Tamil Nadu Government Holiday 2022: The list of holidays can differ from one state to another depending upon the state and which festivals are prominent in the region. Check here the list of public holidays in Tamil Nadu for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.

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The State Government of Tamil Nadu on 2nd November 2021 announced a fresh list of 23 public holidays during the year 2022 for all state government offices.

The Government Gazette (G.O. No.935) is published by the Department of Public (Miscellaneous) under the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 for all the state government offices and all commercial banks including co-operative banks in Tamil Nadu for the year 2022. The original holiday order PDF link is given below for your ready reference…

India celebrates three national holidays every year; in January, we celebrate Republic Day to honour the creation of our constitution. Independence Day is celebrated in August to honour freedom from the United Kingdom. Finally, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in October.

Tamil Nadu Govt Public Holiday List 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in January 2022

  • 1 January 2022 – Saturday – New Year’s Day
  • 14 January 2022 – Friday – Pongal
  • 15 January 2022 – Saturday – Thiruvalluvar Day
  • 16 January 2022 – Sunday – Uzhavar Thirunal
  • 18 January 2022 – Tuesday – Thaipoosam
  • 26 January 2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in February 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in February 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in March 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in March 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in April 2022

  • 1 April 2022 – Friday – Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial and Coop Banks
  • 2 April 2022 – Saturday – Telugu New Year
  • 14 April 2022 – Thursday – Tamil New Year / Dr Ambedkar Jayanti / Mahavir Jayanti
  • 15 April 2022 – Friday – Good Friday

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in May 2022

  • 1 May 2022 – Sunday – May Day
  • 3 May 2022 – Tuesday – Idul Fitr (Ramzan)

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in June 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in June 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in July 2022

  • 10 July 2022 – Sunday – Bakrid / Eid al Adha

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in August 2022

  • 9 August 2022 – Tuesday – Muharram
  • 15 August 2022 – Monday – Independence Day
  • 19 August 2022 – Friday – Krishna Jayanti
  • 31 August 2022 – Wednesday – Ganesh Chaturthi

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in September 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in September 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in October 2022

  • 2 October 2022 – Sunday – Gandhi Jayanti
  • 4 October 2022 – Tuesday – Ayudha Pooja
  • 5 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vijaya Dashami
  • 9 October 2022 – Sunday – Eid e Milad
  • 24 October 2022 – Monday – Deepavali

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in November 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in November 2022

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in December 2022

  • 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day

In Tamil Nadu, Makar Sankranti is known as Pongal. Pongal, is also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival of South India. Pongal Holidays 2022 will begin on Friday 14 January 2022 (Pongal), Saturday 15 January 2022 (Thiruvalluvar Day) and ends on Sunday 16 January 2022 (Uzhavar Thirunal).

  • 14 January 2022 – Friday – Pongal
  • 15 January 2022 – Saturday – Thiruvalluvar Day
  • 16 January 2022 – Sunday – Uzhavar Thirunal

Thaipusam 2022 Date in Tamilnadu

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is a festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai.

  • 18 January 2022 – Tuesday – Thaipoosam

தமிழ்நாடு அரசு விடுமுறை நாட்கள் பட்டியல் 2022

நாள்கிழமைவிடுமுறை
1 January 2022 Saturday ஆங்கில வருட பிறப்பு
14 January 2022 Fridayபொங்கல்
15 January 2022 Saturday திருவள்ளுவர் நாள்
16 January 2022 Sunday உழவர் திருநாள்
18 January 2022 Tuesdayதைப்பூசம்
26 January 2022 Wednesdayகுடியரசு தினம்
1 April 2022 Fridayகூட்டுறவு வங்கி விடுமுறை
2 April 2022 Saturdayதமிழ் வருட பிறப்பு / Dr அம்பேத்கர் ஜெயந்தி / மஹாவீர் ஜெயந்தி
14 April 2022 Thursdayதெலுங்கு வருட பிறப்பு
15 April 2022 Friday புனித வெள்ளி
1 May 2022 Sunday மே தினம்
3 May 2022 Tuesday இப்தார் நோம்பு
10 July 2022 Sundayபக்ரீத் பண்டிகை
9 August 2022 Tuesdayமுஹர்ரம்
15 August 2022 Mondayசுதந்திர நாள்
19 August 2022 Fridayஜென்மாஷ்டமி
31 August 2022 Wednesdayபிள்ளையார் சதுர்த்தி
2 October 2022 Sundayமகாத்மா காந்தி ஜெயந்தி
4 October 2022 Tuesdayமகா நவமி
5 October 2022 Wednesday விஜய் தசமி
9 October 2022 Sundayமிலாடி நபி
24 October 2022 Mondayதீபாவளி
25 December 2022 Sundayகிறிஸ்துமஸ்

List of Bank Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2022

All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Tamil Nadu state. Other than this, the banks in Tamil Nadu also mark all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays as holidays. However, it should be noted that services like ATM, IMPS, NEFT, etc remain active on the bank holidays.

School Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2022

Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Tamil Nadu state. Other than this, Sundays are marked as holidays too. However, Saturdays are not observed as holidays by all the schools and every school has its own policy regarding this. One can find the details about the School Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.

Official Notification – Image

List of RH holidays for TN Govt offices in 2022
List of RH holidays for TN Govt offices in 2022

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Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 inTamil Nadu

List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices located inTamil Nadu State

17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
  2. Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
  3. Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
  4. Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
  5. Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
  6. Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
  8. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
  9. Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
  10. Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
  11. Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
  12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
  13. Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
  14. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
  15. Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
  16. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
  17. Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday

36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
  2. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
  3. Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
  4. Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
  5. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
  6. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
  8. Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
  9. Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
  10. Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
  11. Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
  12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
  13. Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
  14. Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
  15. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
  16. Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
  17. Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
  18. Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
  19. Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
  20. Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
  21. Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
  22. Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
  23. Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
  24. Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
  25. Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
  26. Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
  27. Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
  28. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
  29. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
  30. Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
  31. Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
  32. Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
  33. PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
  34. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
  35. Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
  36. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday

List of Bank Holidays inTamil Nadu 2022

All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Tamil Nadu state. Other than this, the banks inTamil Nadu also mark all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays as holidays. However, it should be noted that services like ATM, IMPS, NEFT, etc remain active on the bank holidays.

School Holidays in Tamil Nadu 2022

Almost every Government holiday mentioned above is observed by the schools ofTamil Nadu state. Other than this, Sundays are marked as holidays too. However, Saturdays are not observed as holidays by all the schools and every school has its own policy regarding this. One can find the details about the School Holidays inTamil Nadu 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.