The Tamil Nadu government has announced a list of 23 days as public holidays in 2025 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which will be applicable to State government offices, its undertakings, corporations, and boards, among others.
List of Public Holidays 2025
| Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
| 1 | 01.01.2025 | Wednesday | NEW YEAR’s DAY |
| 2 | 14.01.2025 | Tuesday | PONGAL |
| 3 | 15.01.2025 | Wednesday | THIRUVALLUVAR DAY |
| 4 | 16.01.2025 | Thursday | UZHAVAR THIRUNAL (Farmer’s day) |
| 5 | 26.01.2025 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 6 | 11.02.2025 | Tuesday | THAI POOSAM |
| 7 | 30.03.2025 | Sunday | TELUGU NEW YEAR DAY |
| 8 | 31.03.2025 | Monday | EIDUL-UL- FITR (RAMZAN) |
| 9 | 01.04.2025* | Tuesday | BANKS ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS* |
| 10 | 10.04.2025 | Thursday | MAHAVIR JAYANTHI |
| 11 | 14.04.2025 | Monday | TAMIL NEW YEAR DAY/BIRTHDAY OF Dr.B.R.AMBEDKARI |
| 12 | 18.04.2025 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 13 | 01.05.2025 | Thursday | MAY DAY/LABOURS DAY |
| 14 | 7.06.2025 | Saturday | BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA) |
| 15 | 06.07.2025 | Sunday | MOGARAM/MOHARUM LAST DAY |
| 16 | 15.08.2025 | Friday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 17 | 16.08.2025 | Saturday | KRISHNA JAYNTHI |
| 18 | 27.08.2025 | Wednesday | VINAYAKAR CHATURTHI (GANESHA CHATURTHI) |
| 19 | 05.09.2025 | Friday | MILAD-UN-NABI |
| 20 | 01.10.2025 | Wednesday | AYUTHA PUJA/AYUDHA POOJA |
| 21 | 02.10.2025 | Thursday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI/VIJAYA DASHAMI |
| 22 | 20.10.2025 | Monday | DEEPAWALII |
| 23 | 25.12.2025 | Thursday | CHRISTMAS |
*Holiday applicable to Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule applies to all commercial and cooperative banks operating in the entire India). If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above do not fall on the date notified, the concerned government may alter the holiday date or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to avoid errors or omissions in the list of holidays published above per the State Gazette. Despite this, any changes in holiday dates, mistakes, errors, ambiguity, inconsistency, discrepancy, or doubts may inadvertently creep up. In case of any doubts, the readers are requested to be guided by the holiday list announced by the State Gazette or the banks located in the State 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.
