Calendar of public holidays/ bank holidays 2022 in Union Territory of Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 01.01.2022 | Saturday | NEW YEAR DAY |
2 | 14.01.2022 | Friday | PONGAL |
3 | 15.01.2021 | Saturday | THIRUVALLUVAR DAY/MATTU PONGAL |
4 | 26.01.2021 | Wednesday | REPUBLIC DAY |
5 | 01.04.2022 | Friday | BANKS’ ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS |
6 | 14.04.2022 | Thursday | DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR BIRTH DAY/ TAMIL NEW YEAR |
7 | 15.04.2022 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
8 | 01.05.2022 | Sunday | MAY DAY |
9 | 03.05.2022 | Tuesday | EID-UL- FITR (RAMZAN) |
10 | 10.07.2022 | Sunday | BAKRID (Id-ul-Alha) |
11 | 15.08.2022 | Monday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
12 | 16.08.2022 | Tuesday | DE JURE TRANSFER DAY |
13 | 31.08.2022 | Wednesday | VINAYAKAR CHATURTHI |
14 | 02.10.2022 | Sunday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
15 | 04.10.2022 | Tuesday | SARASWATI PUJA/AYUDHA PUJA |
16 | 08.10.2022 | 2ND Saturday | EID MILAD UN NABI (birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
17 | 24.10.2022 | Monday | DEEPAVALI |
18 | 01.11.2022 | Tuesday | PUDUCHERRY LIBERATION DAY |
19 | 25.12.2020 | Sunday | CHRISTMAS |
*All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays and April 1st of every year 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 any of the holidays for the festivals of the 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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