GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

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ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR NOTIFICATION

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 IN THE STATE OF ASSAM

e file No.221561/ 11 : Dated Dispur the , 2023 1430 Bhaskarada

  1. 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-2024:


    Gregorian Calendar

    National Calendar (S.E)

    Assamese Calendar

    (Bhaskarabda)

    Days of the

    week

    Name of the Festival etc.

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    15th January 2024

    25th Pausha, 1945 S.E

    29th Puh, 1430

    Monday


    Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja

    16th January

    26th Pausha

    1st Magh

    Tuesday

    23rd January

    3rd Magha

    8th Magh

    Tuesday

    Gwthar Bathou San/

    Netaji’s Birthday

    26th January

    6th Magha

    11th Magh

    Friday

    Republic Day

    31st January

    11th Magha

    16th Magh

    Wednesday

    Me-Dam -Me-Phi

    24th February

    5th Phalguna

    11th Phagun

    Saturday

    Bir Chilaray Divas

    25th March

    5thChaitra , 1946 S.E

    11th Chot

    Monday

    Dol Jatra

    29th March

    9th Chaitra

    15th Chot

    Friday

    Good Friday

    11th April

    22nd Chaitra

    28th Chot

    Thursday

    Id-Ul-Fitr

    13th April

    24th Chaitra

    30th Chot

    Saturday


    Bohag Bihu

    14th April

    25th Chaitra

    1st Bohag 1431

    Sunday

    15th April

    26th Chaitra

    2nd Bohag

    Monday

    20th April

    31st Chaitra

    7th Bohag

    Saturday

    Sati Sadhini Divas

    1st May

    11th Vaisakha

    18th Bohag

    Wednesday

    May Day

    8th May

    18th Vaisakha

    25thBohag

    Wednesday

    Tithi of Damodar Deva

    23rd May

    2ndJaistha

    9th Jeth

    Thursday

    Buddha Purnima

    24th May

    3rdJaistha

    10th Jeth

    Friday

    Janmotsav of Sri Sri

    Madhabdeva

    17th June

    27thJaistha

    2nd Ahar

    Monday

    Id-ul –Zuha

    15th August

    24th Sravana

    30th Saon

    Thursday

    Independence Day

    23rd August

    1st Bhadra

    6thBhada

    Friday

    Tirubhav Tithi of Sri Sri

    Madhabdeva

    26th August

    4th Bhadra

    9thBhada

    Monday

    Janmastomi

    4th September

    13th Bhadra

    18thBhada

    Wednesday

    Tirubhav Tithi of Srimanta

    Sankardeva

    14th September

    23th Bhadra

    28th Bhada

    Saturday

    Karam Puja

    2nd October

    10thAsvina

    15th Ahin

    Wednesday

    Birthday of Mahatma

    Gandhi

    10th October

    18thAsvina

    23rd Ahin

    Thursday


    Durga Puja

    11th October

    19thAsvina

    24th Ahin

    Friday

    12th October

    20thAsvina

    25th Ahin

    Saturday

    13th October

    21stAsvina

    26th Ahin

    Sunday

    Vijaya Dashomi / Janmotsav of Sri Sri

    Sankardeva

    17th October

    25thAsvina

    30th Ahin

    Thursday

    Kati Bihu

    31st October

    9th Kartika

    14th Kati

    Thursday

    Kali Puja & Diwali

    3rd November

    4853/2023

    12th Kartika

    17th Kati

    Sunday

    Bhatri Dwitiya

    7th November

    16th Kartika

    21st Kati

    Thursday

    Chhat Puja

    15th November

    24th Kartika

    29th Kati

    Friday

    Guru Nanak’s Birthday

    24th November

    3rdAgrahayana

    8thAghun

    Sunday

    Lachit Divas

    2nd December

    11thAgrahayana

    16thAghun

    Monday

    Asom Divas( Su-Ka-Pha

    Divas)

    25th December

    4th Pausha

    9th Puh

    Wednesday

    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 2024:


    Gregorian Calendar

    National Calendar (S.E)

    Assamese Calendar

    (Bhaskarabda)

    Days of the

    week

    Name of the Festival etc.

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    17th July , 2024

    26thAshadha

    1st Saon

    Wednesday

    Muharram

    16th October

    24thAsvina

    29th Ahin

    Wednesday

    Lakshmi Puja


  3. All Sundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor of Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.20/25/56 Pub-1.dated 8th June, 1957:


    Gregorian Calendar

    National Calendar (S.E)

    Assamese Calendar

    (Bhaskarabda)

    Days of the week

    Name of the Festival

    etc.

