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LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAY

Sr.No.	DATE	HOLIDAY	DAY OF WEEK
01*	14-01-2005	MAKARA SANKARANTI	THURSDAY
02	21-01-2005	IDUL'L JUHA	FRIDAY
03	26-01-2005	REPUBLIC DAY	WEDNESDAY
04	20-02-2005	MUHARRAM	SUNDAY
05*	08-03-2005	MAHA SHIVRATRI	TUESDAY
06	25-03-2005	GOOD FRIDAY	FRIDAY
07	22-04-2005	MAHAVIR JAYANTI	FRIDAY
08	22-04-2005	MILAD-UN-NABI	FRIDAY
09	23-05-2005	BUDDHA PURNIMA	MONDAY
10	15-08-2005	INDEPENDENCE DAY	MONDAY
11*	26-08-2005	JANMASHTAMI	FRIDAY
12	02-10-2005	MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY	SUNDAY
13	12-10-2005	DASSHERA (VIJAYA DASHAMI)	WEDNESDAY
14	01-11-2005	DIWALI (DIPAWALI)	TUESDAY
15	04-11-2005	IDUL FITR	FRIDAY
16	15-11-2005	GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY	TUESDAY
17	25-12-2005	CHRISTMAS	SUNDAY

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAY

Sr.No.	DATE	HOLIDAY	DAY OF WEEK
01*	01-01-2005	NEW YEAR'S DAY	SATURDAY
02	05-01-2005	GURU GOBIND SINGH JAYANTI	WEDNESDAY
03	15-01-2005	PONGAL	SATURDAY
04	13-02-2005	BASANT PANCHMI / SHREE PANCHMI	SUNDAY
05*	24-02-2005	GURU RAVIDAS' BIRTHDAY	THURSDAY
06	05-03-2005	MAHARSHI DAYANAND SARASWATI JAYANTI	SATURDAY
07	25-03-2005	HOLI (HOLIKA DAHAN, DOLYATRA)	FRIDAY
08	26-03-2005	HOLI	SATURDAY
09	09-04-2005	CHAITRA SUKHIADI / GUDI PADVA / UGADI / CHETI CHAND	SATURDAY
10	13-04-2005	VAISHAKHI	WEDNESDAY
11*	04-04-2005	MESADI	THURSDAY
12	14-04-2005	VISHU	THURSDAY
13	15-04-2005	VAISAKHADI (BENGALI) / BAHAG BIHU	FRIDAY
14	17-04-2005	RAM NAVMI	SUNDAY
15	08-07-2005	RATH YATRA	FRIDAY
16	19-08-2005	HAZARAT ALI'S BIRTHDAY	FRIDAY
17	19-08-2005	RAKSHA BANDHAN	FRIDAY
18	20-08-2005	PARSI NEW YEAR	SATURDAY
19	27-08-2005	JANMASHTMI (VAISHNAV)	SATURDAY
20	07-09-2005	GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI	WEDNESDAY
21	15-09-2005	ONAM	THURSDAY
22	10-10-2005	DUSSHERA (MAHA SAPTMI) ADDITIONAL	MONDAY
23	12-10-2005	DUSSHERA (MAHA NAVMI) ADDITIONAL	WEDNESDAY
24	17-10-2005	MAHARSHI VALMIKI'S BIRTHDAY	MONDAY
25	28-10-2005	JAMAT-UL-VIDA	WEDNESDAY
26	01-11-2005	DEEPAVLI (SOUTH INDIA)	TUESDAY
27	01-11-2005	NARAK CHATURDASI	TUESDAY
28	02-11-2005	GOVARDHAN POOJA	WEDNESDAY
29	03-11-2005	BHAI DUJ	THURSDAY
30	24-11-2005	GURU TEG BAHADUR MARTYRDOM DAY	THURSDAY
31	24-12-2005	CHRISTMAS EVE	SATURDAY

* Optional Closed Holiday's

NOTE : No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially notified subsequently happen to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals as indicated and the dates notified by the Ministry of personnel.