Government Holiday List for 2021
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Tamil Nadu Government Holiday List for 2021
Under the 'Explanation' to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of
1881) read with Notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs, No.20-25-26, Public-1, dated the 8th June, 1957, the
Government of Tamil Nadu hereby declares, that in addition to 'Sundays'
expressly defined as Public Holidays in the said 'Explanation' the following
days shall be Public Holidays for the year 2021.
| SL.NO. | FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | New Year's Day | 1-1-2021 | Friday |
| 2 | Pongal | 14-1-2021 | Thursday |
| 3 | Thiruvalluvar Day | 15-1-2021 | Friday |
| 4 | Uzhavar Thirunal | 16-1-2021 | Saturday |
| 5 | Republic Day | 26-1-2021 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Thaipusam | 28-01-2021 | Thursday |
| 7 | Good Friday | 02-04-2021 | Friday |
| 8 | Telugu New Year's Day | 13-4-2021 | Tuesday |
| 9 | Tamil New Year's Day and Dr.B.R.Ambedhkar's Birthday | 14-4-2021 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Mahaveer Jayanthi | 25-4-2021 | Sunday |
| 11 | May Day | 1-5-2021 | Saturday |
| 12 | Ramzan | 14-5-2021 | Friday |
| 13 | Bakrid | 21-7-2021 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Independence Day | 15-8-2021 | Sunday |
| 15 | Muharram | 20-8-2021 | Friday |
| 16 | Krishna Jayanthi | 30-8-2021 | Monday |
| 17 | Vinayakar Chaturthi | 10-9-2021 | Friday |
| 18 | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02-10-2021 | Saturday |
| 19 | Ayuda Puja | 14-10-2021 | Thursday |
| 20 | Vijaya Dasami | 15-10-2021 | Friday | 21 | Milad-un-nabi | 19-10-2021 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Diwali | 04-11-2021 | Thursday |
| 23 | Christmas | 25-12-2021 | Saturday |
Some holidays which fall on Saturdays and Sundays, are included in the above list for easy reference.
# Applicable only to Commercial Banks Including Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu.
