Puducherry (India) Public Holidays 2016

Puducherry Public Holidays Calendar 2016

Puducherry Public Holidays Calendar 2016

Check Puducherry Public Holidays, Restricted Holidays and Bank Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Check holidays dates in 2016 for New Year’s Day, Pongal, Thiruvalluvar Day, Republic Day, Vishnu Car Festival, Good Friday, Telugu New Year Day, Vishu 1st Day, Tamil New Year’s Day/ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday and Id-ul-fitr.

Public Holidays

Puducherry Public Holidays 2016
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 1 Friday New Year’s Day
2 January 15 Friday Pongal
3 January 16 Saturday Thiruvalluvar Day
4 January 26 Tuesday Republic Day
5 March 22 Tuesday Vishnu Car Festival (Yanam Region)
6 March 25 Friday Good Friday
7 April 8 Friday Telugu New Year Day (Yanam Region)
8 April 13 Wednesday Vishu 1st Day (Mahe Region)
9 April 14 Thursday Tamil New Year’s Day/ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday
10 July 7 Thursday Id-ul-fitr (Ramzan)
11 August 15 Monday Independence Day
12 August 16 Tuesday De jure Transfer Day
13 September 5 Monday Vinayaga Chaturthi
14 September 13 Tuesday Id-ul-Alha (Bakrid)
15 September 14 Wednesday Onam 2nd Day (Mahe Region)
16 October 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
17 October 10 Monday Saraswathi Puja/ Ayudha puja
18 October 13 Thursday Onam First Day (Mahe Region)
19 October 15 Saturday St. Theresa Festival (Mahe Region)
20 October 29 Saturday Deepavali
21 November 1 Tuesday Puducherry Liberation Day
22 December 13 Tuesday Id Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi/Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

Restricted Holidays

The Government employee can avail any 2(two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list mentioned below.

Puducherry Restricted Holidays 2016
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 14 Thursday Bhogi
2 January 15 Friday Pongal (For Mahe region only)
3 January 16 Saturday Thiruvalluvar Day (for mahe and yanam region only)
4 February 22 Monday Masimagam
5 March 7 Monday Mahashivaratri
6 March 19 Saturday Feast of St Joseph
7 March 24 Thursday Maundy Thursday
8 March 28 Monday Easter Monday
9 April 8 Friday Telugu New Year Day (For Puducherry, karaikal and yanam region only)
10 April 13 Wednesday Vishu 1st Day (For Puducherry, karaikal and yanam region only)
11 April 15 Friday Ram Navami
12 April 20 Wednesday Mahavir Jayanthi
13 May 5 Thursday Ascension of Our Lady
14 May 6 Friday Shab-e-Mihraj
15 May 17 Tuesday Kandhoori Urs Festival (For Karaikal region only)
16 May 20 Friday Villianur Car Festival
17 May 21 Saturday Buddha Purnima
18 May 23 Monday Shab-e-Barath
19 May 26 Thursday Sandana Koodu (For Karaikal region only)
20 June 19 Sunday Mangani Festival
21 July 4 Monday Lailathul Qadr
22 August 2 Tuesday Karkidaka Amavasi
23 August 12 Friday Veerampattinam Car Festival
24 August 25 Thursday Janmashtami (Sri Krishna Jayanti)
25 September 5 Monday Vinayak Chaturthi
26 September 13 Tuesday Onam 1st Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and yanam region only)
27 September 14 Wednesday Onam 2nd Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and yanam region only)
28 September 15 Thursday Shree Narayana Guru Jayanthi
29 September 21 Wednesday Shree Narayana Guru Samadhi
30 October 10 Monday Ayudha Puja (For yanam region only)
31 October 11 Tuesday Vijayadashami
32 October 13 Thursday Muharram (Ashuraday)
33 October 15 Saturday St. Theresa Festival (for Puducherry, Karaikal and yanam region only)
34 October 28 Friday Deepavali Eve
35 November 2 Wednesday All Souls Day
36 November 14 Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday
37 December 8 Thursday Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary
38 December 12 Monday Karthigai Deepam (for Puducherry and Karaikal region only)
39 December 17 Saturday Sri. Subrahmanya Sasti Festival
40 December 24 Saturday Christmas Eve

Bank Holidays

Puducherry Government also declares the bank holidays under the section 25 of the negotiable instrument act, 1881 (NI Act).

Puducherry Bank Holidays 2016
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 1 Friday New Year’s Day
2 January 15 Friday Pongal
3 January 16 Saturday Thiruvalluvar Day
4 January 26 Tuesday Republic Day
5 March 22 Tuesday Vishnu Car Festival (Yanam Region)
6 March 25 Friday Good Friday
7 April 1 Friday Annual Closing of Bank Account
8 April 8 Friday Telugu New Year Day (Yanam Region)
9 April 13 Wednesday Vishu 1st Day (Mahe Region)
10 April 14 Thursday Tamil New Year’s Day/ Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Birthday
11 July 7 Thursday Id-ul-fitr (Ramzan)
12 August 15 Monday Independence Day
13 August 16 Tuesday De jure Transfer Day
14 September 5 Monday Vinayaga Chaturthi
15 September 13 Tuesday Id-ul-Alha (Bakrid)
16 September 14 Wednesday Onam 2nd Day (Mahe Region)
17 October 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
18 October 10 Monday Saraswathi Puja/ Ayudha puja
19 October 13 Thursday Onam First Day (Mahe Region)
20 October 15 Saturday St. Theresa Festival (Mahe Region)
21 October 29 Saturday Deepavali
22 November 1 Tuesday Puducherry Liberation Day
23 December 13 Tuesday Id Milad (Milad-Un-Nabi/Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

Calendar


Puducherry Public Holidays Calendar 2016

Puducherry Public Holidays Calendar 2016