LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAYS FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TAMIL NADU FOR THE YEAR 2015

ANNEXURE I

LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAYS FOR THE CENTRAL  GOVERNMENT          OFFICES IN TAMIL NADU FOR THE YEAR 2015
SL. NO	HOLIDAY	DATE	DAY
1	MILA-UN-NABI OR ID-E-MILAD  (BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET   MOHAMMAD)	04.01.2015	SUNDAY
2	PONGAL	15.01.2015	THURSDAY
3	REPUBLIC DAY	26.01.2015	MONDAY
4	MAHAVIR JAYANTHI	02.04.2015	THURSDAY
5	GOOD FRIDAY	03.04.2015	FRIDAY
6	BUDDHA PURNIMA	04.05.2015	WEDNESDAY
7	IDU’L FITR (RAMZAN)	18.07.2015	WEDNESDAY
8	INDEPENDENCE DAY	15.08.2015	SATURDAY
9	VINAYAGA CHATURTH  / GANESH CHATURTHI	17.09.2015	THURSDAY
10	ID-UL-ZUHA (BAKRID)	24.09.2015	THURSDAY
11	MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY	02.10.2015	FRIDAY
12	ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY FOR DUSSEHRA (MAHA SAPTAMI)	21.10.2015	WEDNESDAY
13	DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)	22.10.2015	THURSDAY
14	MUHARAM	23.10.2015	FRIDAY
15	DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)	10.11.2015	TUESDAY
16	GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY	25.11.2015	WENDESDAY
**	MILAD-UN-NABI OR ID-E-MILAD (BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD)	23.12.2015	WEDNESDAY
17	CHRISTMAS DAY	25.12.2015	FRIDAY
** MILAD-UN-NABI OR ID-E-MILAD (BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD) FALLS TWICE IN 2015

ANNEXURE II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TAMIL NADU FOR  THE YEAR 2015
SL. NO.	HOLIDAY	DATE	DAY
1	NEW YEARS’S DAY	01-01-2015	THURSDAY
2	MAKAR SANKRANTI	14-01-2015	WEDNESDAY
3	BASANT PANCHAMI/SRI PANCHAMI	24-01-2015	SATURDAY
4	GURU RAVIDAS’S BIRTHDAY	03-02-2015	TUESDAY
5	SWAMI DAYANANDA SARASWATI JAYANTHI	14-02-2015	SATURDAY
6	MAHA SHIVARATRI	17-02-2015	TUESDAY
7	SHIVAJI JAYANTHI	19-02-2015	THURSDAY
8	HOLIKA DAHAN	05-03-2015	THURSDAY
9	HOLI	06-03-2015	FRIDAY
10	CHAITRA SUKLADI/GUDI PADAVA/UGADI/CHETI CHAND	23-03-2015	SATURDAY
11	RAM NAVAMI	28-03-2015	SATURDAY
12	EASTER SUNDAY	05-04-2015	SUNDAY
13	VAISAKHI/VISHU/MASADI	14-04-2015	TUESDAY
14	VAISAKHADI (BENGAL)/BAHAG BIHU (ASSAM)	15-04-2015	WEDNESDAY
15	HAZARAT ALI’S BIRTHDAY	03-05-2015	SUNDAY
16	GURU RABINDRANATH’S BIRTHDAY	09-05-2015	SATURDAY
17	JAMAT-UL-VIDA	17-07-2015	FRIDAY
18	RATH YATRA	18-07-2015	SATURDAY
19	PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY/NAUROZ	18-08-2015	TUESDAY
20	ONAM	28-08-2015	FRIDAY
21	RAKSHA BANDHAN	29-08-2015	SATURDAY
22	JANMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)	05-09-2015	SATURDAY
23	DUSSEHRA (MAHA SAPTAMI) (ADDITIONAL)	20-10-2015	TUESDAY
24	DUSSEHRA (MAHA NAVMI)	22-10-2015	THURSDAY
25	MAHARISHI VALMIKI’S BIRTHDAY	27-10-2015	TUESDAY
26	KARAKA CHATURTHI (KARVA CHOUTH)	30-10-2015	FRIDAY
27	DEEPAVALI (SOUTH INDIA)	10-11-2015	TUESDAY
28	NARAKA CHATURDASI	10-11-2015	TUESDAY
29	GOVARDHAN PUJA	12-11-2015	THURSDAY
30	BHAI DUJ	13-11-2015	FRIDAY
31	PRATIHAR SASHTHI/SURYA SASHTHI (CHHAT PUJA)	17-11-2015	TUESDAY
32	GURU TEG BAHADUR’S MARTYRDOM DAY	24-11-2015	TUESDAY
33	CHRISTMAS EVE	24-12-2015	THURSDAY