GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTM! Notification Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, Dated the 21" October, 2013 PART-I PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2014 No. GS/2013-19-PHD/102013/180/GH : The Government of Gujarat is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays for State Government Offices during the year 2014, NO. ‘Name of the General Holidays Date/Saka Era Days of. Week 1 Id-€-Milad-Un-Nabi (Prophet 14" January, 2014/24, Pausha, 1935 Tuesday ‘Muhammad's Birthday) /Makar Sankranti 2 Maha Shivratri 27% February ,2014/8, Phalgun, 1935 ‘Thursday 3 Holi 2 Day- Dhuleti 17® March, 2014,/ 26, Phalgun, 1935 Monday 4 Chetichand 1" April, 2014 / 11, Chaitra, 1936 Tuesday A 5 Shree Ram Navmi 8" April, 2014/ 18, Chaitra, 1936 Tuesday 6 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's Birthday 14” April, 2014/24, Chaitra, 1936 Monday : 7 Good Friday 18" April, 2014 / 28, Chaitra, 1936 Friday 8 Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti 1" May, 2014/11, Vaishakha, 1936 Thursday 9 Ramjan-ld (Id-U-Fitra) (1" Shawaal) 29° July, 2014/7, Shravana, 1936 Tuesday (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni) | 10 Independence Day 15 August, 2014/24, Shravana, 1936 Friday i 11 Parsi New Year Day- Pateti Parsi 18 August, 2014/27, Shravana, 1936 Monday Shaheshahi) ’ 12 Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha) 29" August, 2014/7, Bhadrapad, 1936 Friday | 13. Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 2™ October, 2014/10, Ashwin, 1936 Thursday 7 14 Dusshera (Vijya Dashmi) 3" October, 2014/11, Ashwin, 1936 Friday i 15. Bakri-fd (Idd-Ul-Aza) 6° October, 2014/14, Ashwin, 1936 Monday 7 16 Diwali 23" October, 2014/1, Kartik, 1936 ‘Thursday q 17 Vikram Samvant New Year Day 24" October, 2014/2, Kartik, 1936 Friday : 18 Bhai 25" October, 2014/3, Kartik, 1936. Saturday 19 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday 31" October, 2014/9, Kartik, 1936 Friday 20 Muharram 4® November, 2014/13, Kartik, 1936 Tuesday 21 Guru Nanak’s Birthday 6" November, 2014/15, Kartik, 1936 Thursday 22 Christmas 25" December, 2014/4, Pausha, 1936 Thursday Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday 1 Republic Day 26" January, 2014 / 6, Magha, 1935 ‘Sunday, 2. Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak) 13" April, 2014 / 23, Chaitra, 1936 ‘Sunday 3 Raksha Bandhan 10" August, 2014// 19, Shravana, 1936 Sunday . 4 Janmastami (Shravana Vad-8) 17" August, 2014/26, Shravana, 1936 Sunday Note: (2) If any of the Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on day notified, the Muslim Government Employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed. Note: ) The holidays will also. be applicable t0 all State Government Undertakings, Boards, Corporations and Panchayat Offices. :PART-II OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES No. GS2013-19-PHD/102013/180/GH :- The following are the Optional Holidays recognized by Government forthe year 2014 in addition to those notified as Public Holidays. NO. 1 2 3 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 ‘Name of the Geaeral Holidays Christian New Year Day Sahadat-e-Imam Hasan (Muslim Shiya) Guru Govindsingh's Birthday: Vassi Uttarayan (Nex! Day to Makar Sankranti) ‘Vishvakarma Jayanti Maha Sud-13) Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) Gudi Padvo Hatkeshvar Jayanti Pesaha (1 Day) (Yahudi) Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) Zarthost-No-Diso (Parsi Kadmi) Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharys Jayanti) Budhha Purnima Shavuot (Yahudi) im Shiya & Sunni) Gatha Gahamber (Gatha 11!) (?. Kadmi) Parsi New YearDay Eve (GathaV) (Parsi Kadi Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali (Muslim Shiya) Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) Ramjan-id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (2 Shawaal-Mustim Shiya & Sunni) Tisha-B’Av (Yahudi) Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-Il-Parsi Shahenshahi) Nan4 Utsav (Shravana Vad-9) Shravana Vad-12 (Paryusan 1 Day) (Chaturthi Paksiia) Shravana_Vad-13 (Paryusan 1™ Day) (Panchami Pak-ha) Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) Date/Saka Era 1 January, 2014 / 11, Pausha,1935 1 January, 2014/11, Pausha,1935 7" January, 2014 / 17, Pausha,.1935 1S*January, 2014 / 25, Pausha,1935 12" February, 2014 /23, Magha,1935 21" March, 2014/30, Phalgun, 1935 31* March, 2014 / 10, Chaitra, 1936 14° April, 2014 /24, Chaitra, 1936 15* April, 2014 /25, Chaitra,1936 15® April, 2014/25, Chaitra, 1936 25" April, 2014/5, Vaishakha, 1936 25" April, 2014/5, Vaishakha, 1936 14 May, 2014 /24, Vaishakha,1936 June, 2014/15, Jyestha, 1936 14" June, 2014 / 24, Jyestha, 1936 16" July, 2014 / 2: Ashadh, 1936 18* July, 2014/27, Ashadh, 1936 19" July, 2014/28, Ashadh, 1936 19" July; 2014 /28, Ashadh, 1936 24" July, 2014 /2, Shravana, 1936 30" July , 2014/8, Shravana, 1936 SAugu; 2014/14, Shravana,1936 15° August, 2014 /24, Shravano, 1936 18" August, 2014 /27, Shravana, 1936 22" August, 2014/31, Shravana, 1936 23" August, 2014 / 1, Bhadrapad, 1936 23" August, 2014 / 1, Bhadrapad, 1936 Days of Week Wednesday ‘Wednesday, Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Friday Monday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Friday Friday Wednesday ‘Thursday Saturday Wednesday Friday Saturday Saturday ‘Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Friday Monday Friday Saturday SaturdayNO. - Name of the General Holidays 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Mahavir Janma Vanchan (Chaturth Paksha) Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) Samvantsari_ ( Panchmi Paksha ) Rosh Hashanah (1" Day) (New Year) (Yahudi) ‘Yom Kippur (Yahudi) Sukkot (Yahudi) Dhan Terash ( Aso Vad- 13) Kali Chaudash (Aso Vad-14) 9 Muharram (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) Kartak Sud-15 (Dev-I i) Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti Boxing Day (Next Day to Christmas) Date/Saka Era 26" August, 2014 / 4, Bhadrapad, 1936 29" August, 2014 /7, Bhadrapad, 1936 30" August, 2014 / 8, Bhadrapad, 1936 27 September, 2014 / 5, Ashwin, 1936 6" October, 2014 / 14, Ashviin,1936 11 October, 2014/19, Ashwin, 1936 21" October, 2014 /29, Ashwin, 1936 22" October, 2014 30, Ashwin, 1936 3° November, 2014 / 12, Kartika, 1936 6" November, 2014/15, Kartika , 1936 2" December, 2014 / 11, Agrahayan, 1936 26" December, 2014/5, Pausha, 1936 Days of Week Tuesday Friday Saturday Saturday Monday Saturday Tuesday Wednesday Monday ‘Thursday ‘Tuesday Friday Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Optional Holidays as they fall on Sunday 1 2 3 9 10 Note: (2) Government Employees may avail of maximum any two of the holidays on the festival occasions ‘mentioned above at their option and irrespective of their religious denomination. Permission for ‘availment of this optional holidays should however; be applied for in advance and will normally be granied by the officer competent 10 grant casual leave with due regard 0 the exigencies of Government work. This leave of two days taken by Government Employees at their discretion on Note : (3) If any of the Muslim festival notified above, does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Government Employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is 1d-e-Maulud (Muslim Shiya) Holi ; Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) Zanthost-no-Diso (Parsi Shahenshahi) Guru Arjundev's Martyrdom day Rathayatra (Ashadhi bij) (Ashadh Sud-2) Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V, Parsi Shahenshahi) nam Eve of Kippur (Yahudi) Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday 198 January, 2014/29, Pausha, 1935 16" March, 2014 / 25, Phalgun, 1935 4 May, 2014 /14, Vaishakh, 1936 25" May, 2014 / 04, Jyestha, 1936, T* June, 2014 / 1, Jyestha, 1936 29" June, 2014 /8, Ashadh,1936 17* August, 2014 / 26, Shravana, 1936 7* September, 2014 / 16, Bhadrapad , 1936 'S" October, 2014 / 13, Ashwin, 1936 28 December, 2014 /.7, Pausha, 1936 ‘the festival of their choice will not be debited to their casual leave account. ‘actually observed. 1369-3, ‘Sunday ‘Sunday ‘Sunday ‘Sunday ‘Sunday ‘Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday ‘SundayPART-II PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2014 FOR BANKS. ‘No. GS/2013-19-PHD/102013/180/GH ;- In pursuance of the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (XXVI of 1881) read with the Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 39/1/68-Judl.IMI dated the 8° May, 1968, the Government of Gujarat, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, Ahmedabad is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays during the year 2014, NO. 1 Note : (2) The Government of Guj Name of the General Holidays Date/Saka Era mre Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi (Prophet 14 January, 2014/24, Pausha,1935 Tuesday Maha Shivratri 27" February , 2014/8, Phalgun, 1935 Thursday Holi 2" Day- Dhuleti 17" March, 2014/26, Phalgun, 1935 Monday ‘Shree Ram Navmii 8" April, 2014 / 18, Chaitra,1936 Tuesday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 14® April, 2014 / 24, Chaitra, 1936 Monday Birthday Ramjan-ld (Id-Ul-Fitra) (1" 29" July, 2014 / 7, Shravana, 1936 Tuesday ‘ Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni) Independence Day 15 August, 2014/24, Shravana, 1936 Friday Samvantsari (Chaturthi Paksha) 29 August, 2014/7, Bhadrapad, 1936 Friday Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday * 2" October, 2014/10, Ashwin, 1936 ‘Thursday Dusshera (Vijya Dashmi) 3" October, 2014/11, Ashwin, 1936 Friday Bakri-Id (Idd-UI-Aza) 6" October, 2014/14, Ashwin, 1936 Monday Diwali 23" October, 2014/1, Kartik, 1936 Thursday ‘Vikram Samyant New Year Day 24" October, 2014 / 2, Kartik, 1936 Friday Muharram 4° November, 2014 /13, Kartik, 1936. Tuesday Christmas 25" December, 2014/4, Pausha, 1936 Thursday ~ 1 (1) The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday Republic Day 26" January, 2014 /6,Magha, 1935 Sunday Raksha Bandhan 10" August, 2014/19, Shravana, 1936 Sunday Janmastami (Shravan 9 Vadl-8) 17 August, 2014 /26, Shravana, 1936 Sunday ‘at is also pleased to declare Tuesday, the 1° April, 2014 / 11 Chaitra, 1936 to be Public Holiday for Banks, Pay & Accounts Office, Treasury / Sub-Treasury Offices only in the State of Gujarat to enable them to close yearly accounts. Muhammad's Birthday) / Makar Sankranti By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, K. SRINIVAS Secretary to Government General Administration Department Government of Gujarat.No. PHD/102013/180/GH General Administration Department 17, Sardar Bhavan, 2 Floor, : Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar. 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