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INSURANCE REGULATORY AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF INDIA
No. IRDA/ADMN/CIR/Per/230/11/2016
21 st November, 2016
CIRCULAR
List of Holidays — 2017
In terms of Chapter-VI of IRDA Staff (Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2016, the Chairman is pleased to declare the following Holidays to be observed by all offices of IRDA during the calendar year 2017.
Closed Holidays
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S. No.
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Holiday
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Date
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Day
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1 .
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Republic Day
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January 26
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Thursday
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2.
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Maha Shivratri
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February 24
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Friday
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|
3.
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Holi
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March 13
|
Monday
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4.
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Ram Navami
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April 4
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Tuesday
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|
5.
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Good Friday
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April 14
|
Friday
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|
6.
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Budda Purnima
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May 10
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Wednesday
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7.
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Idu’l Fitr
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June 26
|
Monday
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8.
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Independence Day
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August 15
|
Tuesday
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9.
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Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi
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August 25
|
Friday
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10.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
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October 2
|
Monday
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|
1 1 .
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Diwali (Deepawali)
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October 19
|
Thursday
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|
12.
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Christmas Day
|
December 25
|
Monday
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The following holidays fall on Saturday/Sunday during the year 2017
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S. No.
|
Holiday
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Date
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Day
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1 .
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Makar Sankranti
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January 14
|
Saturday
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2.
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Mahavir Jayanti
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April 9
|
Sunday
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3.
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Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
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September 2
|
Saturday
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|
4.
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Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
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September 30
|
Saturday
|
|
5.
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Muharram
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October 1
|
Sunday
|
|
6.
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Guru Nanak’s Birthday
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November 4
|
Saturday
|
|
7.
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Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
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December 2
|
Saturday
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1.The holidays declared above will remain unchanged even if there is a change in the date in respect of any festival/holiday. The changed date due to shifting of holiday, if any, will fall into the “List of Restricted Holidays” given below.
2. In addition to the closed holidays mentioned above, employees may also avail themselves of any two of the following Restricted Holidays including shifted holidays if any.
Restricted Holidays
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S. No.
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Name of the Festival
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Date
|
Day
|
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1.
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Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday
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January 5
|
Thursday
|
|
2.
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Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami
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February 1
|
Wednesday
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3.
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Guru Ravidas’s Birthday
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February 10
|
Friday
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4.
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Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
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February 21
|
Tuesday
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5.
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Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand
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March 28
|
Tuesday
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6.
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Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
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April 1 1
|
Tuesday
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7.
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Vaisakhi/Vishu
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April 13
|
Thursday
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8.
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Mesadi
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April 14
|
Friday
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9.
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Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
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May 9
|
Tuesday
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10.
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Jamat—ul-Vida
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June 23
|
Friday
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1 1 .
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Raksha Bandhan
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August 7
|
Monday
|
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12.
|
Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
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August 15
|
Tuesday
|
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13.
|
Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj
|
August 17
|
Thursday
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14.
|
Onam
|
September 4
|
Monday
|
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15.
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Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)
|
September 27
|
Wednesday
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16
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Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)
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September 28
|
Thursday
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17.
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Dussehra (Maha Navmi)
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September 29
|
Friday
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18.
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Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
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October 5
|
Thursday
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|
19
|
Deepavali (South India)/ Naraka Chaturdasi
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October 18
|
Wednesday
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20.
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Goverdhan Puja
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October 20
|
Friday
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|
21
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Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashti (Chhat Puja)
|
October 26
|
Thursday
|
|
22.
|
Guru Tej Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
|
November 24
|
Friday
|
The following Restricted Holidays fall on Saturday/Sunday during the year 2017
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S. No.
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Name of the Festival
|
Date
|
Day
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|
1 .
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New Year’s Day
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January 1
|
Sunday
|
|
2.
|
Shivaji Jayanti
|
February 19
|
Sunday
|
|
3.
|
Holika Dahan/Dolyatra
|
March 12
|
Sunday
|
|
4.
|
Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu Assam
|
April 15
|
Saturday
|
|
5.
|
Easter Sunday
|
April 16
|
Sunday
|
|
6.
|
Rath Yatra
|
June 25
|
Sunday
|
|
7.
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Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)
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October 8
|
Sunday
|
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8.
|
Bhai Duj
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October 21
|
Saturday
|
|
9.
|
Christmas Eve
|
December 24
|
Sunday
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3. This is issued with the approval of the Competent Authority.
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