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Goa Public Holidays 2014
  • List Of Public Holidays For The Year 2014

    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 26 Sunday Republic Day
    March - 17 Monday Holi
    March - 31 Monday Gudi Padwa
    April - 14 Monday Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti
    April - 18 Friday Good Friday
    May - 1 Thursday May Day
    July - 29 Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr*
    August - 15 Friday Independence Day
    August - 29 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    August - 30 Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi
    October - 2 Thursday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
    October - 3 Friday Vijaya Dashami
    October - 6 Monday Bakri Id ( Idul Zuha )*
    October - 22 Wednesday Diwali / Naraka chaturdashi
    December - 3 Wednesday Feast of St.Francis Xavier
    December - 19 Friday Goa Liberation Day
    December - 25 Thursday Christmas
    * : Holiday dates are subject to change according to appearance of moon
    All Government employees are permitted to avail all the public holidays and special holidays . And also any two holidays from the list of Restricted Holidays.
  • List Of Restricted Holidays For The Year 2014

    The state Government has announced optional holidays for goverment employees during the year 2014. Every Government employee can avail a maximum of two of these optional holidays as per his/her choice.
    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 1 Wednesday New Year Day
    January - 14 Tuesday Makar Sankranti / Pongal
    February - 14 Friday Sant Ravidas Jayanti
    February - 19 Wednesday Shivaji Jayanti
    April - 8 Tuesday Shri Ramnavmi
    April - 13 Sunday Mahaveer Jayanti
    April - 14 Monday Baisakhi
    April - 14 Monday Vishu
    April - 17 Thursday Maundy Thursday
    May - 14 Wednesday Budha Pornima
    June - 27 Friday Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus
    August - 10 Sunday Yajur Upakarma, Rug Upkarma, Raksha Bandhan
    August - 17 Sunday Shri Krishnajamashtmi
    August - 28 Thursday Hartalika
    September - 7 Sunday Onam
    October - 24 Friday Padwa Puja & Govardhan Puja
    October - 25 Saturday Bhaubij
    November - 2 Sunday All Souls Day
    November - 5 Wednesday Moharram
    November - 6 Thursday Guru Nanak Jayanti
    November - 24 Monday Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day
    December - 8 Monday Feast Of Immaculate Conception
    December - 24 Wednesday Christmas Eve
    December - 31 Wednesday New Year's Eve
    * : Holiday dates are subject to change according to appearance of moon
  • List of Special Holidays For The Year 2014

    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 14 Tuesday Milad-i-Sherif / Id-e-Milad *
    February - 27 Thursday Mahashivratri
    * : Holiday dates are subject to change according to appearance of moon
    All Government Offices will be functional on Special Holidays except if the Special Holidays occur on Saturday or Sunday.
  • List of Commercial & Industrial Holidays For The Year 2014

    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 26 Sunday Republic Day
    April - 14 Monday Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    May - 01 Thursday May Day
    August - 15 Friday Independence Day
    August - 29 Friday Ganesh Chaturthi
    October - 02 Thursday Gandhi Jayanti
    October - 22 Wednesday Diwali
    December - 19 Friday Goa Liberation Day
    December - 25 Thursday Christmas Day
    According, to the decision communicated by Government of India Ministry of Finance in Memorandum No. F.8 (7) EST (SPI) dated 7th November, 1963 casual employees including daily rated staff will be entitled to paid holidays if they are in service on the preceding and succeeding working days.
  • List of Bank Holidays For The Year 2014

    Date Week Day Holiday
    January - 26 Sunday Republic Day
    March - 17 Monday Holi
    March - 31 Monday Gudi Padva
    April - 01 Tuesday Yearly Closing of Account
    April - 14 Monday Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar
    April - 18 Friday Good Friday
    May - 01 Thursday May Day
    July - 29 Tuesday Id-Ul-Fitr*
    August - 15 Friday Independence Day
    August - 29 Friday Ganesh Chaturehi 1st Day
    August - 30 Saturday Ganesh Chaturthi rd Day
    October - 02 Thursday Gandhi Jayanti
    October - 03 Friday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
    October - 06 Monday Id-Ul -Zuha (Bakri-ID) *
    October - 22 Wednesday Diwali
    December - 03 Wednesday Feast of St. Francis Xavier
    December - 19 Friday Goa Liberation Day
    December - 25 Thursday Christmas Day
    * : Holiday dates are subject to change according to appearance of moon
    The Bank Holidays in the State of Goa are declared according to Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Act 26 of 1881) and Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No, U.11030/2/2/73-UTL dated 2816/1973