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U.T. Administration of DNH & DD,
Office of rhe Collector/Additional Director (GADJ,
Daman: 396270.
Dated:06/ 70 /202I.
READ:1' Government of India,
Department of per. & Trg. No. F. No. lz/9/2020-fcA-2 dated
0B/06/202L Government of India, Ministry of Perionnel, Public Grievinces and pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training), Establishment
[ICA-2J Section, North Block, New
Delhi.
2. Ministry of Home Affairs communication dated 15.02.1984 vide No. 14046/27
/83 /Gp (I).
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the Powers conferred under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments
Act 1BB1
(26 of 1881), the Administrator of Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
and Daman & Diu is
pleased to declare the holidays as specified in the Part-I, II and III
appended to this Notification for
the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Part - I
Indicates Holidays in the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman
& Diu during
the calendar year 202L, Saka 1943-44 which shall apply to all Government offices/Semi
Govt.
0ffices/Local Bodies/commercial Banks in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Part ' ll Indicates the list of Restricted Holidays out of which an employee is entitled to avail any
tvyo
holidays.

Part - Ill Indicates Holidays under the Negotiable

Instruments Act, 1gg1 which apply to all the
Industrial Establishments, Public Sector Undertakings and Commercial Banks operating in
Union
Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The Commercial Banks operating in Union
Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu shall observe holidays declared by respective
regional offices according to their norms. However, State Bank of India, Dadra
& Nagar Haveli, Daman
& Diu in which Government transaction is being done, shall have to observe the holidays specified
in
the Part - I and the Government transaction / RBI chest will remain operative on
other working days.

All the holidays including in Part - III shall be paid holidays in the Establishmenr, as below in
the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

(1) Indusrial workers in the U.T. of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
(2) Daily wages workers of Govt. Department/U.T. Government Industrial Department.
t3l Employees of the Commercial Banks, Industrial Workers of Prlvate establishment in
the U.T. of
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

By order and in the name of the

Administrator of DNH &DD.

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Ioint Director IGAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.

Contd. On page 2/-

To,
All Head of Offices, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Copy to :-
L) The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
2) The loint secretary (ur), Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,
New Delhi.
3) The Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi.
4) The Election Commissioner for UTs, Delhi.
5) The under Secretary, Ministry ofpersonnel, p.G. & pension (Department
ofpersonnel &
Training ), North Bloch Govt. of India, New Delhi.
6) P.S. to Hon'ble Administrator, DNH & DD, at Secretariag Daman.
7) The Advisor to Administrator, DNH & DD, at Secretariat, Daman.
B) The Secretary (Education), DNH & DD, at Secretariat, Daman.
9] The Secretary (Finance), Secretariat, DNH & DD, at Secretariat, Daman..
10) The Collector, DNH/Daman/Diu.
1l) The Law Secretary, Secretariat, DNH & DD, at Secretariat, Daman.
12J The Joint Secretary of Plannin-g & Statistics for publication in the
official Gazette and supply 20
copies ofthe Gazette to this office at earliest.
13) The SIo, NlC, Secretariat, DNH & DD with a request to upload and said Notification
on Websjte
ofDNH & DD.

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Joint Di rector IGAD]
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
 U.T. Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu,
Office of the Collector/Additional Direcror (GADJ,
Daman:396220.
Dated the ol,rf October, 2021

NOTIFICATION
PART_ I
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,2022

No. 1,7 /01, /96-06 /GA/Hotiday /il|/2021,-ZZ: The UT Adminis tration

of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu is pleased to declare the followin g days to be Public
Holidays for the Government
offices of Dadra & Na r Haveli and Daman & Diu duri the ear 2022.
Sr.No. Holiday Datc Saka Date Dry
1943 SAKA EI{A
I Republic Day January to Magha 06 Wednesday
2 Maha Shivratri March 0l Phalguna t0 Tuesday
-l Holi March l8 Phalguna 27 Friday

1941 SAKA ERA

4 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi April 02 Chaitra 12 Saturday
Padava./Ugadi/Cheti Chand

5 Mahavir Jayanti/ April 14 Chaitra 24 Thursdav

Vai sakhi/Vishr:/Meshadi

6. Good Friday April l5 Chaitra 25 Friday

7. Idu'l Fitr May 03 Vaisakha l3 Tuesday
8. Muharram August 09 Sravana l8 Tuesday

9. Raksha Bandhan August 11 Sravana 20 Thursday

10. Independence Day August l5 Sravana 24 Monday
11. Parsi New Year's August 16 Sravana 25 Tuesday
DayA.,laoraz

12. Janmashtami August l9 Sravana 28 Friday

13. Vinayaka August 31 Bhadra 09 Wednesday
Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi
14. Mahatma Gandhi's October 02 Asvina l0 Sunday
Birthday
t5. Dussehra October 05 Asvina l3 Wednesday
16. Diwali (Deepavali) October 24 Kartika 02 Monday
17. Govardhan Puja October 25 Kartika 03 Tuesday

