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12/2016-Leaves-HR Date: 01/12/2016

STAFF NOTICE

Sub: Holidays for the year 2017

All our offices in India Region will be observing 12 holidays during the year 2017. Out of these 12 holidays,
9 will be common for all the Offices across India Region as shown below:

Common Holidays 2017

No. Holiday Date Day
1 Republic Day 26-01-2017 Thursday
2 Holi 13-03-2017 Monday
3 Good Friday 14-04-2017 Friday
4 May Day 01-05-2017 Monday
5 Idul Fitr 26-06-2017 Monday
6 Independence Day 15-08-2017 Tuesday
7 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi 02-10-2017 Monday
8 Diwali 19-10-2017 Thursday
9 Christmas 25-12-2017 Monday

The remaining three holidays which will vary across regions/locations according to the local importance /
festivals is given below.

In addition to the above, every employee will be permitted to avail any two optional/restricted holidays from
the list of optional/restricted holidays which is given in Annexure A.

Northern Region
No. Holiday Date Day
1 Maha Shivaratri 24-02-2017 Friday
2 Raksha Bandhan 07-08-2017 Monday
3 Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24-11-2017 Friday

Western Region including Gujarat - Mumbai, Pune & Ahmedabad

No. Holiday Date Day
1 Gudi Padwa 28-03-2017 Tuesday
2 Buddha Purnima 10-05-2017 Wednesday
3 Ganesh Chaturthi 25-08-2017 Friday

Eastern Region - Kolkata

No. Holiday Date Day
1 Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami 01-02-2017 Wednesday
2 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 28-09-2017 Thursday
3 Dussehra (Maha Navmi) 29-09-2017 Friday
 Southern Region
Tamil Nadu
No. Holiday Date Day
1 Uzhavar Thirunaal 16-01-2017 Monday
2 Ganesh Chaturthi 25-08-2017 Friday
3 Deepavali 18-10-2017 Wednesday

Karnataka
No. Holiday Date Day
1 Ugadi 28-03-2017 Tuesday
3 Ganesh Chaturthi 25-08-2017 Friday
2 Karnataka Rajyotsava Day - Karnataka Formation Day 01-11-2017 Wednesday

Telangana
No. Holiday Date Day
1 Ugadi 28-03-2017 Tuesday
2 Telangana Formation Day 02-06-2017 Friday
3 Ganesh Chaturthi 25-08-2017 Friday

Kerala
No. Holiday Date Day
1 Maha Shivrartri 24-02-2017 Friday
2 Vaisakhi / Vishu 13-04-2017 Thursday
3 Onam 04-09-2017 Monday

Team HR
 Annexure A

List of Optional / Restricted Holidays for the Year 2017

No. Restricted Holiday Date Day

1 New Year 01.01.2017 Sunday

2 Guru Govind Singh's Birthday 05.01.2017 Thursday

3 Makar Sankranti/Bhogi/Pongal 14.01.2017 Saturday

4 Thiruvalluvar Day 16.01.2017 Monday

5 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 19.02.2017 Sunday

6 Maha Shivaratri 24.02.2017 Friday

7 Holi (Holika Dhan) 12.03.2017 Sunday

8 Ugadi/Cheti Chand/Gudi Padwa 28-03-2017 Tuesday

9 Ram Navmi 04.04.2017 Tuesday

10 Mahavir Jayanti 09.04.2017 Sunday

11 Hanuman Jayanti 11.04.2017 Tuesday

12 Vaisakhi / Vishu 13.04.2017 Thursday

13 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti / Good Friday 14.04.2017 Friday

14 Easter Day 16.04.2017 Sunday

15 Akshay Trutiya 28.04.2017 Friday

16 Buddha Pournima 10.05.2017 Wednesday

17 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 09.05.2017 Tuesday

18 Vat Pournima 08.06.2017 Thursday

19 Ashadi Ekadashi 04.07.2017 Tuesday

20 Guru Pournima 09.07.2017 Sunday

21 Ashadi Amavasya (Gatari) 23.07.2017 Sunday

22 Nag Panchami 27.07.2017 Thursday

23 Raksha Bandhan 07.08.2017 Monday

24 Shri Krishna Jayanti 14.08.2017 Monday

25 Parsi New Year/ Pateti 17.08.2017 Thursday

26 Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi 25.08.2017 Friday

27 Rishi Panchami 26.08.2017 Saturday

28 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 02.09.2017 Saturday

29 Onam 04.09.2017 Monday

No. Restricted Holiday Date Day
30 Anant Chaturthi 05.09.2017 Monday
31 Dussehra (Maha Saptami) 27.09.2017 Wednesday
32 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 28.09.2017 Thursday
33 Dussehra (Maha Navmi) 29.09.2017 Friday
34 Dussehra 30.09.2017 Saturday
35 Muharam 01.10.2017 Sunday
36 Sharad Pournima (Kojagiri) 05.10.2017 Thursday
37 Dhan Thrayodashi 17.10.2017 Tuesday
38 Narak Chaturdashi 18.10.2017 Wednesday
39 Balipratipada / Diwali / Padwa / Govardhan Puja 20.10.2017 Friday
40 Bhai Dhuj 21.10.2017 Saturday
41 Guru Nanak 's Birthday 04.11.2017 Saturday
42 Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad 02.12.2017 Saturday
43 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Mahaparinirvan Din 06.12.2017 Wednesday
44 Christmas Eve 24.12.2017 Sunday
45 Christmas 2nd Day 26.12.2017 Tuesday