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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GENERALADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR : GUWAHATI-6
Block-A, 2 Floor, Janata Bhawan, gadassam2011@gmall.com, gad.assam@gov.In, gad.assam.gov.in
ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
NOTIEICATION
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR 2023 IN THE STATE OF ASSAM
e file No.221561/1: Datcd Dispur the 28th November,2022
11th Aghun, 1429 Bhaskarabda

The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare that the Ofices under the Government of Assam and all Revcnue and
Magisterial Courts in Assam will remain closed on the following days durlng the year-2023:

Gregorian Calenda National Calendar Assamese Calendef Days of the weelk Name of the Festlval etc.
(S. E
(Bhaskarabda)
2 4
15h January.202325h Pausa, 1944 S.E. 30h Puh, 1429 |Sunday
16th January Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
26h Pausa, 1" Magh Monday
23d January 3rd Magha 8th Magh Monday Netaji's Birthday
24th January 4 th Magha gth Magh Tuesday Gwthar Bathou San
26th January 6th Magha
11 Magh Thursday Republic Day
31st January 11th Magha 16th Magh Tuesday Me-Dam-Me-Phi
5th February 16 Magha 21 Magh Sunday Bir Chilaray Divas
7th March 16th Phalguna 22d Phagun Tuesday Dol Jatra

7h April 17 Chaitra, 1945 S.E. 23 Chot Friday Good Frlday

14th April 24thchaitra 30th Chot, 1429 Friday

15h April 25 Chaitra

1 Bohag1430 |Saturday |Bohag Bihu

16h April |26" Chaitra, 2nd Bohag Sunday

20h April 30th Chaitra 6h Bohag Thursday Tithi of Damodardeva

7th Bohag
213 April 1t Vaisakha Friday Sati Sadhani Divas
|22nd April |2 Vaisakha 8th Bohag Saturday ld-U'T-Fitr

1" May 11th Vaisakha 17th Bohag Monday May Day

5th May 15th Vaisakha 21" Bohag Friday Buddha Purnima
5th June 15h Jaistha 21 Jeth |Monday |Janmotsav of Sri Sri
Madhabdeva
29 June 8 Ashadha 13 Ahar Thursday ld-U'1-Zuha
15th August 24th Sravana 29 Saon |Tuesday independence Day
|18th August 27th Sravan 32nd Saon Friday Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva

27th August 5h Bhadra 9th Bhada Sunday Karam Puja

4th September 13th Bhadra 17th Bhadra Monday Tirobhab Tithi of Madhabdeva
15th Bhadra 19th Bhada
8hSeptember Wednesday Janmastomi
25th September 3 Asvina 7th Ahin Monday Janmotsav of Srimanta
Sankardeva
2nd October 10th Asvina 14th Ahin Monday Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
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/79586@Rober 26th Asvina 30th Ahin Wednesday Kati Bihu

21 22 23and Asvian,30"Asvina, 3rd,4, 5th & 6th Kati Saturday, Sunday. Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
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24th 1" Kartik and 2" Kartika Monday and

October Tuesday
12th November 21th Kartika 25 Kati Sunday Kali Puja & Diwali
15h November 24th Kartika 28th Kati Wednesday Bhatri Dwitiya

19th November 28th Kartika 2nd Aghun Sunday Chhat Puja

24th November 3rd Agrahayana 7th Aghun Friday Lachit Divas

27th November 6 Agrahayana 10 Aghun Monday Guru Nanak's Birthday

2 December 11th Agrahayana |15"Aghun Saturday Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Pha Divas)

25 December 4 Pausa 8h Puh Monday Christmas Day

2. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare Half Holidays (at 1 P.M.) in the offices under the Government of
Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam on the following days during the year 2023:

Gregorian National Calendar (s. Assamese Calende Days of the Name of the Festival etc.
Calendar E.) (Bhaskarabda)_ week
29th July 7h Sravana,2023
28th October 6th Kartika
12h Saun,1430 Saturday |Muharram
10th Kati 1430 Saturday Lakshmi Puja

3. AllSundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor of
Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of
India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.20/25/56 Pub-1.dated 8th June, 1957:

