Maximum number of holidays in ayear

JAGADEESH GOVIND (ADVOCATE) 29 December 2008

Hai,

Normaly companies are providing 13 holidays excluding sundays , per year ie 4 National Holidays( Republic Day,May Day,IndependenceDay and Gandhi Jayanthi ) and 9 Festival Holidays.

Regards,

JAGADEESH

RAKHI BUDHIRAJA ADVOCATE (LAWYER AT BUDHIRAJA & ASSOCIATES SUPREME COURT OF INDIA) 29 December 2008

Yes, Mr. Jagdish is absolutely right. I do agree with him

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer) 29 December 2008

DEAR SMITA,

I think following details will be helpful for your work,

Public holidays in India

India, being a multicultural and multireligious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India: Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In addition, many states and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-aladha, Mawliid-Annabi which are celebrated throughout the country.Moharram, mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's Grandson is observed by some sects of Islam. In addition, the Sikh festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti , the Christian festivals such as Christmas, Good Friday and Jain festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan are celebrated in certain areas where these religions have a significant following.

While having so many Government Holidays keep in line with the idea of peaceful co-existence of all religions, there have been demands from various public bodies that the system of a multitude of religious holidays is hampering economic activities to a great extent.The past two Central Govt. Pay Commissions have recommended the abolition of all Central Govt. Holidays on religious festivals, and instead, substitute with Three national Holidays , i.e, The Independence day (Aug 15), The Republic day (Jan-26) and Gandhi Jayanti--Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation-- (Oct-02).It was also recommended to increase the amount of existing Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays)depending on one's religious persuasion from existing two to eight. The rationale being, 8 holidays can more than cater for the festivals of any particular religion. So there is no point in having more than these many number of holidays,since religion does not warrant a Hindu to celebrate Iid or a Muslim to celebrate Diwali. With the proposed system, however, it was left to the individual to chose which 8 Holidays to celebrate, irrespective of his religious belief. However,this logical recommendation has not been accepted by the Govt. of India, fearing a loss of popularity, and thus Indian Govt. continues with an unusually large number of religious holidays as compared to most other countries.

NATIONAL :

Children's Day, 14 November

Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) - 16th December

Ambedkar Jayanti

Teachers' Day, 5 September

Republic Day - 26th january

Independence Day - 15th August

Gandhi Jayanti - 2nd October

HINDUISIM:

Hindus celebrate a number of Festivals all through the year. From celebrating the advent of spring to celebrating the win of good over evil, Hindu religion and culture provide its followers endless reasons to celebrate. Given below is the list of just a few of these festivals that are celebrated with great zest and fervor.

Diwali or Deepavali

Dussehra or Daserra

Holi

Pongal(In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh)

Onam (In Kerala,Strictly speaking, a Hindu festival; but normally associated with the state of Kerala as such, and many non-Hindus also celebrate)

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ayya Vaikunda Avataram

Raksha Bandhan

Krishna Janmastami

Ugadi

Durga Puja

Chhath

Maha Shivaratri

Bhaubeej

Ramanavami

Guru Purnima

Atlathaddhi

Laxmi puja

Saraswati Puja

Sankranthi

Thai Pongal

Nag Panchami

Kumbhabharani

ISLAMIC :

Chand Raat

Eid-ul-Azha (or Eid-ul-Adha or in slang Bakra-Eid)

Eid-ul-Fitr

Muharram (day of mourning observed by all Shia)]]

Mawliid-un-nabi

Shabe-Barat

CHRISTIAN :

Good Friday

Easter

Christmas

SIKHISM :

Baisakhi

Guru Nanak Jayanti - Holiday in only selected states of India

Lohri - Holiday in Panjab Only

BUDDHISM:

Buddha Purnima (Buddha Jayanti or Vesak

JAINISM:

Mahavir Jayanti

Kshamavaani

Mahamastakabhisheka

Paryushana

Kali Chaudas

Diwali

ZOROASTRIAN:

The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community. The Parsis use the Shahenshahi ("Imperial") version of the Zoroastrian calendar, which differs significantly from the Qadimi ("Ancient") version that their Iranian co-religionists use. For example, New Year is celebrated in the spring by Iranians but falls in late summer for Parsis. In addition to seasonal festivals, called Gahambars, the most eminent celebratory occasions are listed below.

