Bank Holidays 2022: Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

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The UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, vide notification no. No’11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday /ll/202L-22 dated 06.10.2021 declared the following days to be Public Holidays for the year 2022 under section 25 of NI act 1881

1. 26.01.2022 Republic Day  – Wednesday,
2. 18.03.2022 Holi  – Friday
3. 01.04.2022  Banks’ Annual Closing Day – Friday
4. 01.05.2022 Labour Day – Sunday
5. 15.08.2022 Independence Day  -Monday
6. 02.10.2022 Gandhi  Jayanti  -Sunday
7. 30.10.2022 Pratihar Sasthi or Surya Sasthi (Chhat Puja)-Sunday

The following holidays apply to all Industrial Establishments, Public Sector Undertakings, and Commercial Banks operating in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The Commercial Banks operating in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall observe holidays declared by respective regional offices according to their norms. However, State Bank of India, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu in which Government transaction is being done, shall have to observe the holidays specified in Part – I of public holidays declared by UT administration and the Government transaction / RBI chest will remain operative on other working days.

Part-1 of public holidays declared by UT administration

1)            26.01.2022 Republic Day  -Monday,

2)          10.03.2022 Maha Shivaratri -Tuesday

3)          18.03.2022 Holi -Friday

4)          02.04.2022 Chitra Sukladi/Gudi Padva/Ugadi/Cheti Chand -Saturday

5)          14.04.2022 Mahavir Jayanti/Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi -Thursday

6)          15.04.2022 Good Friday – Friday 

7)            03.05.2022 Idul-Fitr Tuesday

8)         09.08.2022 Muharram – Tuesday,

9)         11.08.2022 Raksha Bandhan -Thursday

10)       15.08.2022 Independence Day -Monday,

11)       16.08.2022 Parsi New Year Day -Tuesday

12)        19.08.2022 Janmashtami  -Friday

13)       31.08.2022 Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi -Wednesday

14)       02.10.2022 Gandhi  Jayanti  Sunday

15)       05.10.2022 Dusshera  -Wednesday

16)          24.10.2022 Deepavali -Monday

17)          25.10.2022 Govardhan Puja -Tuesday

The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sundays

1) 10.04.2022 Ram Navami

2) 09.10.2022 Milad-Un -Nabi or Eid-e-Milad (birthday of Prophet Mohammed)               

3) 30.10.2022 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya sashti (Chat puja)

4) 25.12.2022 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 cooperative banks operating in entire India).

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