The Government of Sikkim State declared the following days to be a public holiday during the year 2022 under section 25 of the NI act 1881.
Sr.No. | Date | Day | Festival Occasion |
1 | 01.01.2023 | Sunday | New Year Day |
2 | 15.01.2023 | Sunday | Maghe Sankranti/Makara Sankranti |
3 | 22.01.2023 | Sunday | Sonam Locchar |
4 | 26.01.2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
5 | 21.02.2023 | Tuesday | Losar |
6 | 08.03.2023 | Wednesday | Holi |
7* | 01.04.2023* | Saturday | Annual closing of Bank Accounts (Holiday applicable to banks only) |
8 | 07.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
9 | 14.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday Birthday of Dr.B.R. Ambedkar |
10 | 22.04.2023 | Saturday | Id-Ul-Fitr |
11 | 13.07.2023 | Thursday | Bhanu Jayanti |
12 | 21.07.2023 | Friday | Drupka Tshe -zi, |
13 | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
14 | 07.09.2023 | Thursday | Janmashtami |
15 | 29.09.2023 | Friday | Indrajatra |
16 | 02.10.2023 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
17 | 23.10.2023 to 27.10.2023 | Monday to Friday | Durgapuja (Dasain) |
18 | 13.11.2023 to 15.11.2023 | Monday to Wednesday | Laxmi Puja/ (Deepavali) |
19 | 25.12.2023 | Monday | Christmas) |
20 | 13.12.2023 to 17.12.2023 | Wednesday to Friday | Lasoong /Namsoong |
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 the entire India).
Disclaimer: Every effort has been taken to avoid errors or omissions in the list of holidays published above. In spite of this, it is possible that any changes in holiday dates, mistakes, errors, ambiguity, inconsistency, discrepancy or doubts may inadvertently creep up. The readers are therefore requested to be guided by the holiday list announced by the banks of respective states/UT, or by the IBA for correct and authentic information. The author or anyone connected directly or indirectly to this website accepts no responsibility whatsoever and will not be liable for any losses, claims, or damages which may arise because of the contents of this write-up.