Maidyozarem Gahambar - Mid-Spring Festival. Early October.

Maidyoshahem Gahambar - Mid-Summer Festival. Early December

Paitishahem Gahambar - Festival of bringing in the harvest. Mid February.

Ayathrem Gahambar - Festival if bringing home the herds. Mid March.

Maidyarem Gahambar - Mid-Winter Festival. Lit. 'Mid-Year'. Early June.

Hamaspathmaidyem or Muktad - All Souls Festival. Cf. Día de los Meurtos

Pateti - New Year's Day Eve. August-September.

Jamshed-e Navroz - New Year's Day, (Nowruz). August-September.

Jashan-e Sadeh - Festival of Fire. Lit. the 100th day (before Navroz).

Jashan-e Mehragan - Festival of Mihr. A day of thanksgiving dedicated to the highest Angel, Mithra (c.f. Metatron).

Jashan-e Tirigan - Festival of Tir. A day dedicated to Tishtrya, Angel of the star Sirius and rain.

Farvardigan - Festival of the Farohars ('guardian angels').

Khordad Sal - Birthday of the Prophet Zarathushtra.

Zartosht No-Diso - Anniversary commemorating the death of the Prophet Zarathushtra

Major Hindu Festival dates 2009

Dhanurmasa Pooja Samapthi 13-01-2009

Makar Sakranti Pongal Wednesday 14-01-2009

Vasant Panchami Saturday 31-01-2009

Maha Shivaratri Monday (22) 23-02-2009

Holi Wednesday 11-03-2009

Chaandramaana Ugadi Friday 27-03-2009

Ramayana Week Friday 27-03-2009 to 03-04-2009

Ramanavami Friday 03-04-2009

Hanuman Jayanti Thursday 09-04-2009

Buddha Purnima Friday 08-05-2009

Guru Purnima Tuesday 07-07-2009

solar Eclipse Wednesday 22-07-2009

Raksha Bandhan Wednesday 05-08-2009

Krishna Janmashthami Friday 14-08-2009

Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday 23-08-2009

Pitr-paksha begins Saturday 05-09-2009 To 18-09-2009

Navaratri Begins Saturday 19-09-2009 To 27-09-2009

Durgashtami 26-09-2009

Mahanavami 27-09-2009

Vijay Dashami (Dasera) Monday 28-09-2009

Deepavali (Diwali) Saturday 17-10-2009

Vikram New Year 2066 Sunday 18-10-2009

lunar Eclipse Thursday 31-12-2009

Other Festival Holidays in 2009

January 2009,01 Thursday New Year, 26 Monday Republic Day

March 2009,09 Monday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni

April 2009,10 Friday Good Friday, 12 Sunday Easter (Western) ,Souramaana Ugadi, Vishu

May 2009,09 Saturday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima

June 2009,24 Wednesday Rath Yatra PURI

August 2009,15 Saturday Independence Day, 22 Saturday Ramadan begins

September 2009,02 Wednesday Onam,21 Monday E-d-ul-Fitr- Ramadan Ends,Mahalaya Amavasya

October 2009,02 Friday Gandhi Jayanti, 08 Thursday Karva Chauth

November 2009,02 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti, 28 Saturday Eid-Ul-Adha

December 2009,25 Friday Christmas , About 10/12th Siva/Visnu Deeputsav

--Kinayath (talk) 05:50, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Further, you can find some more details about National/Central/State holidays in the following attachments separately.

Attached File : 9 holidays and observances.doc downloaded: 206 times

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer) 29 December 2008

DEAR SMITA,

I think following details will be helpful for your work,

Public holidays in India

India, being a multicultural and multireligious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. There are three national holidays in India: Independence Day, Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. In addition, many states and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Dussehra and the Islamic festivals of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-aladha, Mawliid-Annabi which are celebrated throughout the country.Moharram, mourning for the Prophet Muhammad's Grandson is observed by some sects of Islam. In addition, the Sikh festivals such as Guru Nanak Jayanti , the Christian festivals such as Christmas, Good Friday and Jain festivals like Mahavir Jayanti, Paryushan are celebrated in certain areas where these religions have a significant following.

