Public Holidays,2018

GBNERAI, ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMNNT Notification

Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, Dated the 18'r'October, 2017

PART - I PITBLIC HOLIDAYS,2ol8 No. GS/2017-30-PFID/l02017ll3l4l3lH:'l-lre Ciovenrment of Gujarat is pleased to declare the following days to be Public Holidays for litrte Government OfJ'iccs duririg the year 2018.

Sr. Name of General Holidavs f)ate Saka Era Days of Week 0l Republic Day 26"t Janrrlrr,.,)0I I 06, Magh,l939 Friday a2 Maha Shivratri l3rr' Fe brunry. 20 1 8 24,Magh, 1939 Tuesday 03 Holi 2"d Day - Dhuleti 02nd lvlnrclr. 2018 ll, Phalgun, 1939 F riday 04 Mahavir Jayanti (Janrna l(alyanak) 29'r' March, 2018 08, Chaitra,|940 Thursday 05 Cood Friday 30'h March, 2018 09, Chaitra, 1940 Friday 06 Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthdav 1 4'l' April, 201 8 24, Cltaitra, i940 Saturday 07 Bhagvan Shree Parshuratn Jayanti 18'r' April, 2018 28, Chaitra, 1940 Wednesday 08 Rarn j an-ld (ld-U l-Fitra) I 6tr' .lune, 201 8 26, .lyeshtha, 1940 Saturday (1't Shawaal) (Muslirn, Shiya & Sunni) 09 lndependence Day I 5'n August, 2018 24, Shravan, 1940 Wednesday l0 Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi l7'r' August,20l8 26, Shravan,l940 Friday Shahenshahi) ll Bakri-ld-(Eid-al-adha) 22"0 August.20l8 31, Shravan, 1940 Wednesday t2 Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) 03'd Septenrber,2018 12, Bhadrapad, 1940 Monday 13 Samvatsari(Chaturth i Paksha) 13th Septcrnber, 201 8 22, Bhadrapad, 1940 Thursday l4 Muharram (Ashoora) 2l't Scptenrtrer,20l8 30, Bhadrapad,l940 F riday 'f ls Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 02nd October,20l8 10, Ashwin,l940 uesday '['hursday l6 Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) I 8'r' October, 201 8 26, Ashwin,l940 11 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday 3 l" October, 2018 09, Kartik,1940 Wednesday l8 Diwali 07''' November, 201 8 16, Karlik, 1940 Wednesday r9 Vikrarn Sarnvant New Year Day 08'r' November, 2018 17, Kartik. 1940 1'hursday 20 Bhai Brj 09'r' November, 2018 18, Kartik. 1940 Friday 2l Eid-e-Meeladun -Nabi 21" November, 20 I 8 30, Kartik, 1940 Wednesday ( Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) 22 Guru Nanak's Birthdav 23'd Nove rlrber, 20I I 02, Agrahayan, 1940 Friday LJ Christmas 25'h Dece rrrber. 2018 04, Paush,l940 T"uesday

Note ; (l) The following days have not been notified as General Holiday as they fall on Sunday 1. Makar Sankranti l4'l' January,20l 8 24, Paush,1939 Sunday 2. Cheti Chand I 8'r' March, 201 8 27, Phalgun, 1939 Sunday 3. Shree Ram Navmi (Chaitra Sud-9) 25'l' March, 2018 04, Chaitra,1940 Sunday 4. Raksha Bandhan 26'l' August, 2018 04, Rhadrapad, 1940 Sunday

Note: (2) If any of'the Muslint llolitlny.s notilicd above docs not fall on the day notificd, the Muslirn Gol'ertttttent llrnployec:s rrray be grrnted an oJltional holiday on the rl*.v on which the holidrf is actunlly observeel.

Note: (3) The holitlrtvs will rtlso be *pplicable to all State Government Undertakings, Boards, Corporntiolts and Pil rrchayat O flices.

