List of Holidays - 2020
It is hereby notified that the holidays enumerated in the schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the Punjab Government during the Calendar Year 2020 -
SCHEDULE
S. No. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which they fall Day of the week 1 All Saturdays 2 All Sundays
Other Holidays
S. Date on which they Day of the Name of the Holiday(s) No. fall week 1 Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji 2nd January Thursday 2 Republic Day 26th January Sunday 3 Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji 9th February Sunday 4 Maha Shivaratri 21st February Friday 5 Holi 10th March Tuesday 6 Ram Navami 2nd April Thursday 7 Mahavir Jayanti 6th April Monday 8 Good Friday 10th April Friday 9 Birthday of DR. B.R. Ambedkar / 14th April Tuesday Vaisakhi
10 Lord Parshuram Jayanti 26th April Sunday 11 Idu'l Fitr 25th May Monday 12 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 26th May Tuesday 13 Kabir Jayanti 5th June Friday 14 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 1st August Saturday 15 Janam Ashtami 12th August Wednesday 16 Independence Day 15th August Saturday 17 Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji 2nd October Friday 18 Agarsain Jayanti 17th October Saturday 19 Dussehra 25th October Sunday 20 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 31st October Saturday 21 Diwali 14th November Saturday 22 Vishwakarma Day 31st October Sunday 23 Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 30th November Monday Martyrdom Day of Sri. Guru Teg 24 19th December Saturday Bahadur Ji 25 Christmas day 25th December Friday
Note 1: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year 2020 -
S. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which they fall Day of the week No. 1 New Year Day 01st January Wednesday 2 Lohri 13th January Monday Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath 3 23rd January Thursday ji Basant Panchmi / Birthday of 4 30th January Thursday Satguru Ram Singh Ji 5 International Women Day 08th March Sunday 6 Hola Mohalla 10th March Tuesday 7 Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji 23th March Monday 8 Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji 08th April Wednesday 9 May Day 01st May Friday 10 Buddh Purnima 7th May Thursday 11 Nirjala Ekadashi 2nd June Tuesday Death Anniversary of Maharaja 12 29th June Monday Ranjit Singh Ji Martydom Day of Shahid Udham 13 31th July Friday Singh Pehla Parkash Utsav Shri Guru 14 19th August Wednesday Granth Sahib Ji 15 Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji 27th August Thursday 16 Muharram 30th August Sunday 17 Anant Chaturdashi 1st September Tuesday 18 Birthday of Baba Jivan Singh Ji 5th September Saturday 19 Saragarhi Day 12th September Saturday 20 Birthday Of Sri.Bhagat Singh Ji 28th Setptember Monday Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji 21 16th October Friday Bahadur 22 Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji 26th October Monday 23 Karva Chauth 17th October Thursday 24 Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji 26th October Saturday Birthday of Prophet Mohammad 25 Sahib 30th October Friday (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad) 26 New Punjab Day 01st November Sunday 27 Birthday of Shri Guru Ram Das Ji 2nd November Friday 28 Karva Chauth 4th November Wednesday 29 Goverdhan Pooja 15th November Sunday Guru Gaddi diwas Shri Guru Granth 30 16th November Monday Sahib Ji Martydom Day of S. Kartar Singh 31 16th November Monday Sarabha Ji 32 Chatt Pooja 20th November Friday 25th 26th & 27th Friday, Saturday, 33 Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib December 2020 Sunday
Note 2 :
In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occassion given below during the Calendar Year, 2020 and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays:-
1. Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji 2. Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji 3. Maha Shivratri 4. Ram Navami 5. Mahavir Jayanti 6. Vaisakhi 7. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 8. Janam Ashtami 9. Id-ul-Fitr 10. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji 11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 12. Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 13. Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 14. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 15. Christmas day
The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half day holidays.
Note 3:
The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan' falls on 3rd August, 2020 (Monday). As such Punjab Government Offices/Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.