While having so many Government Holidays keep in line with the idea of peaceful co-existence of all religions, there have been demands from various public bodies that the system of a multitude of religious holidays is hampering economic activities to a great extent.The past two Central Govt. Pay Commissions have recommended the abolition of all Central Govt. Holidays on religious festivals, and instead, substitute with Three national Holidays , i.e, The Independence day (Aug 15), The Republic day (Jan-26) and Gandhi Jayanti--Birth Anniversary of the Father of the Nation-- (Oct-02).It was also recommended to increase the amount of existing Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays)depending on one's religious persuasion from existing two to eight. The rationale being, 8 holidays can more than cater for the festivals of any particular religion. So there is no point in having more than these many number of holidays,since religion does not warrant a Hindu to celebrate Iid or a Muslim to celebrate Diwali. With the proposed system, however, it was left to the individual to chose which 8 Holidays to celebrate, irrespective of his religious belief. However,this logical recommendation has not been accepted by the Govt. of India, fearing a loss of popularity, and thus Indian Govt. continues with an unusually large number of religious holidays as compared to most other countries.

NATIONAL :

Children's Day, 14 November

Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) - 16th December

Ambedkar Jayanti

Teachers' Day, 5 September

Republic Day - 26th january

Independence Day - 15th August

Gandhi Jayanti - 2nd October

HINDUISIM:

Hindus celebrate a number of Festivals all through the year. From celebrating the advent of spring to celebrating the win of good over evil, Hindu religion and culture provide its followers endless reasons to celebrate. Given below is the list of just a few of these festivals that are celebrated with great zest and fervor.

Diwali or Deepavali

Dussehra or Daserra

Holi

Pongal(In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh)

Onam (In Kerala,Strictly speaking, a Hindu festival; but normally associated with the state of Kerala as such, and many non-Hindus also celebrate)

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ayya Vaikunda Avataram

Raksha Bandhan

Krishna Janmastami

Ugadi

Durga Puja

Chhath

Maha Shivaratri

Bhaubeej

Ramanavami

Guru Purnima

Atlathaddhi

Laxmi puja

Saraswati Puja

Sankranthi

Thai Pongal

Nag Panchami

Kumbhabharani

ISLAMIC :

Chand Raat

Eid-ul-Azha (or Eid-ul-Adha or in slang Bakra-Eid)

Eid-ul-Fitr

Muharram (day of mourning observed by all Shia)]]

Mawliid-un-nabi

Shabe-Barat

CHRISTIAN :

Good Friday

Easter

Christmas

SIKHISM :

Baisakhi

Guru Nanak Jayanti - Holiday in only selected states of India

Lohri - Holiday in Panjab Only

BUDDHISM:

Buddha Purnima (Buddha Jayanti or Vesak

JAINISM:

Mahavir Jayanti

Kshamavaani

Mahamastakabhisheka

Paryushana

Kali Chaudas

Diwali

ZOROASTRIAN:

The Parsis account for less than 0.007% of the Indian population, but as Mahatma Gandhi said, they are "in number beneath contempt, but in contribution, beyond compare." The same could be said of their festivals. Unfortunately, like the Parsis themselves, these are private and celebrated primarily within the community. The Parsis use the Shahenshahi ("Imperial") version of the Zoroastrian calendar, which differs significantly from the Qadimi ("Ancient") version that their Iranian co-religionists use. For example, New Year is celebrated in the spring by Iranians but falls in late summer for Parsis. In addition to seasonal festivals, called Gahambars, the most eminent celebratory occasions are listed below.

Maidyozarem Gahambar - Mid-Spring Festival. Early October.

Maidyoshahem Gahambar - Mid-Summer Festival. Early December

Paitishahem Gahambar - Festival of bringing in the harvest. Mid February.

Ayathrem Gahambar - Festival if bringing home the herds. Mid March.

Maidyarem Gahambar - Mid-Winter Festival. Lit. 'Mid-Year'. Early June.