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No' GS/2017-30-PHD/10201711314iGH:- The fbllowing are the Optional Holidays recognizecl by Government of GLf arat for the year 2018 in addition to those notifiecl as public Holidays. Sr. Name of the Optional Holidays Date Saka Bra Days No. of 0l Christian New year j.rr.*:'201g __ _Wegt _ __ Day 0 fr r r, Pairsri, rqlg Monday 02 Guru Govindsingh's Birthday 05tl' Janua ry 20lg l5 , Paush,1939 Friday 03 Vassi Uttarayan Day Q.lext to Makar l5,r,January.20lg 25, Paush,1939 Monday Sankranti) a4 Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) 29'n January,20l 8 09, Magh,1939 Ivlonciay 05 Iloli 0lt' March, 201 8 10, Phalgun, 1939 Tliursday 06 Jamshedi Navroz ( parsi 2l" March, 201 8 30, Phalgun, 1939 Wednesday Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) 07 Hatkeshvar Jayanti 30'r'March,20l8 09, Chaitra, 1940 Friday 08 Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) 3 I't Marclr, 2018 10, Chaitra, 1940 Saturday 09 Pesah (1st Day) (Yahudi) 3l'' March, 2018 10, Chaitra, | 940 Saturday l0 Maha Prabhuj i's Praktyotsava l2tr' April, 201 8 22, Chaitra, 1940 'fhursday (Val labhacharya Jayanti ) lt Shree Adhya.lagadguru 20'r' April, 201 8 30, Chaitra,l940 Friday Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) 12 Zarthost-no-Disho (parsi Kadami) 24,t' April, 2018 04, Vaishakh,l940 'I'uesday l3 Budhhzr Purnima (Vaishakh Sud_15) 30,h April, 2018 10, Vaishakh,l940 Monday 14 Shab-e-Barat (Muslim Shiya & 02nd Muy,20l8 12, Vaishakh, I 940 Wednesday Sunni) t5 Zarthost-rro-Disho (parsi 24't'May, z0lg 03, Jyesth, lg40 Thursday Shahenshahi) l6 Shahadat-e-LlazaratAli(Muslim 06'r,June,20lg 16, .lyesth, 1940 Wednesday Shiya)

17 Rathayatra (Ashadhi brj) (Ashadh 14"' July, 201 I 23, Ashadh,l940 Saturday Sud-2) l8 Parsi year New Day Eve (Gatha_V) I 7'r' g July, 20 l 26, Ashadh,1940 Tuesday (Parsi kadmi) l9 Parsi year New Day (parsi Kadmi) lg,h July, 2018 27, Ashadh,l940 Wednesday 2A Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) 23,d July, 2018 01, Shravan,l940 2l Gatha Monday Gahamber (Carha-III) (parsi l4,h August, 2018 23, Shravan, 1940 Shahenshahi) Tuesday 22 Parsi year New Day Eve (Gatha_V) l6tl' August, 201 8 25, Shravan, 1940 (Parsi Shahenshahi) ThLrrsday 23 Khordad Sal (parsi Shahenshahi) 22no August, 20l g 3 I, Shravan, 24 Onam I 940 Wednesday 25'l' August,2Ol 8 03, tshadrapad,l940 25 Nand Utsav Saturday (Shravan Vad_9) 04'h September, 20lg 13, Bhadrapad,1940 Tuesday 26 Shravan Vad- I I (paryusan I,r Day) 06'r' September, 201 g 15, (Charurrhi paksha) Bhadrapad, 1940 Thursday 27 S*ra'an Vad- 12 (paryusan l.'r Day) 07'r, September, 201 g (Punchanti paksha) 16, Bhadrapad, 1940 Friday

