List of Holidays 2024 Puducherry PDF
The Public Holidays (General Holidays) and Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) for 2024 in Puducherry Holiday Notification on 07-11-2023. Generally, These Holidays are followed by Schools, Colleges, Universities, Private Office, Industries, Central and State Government Administrative Offices in Puducherry.
The list includes all the holidays to be observed in the state in 2024. Holidays are listed to ensure that students and teachers take necessary time for religious, cultural and national events. New and Detailed Holiday List for Government Schools, CBSE Schools, Primary Schools, Kendriya Vidyalaya School, Colleges and Universities for the academic year 2024-25 in Puducherry State. Check your educational institute’s holiday calendar 2024.
Central Government Holiday List 2024 DoPT Order
Puducherry Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024
Puducherry Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024 | Puducherry Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024 | Puducherry Bank Holidays List 2024
The Gazette of Puducherry
PART -1
EXTRAORDINAIRE
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
HOME DEPARTMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 59, Puducherry, dated 07th November 2023)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to declare that all Government Offices / Government Undertakings, Boards and other Institutions under the control of Government of Puducherry, and all Banking Institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry shall be closed on the days specified in the notification in Appendix-I and Appendix-II, respectively, during the Calendar Year 2024. The following festivals, which fall on Sundays and Saturdays, respectively, during the year 2024, have been excluded from the Holidays List in order to observe 16 holidays in a year:-
Dr. Ambedkar’s Birthday / Tamil New Year’s Day – 14-04-2024 Sunday
Vinayagar Chathurthi – 07-09-2024 Saturday
2.In addition to the closed holidays, the Lieutenant-Governor is also pleased to permit each Government Servant to avail any 2 (two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Appendix-III.
3.No substitute holidays shall be allowed on any event for the festival holidays initially declared.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
M.V. HIRAN,
Under Secretary to Government
APPENDIX – I
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (No. XXVI of 1881), read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, SRO No. F.G.P.54/99636/701, dated 31-12-1955 and Letter No. 14046/27/83/GP(I), dated 15-02-1984, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby declares the undermentioned days in the Calendar Year 2024 shall be Public Holidays for all Government Offices / Institutions under the control of the Government of Union territory of Puducherry for the purpose of that section.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2024
(I) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Pongal – 15-01-2024 ( Monday)
3.Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal – 16-01-2024 (Tuesday)
4.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
5.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
6.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
7.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
8.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
9.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
10.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
11.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
12.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
13.Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
14.Deepavali – 31-10-2024 (Thursday)
15.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
16.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
(II) MAHE REGION
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
3.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
4.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
5.Vishu 1st Day – 13-04-2024 (Saturday)
6.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
7.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
8.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
9.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
10.Onam 1St Day – 14-09-2024 (Saturday)
11.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
12.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
13.Maha Navami – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
14.St. Theresa Festival – 15-10-2024 (Tuesday)
15.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
16.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
(III) YANAM REGION
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Pongal (Makara Sankaranthi) – 15-01-2024 (Monday)
3.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
4.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
5.Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) – 09-04-2024 (Tuesday)
6.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
7.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
8.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
9.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
10.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
11.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
12.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
13.Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
14.Deepavali – 31-10-2024 (Thursday)
15.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
16.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
APPENDIX – II
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (No. XXVI of 1881), read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, SRO No. F.G.P.54/99636/701, dated 31-12-1955, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Union territory of Puducherry hereby declares the undermentioned days in the Calendar Year 2024 shall be Holidays for all Banking Institutions including Co-operative Banks in the Union territory of Puducherry.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS – 2024
