Nabi
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in October 2023
- 02.10.2023 – Monday – Gandhi Jayanti
- 23.10.2023 – Monday – Ayutha Pooja
- 24.10.2023 – Tuesday – Vijaya Dasami
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in November 2023
- 12.11.2023 – Sunday – Deepavali
Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in December 2023
- 25.12.2023 – Monday – Christmas Day
TN Govt Holiday List 2023 PDF Download