The Government of NCT Delhi declared the following days to be a public holiday during the year 2020 under section 25 of NI act 1881.
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival |
1 | January 26 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
2 | March 10 | Tuesday | HOLI |
3 | April 01 | Wednesday | Banks’ Annual closing of accounts |
4 | April 06 | Monday | MAHAVEER JAYANTI |
5 | April 10 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
6 | May 07 | Thursday | BUDDHA PURNIMA |
7 | May 25 | Monday | RAMZAN (IDUL FITR) |
8 | August01 | Saturday | ID-UZ-ZUHA (BAKRID) |
9 | August 15 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
10 | August 30 | Sunday | MUHARRAM |
11 | October 02 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
12 | October 25 | Sunday | DUSSEHRA/DASARA |
13 | October 30 | Friday | MILA UN NABI/IDD –E-MILAD |
14 | November 14 | Saturday | DIWALI |
15 | November 30 | Monday | GURUNANAK JAYANTI |
16 | December 25 | Friday | CHRISTMAS |
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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