Hamaspathmaidyem or Muktad - All Souls Festival. Cf. Día de los Meurtos

Pateti - New Year's Day Eve. August-September.

Jamshed-e Navroz - New Year's Day, (Nowruz). August-September.

Jashan-e Sadeh - Festival of Fire. Lit. the 100th day (before Navroz).

Jashan-e Mehragan - Festival of Mihr. A day of thanksgiving dedicated to the highest Angel, Mithra (c.f. Metatron).

Jashan-e Tirigan - Festival of Tir. A day dedicated to Tishtrya, Angel of the star Sirius and rain.

Farvardigan - Festival of the Farohars ('guardian angels').

Khordad Sal - Birthday of the Prophet Zarathushtra.

Zartosht No-Diso - Anniversary commemorating the death of the Prophet Zarathushtra

Major Hindu Festival dates 2009

Dhanurmasa Pooja Samapthi 13-01-2009

Makar Sakranti Pongal Wednesday 14-01-2009

Vasant Panchami Saturday 31-01-2009

Maha Shivaratri Monday (22) 23-02-2009

Holi Wednesday 11-03-2009

Chaandramaana Ugadi Friday 27-03-2009

Ramayana Week Friday 27-03-2009 to 03-04-2009

Ramanavami Friday 03-04-2009

Hanuman Jayanti Thursday 09-04-2009

Buddha Purnima Friday 08-05-2009

Guru Purnima Tuesday 07-07-2009

solar Eclipse Wednesday 22-07-2009

Raksha Bandhan Wednesday 05-08-2009

Krishna Janmashthami Friday 14-08-2009

Ganesh Chaturthi Sunday 23-08-2009

Pitr-paksha begins Saturday 05-09-2009 To 18-09-2009

Navaratri Begins Saturday 19-09-2009 To 27-09-2009

Durgashtami 26-09-2009

Mahanavami 27-09-2009

Vijay Dashami (Dasera) Monday 28-09-2009

Deepavali (Diwali) Saturday 17-10-2009

Vikram New Year 2066 Sunday 18-10-2009

lunar Eclipse Thursday 31-12-2009

Other Festival Holidays in 2009

January 2009,01 Thursday New Year, 26 Monday Republic Day

March 2009,09 Monday Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet), Sunni

April 2009,10 Friday Good Friday, 12 Sunday Easter (Western) ,Souramaana Ugadi, Vishu

May 2009,09 Saturday Buddha Jayanti / Buddha Purnima

June 2009,24 Wednesday Rath Yatra PURI

August 2009,15 Saturday Independence Day, 22 Saturday Ramadan begins

September 2009,02 Wednesday Onam,21 Monday E-d-ul-Fitr- Ramadan Ends,Mahalaya Amavasya

October 2009,02 Friday Gandhi Jayanti, 08 Thursday Karva Chauth

November 2009,02 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti, 28 Saturday Eid-Ul-Adha

December 2009,25 Friday Christmas , About 10/12th Siva/Visnu Deeputsav

--Kinayath (talk) 05:50, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Further, you can find some more details about National/Central/State holidays in the following attachments separately.

Attached File : 9 holidays and observances.doc downloaded: 178 times

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer) 29 December 2008

Holidays for Central Government Employees:

Attached File : 53 holidays - central govt - india.pdf downloaded: 182 times

AEJAZ AHMED (Legal Consultant/Lawyer) 29 December 2008

Holidays to High Court of A.P.

Attached File : 4 holidays - high court of andhra pradesh- n0tification.doc downloaded: 212 times

JAGADEESH GOVIND (ADVOCATE) 29 December 2008

Sir,

Thank you very much for the valuable information

JAGADEESH

Shree. ( Advocate.) 30 December 2008

THANKS Aejaz Sir, for your source of information.

Smita (-) 30 December 2008

Thanks sir for the information.

Manish Singh (Advocate) 30 December 2008

A nice and informative data from M. Ezaz.

Smita, better check the official gazzette of your state for further clarification

Rajan Salvi (Lawyer) 30 December 2008

Good work Mr Aejaz. By the way please answer query of Aftab regarding second marriage. He seems to be desperate and we [I ] is are ill equiped to anzwer the question.

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