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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE WELFARE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE RANCHI LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINSTRATIVE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN JHARKHAND Sl No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day 1941 SAKA ERA 1 Republic Day 26 January Magha 06 Sunday 2 Holi 10 March Phalguna 20 Tuesday 1942 SAKA ERA 3 Mahavir Jayanti 06 April Chaitra 17 Monday 4 Good Friday 10 April Chaitra 21 Friday 5 Buddha Purnima 07 May Vaisakha 17 Thursday 6 Id-ul-Fitr 25 May Jyaishtha 04 Monday 7 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 01 August Sravana 10 Saturday 8 Independence Day 15 August Sravana 24 Saturday 9 Muharram 30 August Bhadra 08 Sunday 10 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 02 October Asvin 10 Friday 11 Dussehra (Maha Saptami) 23 October Kartika 01 Friday 12 Dussehra 25 October Kartika 03 Sunday Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday 13 30 October of Prophet Mohammad) Kartika 08 Friday 14 Diwali (Deepavali) 14 November Kartika 23 Saturday 15 Chhat Puja 20 November Kartika 29 Friday 16 Guru Nanak's Birthday 30 November Agrahayana 09 Monday 17 Christmas Day 25 December Pausha 04 Friday LIST OF RISTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINSTRATIVE OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT IN JHARKHAND Sl Holiday Date No. Saka Date Day SAKA ERA 1941 1 New year's Day 01 January Pausha 11 Wednesday 2 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 02 January Pausha 12 Thursday 3 Lohri 13 January Pausha 23 Monday 4 Makar Sankranti/Pongal 15 January Pausha 25 Wednesday 5 Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami 30 January Magha 10 Thursday 6 Guru Ravidas's Birthday 09 February Magha 20 Sunday 7 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 18 February Magha 29 Tuesday 8 Shivaji Jayanti 19 February Magha 30 Wednesday 9 Maha Shiva 21 February Phalguna 02 Friday 10 Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra 09 March Phalguna 19 Monday 11 Hazarat Ali's Birthday 09 March Phalguna 19 Monday SAKA ERA 1942 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti 12 25 March Chaitra 05 Wednesday Chand 13 Ram navami 02 April Chaitra 13 Thursday 14 Easter Sunday 12 April Chaitra 23 Sunday 15 Vaisakhi/Vishu 13 April Chaitra 24 Monday 16 Vaisakhadi (Bengali)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) 14 April Chaitra 25 Tuesday 17 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 08 May Vaisakha 18 Friday 18 Jamat-Ul-Vida 22 May Jyaishtha 01 Friday 19 Rath Yatra 23 June Ashadha 02 Tuesday 20 Raksha Bandan 03 August Sravana 12 Monday 21 Janmashtami (Samarta) 11 August Sravana 20 Tuesday 22 Janmashtami 12 August Sravana 21 Wednesday 23 Parsi New Year's day/Nauraj 16 August Sravana 25 Sunday 24 Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 22 August Sravana 31 Saturday 25 Onam or thiru onam Day 31 August Bhadra 09 Monday Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi) 26 24 October Kartika 02 Saturday (Additional) 27 Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) 26 October Kartika 04 Monday 28 Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 31 October Kartika 09 Saturday 29 Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 04 November Kartika 13 Wednesday 30 Naraka Chaturdasi 14 November Kartika 23 Saturday 31 Goverdhan Puja 15 November Kartika 24 Sunday 32 Bhai Duj 16 November Kartika 25 Monday 33 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24 November Agranayana 03 Tuesday 34 Christmas Eva 24 December Pausha 03 Thursday 35 Sarhul The date of its observation will be as per Govt. of 36 Karma Jharkhand Holiday List .

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