The following days are declared for the year 2022 as public holidays under sec 25 of NI Act 1881 in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar.
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 14.01.2022 | Thursday | MAKARA SANKRANTI/PONGAL/MAGHA BIHU |
2 | 26.01.2022 | Wednesday | REPUBLIC DAY |
3 | 18.03.2022 | Friday | HOLI |
* | 01.04.2022 | Friday | *ANNUAL CLOSING OF BANK ACCOUNTS |
4 | 10.04.2022 | Sunday | RAM NAVAMI |
5 | 15.04.2022 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
6 | 03.05.2022 | Tuesday | IDUL FITR/RAMZAN |
7 | 16.05.2022 | Monday | BUDDHA PURNIMA |
8 | 10.07.2022 | Sunday | BAKRID (ID-UL-ZUHA) |
9 | 09.08.2022 | Sunday | MUHARRAM |
10 | 15.08.2022 | Monday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
11 | 02.102022 | Sunday | MAHATMA GANDHI BIRTHDAY |
12 | 05.10.2022 | Wednesday | DUSSHERA/VIJAYA DASHMI |
13 | 09.10.2022 | Sunday | MILAD-UN-NABI/EID-MILAD |
14 | 24.10.2022 | Monday | DIWALI |
15 | 08.11.2022 | Tuesday | GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY |
16 | 25.12.2022 | Sunday | CHRISTMAS |
Only Banks are closed on the 1st of April every year due to ANNUAL CLOSING of accounts. 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).
- If there is any change of date in respect of RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR), MOHARAM and BAKRID (EID -UL-Zuha) as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now.
SOURCE: No.72/2021/F, No.15-1/2018/GA dated 24/27.08.2021of ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIATE
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