Gregorian Calendar |National Calendar (S.E.) |Assamese CalenderDays of the week Name of the Festival etc.
(Bhaskarabda)|
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15th January,2023 25th Pausa, 1944 S.E. 30th Puh 1429 Sunday Magh Bihuu
26th January 6th Magh 11thMagh Thursday Republic Day
7th March 16th Phalguna 22n phagun Tuesday Dol Jatra
14th April 24th Chaitra,1945 S.E. 30h Chot Friday
15th April 25th Chaitra 1" Bohag 1430 Saturday JBohag Bihu
16th April 26th Chaitra 2nBohag Sunday
22n April 2nd Vaisakha 8th Bohag Saturday ld-UT-Fitr
1" May 11th Vaisakha 17th Bohag Monday May Day
29h June 8th Ashadha 13 Ahar Thursday ld-U'-Zuha
15h August 24thSravana 29 Saun Tuesday Independence Day
18th August 27h Sravan 32n Saon Friday Tithi of Srimanta
Sankardeva
25th September 3 Asvina 7 Ahin
"
Monday Janmotsav of Srimanta
Sankardeva
2nd October 10h Asvina |14thAhin Monday Birthday of Mahatma
Gandhi
|18th October 26 Asvina 30th Ahin Wednesday Kati Bihu
21st October 29h Asvina 3 Kati Saturday
22nd October 30th Asvina 4th
Kati Sunday Durga Puja( Saptami,
Asthami, Navami)
23d October 1" Kartika 5th Kati MondayL
24th October 2nd Kartika 6th Kati Bijoya Dashomi
Tuesday
12 November 21t Kartika 25th Kati
Sunday Kali Puja S& Diwali
December 4th Pausa
25 8 Puh Monday Christmas Day
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/79580/62Onere will be no Public Transaction in the Nationalize Banks on the following days.
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1 April, 2023 11th Chaitra (1944 S.E.) 17h Chot Saturday Annual Closing of Bank
Accounts

4. All Second Saturdays and Fourth Saturdays of the months will be observed as Holidays. All other Saturdays will be
full working days.
5. Each employee may be allowed to avail 2(two) days as Restricted Holidays as notified below for the year 2023.

Gregorian CalendarNational Calendar (S.E) Assamese CalendarDays of the week| Name of the Festival etc.
(Bhaskarabda)
|1 January, 2023 11th Pausa 1944 S.E. 16th Puh,1429 Sunday New Year's Day/ Death
Anniversary of Shri Shri
Anirudhadeva
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14th January 24th Pausa 29h Puh Saturday |Uruka of Magh Bihu
17th January 27th Pausa 2nd Magha Tuesday Silpi Divas
27th January 12h Magh Busu Dima Festival
14th February
7" Magha Friday
25th Magha 1 Phagunn Tuesday Karbi-Dehal-Kachir Dom_
15 February 26 Magha 2nd Phagun Wednesday Ali Aye Ligang
|18th February 29th Magha_ sth Phagun_ |Saturday Sivaratri
27th February 8th Phalguna 14th Phagun Monday Khring Khring Baithaw
Puja
8th March_ |17 Phalguna 23 Phagun Wednesday Shab-E- Barat

4h
8th
April |14th Chaitra, 1945 SE 20h Chot Tuesday Mahabir Jayanti
April 18th Chaitra, 24th Chot |Saturday |Easter Saturday
19th April 29thChaitra 5th Bohag.1430 Wednesday Deuri Bihu and Lailatur
Qadar
25h April sth Vaisakha 11h Bohag Tuesday Tithi of Gopaldeva
19th May 29h Vaisakha 4th Jeth Friday Tithi of Harideva
28th May 7th Jaistha 13th Jeth Sunday Birthday of Sri Sri
Krishnaguru
4 June 14th Jaistha 20h Jeth Sunday_ Baikhow Festival
20th June 30th Jaistha "
Ahar Tuesday Death Anniversary of
Bishnuprasad Rabha
30th June 9th Ashadha 14h Ahar Friday Hul Divas
13th July |22d Ashadha 27th Ahar Thursday Birthday of Nepali Poet
Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
13th August 22th Sravana 27th Saun Sunday Death Anniversary of Bir
Tikendrajit
|16th September 25th Bhadra 29th Bhada Saturday Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur
Anukul Chandra
28th September 6h Asvina 10thAhin Thursday Fateha-E-Dwaz Daham_
1st November 10th Kartika_ 14th Kati Wednesday Kuki Chavang Kut_
15th November 24th Kartika 28th Kati Wednesday Abirbhav Tithi of Sri
Bhubaneswar Sadhu
Thakur
24th November 3 Agrahayana 7h Aghun Friday Death Anniversary of Guru
Teg Bahadurji.
5th December 14th Agrahayana 18th Aghun Tuesday Sikpui l
(Harvest
festival of Hmar
|Community.)_
10th December 19th Agrahayana 23 Aghun Sunday Martyr's Day
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|4th Puh ThursdayY Death Anniversary of Shri