Note : The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall
on sunday.
1. Ram Navami April l0 Chaitra 20
Sunday
2. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e- October 09 Asvina 17 Sunday
Milad (Birthday of Prophet
Mohammad)
3 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya October 30 Kartika 08 Sunday
Sashthi (Chhat Puja)

4 Christmas Day December 25 Pausha 04 Sunday

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U.T. Administrarion of DNH and DD.
 PAII,T- II
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

No. 11l01/e6-0 6/cA/H oliday /lll/202L-22: The following are the

Optional Holidays recognized by
UT Administration of Da dra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for
theyear 2022 in addition to thosl
notified as Public Holida ys.
Sr.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Da)

SAKA ERAI9,I 3
1. New Year's Day January 01 Pausha 11 Saturday

2 Guru Gobind Singh's January 09 Pausha l9 Sunday

Birthday
J Lohri January 13 Pausha 23 Thursday

4 Makar Sankrant rlMagha January 14 Pausha 24 Fiday

Bihu,?ongal
5 Basant Panchami/ February 05 Magha 16 Saturday
Sri Panchami
6 Hazarat Ali's Birthday February l5 Magha 26 Tuesday

7 Guru Ravidas's Birthday February 16 Magha 27 Wednesday

8 Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Magha 30 Saturday

9 Swami Dayananda February 26 Phalguna 07 Saturday

Saraswati Jayanti

l0 Holika Dahan March 17 Phalguna 26 Thursday

I I . Dolyatra March l8 Phalguna 27 Friday

SAKA ERA 19 -l{

t2. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / April I 5 Chaitra 25 Friday

Bahag Bihu (Assam)

l3 Easter Sunday April 17 Chaitra 27 Sunday

14. Jamat-Ul-Vida April 29 Vaisakha 09 Friday

15. Guru Rabindranath's May 09 Vaisakha l9 Monday

Birthday
16. Budha Pumima May l6 Vaisakha 26 Monday

17. Rath Yatra July 0l Ashadha l0 Friday

18. Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) July l0 Ashadha 19 Sunday

19. Janmashtami(Smarta) August l8 Sravana 27 Thursday

20. Onam or Thiru Onam Day September 08 Bhadra l7 Thursday

21. Dussehra (Saptami ) October 02 Asvina l0 Sunday

22. Dussehra(Mahashtami) October 03 Asvina 1l Monday

23. Dussehra(Mahanavmi) October 04 Asvina 12 Tuesday

24. MaharishiValmiki's October 09 Asvina 17 Sunday

Birthday
25. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa October 13 Asvina - -J2l Thursdav
Chouth)
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26. Naraka Chaturdasi October 24 Kartika 02 Monday
2'1. Bhai Duj October 26 Kartika 04 Wednesday

28. Guru Nanak's Birthday November 0g Kartika 17 Tuesday

29. Guru Teg Bahadur's November 24 Agrahayana 03 Thursday
Martyrdom Day
30. Christmas Eve December 24 Pausha 03 Saturday
31. Guru Cobind Singh,s December 29 Pausha 08 Thursday
Birthday

loint Di rector (GAD)

U.T. Administration of DNH and DD.
 PART- III
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS,2O22 FOR BANKS

No' l1/01/96-06/GA/Holiday /lll/202L-22: The following are rhe Bank

Holidays recognized by uT
Administration of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu for
the year zo2z under the Negoriablc
Insfuments Act, 1881 (for UT Administration of Dadra & Nagar
Haveri and Daman & Diu.)

PART -A

Sr.No. Holidays Date Saka Dated Day of Week

1944 SAKA ERA

I Bank's Annual Closing April 01 Chaitra ll Friday

Da

PART - B

SHALL APPLY TO THE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS AN,D PUqLI-C

SECTOR
UNDERTAKINGS.
Sr.No. Gazetted Holiday Date Saka Dated Day of Weel<
1943 SAKA ERA
I Republic Day January 26 Magha 06 Wednesday

2 Holi March 18 Phalguna 27 Friday

1944SAKA ERA
J. Labour Day May 01 Vaisakha u Sunday

4. Independer.rce Day August 15 Sravana 24 Monday

5 Mahatma Gandhi's October 02 Asvina l0 Sunday

Birthday
6 Pratihar Sashthi or October 30 Kartika 08 Sunday
Surya Sashthi (Chhat
Puj a)

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Joint Director IGAD)
U.T. Administration of DNH and DD