Calendar of Public Holidays in UP under section 25 of NI Acts
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 26.01.2020 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
2 | 21.02.2020 | Friday | MAHA SHIVRATRI |
3 | 09.03.2020 | Monday | MD.HAZARAT ALIS BIRTHDAY |
4 | 10.03.2020 | Tuesday | HOLI |
5 | 01.04.2019 | Wednesday | Banks Annual closing of Accounts*( holiday not applicable to Government offices) |
6 | 02.04.2020 | Thursday | RAMNAVAMI |
7 | 06.04.2020 | Monday | MAHAVIR JAYANTI |
8 | 10.4.2020 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
9 | 14.04.2020 | Tuesday | Dr.B.R.AMBEDKAR BIRTH DAY |
10 | 07.5.2020 | Thursday | BUDDHA JAYANTI |
11 | 24.05.2020 | Sunday | ID-Ul-FITR |
12 | 31.07.2020 | Friday | BAKRID |
13 | 03.08.2020 | Monday | RAKSHA BANDAN |
14 | 11.8.2020 | Tuesday | JANMASHTAMI |
15 | 15.08.2020 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
16 | 30.08.2020 | Sunday | MUHARAM |
17 | 02.10.2020 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
18 | 25.10.2020 | Sunday | MAHANAVAMI/DUSSERA |
19 | 26.10.2020 | Monday | DUSSERA/VIJAYA DASHAMI |
20 | 30.10.2020 | Friday | EID-E-MILAD |
21 | 14.11.2020 | Saturday | DIPAVALI |
22 | 15.11.2020 | Sunday | DIPAVALI HOLIDAY/GOVARDHAN PUJA |
23 | 16.11.2020 | Monday | BHAYYA DUJ/CHITRAGUPT JAYANTTI |
24 | 30.11.2020 | Monday | GURUNANAK JI JAYANTI |
25 | 25.12.2020 | Friday | CHRISTMAS |
Banks are closed on 01.04.2020 (Wednesday) for the yearly closing of accounts. This holiday is not admissible to the Government offices.
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule is applicable to all commercial and co-operative banks operating in entire India).
If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
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