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Bank Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2017 : As other offices have holidays similarly Banks in India also have a few holidays every year. From some time, apart from the usual holidays bank employees in India also get an off on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month. So, in every month on 1st, 3rd and 5th Saturday the bank is operational and on 2nd and 4th Saturdays the banks in India remain closed. In this Article we have listed all the Bank Holidays in Tamil Nadu State in 2017.
List of Bank Holidays in Tamil Nadu in 2017
According to the Circular of IBA / Government Notification the dates mentioned below will be observed as holidays in Banks in the Tamil Nadu State of India.
| Name of Festival | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | 01-Jan-17 | Sunday(रविवार) |
| Pongal | 14-Jan-17 | Saturday (शनिवार ) |
| Thiruvalluvar Day | 15-Jan-17 | Sunday(रविवार) |
| Uzhavar Thirunal | 16-Jan-17 | Monday(सोमवार ) |
| Republic Day | 26-Jan-17 | Thursday (गुरुवार ) |
| Telugu New Year Day | 29-Mar-17 | Wednesday (बुधवार ) |
| Annual closing of Bank accounts | 01-Apr-17 | Saturday (शनिवार ) |
| Mahavir Jayanthi | 09-Apr-17 | Sunday (रविवार) |
| Tamil New Year’s Day/ Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday /Good Friday | 14-Apr-17 | Friday (शुक्रवार ) |
| May Day | 01-May-17 | Monday (सोमवार ) |
| Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) ** | 26-Jun-17 | Monday (सोमवार ) |
| Krishna Jayanti | 14-Aug-17 | Monday (सोमवार ) |
| Independence Day | 15-Aug-17 | Tuesday (मंगलवार ) |
| Vinayakar Chaturthi | 25-Aug-17 | Friday (शुक्रवार ) |
| Idul Zuha (Bakrid) ** | 02-Sep-17 | Saturday (शनिवार ) |
| Ayutha Pooja | 29-Sep-17 | Friday (शुक्रवार ) |
| Vijaya Dashami | 30-Sep-17 | Saturday (शनिवार ) |
| Muharram | 01-Oct-17 | Sunday (रविवार) |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-Oct-17 | Monday (सोमवार ) |
| Deepavali | 18-Oct-17 | Wednesday (बुधवार ) |
| Milad-un-Nabi | 01-Dec-17 | Friday (शुक्रवार ) |
| Christmas Day | 25-Dec-17 | Monday (सोमवार ) |
** The holidays are subject to the appearance of moon.
Important Note: The 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday of every month are declared as a public holiday for banks in India. And the above list is applicable to all the banks in India.
