¥ GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (A) DEPARTMENT Dispur, Guwahati-781006 LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR 2016 IN ASSAM ‘The 16" December, 2015. NO.GAG(A)139/2015/81-83_: The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare that the Offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam will remain closed on the following days during the year 2016. Gregorian Calendar | National Calendar [Days ofthe week | Name of Festival ete. ‘(Saka Era) - H [ 2 3 = a TSH 16" January, 2016 25" & 26" Pausa (1937 Friday & Saturday Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja SE) 23% January 3 Magha Saturday Noetaji’s Birthday 26° January 6* Magha ‘Tuesday Republic Day. 31" January 11" Magha Sunday Me-Dum-Me-Phi | 22% February 3 Phalguna Monday Bir Chilarai Divas 238 March 3% Chaitra(1938SE) Wednesday Dol Jatra 25% March 5 Chaitra Friday Good Friday 43°14" & 15" April 248, 25% & Wednesday, Thursday 26" Chaitra & Priday Bohag Bibu 1st May 11° Vaisakha Sunday May Day 7° May 17 Vaisakha Saturday thi of Damodar Deva @ ates SI Vaisala Saturday ‘Buddha Purina 22" May 1 yestha ‘Sunday Janmotsava of Sri Sri Madhabdeva "July Ist Ashadha Wednesday 1d-UbFite 15 August 24% Sravana Monday Independence Day | 22% August 31” Sravana Monday Tithi of Sri Sti Madhabdeva 25" August 3” Bhadra ‘Thursday Janmastomi 3% Sepiember 12" Bhadra Saturday Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva 12 September 21" Bhadra, ‘Monday. Td-Uz-Zuha 2 October 10® Asvina Sunday Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi 898, 10° 16°, 174, 18° Saturday, Sunday, Durga Puja, Vijaya Dashami & £11" October 198 Asvine Monday & Tuesday _Janmotsava of Srimanta Senkardeve 29" October 7? Kantika ‘Saturday Kali Puja & Dewali | 6 November 15° Kartika Sunday Chat Puja 14 November 23" Kartika Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday 24" November 3 Agrahayana Thursday Lachit Divas 2" December 11® Agrahayana Friday ‘Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Pha Divas) ‘i December 4° Pausa Sunday ‘Christmas Day 2, The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare Half Holidays (at 1 P.M.) in the offices under the Government of © ‘Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam on the following days during the year 2016; [12* October 20™ Asvina (1938 S.E.) Wednesday ‘Muharram | | 158 October 23% Asvina Saturday Lakshmi Puja 17 October | 25" Asvina Montay Kati Bihu 3. All Sundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor o! ‘Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of India, ‘Ministry of Home Aflairs Notification No.20/25/56 Pub-1.dated 8" June, 1957, a a 3 z 15" January,2016. ‘25° Pausa (1937 S.E) Friday “Magh Bihu_ 26" January 6” Magha ‘Tuesday: Republic Day / 23" March 3% Chaitra (1938 S.E) Wednesday Dol Jatra. 25 March 5* Chaitra Friday Good Friday 13" & 14" April 24 & 25" Chaitra ‘Wednesday & Thursday Bohag Bihu May 11 Vaisakha ‘Sunday May Day 6* July 15 Ashadha ‘Wednesday Td-Ul -Fitre | ts August 24° Sravana Monday Independence Day 12 September 21" Bhadra Monday Id-Uz-Zuha’ 2™! October 10 Asvina ‘Sunday Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi 108 & 11" October 1e* a 19% Asving Monday & Tuesday Darga Puja & Bijoya Dashami 29" October 7” Kartika ‘Saturday Kali Puja & Dewali 14* November 23" Kartika Monday ‘Guru Nanak’s Birthday ‘25 December 4 Pausa ‘Sunday, Christmas Day | ‘Contd. on page 2... ee ee ne3(a) There will be no Public Transaction in the Nationalized Banks on the following days. [ x 2 3 T a Tapa, 016 13 Chala (938 SB) ‘Fiday “Kanal Closing of Bank Accounts 4. All Second Saturdays and Fourth Saturdays of the months will be observed as Holidays. All other Saturdays will be full working days. 5. Bach employee may be allowed to avail 2(two) days Restricted Holidays as notified for the year 2016. RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS Date National Calendar Saka Days Festival Era) | | January, 2016 | 118 Pausa (1937SE) | Friday New Year's day 17% January 27 Pausa Sunday Silpi Divas. 