(I) PUDUCHERRY AND KARAIKAL REGIONS
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Pongal – 15-01-2024 ( Monday)
3.Thiruvalluvar Day / Mattu Pongal – 16-01-2024 (Tuesday)
4.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
5.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
6.Annual Closing of Bank Accounts – 01-04-2024 (Monday)
7.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
8.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
9.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
10.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
11.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
12.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
13.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
14.Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
15.Deepavali – 31-10-2024 (Thursday)
16.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
17.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
(II) MAHE REGION
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
3.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
4.Annual Closing of Bank Accounts – 01-04-2024 (Monday)
5.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
6.Vishu 1st Day – 13-04-2024 (Saturday)
7.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
8.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
9.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
10.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
11.Onam 1St Day – 14-09-2024 (Saturday)
12.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
13.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
14.Maha Navami – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
15.St. Theresa Festival – 15-10-2024 (Tuesday)
16.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
17.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
(III) YANAM REGION
1.New Year – 01-01-2024 (Monday)
2.Pongal (Makara Sankaranthi) – 15-01-2024 (Monday)
3.Republic Day – 26-01-2024 (Friday)
4.Good Friday – 29-03-2024 (Friday)
5.Annual Closing of Bank Accounts – 01-04-2024 (Monday)
6.Telugu New Year’s Day (Ugadi Festival) – 09-04-2024 (Tuesday)
7.Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)* – 10-04-2024 (Wednesday)
8.May Day – 01-05-2024 (Wednesday)
9.Bakrid (Id-ul-Alha)* – 17-06-2024 (Monday)
10.Independence Day – 15-08-2024 (Thursday
11.De jure Transfer Day – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
12.Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)* – 16-09-2024 (Monday)
13.Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2024 (Wednesday)
14.Saraswathi Pooja / Ayudha Pooja – 11-10-2024 (Friday)
15.Deepavali – 31-10-2024 (Thursday)
16.Puducherry Liberation Day 01-11-2024 (Friday)
17.Christmas – 25-12-2024 (Wednesday)
APPENDIX-III
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS – 2024
1.Bhogi – 14-01-2024 (Sunday)
2.Pongal (for Mahe region) – 15-01-2024 (Monday)
3.Thiruvalluvar Day (for Mahe region)/ Kanuma (for Yanam region)- 16-01-2024 (Tuesday)
4.Uzhavar Thirunal – 17-01-2024 (Wednesday)
5.Shab-e-Mihraj* (for Mahe region) – 07-02-2024 (Wednesday)
6.Shab-e-Mihraj* (for Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions) – 08-02-2024 (Thursday)
7.Kandhoori Festival* (for Karaikal region) -20-02-2024 (Tuesday)
8.Masi Magam -24-02-2024 (Saturday)
9.Shab-e-Barath* (for Mahe region) – 25-02-2024 (Sunday)
10.Shab-e-Barath* (for Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions) – 26-02-2024 (Monday)
11.Sandana Koodu* (for Karaikal region) -01-03-2024 (Friday)
12.Mahasivarathri – 08-03-2024 (Friday)
13.Feast of St. Joseph – 19-03-2024 (Tuesday)
14.Sri Kailasanathar Temple Car Festival (for Karaikal region) – 23-03-2024 (Saturday)
15.Holi (Yanam region) 25-03-2024 (Monday)
16.Easter Monday – 01-04-2024 (Monday)
17.Lailathul Qadr* – 06-04-2024 (Saturday)
18.Telugu New Year’s Day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and Mahe regions) – 09-04-2024 (Tuesday)
19.Vishu 1st day (for Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions) – 13-04-2024 (Saturday)
20.Vishu 2nd day (for Mahe region) – 14-04-2024 (Sunday)
21.Sri Rama Navami – 17-04-2024 (Wednesday)
22.Ascension (Kristhuvin Vinnettram) – 12-05-2024 (Sunday)
23.Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Car Festival, Thirunallar (for Karaikal region) – 19-05-2024 (Sunday)
24.Villianur Car Festival (for Puducherry region) -21-05-2024 (Tuesday)
25.Buddha Purnima – 23-05-2024 (Thursday)
26.Mangani Festival (for Karaikal region) – 21-06-2024 (Friday)
27.Muharram* – 17-07-2024 (Wednesday)
28.Karkidaka Amavasi 04-08-2024 (Sunday)
29.Veerampattinam Car Festival (for Puducherry region) – 16-08-2024 (Friday)
30.Janmashtami – 26-08-2024 (Monday)
31.Onam 1st Day/(for Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam regions) 14-09-2024 (Saturday)
32.Onam 2nd Day (for Mahe region) – 15-09-2024 (Sunday)
33.Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi (for Mahe region) – 17-09-2024 (Tuesday)
34.Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (for Mahe region) – 21-09-2024 (Saturday)
35.Vijayadasami – 12-10-2024 (Saturday)
36.Deepavali Eve 30-10-2024 (Wednesday)
37.Deepavali (for Mahe region) 31-10-2024 (Thursday)
38.All Souls Day – 02-11-2024 (Saturday)
39.Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 15-11-2024 (Friday)
40.Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary – 09-12-2024 (Monday)
41.Karthigai Deepam – 13-12-2024 (Friday)
42.Sri Subramanya Sasti (for Yanam region) – 18-12-2024 (Wednesday)
43.Christmas Eve – 24-12-2024(Tuesday)
*Subject to change depending on the appearance of the moon
List of Holidays 2024 Puducherry PDF – Click Here
The Public Holidays (General Holidays), Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) for 2024 in Central Government DoPT Order no. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA release a gazette notification in PDF format on 3rd July, 2023.
