Calendar of holidays for the Union territory of Puducherry declared under section 25 of NI act
List of holidays for Puducherry and Karaikal Regions
| Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
| 1 | 01.01.2020 | Wednesday | NEW YEAR DAY |
| 2 | 15.01.2020 | Wednesday | PONGAL |
| 3 | 16.01.2020 | Thursday | Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal |
| 4 | 26.01.2020 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 5 | 01.04.2020 | Wednesday | BANKS ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS |
| 6 | 10.04.2020 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 7 | 14.04.2020 | Friday | Ambedkar’s Birth day/Tamil New Year Day |
| 8 | 01.05.2020 | Friday | MAY DAY |
| 9 | 25.05.2020 | Monday | EIDUL-UL- FITR (RAMZAN) |
| 10 | 31.07.2020 | Friday | BAKRID (Id-ul-Alha) |
| 11 | 15.08.2020 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 12 | 16.08.2020 | Sunday | DE JURE TRANSFER DAY |
| 13 | 22.08.2020 | Saturday | VINAYAKAR CHATURTHI |
| 14 | 02.10.2020 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
| 15 | 30.10.2020 | Friday | EID MILAD UN NABI (birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
| 16 | 14.11.2020 | Saturday | DEEPAVALI |
| 17 | 25.12.2020 | Friday | CHRISTMAS |
For MAHE region
| Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
| 1 | 01.01.2020 | Wednesday | NEW YEAR DAY |
| 2 | 26.01.2020 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 3 | 01.04.2020 | Wednesday | BANKS ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS |
| 4 | 10.04.2020 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 5 | 14.04.2020 | Tuesday | Vishu 1st Day/ Dr. Ambedkar ’s Birthday |
| 6 | 15.04.2020 | Wednesday | Vishu 2nd day |
| 7 | 01.05.2020 | Friday | MAY DAY |
| 8 | 24.05.2020 | Sunday | EIDUL-UL- FITR (RAMZAN) |
| 9 | 31.07.2020 | Friday | BAKRID (Id-ul-Alha) |
| 10 | 15.08.2020 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 11 | 16.08.2020 | Sunday | DE JURE TRANSFER DAY |
| 12 | 30.08.2020 | Sunday | ONAM 1ST DAY |
| 13 | 31.08.2020 | Monday | ONAM 2nd DAY |
| 14 | 02.10.2020 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
| 15 | 15.10.2020 | Thursday | ST.THERESA FESTIVAL |
| 16 | 29.10.2020 | Thursday | Milad-Un-Nabi (birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
| 17 | 25.12.2020 | Friday | CHRISTMAS |
For YANAM REGION
| Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
| 1 | 01.01.2020 | Wednesday | NEW YEAR DAY |
| 2 | 15.01.2020 | Wednesday | PONGAL |
| 3 | 26.01.2020 | Sunday | REPUBLIC DAY |
| 4 | 25.03.2020 | Wednesday | TELUGU NEW YEAR DAY (UGADI FESTIVAL) |
| 5 | 01.04.2020 | Wednesday | BANKS’ ANNUAL CLOSING OF ACCOUNTS |
| 6 | 10.04.2020 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
| 7 | 14.04.2020 | Friday | Ambedkar’s Birthday/Tamil New Year Day |
| 8 | 01.05.2020 | Friday | MAY DAY |
| 9 | 24.05.2020 | Sunday | EIDUL-UL- FITR (RAMZAN) |
| 10 | 31.07.2020 | Friday | BAKRID (Id-ul-Alha) |
| 11 | 15.08.2020 | Saturday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
| 12 | 16.08.2020 | Sunday | DE JURE TRANSFER DAY |
| 13 | 22.08.2020 | Saturday | VINAYAKAR CHATURTHI |
| 14 | 02.10.2020 | Friday | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
| 15 | 30.10.2020 | Friday | EID MILAD UN NABI (birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
| 16 | 14.11.2020 | Saturday | DEEPAVALI |
| 17 | 25.12.2020 | Friday | 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 co-operative banks operating in entire India).
If any of the holidays for the festivals of 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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