Holiday List of Punjab Government, 2020

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. No	Name of the Holiday(s)	Date on which they fall	Day of the 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 / Vaisakhi	14th April	Tuesday
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	17 th October	Saturday
19	Dussehra	25th October	Sunday
20	Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji	31st October	Saturday
21	Diwali	14th November	Saturday
22	Vishwakarma Day	15th November	Sunday
23	Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji	30th November	Monday
24	Martyrdom Day of Sri. Guru Teg Bahadur Ji	19th December	Saturday
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. No.	Name of the Holiday(s)	Date on which they fall	Day of the week
1	New Year Day	01st January	Wednesday
2	Lohri	13 th January	Monday
3	Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji	23rd January	Thursday
4	Basant Panchmi / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji	30th January	Thursday
5	International Women Day	08 th 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
12	Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji	29th June	Monday
13	Martydom Day of Shahid Udham Singh	31th July	Friday
14	Pehla Parkash Utsav Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji	19th August	Wednesday
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	12 th September	Saturday
20	Birthday Of Sri.Bhagat Singh Ji	28 th Setptember	Monday
21	Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur	16th October	Friday
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
25	Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)	30th October	Friday
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
30	Guru Gaddi diwas Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji	16th November	Monday
31	Martydom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji	16th November	Monday
32	Chatt Pooja	20th November	Friday
33	Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib	25th 26th & 27th December 2020	Friday, Saturday, 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.