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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA HOLIDAYS LIST 2012

Circular No.154 All Members Members of the HR & Training Expert Committee 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. 08.12.2011

Thanking you, Yours faithfully

T.S. Sampath Kumar Secretary General

************************************************************* GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA NO.DPAR 12 HHL 2011 Karnataka Government Secretariat Vidhana Soudha Bangalore, dated 07.12.2011 NOTIFICATION I The following list of General Holidays sanctioned by the Government for the year 2012 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 Date 26.01.2012 20.02.2012 23.03.2012 04.04.2012 06.04.2012 24.04.2012 01.05.2012 15.08.2012 20.08.2012 19.09.2012 Days Thursday Monday Friday Wednesday Friday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Wednesday Public Holidays Republic Day Maha Shivaratri Chandramana Ugadi Mahaveera Jayanthi Good Friday Basava Jayanthi May Day Independence day Khutub-E-Ramzan Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata 2

Circular No.154 Sl.No. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Note : 1) Date 02.10.2012 15.10.2012 23.10.2012 24.10.2012 26.10.2012 29.10.2012 01.11.2012 12.11.2012 14.11.2012 01.12.2012 25.12.2012 Days Tuesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday Thursday Monday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday

: 2 : Public Holidays Mahathma Gandhi Jayanthi Mahalaya Amavasye Mahanavami, Ayudha Pooja Vijayadasami Bakrid Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi Kannada Rajyotsava Naraka Chaturdashi Balipadyami / Deepavali Kanakadasa Jayanthi Christmas

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This list does not include Uttarayana Punyakala Makara Sankranti (15.01.2012), Id-Milad (05.02.2012), Last Day of Moharam (25.11.2012), which fall on Sundays and Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi (14.04.2012) which falls on Second Saturday. Government Offices will be closed throughout 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 holiday, is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tulasankramana on 17.10.2012 (Wednesday) and Huthri Festival on 29.11.2012 (Thursday). 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 2012 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/PADMARAJU Under Secretary to Government Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms (State Protocol-1)

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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 2012. 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 24 1) Date 26.01.2012 20.02.2012 23.03.2012 02.04.2012 04.04.2012 06.04.2012 14.04.2012 24.04.2012 01.05.2012 15.08.2012 20.08.2012 19.09.2012 29.09.2012 02.10.2012 15.10.2012 23.10.2012 24.10.2012 26.10.2012 29.10.2012 01.11.2012 12.11.2012 14.11.2012 01.12.2012 25.12.2012 Days Thursday Monday Friday Monday Wednesday Friday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Monday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Monday Thursday Monday Wednesday Saturday Tuesday Public Holidays Republic Day Maha Shivaratri Chandramana Ugadi Yearly closing of Bank Accounts Mahaveera Jayanthi Good Friday Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi Basava Jayanthi May Day Independence day Khutub-E-Ramzan Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata Half-yearly closing of Bank Accounts Mahathma Gandhi Jayanthi Mahalaya Amavasye Mahanavami, Ayudha Pooja Vijayadasami Bakrid Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi Kannada Rajyotsava Naraka Chaturdashi Balipadyami, Deepavali Kanakadasa Jayanthi Christmas

This list does not include Uttarayana Punyakala Makara Sankranti (15.01.2012), Id-Milad (05.02.2012), Last Day of Moharam (25.11.2012), which fall on Sundays. These holidays are declared on 02.04.2012 and 29.09.2012 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 02 for annual closing of accounts and December 31 will be a working day for Reserve Bank of India. Local holiday, is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Tulasankramana on 17.10.2012 (Wednesday) and Huthri Festival on 29.11.2012 (Thursday). By order and in the name of The Governor of Karnataka Sd/PADMARAJU Under Secretary to Government Dept. of Personnel & Administrative Reforms

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(State Protocol-1) Circular No.154 : 4 : ANNEXURE TO NOTIFICATION I LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2012. Sl.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Note : This list does not include New Year (01.01.2012), Srinamanavami (01.04.2012) and Buddha Poornima (06.05.2012), which fall on Sundays. Date 01.02.2012 07.03.2012 27.03.2012 07.04.2012 13.04.2012 26.04.2012 27.04.2012 06.07.2012 27.07.2012 01.08.2012 02.08.2012 09.08.2012 16.08.2012 17.08.2012 29.08.2012 17.09.2012 18.09.2012 28.09.2012 17.10.2012 28.11.2012 29.11.2012 24.12.2012 Days Wednesday Wednesday Tuesday Saturday Friday Thursday Friday Friday Friday Wednesday Restricted Holidays Shri Madhvanavami Holi Festival Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi Holy Saturday Souramana Ugadi Shri Shankaracharya Jayanthi Shri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi Shab-e-barat Shri Varamahalakshmi Vrata Yajur Upakarma Rug Upakarma / Brahmashri Narayana Thursday Gurji Jayanthi Thursday Shri Krishnajamashtami Thursday Shab-e-Khader Friday Jamat-Ul-Vida Wednesday Thiru Onam Monday Vishwakarma Jayanthi Tuesday Swarna Gowri Virata Friday Ananta Padmanabha Vrata Wednesday Tula Sankramana Thursday Gurunanak Jayanthi Friday Huttari Festival Monday Christmas Eve 08.12.2011

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

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