File No: TCB/130-2/2025 dated at Chennai -600 002 the 08.12.2025
Sub: Holidays to be observed in Administrative /Operative Offices during the year 2026- reg
All administrative/Operative Offices in Tamilnadu Postal Circle will observe 17 Closed Holidays during the year 2026 as shown in Annexure I.
In addition to these 17 closed holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself /herself any two (2) Restricted Holiday to be chosen by himself /herself out of the list of Restricted Holiday as shown in Annexure II.
In view of the above, there will be no separate announcement on the holidays mentioned in pre-para.
D:\ As Above.
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Assistant Director(Admin, SR &Welfare)
Test thecities listed on endlist,
O/o Chief Postmaster General,
after-rig ofkt5st (Tamilnadu Circle),
Bat/Chennai 600002
ANNEXURE - 1
LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2026
| S.No | Name of the Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pongal | 15-01-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Republic Day | 26-01-2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Idul'i Firr (Ramzan) | 21-03-2026 | Saturday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanthi | 31-03-2026 | Tuesday |
| 5 | Good Friday | 03-04-2026 | Friday |
| 6 | Buddha Purnima | 01-05-2026 | Friday |
| 7 | Idul'i Zuha(Bakrid) | 28-05-2026 | Thursday |
| 8 | Muharram | 26-06-2026 | Friday |
| 9 | Independence Day | 15-08-2026 | Saturday |
| 10 | Prophet Mohammed's Birthday (Id-e-milad) | 26-08-2026 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayagar Chathurthi | 14-09-2026 | Monday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 02-10-2026 | Friday |
| 13 | An Additional Holiday for Dussehra/Maha Ashami | 19-10-2026 | Monday |
| 14 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dasami) | 20-10-2026 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavalli) | 08-11-2026 | Sunday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 24-11-2026 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2026 | Friday |
ANNEXURE - II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2026
| S.No | Name of the Holiday | Date | Day of Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2026 | Thursday |
| 2 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 03-01-2026 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2026 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Thiruvalluvur Day | 16-01-2026 | Friday |
| 5 | Uzbavar Thirunal | 17-01-2026 | Saturday |
| 6 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 23-01-2026 | Friday |
| 7 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti / Thai Poosam | 01-02-2026 | Sunday |
| 8 | Birthday of Swami Devanand Saraswati | 12-02-2026 | Thursday |
| 9 | Maha Shivratri/Shivratri | 15-02-2026 | Sunday |
| 10 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-02-2026 | Thursday |
| 11 | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | 03-03-2026 | Tuesday |
| 12 | Holi | 04-03-2026 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Chaitra Sukadi/Cudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | 19-03-2026 | Thursday |
| 14 | Jamat Ul-Vida | 20-03-2026 | Friday |
| 15 | Ram Navami | 26-03-2026 | Thursday |
| 16 | Eater Day | 05-04-2026 | Sunday |
| 17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi | 14-04-2026 | Tuesday |
| 18 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal )/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15-04-2026 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 09-05-2026 | Saturday |
| 20 | Rath Yatra | 16-07-2026 | Thursday |
| 21 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 26-08-2026 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Raksha Bandhan/Varalakshmi Vratham | 28-08-2026 | Friday |
| 23 | Janamanhtami (Valshnawi) | 04-09-2026 | Friday |
| 24 | Mahalaya Amawaya | 10-10-2026 | Saturday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 18-10-2026 | Sunday |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 26-10-2026 | Monday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouthi) | 29-10-2026 | Thursday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 08-11-2026 | Sunday |
| 29 | Covardhan Puja | 09-11-2026 | Monday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | 11-11-2026 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shahthi/Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 15-11-2026 | Sunday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day / Karthigai Deepam | 24-11-2026 | Tuesday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2026 | Thursday |
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