2 January | 2"! Magha Friday Fateha-E-Dwaj Daham 26% Jansary | 6 Magha Tuesday Gwher Bathaw San 16" February | 278 Magha | Tuesday | Karbi-Dehal-Kachir-Dom 17 February | 28° Magha Wednesday Ali-aye Lingang March 17 Phalguna Monday Sivaratri 20 March Vchaitra (1938 SE) | Monday Bathow Puja/Khring Khring Baithow | Puja 26" March 6 Chaitra Soturday Easter Saturday 20° April 31" Chaitra Wednesday ‘Deuri Bihu, Sati Sadhini Divas & | Mahabie Jayanti | 12 May 22" Vaisakha Thursday: | Tithi of Gopal Dev | 21" May 31" Vaisakha Saturday Baikhowa Festival 23" May 2 Jyestha Monday Sabebaret 4° June 148 Jyestha Sanurday Tithi of Hari Dev 20" June 30" Iyestha Monday Death Anniversary of SriBishnu Prasad | Rabha wuly 24 Asadha Sunday Lailatur Kadar 13° July 22" Asadha ‘Wednesday Birthday of Nepali Kabi Bhanu Bhakta | Acharya 13* August 22 Sravana, Saturday | Death Anniversary of Bir Tikendrajit 134 September | 22" Bhadra Tuesday | Karam Puja 154 September | 24" Bhadra “Thursday "Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Amul Chandra 1 November | 10" Kartika Tuesday Abirbhab Tithi of Sri Sri Bhubaneswar Sadhu Thakur &Bhatri Dwitiya 24° November | 3% Agrahayana “Thursday Death Anniversary of Guru Tepbahaduyi 9 December | 18% Agrahayana Friday Gaan Nesi 10*December | 19" Agrahayana Saturday Martyr's Day 24% December | 3° Pause Saturday Christmas Eve | l a L - 6. Ifany of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for festivals notified above does not fall on the Day notified, necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course. 77 in addition to the Gazetted/Restricted Holidays and Holidays under NJ. Act 1881, all 2° and 4" Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners arc allowed as in previous years to declare any 1(one) day Which may be of local significance as local Holiday except Kamrup (M).General Administration Department will declare one day as loeal holiday for Kamrup(M) District. 8. These Holidays will not be automatically applicable to the Educational Institutions, Medical/Engineering Colleges unless they adopt the list but it is desirable that the number of holidays is decreased for Educational Institutions, ‘Medical/Engineering Colleges etc. and they adopt academic calendars decreasing the number of holidays. Sd/- ‘Addl, Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Assam General Administration Department ‘Contd. on page 3...a ‘Memo NO.GAG(A)139/2015/81-83 -A Dated Dispur the 16" December, 2015 Copy to: ory iL. 12, 13, 14, 15. 16. 17. 18, 19, 20. ai 22 23. 25. 21, 28. 29. 30 31 32 33 34. 35. |. Seoretary, SEBA, Bamuni ‘Adal. Chief Secretary to Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati Commissioner & Secretary to the Governor of Assam, Guwahat Principal Secretary, Assam Legislative Assembly, Dispur, Guwahati-6, Press Adviser to Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6. AILP.S.s to Ministers, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6. AILP.S.s to Parliamentary Secretaries, Dispur, Guwahati-6 AILP.S.s to Advisers to Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6. S.0, to Chief Secretary, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6, ALPS. to Addl. Chief Secretaries, Dispur, Guwahati-6. [All P.S.s to Principal Secretaries/Commissioner & Secretaries/Secretaries, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6. All Commissioners of Divisions. All Deputy Commissioners/Sub-Divisional Officers(Civil). Director General of Police, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati-7. ‘Accountant General, Assam, Guwahati-29. Registrar General, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati-1, Secretary, A.P.S.C, Khanapara, Guwahati-22. ‘Agriculture Production Commissioner, Assam, Guwahati-6, Chairman, Assam Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Chairman, Assam Board of Revenue, Guwahati, Secretary, O/o the Upa-Lokayukta, Assam, Shaktigarh Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati. Secretary, State Information Commission, Housefed Complex, Dispur. Secretary, State Election Commission, Dispur, Guwahati-6, Vice-Chancellor, Gauhati University, Guwahati / Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh / Assam University, Silchar JAssam Agricultural University, Jorhat / K. K. Handique State Open University, Guwahati /' Tezpur University, Tezpur. jam, Guwahati-21 Secretary, AHSEC, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21 Al Departments of Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-6. All Heads of Department, Guwahati. All Principal Secretaries of Autonomous Councils, All States/ Union Territories of India. Director, Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21. He is requested to publish the above Notification in the Extraordinary Assam Gazette. Director, Information & Public Relations, Assam, Dispur for wide publicity of the above Notification. Director, All India Radio, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification. Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification, ‘Assistant General Manager (P), Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati-1 RC., Assam Bhawan, New Delhi/T.A.& DM. Kolkata/L.O., Assam House, Shillong/ D.RC., Assam Bhawan, Mumbai. By order etc, to the Govt. of Assam ge General Administration Department