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GENERAL HOLIDAY LIST 2011

Circular No.155 All members of the Chamber We reproduce below the following Notifications I & II issued by the Government of Karnataka regarding the General Holidays / Holidays declared under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for your information and record. 02.12.2010

Thanking you, Yours faithfully

T.S. Sampath Kumar Secretary General

************************************************************* GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA NO.DPAR 15 HHL 2010 Karnataka Government Secretariat Vidhana Soudha Bangalore, dated 30.11.2010 NOTIFICATION I The following list of General Holidays sanctioned by the Government for the year 2011 is published for general information. All Second Saturdays, Sundays and the following days. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Date 15.01.2011 26.01.2011 16.02.2011 02.03.2011 04.04.2011 14.04.2011 16.04.2011 22.04.2011 06.05.2011 15.08.2011 31.08.2011 Days Saturday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Monday Thursday Saturday Friday Friday Monday Wednesday Public Holidays Uttarayana Punyakala Makara Sankranti Republic Day Id-milad Maha Shivaratri Chandramana Ugadi Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi, Sauramana Ugadi Mahaveera Jayanthi Good Friday Basava Jayanthi Independence day Khutub-E-Ramzan, Swarna Gowri Vrata 2

Circular No.155 Sl.No. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Note : 1) Date 01.09.2011 27.09.2011 05.10.2011 06.10.2011 11.10.2011 25.10.2011 27.10.2011 01.11.2011 07.11.2011 14.11.2011 06.12.2011 Days Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Monday Monday Tuesday

: 2 : Public Holidays Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata Mahalaya Amavasye Mahanavami, Ayudha Pooja Vijayadasami Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi Naraka Chaturdashi Balipadyami, Deepavali Kannada Rajyotsava Bakrid Kanakadasa Jayanthi Last Day of Moharam

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This list does not include May Day (01.05.2011), Mahathma Gandhi Jayanthi (02.10.2011), Christmas (25.12.2011), which falls on Sundays. Government Offices will be closed through out the State on General Holidays. However Heads of Department should make necessary arrangements for the discharge of urgent work. If any of the Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on the date notified, Muslims in Government Service may be granted Holiday on the date of observance in lieu of the holidays already notified. Local holidays, are declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tulasankramana on 18.10.2011 (Tuesday) and Huthri Festival on 10.12.2011 (Saturday). With regard to (Sl.No.16) Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi, General Holiday is declared on the day of Seege Hunnime. Separate list of Holidays will be published by the Commissioner of Public Instructions Bangalore for the Education Department. In addition to the General holidays, the State Government Employees may utilise any of the Restricted Holidays not exceeding two days during the year 2011 with previous permission from the authority who is authorised to sanction casual leave. By order and in the name of The Governor of Karnataka Sd/K.V. RAMA Under Secretary to Government Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (State Protocol-1)

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: 3 : NOTIFICATION II

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Under the explanation of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act No.XXVI of 1881) read with Notification No.20/25/26/Pub-I dated 15.06.1957 of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, the following shall be Public Holidays throughout the State of Karnataka during the year 2011. All Sundays and the following days. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1) Date 15.01.2011 26.01.2011 16.02.2011 02.03.2011 01.04.2011 04.04.2011 14.04.2011 16.04.2011 22.04.2011 06.05.2011 15.08.2011 31.08.2011 01.09.2011 27.09.2011 30.09.2011 05.10.2011 06.10.2011 25.10.2011 27.10.2011 01.11.2011 07.11.2011 14.11.2011 06.12.2011 Days Saturday Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Friday Monday Thursday Saturday Friday Friday Monday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Friday Wednesday Thursday Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Monday Monday Tuesday Public Holidays Uttarayana Punyakala Makara Sankranti Republic Day Id-Milad Maha Shivaratri Yearly closing of Bank Account Chandramana Ugadi Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi, Sauramana Ugadi Mahaveera Jayanthi Good Friday Basava Jayanthi Independence day Khutub-E-Ramzan, Swarna Gowri Vrata Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata Mahalaya Amavasye Half-yearly closing of Bank Account Mahanavami, Ayudha Pooja Vijayadasami Naraka Chaturdashi Balipadyami, Deepavali Kannada Rajyotsava Bakrid Kanakadasa Jayanthi Last Day of Moharam

This list does not include May Day (01.05.2011), Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi (02.10.2011), Christmas (25.12.2011), which falls on Sundays. These holidays are declared on 01.04.2011 and 30.09.2011 for closing of Accounts of Commercial Banks and Co-operative Banks only. The Reserve Bank of India will be functioning on these days. However, all the Offices of the Reserve Bank will remain closed for public transactions on July 01 for annual closing of accounts and December 31 will be a working day for Reserve Bank of India. By order and in the name of The Governor of Karnataka Sd/K.V. RAMA Under Secretary to Government Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (State Protocol-1) 4

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: 4 : ANNEXURE TO NOTIFICATION I

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LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2011. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Note : This list does not include Shri Shankaracharya Jayanthi (08.05.2011), Shabe-barat (17.07.2011), Shri Bramhashri Naryanaguruji Jayanthi (14.08.2011), (Shri Krishnajnamashtami (21.08.2011) and Shab-e-Khader (28.08.2011), which falls on Sundays and Shri Madhvanavami (12.02.2011), Yajur Upakarma, Rug Upakarma (13.08.2011), Ananta Padmanabha Vrata (10.09.2011) and Huttari Festival (10.12.2011), which falls on Second Saturdays. Date 01.01.2011 19.03.2011 08.04.2011 12.04.2011 23.04.2011 07.05.2011 17.05.2011 12.08.2011 26.08.2011 09.09.2011 17.09.2011 18.10.2011 10.11.2011 24.12.2011 Days Saturday Saturday Friday Tuesday Saturday Saturday Tuesday Friday Friday Friday Saturday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Restricted Holidays New Year Day Holi Festival Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi Sriramanavami Holy Saturday Shri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi Budda Poornima Shri Varamahalakshmi Vrata Jamat-Ul-Vida Thiru Onam Vishwakarma Jayanthi Tula Sankramana Gurunanak Jayanthi Christmas Eve

By order and in the name of The Governor of Karnataka Sd/K.V. RAMA Under Secretary to Government Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (State Protocol-1)

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