List of Public Holidays in Tamil Nadu for the year 2019
Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act,1891 for the State Government Officiers and all Commercial Banks Including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2019
Government of Tamil Nadu 2018
Public (Miscellaneous) Department
Holidays-Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act,1891 for the State Government Officers and all Commercial Banks Including Co-operative Banks in TamilNadu for the year 2019
Orders Issued
1. G.O.Ms.No.937, Public (miscellaneous) Department,dated 07.11.2017.
2.Reserve Bank of India Letter reference No. HRMD(Che)/980/03.02.091/2018,dated:15.10.2018 ORDER:
The Government Of Tamil Nadu pass the following orders in regard to the observance of Holidays in the State of Tamil Nadu for the year 2019:-
(i) Public Holidays: The Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881(Central Act XXVI of 1881) indicated in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
(ii) Government Holidays: The Government direct the all the offices under the control of the Government of Tamil Nadu be Closed on:-
(a) The dates specified in the notification appended to the order (expect Annual Closing of Bank Accounts on 01.04.2019)
(b) All Saturdays and Sundays in the year 2019.
2. The above notified Public Holidays shall also be applicable to all State Government Undertakings/Corporations/Boards,etc.
APPENDIX
NOTIFICATION
Under the “Explanation” to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act,1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with Notification of the Government of India,Ministry of Home Affair,No.20-25-26,Public-1, dated the 8th June 1957, the Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declared, that in addition to “Sundays”expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said “Explanation the following days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2019.
| SI.No. | Public Holidays | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2019 | Tuesday |
| 2. | Pongal | 15.01.2019 | Tuesday |
| 3. | Thiruvallar Day | 16.01.2019 | Wednesday |
| 4. | Uzhavar Thirunal | 17.01.2019 | Thursday |
| 5. | Republic Day | 26.01.2019 | Saturday |
| 6. | Annual closing for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks | 01.04.2019 | Monday |
| 7. | Telugu New year’s Days | 06.04.2019 | Saturday |
| 8. | Tamil New yea’rs Day and Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Birthday | 14.04.2019 | Sunday |
| 9. | Mahaveer Jayanthi | 17.04.2019 | Wednesday |
| 10. | Good Friday | 19.04.2019 | Friday |
| 11. | May Day | 01.05.2019 | Wednesday |
| 12. | Ramzan | 05.06.2019 | Wednesday |
| 13. | Bakrid | 12.08.2019 | Monday |
| 14. | Independance Day | 15.18.2019 | Thursday |
| 15. | Krishha Jayanthi | 23.08.2019 | Friday |
| 16. | Vinayakar Chathurathi | 02.09.2019 | Monday |
| 17. | Muharram | 10.09.2019 | Tuesday |
| 18. | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02.10.2019 | Wednesday |
| 19. | AyuthaPooja | 07.10.2019 | Monday |
| 20. | Vijaya Dasami | 08.10.2019 | Tuesday |
| 21. | Deepavali | 27.10.2019 | Sunday |
| 22. | Milad-un-Nabi | 10.11.2019 | Sunday |
| 23. | Christmas | 25.12.2019 | Wednesday |
Applicable only to Commercial Banks and co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
(BY ORDERS OF THE GOVERNOR)
GIRIJA VAIDYANATHAN
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT