list of holidays 2012 Gujarat Government

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

Notification

Sachivalaja, Gandhinagar, Dated the 11^th November 2011

PART – I

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2012

            No.GS/2011-21 PHD/102011/357/GH: The Government of Gujarat is pleased to declare the following days to the pubic Holidays for State of Government Offices during the year 2012.

No.	Name of the General Holidays	Date / Saka Era	Day of Week
1.	Makar Sankranti	14th January, 2012/24 Pausa, 1993	Saturday
2.	Republic Day	26th January,2012 /6 Mgha,1993	Thursday
3.	Maha Shivratri	20th February, 2012/1 Falguna, 1993	Monday
4.	Holi 2nd Day-Dhuleti	8th March,2012 /18 Falguna, 1993	Thursday
5.	Chetichand	24th March,2012/4 Chaitra,1934	Saturday
6.	Mahavir Jayantee (Janma Kalyanak)	4th April, 2012/17 Chaitra, 1934	Wednesday
7.	Good Friday	6th April 2012/17/Chaitra 1934	Friday
8.	Dr.Babu Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday	14th April, 2012/25 Chaitra, 1934	Saturday
9.	Bhagvan Shree  Parshuram Jayanthi	24th April, 2012/4 Vaisakha, 1934	Tuesday
10.	Raksha Bandhan	2nd August, 2012/11 Sravana, 1934	Thursday
11.	Janmastami (Vaishnav)	10th August, 2012/19 Sravana, 1934	Friday
12.	Independence Day	15th August, 2012/24 Sravana, 1934	Wednesday
13.	Parsi New year Day (Patchi) (Parsi Shahenshari)	18th August, 2012/27 Sravana, 1934	Saturday
14.	Samvantsari (Chaturthi paksha)	19th September, 2012/28 Bhadrapad, 1934	Wednesday
15.	Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday	2nd October, 2012/10 Asvina, 1934	Tuesday
16.	Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi)	24th  October,2012/10 Asvina, 1934	Tuesday
17.	Bakri-id (Id-UI-Zuha)	26th October, 2012/4 Kartika, 1934	Friday
18.	Sardar Vallabhbai Patel’s Birthday	31st October, 2012 /9 Kartiak, 1934	Wednesday
19.	Diwali	13th November, 2012 /22 Kartika 1934	Tuesday
20.	New year Day (Vikram Samvant-2069)	14th November, 2012/23 Kartika, 1934	Wednesday
21.	Bhai Bij	15th November, 2012/24 Kartika, 1934	Thursday
22.	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	28th November, 2012/7 Agrahayana, 1934	Thursday
23.	Christmas	25th December 2012/4 Pausha, 1934	Tuesday

 

Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Public Holidays as they fall on Sunday

1.                  Id-e-Milad-Un-Nabi                                 5^th February, 2012/16 Magha, 1933

(Prophet Mohammand’s Birthday)          

2.                  Shree Ram Navmi                                     1^st April,2012/12 Chaitra,193

3.                  Ramjan-ID (Id-UI-Fitra) (1^st Shawaal)     19^th August, 2012/28 Sravana, 1934

(Muslim, Shiya & Sunni)

4.                  Muhurram                                                 25^th November, 2012/4 Agrahayana,1934

 

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 : (3) The holidays will also b applicable to all State Government Undertakings, Boards,  Corporations and Panchayat Offices.