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No. G/G-1/2024/E-490982215 Date: 20.12.2023

OFFICE CIRCULAR

The Corporation is been pleased to declare the Holiday list for the year 2024 as mentioned below. In exigencies
of work, Head of the Department, may, at their discretion disallow any particular holiday or reduce the number of
holidays on anyoccasion.
List of Holidays- 2024
SI.No Name of the Festival(s) Date Day Remarks
1 Netaji's Birthday 23.01.2024 Tuesday For W.B. Only
2 Republic Day 26.01.2024 Friday
3 Basant Panchami 14.02.2024 Wednesday For W.B. Only
Doljatra/Holi 25.03.2024 Monday
5 Good Friday 29.03.2024 Friday
6 Eid-U|-Fitr 10.04.2024 Wednesday
7 Sarhul 11.04.2024 Thursday For Jharkhand Only
Ram Navami 17.04.2024 Wednesday For Jharkhand Only
9 May Day 01.05.2024 Wednesday
10 Eid-ud-Zuha 17.06.2024 Monday
11 Independence Day 15.08.2024 Thursday
12 Gandhi Jayanti 02.10.2024 Wednesday
13 Maha Saptami 10.10.2024 Thursday
14 Maha Astami/ Maha Navami 11.10.2024 Friday
15 Dussehra / Vijaya Dashami 12.10.2024 Saturday
16 Laxmi Puja 16.10.2024 Wednesday For W.B. Only
17 Kali Puja /Deepavali 31.10.2024 Thursday
18 Chhath Puja 07.11.2024 Thursday For Jharkhand Only
19 Guru Nanak's Birthday 15.11.2024 Friday
20 Christmas Day 25.12.2024 Wednesday

Note:
1. Holiday for ld-ul-Fitr, ld-ul-Zuha,Muharram and ldee-Millad depends upon sighting of the moon.
2. Offices located at Left Bank and Kalyaneswari s/stn. are part of Maithon project, so they will observe
Holidays applicable for Jharkhand only.
3. These holidays are, however not applicable to the employees of DVC Mines,whose services are governed
under NCWA.
4. DVC Delhi office willfollow as per Holiday list of Govt. Of India for the year 2024.

In addition to the above closed Holidays, an employee will also be allowed to avail himself /herself to any
Two (2) Holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays annexed.

PTO
 List of Restricted Holidays-2024
Sl.No Name of the Festival(s) Date Day Remarks
1 New Year's day 01.01.2024 Monday
2 Swami Vivekananda's Birthday
3
12.01.2024 Friday
Lohri
13.01.2024 Saturday
4 Makar Sankranti 14.01.2024 Sunday
5 Pongal/ Magha Bihu 15.01.2024 Monday
6 Guru Govind Singh Jayanti 17.01.2024 Wednesday
7 Netaji's Birthday 23.01.2024 Tuesday For Jharkhand Only
Hajrat Ali's Birthday 25.01.2024 Thursday
9 Basant Panchami/ Saraswati Puja 14.02.2024 Wednesday For Jharkhand Only
10 Shivaji Jayanti 19.02.2024
Monday
11 Guru Ravidas Jayanti 24.02.2024
Saturday
12 Maharshi Dayananda Swarasati Jayanti 05.03.2024 Tuesday
13 Maha Shivaratri 08.03.2024 Friday
14 Holika Dahan 24.03.2024 Sunday
15 Easter Sunday 31.03.2024 Sunday
16 Jamat-ul-vida 05.04.2024 Friday
17 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand 09.04.2024 Tuesday
18 Sahrul 11.04.2024 Thursday For W.B. Only
19 Meshadi/ Vaisakhadi/ Bohag Bihu 14.04.2024 Sunday
20 Bengali New Year/ Bohag Bihu 15.04.2024 Monday
21 Ram Navami 17.04.2024 Wednesday For W.B. Only
22 Mahabir Jayanti 21.04.2024 Sunday
23 Rabindra Nath Thakur's Birthday 08.05.2024 Wednesday
24 Buddha Purnima 23.05.2024
25
Thursday
Rath Yatra 07.07.2024 Sunday
26 Rakshabandhan 19.08.2024 Monday
27 Janmastami 26.08.2024 Monday
28 Ganesh Chaturthi 07.09.2024 Saturday
29 Onam/ Thiru Onam day 15.09.2024 Sunday
30 Viswakarma Puja 17.09.2024 Tuesday
31 Saradiya Navaratri 03.10.2024 Thursday
32 LaxmiPuja 16.10.2024 Wednesday For Jharkhand Only
33 Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday 17.10.2024 Thursday
34 Karwa Chauth 20.10.2024 Sunday
35 Naraka Chaturdasi 31.10.2024 Thursday
36 Govardhan Puja 02.11.2024 Saturday
37 Bhaiduj/ Bhatri Ditiya 03.11.2024 Sunday
38 Chhath Puja 07.11.2024
Thursday For W.B. Only
39 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24.11.2024 Sunday
40 Christmas Eve 24.12.2024 Tuesday

(Rajesh kumar)
General Mahager (HR)
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