List of HOLIDAYS for the year 2008

Sl. Name of the holiday Date Day

No.

1. New Year Day 01st January Tuesday

2. Maha Shivaratri 06th March Thursday
3. Good Friday/ Holika Dehan 21th March Friday
4. Independence Day 15th August Friday
5. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday/ 02nd October Thursday
Idu’l Fitr
6. Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 09th October Thursday
7. Diwali (Deepavali) 28th October Tuesday
8. Christmas Day 25th December Thursday

In addition to above an employee can enjoy 2 (Two) restricted holidays (As per List
Attached) on any festival as per his/ her religious sentiment.
 List of restricted HOLIDAYS for the year 2008

Sl. Name of the Holiday Date Day

No.
Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday January 05 Saturday
1.
2. Makara Sankranti(N.India) January 14 Monday
3. Makara Sankranti(Bengal) January 15 Tuesday
4. Pongal January 15 Tuesday
5. Basanta Panchami /Shree Panchami February 11 Monday
6. Shivaji jayanti February 19 Tuesday
7. Guru Ravidas’ Birthday February 21 Thursday
8. Swami Dayanand Sarasvati JayantiHoli March 02 Sunday
9
Easter(Sunday) March 23 Sunday
Chaitra Sukhladi /Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti April 07 Monday
10 Chand
11 Vaisakhi April 13 Sunday
12 Vishu April 13 Sunday
13 Mesadi April 14 Monday
14 Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu(Assam) April 14 Monday
15 Birthday of Rabindranath May 08 Thursday
16 Rath Yatra July 04 Friday
17 Hazarat Ali’s Birthday July 17 Thursday

18 Raksha Bandhan August 16 Saturday

19 Parsi New Year August 19 Tuesday
20 Janmashtami (Smarta& Vaishnava) ) August 24 Sunday
21 Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi September 03 Wednesday
22 Onam September 12 Friday
23 Jamat-Ul-Vida September 26 Friday
24 Dussehra ( Maha Saptami) (Additional) October 06 Monday
25 Dussehra ( Maha Astami) (Additional) October 07 Tuesday
26 Dussehra ( Maha Navami) October 08 Wednesday
27 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday October 14 Tuesday
28 Deepavali (South India) October 27 Monday
29 Naraka Chaturdasi October 27 Monday
30 Govardhan Puja October 29 Wednesday
31 Bhai Duj October 30 Thursday
32 Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24 Monday
33 Christmas Eve December 24 Wednesday
34 B’ Day / Marriage Anniversary (self /spouse/children )