    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    15th January 2024

    25th Pausha, 1945 S.E

    29th Puh, 1430

    Monday

    Magh Bihu

    26th January

    6th Magha

    11th Magh

    Friday

    Republic Day

    25th March

    5thChaitra , 1946 S.E

    11th Chot

    Monday

    Dol Jatra

    11th April

    22nd Chaitra

    28th Chot

    Thursday

    Id-Ul-Fitr

    13th April

    24th Chaitra

    30th Chot

    Saturday


    Bohag Bihu

    14th April

    25th Chaitra

    1stBohag 1431

    Sunday

    15th April

    26th Chaitra

    2ndBohag

    Monday

    1st May

    11th Vaisakha

    18thBohag

    Wednesday

    May Day

    17th June

    27thJaistha

    2nd Ahar

    Monday

    Id-ul –Zuha

    15th August

    24th Sravana

    30thSaon

    Thursday

    Independence Day

    4th September

    13th Bhadra

    18thBhada

    Wednesday

    Tirubhav Tithi of

    Srimanta Sankardeva

    2nd October

    10thAsvina

    15th Ahin

    Wednesday

    Birthday of Mahatma

    Gandhi

    10th October

    18thAsvina

    23rd Ahin

    Thursday


    Durga Puja

    11th October

    19thAsvina

    24th Ahin

    Friday

    12th October

    20thAsvina

    25th Ahin

    Saturday

    13th October

    21stAsvina

    26th Ahin

    Sunday

    Vijaya Dashomi / Janmotsav of Sri Sri

    Sankardeva

    17th October

    25thAsvina

    30th Ahin

    Thursday

    Kati Bihu

    31st October

    9th Kartika

    14th Kati

    Thursday

    Kali Puja & Diwali

    25th December

    4th Pausha

    9th Puh

    Wednesday

    Christmas Day


    3(a) There will be no Public Transaction in the Nationalized Banks on the following days.


    1

    2

    3

    4

    5

    1st April, 2024

    12th Chaitra (1946 S.E.)

    18th Chot

    Monday

    Annual 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.


Gregorian Calendar

National Calendar (S.E)

Assamese Calendar

(Bhaskarabda)

Days of the week

Name of the Festival

etc.