1/79582203acember 30 Agrahayana
Shri Anirudhadeva
Pausa 5h Puh riday Gaan-Ngai
22md December 1" Christmas Eve
24th December_ 3Td
Pausa I7 Puh Sunday

6. If any of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for the festivals notified above does not fall on the day notified,
necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course.
7. In adition to the Gazetted/Restricted Holidays and Holidays under N. Act 1881, all
2 and 4"h Saturdays would
also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners are allowed as in previous years to declare any 1lone) day
which may be of local significance as Local Holiday except Kamrup (M). with the approval of Hon'ble Chief
Minister, General Administration Department is authorized to declare 2(two) Local Holidays for Kamrup (M)
District.
8. General Administration Department is allowed to declare 2 (two) additional holidays with the approval of Ho"'ble
Chief Minister, Assam.
9. These Holidays will not be automatically applicable to the Ecducational Institutions, Medical/Engineering Colleges
unless they adopt the list but it is desirable that the number of holidays may be decreased for Educational
Institutions, Medical/Engineering Colleges etc. and they will adopt academic calendars decreasing the number of
holidays.
Signed by M.s Manivannan
Date: 29-11-2022 17:37:49

(M.S. Manivannan, IAS)

Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam,
General Administration Department.
Memo e file No.221561/1: -A Dated Dispur the 28th November,2022
Copy to:-
The Director General of Police, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati-7.
All Commissioners of Divisions.
3. The Commissioner & Secretary to the Governor of Assam, Raj Bhawan, Guwahati-1.
4. P.Ss to all Addl. Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Commissioner &Secretaries/ Secretaries,
Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
All Deputy Commissioners/Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil).
S. O. to Chief Secretary, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
. All PS.s to Ministers, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
All P.S.s to Advisers to Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
8.
9. The Commissioner of Police, Panbazar, Guwahati-1.
10. The Accountant General, (A&E}/ (Audit) Assam, Guwahati-29.
11. The Registrar General, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati-1.
12. The Secretary, A.P.S.C, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.
13. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Assam, Guwahati-6.
14. The Chairman, Assam Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati.
15. The Chairman, Assam Board of Revenue, Guwahati.
16. The Secretary, O/o the Upa-Lokayukta, Assam, Shaktigarh Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati.
17. The Secretary, State Information Commission, House fed Complex, Dispur.
18. The Secretary, State Election Commission, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
19. The Registrar, Gauhati University, Guwahati / Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh /Assam University, Silchar/
Tezpur University,
Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat/ K. K. Handique State Open University, Guwahati
University,
/
Panbazar, Guwahati-1./
Tezpur/Srimanta Sankar University of Health Sciences, Bhangarh./Cotton
University, Nalbari /Assam Women Society, Jorhat/
Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies
Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai/Bodoland University/ Bhattadev University Bajali/ Madhavdev
University., Lakhimpur/ Majuli University of Culture, Majuli/Assam Science and Technology
University,
Guwahati/ Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya, Barpeta Royal Global University, Guwahati/ Assam
University, Golaghat /Assam Don Bosco University,
Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati/ Kaziranga
Guwahati/Sati Sadhani University, Golaghat.
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i/795800.2022 The Secretary, AHSEC/ SEBA, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21.

21. All Departments of Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
22. All Heads of Department, Guwahati.
23. All Principal Secretaries of Autonomous Councils.
24. All States/ Union Territories of India.
25. The Director, Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21. He is requested to publish the above Notification
In the Extraordinary Assam Gazette.
26. The Director, Information &. Public Relations, Assam, Dispur for wide publicity of the above Notification.
27. The Director, All India Radio, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.
28. The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.
29. The Assistant General Manager (P), Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati-1.
30. The R.C., Assam Bhawan, New Delhi/ JRC, Assam House and Assam Bhawan, Kolkata/D.R.C.,
Assam Bhawan,
Mumbai/ DRC, Assam House, Shillong/ JRC, Assam Bhawan, Chennai and Assam Bhawan, Vellore.
31. Astrologer concerned.
32. Copy for uploading in the Website.

By order etc,

Joint Secretary to the Govt. of ssam

General Administration Department