The Government of Bihar declared the following public holidays for the year 2024 under explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 as per gazette notification dated 11th September 2023 (Schedule 4).
Sr.No | Date | Day | Occasion/Festival Date |
1 | 26.01.2024 | Friday | REPUBLIC DAY |
2 | 22.03.2024 | Friday | BIHAR DAY |
3 | 26.03.2024 | Tuesday | HOLI |
4 | 27.03.2024 | Wednesday | HOLI |
5 | 29.03.2024 | Friday | GOOD FRIDAY |
6 | 01.04.2024 | Monday | Annual closing of Bank Accounts* (Holiday applicable only for Banks) |
7 | 11.04.2024 | Thursday | EID-UL-FITR |
8 | 14.04.2024 | Friday | Dr.B.R. ABEDKAR’s BIRTHDAY |
9 | 17.04.2024 | Wednesday | RAM NAVAMI |
10 | 01.05.2024 | Wednesday | MAY DAY |
11 | 17.06.2024 | Thursday | ID-UL-ZOHA (Bakrid) |
12 | 17.07.2024 | Saturday | MOHARRAM |
13 | 15.08.2024 | Thursday | INDEPENDENCE DAY |
14 | 26.08.2024 | Monday | SHRI KRISHNA JANMASHTAMI |
15 | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday | MAHATMA GANDHI BIRTHDAY |
16 | 11.10.2024 | Friday | DURGA PUJA/MAHA ASHTAMI |
11.10.2024 | Friday | DURGA PUJA/MAHANAVAMI | |
17 | 12.10.2024 | Saturday | DURGA PUJA/DUSSEHRA/VIJAYA DASHAMI |
18 | 31.10.2024 | Thursday | DEEPAVALI |
19 | 07.11.2024 | Thursday | CHAAT PUJA |
20 | 08.11.2024 | Friday | CHAAT PUJA |
21 | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday | CHRISTMAS |
*Banks are closed on 01.04.2024 (Monday) for the Annual closing of bank accounts. This holiday is not admissible to Government offices. 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).
If any of the holidays for the festivals of the Muslim fraternity notified above do 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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