Central Government Holiday List in India 2024 PDF
CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024 | CG Restricted Holidays in 2024
Central Government Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024
S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
2 | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
3 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
5 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
7 | Budha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
9 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
12 | Milad – un – Nabi (or) Id – e – Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
14 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Central Government Closed Holidays 2024 | Central Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2024
Central Government Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024
Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2024 | Central Govt Optional Holiday List 2024
S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2024 | Sun |
4 | Magha Bihu / Pongal | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-02-2024 | Mon |
9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06-03-2024 | Wed |
11 | Maha Shivratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
12 | Holika dahan | 24-03-2024 | Sun |
13 | Dolyatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
14 | Easter Sunday | 31-03-2024 | Sun |
15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 05-04-2024 | Fri |
16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09-04-2024 | Tue |
17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
20 | Rath Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
21 | Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-09-2024 | Sun |
25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
30 | Govardhan Puja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
31 | Bhai Duj | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2024 | Sun |
33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
Saturday & Sunday 2024 List | |||
January Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | February Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
06-01-2024 | Saturday | 03-02-2024 | Saturday |
07-01-2024 | Sunday | 04-02-2024 | Sunday |
13-01-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-2-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-01-2024 | Sunday | 11-2-2024 | Sunday |
20-01-2024 | Saturday | 17-02-2024 | Saturday |
21-01-2024 | Sunday | 18-02-2024 | Sunday |
27-01-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-02-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-01-2024 | Sunday | 25-02-2024 | Sunday |
March Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | April Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
02-03-2024 | Saturday | 06-04-2024 | Saturday |
03-03-2024 | Sunday | 07-04-2024 | Sunday |
09-03-2024 | Second Saturday | 13-04-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-03-2024 | Sunday | 14-04-2024 | Sunday |
16-03-2024 | Saturday | 20-04-2024 | Saturday |
17-13-2024 | Sunday | 21-04-2024 | Sunday |
23-03-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 27-04-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-03-2024 | Sunday | 28-04-2024 | Sunday |
30-03-2024 | Saturday | ||
31-03-2024 | Sunday | ||
May Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | June Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
04-05-2024 | Saturday | 01-06-2024 | Saturday |
05-05-2024 | Sunday | 02-06-2024 | Sunday |
11-05-2024 | Second Saturday | 08-06-2024 | Second Saturday |
12-05-2024 | Sunday | 09-06-2024 | Sunday |
18-05-2024 | Saturday | 15-06-2024 | Saturday |
19-05-2024 | Sunday | 16-06-2024 | Sunday |
25-05-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 22-06-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
26-05-2024 | Sunday | 23-06-2024 | Sunday |
29-06-2024 | Saturday | ||
30-06-2024 | Sunday | ||
July Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | August Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
06-07-2024 | Saturday | 03-08-2024 | Saturday |
07-07-2024 | Sunday | 04-08-2024 | Sunday |
13-07-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-8-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-07-2024 | Sunday | 11-8-2024 | Sunday |
20-07-2024 | Saturday | 17-08-2024 | Saturday |
21-07-2024 | Sunday | 18-08-2024 | Sunday |
27-07-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-08-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-07-2024 | Sunday | 25-08-2024 | Sunday |
31-08-2024 | Saturday | ||
September Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | October Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
07-09-2024 | Saturday | 05-10-2024 | Saturday |
08-09-2024 | Sunday | 06-10-2024 | Sunday |
14-09-2024 | Second Saturday | 12-10-2024 | Second Saturday |
15-09-2024 | Sunday | 13-10-2024 | Sunday |
21-09-2024 | Saturday | 19-10-2024 | Saturday |
22-09-2024 | Sunday | 20-10-2024 | Sunday |
28-09-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 26-10-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
29-09-2024 | Sunday | 27-10-2024 | Sunday |
November Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | December Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
02-11-2024 | Saturday | 07-12-2024 | Saturday |
03-11-2024 | Sunday | 08-12-2024 | Sunday |
09-11-2024 | Second Saturday | 14-12-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-11-2024 | Sunday | 15-12-2024 | Sunday |
16-11-2024 | Saturday | 21-12-2024 | Saturday |
17-11-2024 | Sunday | 22-12-2024 | Sunday |
23-11-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 28-12-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-11-2024 | Sunday | 29-12-2024 | Sunday |
30-11-2024 | Saturday |
Importance of Holidays
Holidays provide us with a period of respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life and allow us to enjoy the peace and relaxation. Taking some time off from our busy lives provides us with an opportunity to reset and regain focus. It gives us the time to reflect on life and plan for the future. Having a break also means that we can decompress and deal with any stress or anxiety we have been feeling. Finally, holidays provide us with a feeling of freedom and liberation, allowing us to enjoy our lives and appreciate the little things. Overall, holidays are essential for our well-being , holidays are the only thing which can boost up people’s mind and bring them back on to work with full-focused manner and achieve their dreams after a small nap.
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