1

2

3

4

5

1stJanuary , 2024

11thPausa, 1945 S.E

15th Puh 1430

Monday

New year’s Day

14th January

24thPausa

28th Puh

Sunday

Uruka of Mag Bihu

17th January

27thPausa

2nd Magh

Wednesday

Silpi Divas

27th January

7th Magha

12th Magh

Saturday

Busu Dima Festival

14th February

25th Magha

1st Phagun

Wednesday

Ali Aye Ligang

20th February

1st Phalguna

7th Phagun

Tuesday

Karbi-Dehal-Kachir

Dom

26th February

7th Phalguna

13thPhagun

Monday

Shab-E-Barat

8th March

18th Phalguna

24thPhagun

Friday

Sivaratri

18th March

28th Phalguna

4th Chot

Monday

Khring Khring Baithow

Puja

30th March

10th Chaitra 1946 S.E

16th Chot

Saturday

Easter Saturday

7th April

18th Chaitra

24th Chot

Sunday

Lailatur Qadar

14th April

25th Chaitra

1stBohag 1431

Sunday

Tithi of Gopal Dev

17th April

28th Chaitra

4thBohag

Wednesday

Deuri Bihu

21st April

1st Vaisakha

8th Bohag

Sunday

Mahabir Jayanti

16th May

26th Vaisakha

2nd Jeth

Thursday

Birthday of Sri Sri

Krishnaguru

23rd May

2ndJaistha

9th Jeth

Thursday

Baikhowa Festival

6th June

16thJaistha

23rd Jeth

Thursday

Tithi of Hari Dev

20th June

30thJaistha

5th Ahar

Thursday

Death Anniversary of

Bishnu Prasad Rabha

30th June

9thAshada

15th Ahar

Sunday

Hul Divas

13th July

22ndAshada

28th Ahar

Saturday

Birthday of Nepali Poet

Bhanu Bhakta Acharya

13th August

22nd Sravana

28th Saon

Tuesday

Death Anniversary of

Bir Tikendrajit

15th September

24th Bhadra

29thBhada

Sunday

Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul

Chandra

16th September

25thBhadra

30th Bhada

Monday

Fateha –e-Dwaz-

Daham

1st November

10th Kartika

15th Kati

Friday

Kuki Chavang Kut

3rd November

12th Kartika

17th Kati

Sunday

Abhibhav Tithi of Sri Sri Bhubaneswar

Sadhu Thakur

24th November

3rdAgrahyana

8thAghun

Sunday

Death Anniversary of

Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

5th December

14thAgrahyana

19thAghun

Thursday

Sikpui Ruoi (Harvest Festival of Hmar

Community )

10th December

19thAgarhayana

24th Aghun

Tuesday

Martyr’s Day

12 December

21 Agrahayana

26thAghun

Thursday

Gaan Ngai

24th December

3rd Pausha

8th Puh

Tuesday

Christmas Eve


  1. If any of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for the festivals notified above does not fall on the day notified, necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course.

  2. In addition to the Gazetted/Restricted Holidays and Holidays under N.I. Act 1881, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners are allowed as in previous years to declare any 1(one) day which may be of local significance as Local Holiday except Kamrup (M). With the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister, General Administration Department is authorized to declare 2(two) Local Holidays for Kamrup (M) District.

  3. General Administration Department is allowed to declare 2 (two) additional holidays with the approval of Hon’ble Chief

  4. 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 may be decreased for Educational Institutions, Medical/Engineering Colleges etc. and they will adopt academic calendars decreasing the number of holidays.


(M.S. Manivannan, IAS) Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,

General Administration Department.

Memo e file No.221561/ 11 -A: Dated Dispur the , 2023

Copy to:-

  1. The Director General of Police, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati-7.

  2. The Commissioner & Secretary to the Governor of Assam, Raj Bhawan, Guwahati-1.

  3. P.Ss to all Addl. Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Commissioner & Secretaries/ Secretaries, Assam,Dispur,Guwahati-6.

  4. All District Commissioners/Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil).

  5. The Secretary Coordination to Chief Secretary, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

  6. All P.S.s to Ministers, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

  7. The Commissioner of Police, Panbazar, Guwahati-1.

  8. The Accountant General, (A&E)/ (Audit) Assam, Guwahati-29.

  9. The Registrar General, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati-1.

  10. The Secretary, A.P.S.C, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.

  11. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Assam, Guwahati-6.

  12. The Chairman, Assam Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati.

  13. The Chairman, Assam Board of Revenue, Guwahati.

  14. The Secretary, O/o the Upa-Lokayukta, Assam, Shaktigarh Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati.

  15. The Secretary, State Information Commission, Housefed Complex, Dispur.

  16. The Secretary, State Election Commission, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

  17. The Registrar, Gauhati University, Guwahati / Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh / Assam University, Silchar/Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat / K. K. Handique State Open University, Guwahati / Tezpur University, Tezpur/ Srimanta Sankar University of Health Sciences, Bhangarh./Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati-1./Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari /Assam Women Society, Jorhat/ Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai/Bodoland University/ Bhattadev University Bajali/ Madhavdev University, Lakhimpur/Majuli University of Culture, Majuli/Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati/ Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya, Barpeta

    / Royal Global University, Guwahati/ Assam Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati/ Kaziranga University, Golaghat /Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati/ Sati Sadhani University, Golaghat.

  18. The Secretary, AHSEC/ SEBA, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21.

  19. All Departments of Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-6.

  20. All Heads of Department, Guwahati.

  21. All Principal Secretaries of Autonomous Councils.

  22. All States/ Union Territories of India.

  23. The Director, Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21. He is requested to publish the above Notification in the Extraordinary Assam Gazette.

  24. The Director, Information & Public Relations, Assam, Dispur for wide publicity of the above Notification.

  25. The Director, All India Radio, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.

  26. The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.

  27. The Assistant General Manager (P), Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati-1.

  28. The R.C., Assam Bhawan, New Delhi/ JRC, Assam House and Assam Bhawan, Kolkata/ JRC, Assam Bhawan Chennai/ JRC Assam Bhawan Vellore/ D.R.C., Assam Bhawan, Mumbai/DRC, Assam House, Shillong.

  29. Astrologer concerned.

  30. Copy for uploading in the Website

By order etc,


Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam General Administration Department

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