o : lch risty\N i m rod - p r o\N s u BM I ss L I p rc N\ H o D Ay\E n g I i s h - u b I i c- H o I i d oys- 2 0 1 8, docx 28 Mahavir Swarni Janma Vachan l0'l' September, 201 8 19, Bhadrapad, 1940 Monday (Chaturthi Paksha) 29 Rosh l{ashanah (l't Day) (New 1Oth September, 2018 19, Bhadrapad, 1940 fvlonday Year) (Yahudi) 30 Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) l3th September, 2018 22,Bhadrapad, 1940 Thur.sday 3l Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) l4tr' Septernber, 201 8 23, Bhadrapad, 1940 Friday Eve of Kippur(Yahudi) I 8tn September, 201 8 27 , Bhadrapad, 1940 Tuesday gtr' 33 Yom Kippur(Yahudi) l September, 20 I 8 28, Bhadrapad, 1940 Wednesday 34 9th Muharrarn (l\4uslim Shiya & 20t" September, 201 I 29, Bhadrapad, 1940 Thursday Sunni) 35 Succoth(Yahudi) 24th Septernber, 2018 02, Ashwin, 1940 Monday 36 Dhan Terash ( Aso Vad- l3) 05'h Novernber, 2018 14, Kartik, 1940 Monday an -fuesday -)l Kali Chaudash (Aso Vad-14) 06'l' November, 2018 15, Kartik, 1940 38 Shahaclat-e- Imarn Hasan (Muslim 07'l' November, 20l8 16, Kartik, 1940 Wednesclay Shiya) 39 Kartak Sud-l 5 (Dev-Diwali) 23'd November, 201 8 02, Agrahayan, 1940 Friday 40 Id-e-Maulud (Muslim Shiya) 26'l'November, 2018 05, Agrahayan, 1940 Monday 4l Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayarrti 19"' December, 201 8 28, Agralrayan, 1940 Wednesday A1 .-t L Boxing Day (htrext Day to Christma.s) 26"' December, 2018 05, Paush, 1940 Wednesday

Note: (l) Tlre follorving tlnys have not been noti{iecl as Optional Holiclrys as they fall on Surrd*r: L GucJi Pnclvo (Cilrtitrrr Sud-l) I $tl' March, 2018 27. Phalgun,l939 Srrrrday 2. Slravuotlr (Yalrudi) 20'r'Ma1,, 2018 30,Vaishakh,l940 Sunday 3. Ramjan-ld (Id-Ul-I.-itra) (2"o Shawaal- I 7'n June, 2018 27, Jyesth, I 940 Sunday Muslim Shiya & Sunni) 4. Guru Arjundev's Martyrdom day I 7'l' June, 201 8 27, Jyesth,1 940 Sunday 5, Gatha Gahanrber (Gatha-lll) (Parsi I 5'l' July, 201 8 24, Ashadh, l 940 Sunday Kadmi) 6. Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) 22nd July,20l8 3 l, Ashadh,l940 Sunday

Notc: (2) Gnvcrntttettt IinrJrloyces lnitv avail ol'nrRxirrrunl iuty tlvo ol'tlre Iolith\,;{i ot1 the festil,lt 6cc;l.rriurrs tttetttiotter.l ltbovc at thcir optiou tnd irrcspectivc ol'their rcligiour deuonrinttion. Ilclnri.ssigl loy nvailment of tlris opti0rral holid:rys slrould holvcver, be applied firr in ndvrncc nn4 lvill rrnrrrrrrpy bc grantcd by tlre of'liccr c('mpctent to grntrt citsual leave rvith duc rcgnr{ to tlre c-rigencirrs ,I 'l'his Governlncnt rvrlrk" lcavc of hvo dal's tnkcn b1'(iovcrrrtnen( IirrrJrlor;ccs nt their discrctir)n rlr! the l"cstival of tlreir choicc rvill not bc debiteel to thcir c:rsual lc:rve irct:ounl. (3) Note: ff nltv of the il'luslim lrolitlays notified above. clocs not fall on the 4ny notified, the l\,lrrslim Goverttntcnt linrployees nrny be grantcd an optiorr:rl holiday on the clal,on which the holirlrrt is actually obscrl'ed.

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