Public Holidays 2012 for Puducherry and Karaikal

List of Public Holidays in 2012 for all Government Offices/ Institutions under the control of the Union Territory of Puducherry for the purpose of that section.

Puducherry and Karaikal Regions:

Sl. No.	Date	Day	Festival
1	16-01-2012	Monday	Thiruvalluvar Day
2	17-01-2012	Tuesday	Uzhavar Thirunal
3	26-01-2012	Thursday	Republic Day
4	06-04-2012	Friday	Good Friday
5	13-04-2012	Friday	Tamil New Year Day
6	14-04-2012	Saturday	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
7	01-05-2012	Tuesday	May Day
8	15-08-2012	Wednesday	Independence Day
9	16-08-2012	Thursday	De jure Transfer Day
10	20-08-2012	Monday	Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
11	19-09-2012	Wednesday	Vinayaga Chathurthi
12	02-10-2012	Tuesday	Gandhi Jayanthi
13	23-10-2012	Tuesday	Ayudha Pooja
14	27-10-2012	Saturday	Bakrid (Id-Ul-Alha)*
15	13-11-2012	Tuesday	Deepavali
16	25-12-2012	Tuesday	Christmas

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon

New Year's Day (01-01-2012) and Pongal (15-01-2012) falls on Sunday.

List of Public Holidays in 2012 for all Banking institutions including co-operative banks in the Union Territory of Puducherry

Puducherry and Karaikal Regions:

Sl. No.	Date	Day	Festival
1	16-01-2012	Monday	Thiruvalluvar Day
2	26-01-2012	Thursday	Republic Day
3	02-04-2012	Monday	Annual closing of bank Accounts
4	06-04-2012	Friday	Good Friday
5	13-04-2012	Friday	Tamil New Year Day
6	14-04-2012	Saturday	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
7	01-05-2012	Tuesday	May Day
8	15-08-2012	Wednesday	Independence Day
9	16-08-2012	Thursday	De jure Transfer Day
10	20-08-2012	Monday	Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)*
11	19-09-2012	Wednesday	Vinayaga Chathurthi
12	29-09-2012	Saturday	Half yearly closing of bank accounts
13	02-10-2012	Tuesday	Gandhi Jayanthi
14	23-10-2012	Tuesday	Ayudha Pooja
15	27-10-2012	Saturday	Bakrid (Id-Ul-Alha)*
16	13-11-2012	Tuesday	Deepavali
17	25-12-2012	Tuesday	Christmas

* Subject to change depending on the appearance of the Moon

New Year's Day (01-01-2012) and Pongal (15-01-2012) falls on Sunday.

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