Holiday List of Punjab Government, 2019

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 2019 –

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. No.	Name of the Holiday(s)	Date on which they fall	Day of the week
1	Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji	13th January	Sunday
2	Republic Day	26th January	Saturday
3	Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji	19th February	Tuesday
4	Maha Shivaratri	04th March	Monday
5	Holi	21st March	Thursday
6	Ram Navami	13th April	Saturday
7	Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar / Vaisakhi	14th April	Sunday
8	Mahavir Jayanti	17th April	Wednesday
9	Good Friday	19th April	Friday
10	Idu’l Fitr	05th June	Wednesday
11	Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji	07th June	Friday
12	Kabir Jayanti	17th June	Monday
13	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	12th August	Monday
14	Independence Day	15th August	Thursday
15	Janam Ashtami	24th August	Saturday
16	Pehla Parkash Sahib Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji	31st August	Saturday
17	Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti	29th  September	Sunday
18	Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji	02nd October	Wednesday
19	Dussehra	08th October	Tuesday
20	Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji	13th October	Sunday
21	Diwali	27th October	Sunday
22	Vishwakarma Day	28th October	Monday
23	Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji	12th November	Tuesday
24	Martyrdom Day of Sri. Guru Teg Bahadur Ji	01st December	Sunday
25	Christmas day	25th December	Wednesday

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 2019 –

S. No.	Name of the Holiday(s)	Date on which they fall	Day of the week
1	New Year Day	01st January	Tuesday
2	Lohri	13th January	Sunday
3	Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath ji	03rd February	Sunday
4	Basant Panchmi / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji	10th  February	Sunday
5	International Women Day	08th March	Friday
6	Hola Mohalla	21st March	Thursday
7	Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji	23th March	Saturday
8	Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji	08th April	Monday
9	May Day	01st May	Wednesday
10	Lord Parshuram Jayanti	07th May	Tuesday
11	Buddh Purnima	18th May	Saturday
12	Nirjala Ekadashi	13th June	Thursday
13	Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji	29th June	Saturday
14	Martydom Day of Shahid Udham Singh	31th July	Wednesday
15	Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji	05th September	Thursday
16	Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji	07th September	Saturday
17	Muharram	10th September	Tuesday
18	Saragarhi Day	12th September	Thursday
19	Anant Chaturdashi	12th September	Thursday
20	Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji	28th September	Saturday
21	Birthday Of  Sri.Guru Ram Dass Ji	15th October	Tuesday
22	Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur	16th October	Wednesday
23	Karva Chauth	17th October	Thursday
24	Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji	26th October	Saturday
25	GoverdhanPooja	28th October	Monday
26	Guru Gaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji	29th October	Tuesday
27	New Punjab Day	01st November	Friday
28	Chath Pooja	02nd November	Saturday
29	Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)	10th November	Sunday
30	Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji	16th November	Saturday
31	Jor Mela Sri Fatehgarh Sahib	26th, 27th & 28th December	Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Note 2: The festival of ‘Rakasha Bandhan’ falls on the day of Gazetted Holiday i.e. 15th August, 2019 (Thursday).

Note 3: 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 occassions given below during the Calendar Year, 2019 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 Ravi Dass Ji
3. Maha Shivaratri
4. Ram Navmi
5. Mahavir Jayanti
6. Vaisakhi
7. Martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
8. Janmashtami
9. Idu’l Fitr
10. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
11. Idu’l 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.