Goa Government Holidays 2023
Goa is generally closed on all public holidays in all central and state government offices. There are totally 17 public holidays in Goa and has some special holidays. Goa Liberation Day is observed on December 19 every year as this day they celebrate as freedom of Goa. Holiday List 2023 for State Government and its Central Government Offices located in the State Government of Goa. Goa State Government has announced the 2023 Holiday List for its State Government Administrative Offices, Educational Institutions, Commercial and Industrial and Banks.
HOLIDAYS 2023 – Goa Government Public or Closed Holidays and Optional or Restricted Holidays for the year 2023
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
SECRETARIAT, PORVORIM, GOA- 403 521
TEL-0832 2419784
FAX-0832 2419753
No.37/3/2022-GAD-III/3661
Dated:-19/10/2022
27 Asvina, Saka-1944
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Goa is pleased to direct that the days specified in the Annexure-I shall be observed as Public Holidays and the days specified in the Annexure-II as Special Holidays in all Government Offices in the State of Goa during the year 2023 (Saka 1944-1945). Ail Government Offices will be functional on Special Holidays except if the Special Holidays occur on Saturday or Sunday.
2. In addition to the Holidays specified in Annexure-I and Annexure-II, employees arc permitted to avail of any two holidays from the list of Restricted Holidays specified in Annexure-III for the year 2023.
3. The Government is also pleased to declare Commercial and Industrial Holidays for the Commercial and Industrial Workers in Goa, as specified in Annexure-IV for the year 2023.
4. Further, in exercise of the powers conferred under explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable instrument Act, 1881 (Act 26 of 1881) read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, vide Notification No. U.l 1030/2/73- UTE dated 28/6/1973, the Government of Goa is also pleased to declare the days specified in Annexure -V as Bank Holidays in the State of Goa for the year 2023.
By Order and in the name of
the Governor of Goa
Sd/-
(Shaila G. Bhosle)
Under Secretary (GA-I)
1. The Director, Printing & Stationery, Government Printing Press, Panaji – Pincode 403 001 – for favour of publication in the Official Gazette and supply 5 copies of the said Gazette to this Department.
2. The Director of Information & Publicity, Panaji – Pincode 403 001 – with a request to issue a suitable press note for general information of the public.
Copy to:-
1. Secretary to Governor/Secretary to Chief Minister
2. All Secretaries to Government.
3. O.S.Ds./Under Secretaries to Chief Minister/ Dy. Chief Minister/ Ministers/ Speaker/ Dy. Speaker/ Leader of Opposition /Adv. General.
4. The Under Secretary to Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Porvorim.
5. The Secretary, Legislature Secretariat, Assembly Complex, Porvorim.
6. All Branch Officers in the Secretariat
7. All Heads of Departments/ Offices/ Corporations/ Autonomous bodies.
8. Office of Goa State Election Commission, Near BSNL Tower, Opp. Joggers Park, Altinho, Panaji Goa.
9. Corporation of the City of Panaji/All Municipal Councils in the State of Goa.
10. The Collector, North Goa Distinct, Panaji. Pin – 403 001.
11 .The Collector, South Goa District, Margao-Goa . Pin – 403 601.
12. The Chairman, Mormugao Port Trust, Mormugao- Goa. Pin – 403 803.
13. The Dy. General Manager, State Bank of India, Zonal Officers State Bank Bhavan, St.Inez Panaji. Pin – 403 001.
14. The Sr. Divisional Manager, New India Insurance Company, Velho Filhos Building, Panaji. Pin-403 001.
15. The Station Director, All India Radio Altinho, Panaji. Pin – 403 001.
16. The Station Director, Doordarshan Altinho, Panaji. Pin-403 001.
17. The Dy. Collector of Customs and Central Excise, Panaji. Pin – 403 001.
18. The Resident Commissioner, Government of Goa, Goa Sadan,
18, Amrita Shergil Marg, New Delhi.
19. The Director, National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula – 403 002.
20. The Sr. Dy Accountant General, Office of R.A.O Porvorim. Pin – 403 501.
21 .The President Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Opposite Azad Maidan, Panaji. Pin 403 001.
22.The Superintendent of Posts, Goa Division, Mapusa. Pin – 403507.
23.Officer-in -Charge, Naval Base; Headquarters, Vasco da Gama. Pin 403 802.
24.Commanding Officer, I.N.S., Mandovi, Verem, Bardez-Goa. Pin-403 501. 25.Station Manager Military Headquarters, Panaji. Pin – 403 001.
26.Station Manager, Indian Airlines, Campal, Panaji. Pin-403 001.
27.South Central Railway, Vasco da Gama, Goa. Pin- 403 802.
28. Aerodrome Officer, Civil Enclave, Dabolim Airport, Dabolim. Pin 403 801.
29. The Archbishop of Goa, Paco Patriarchal, Altinho, Panaji, Pin – 403 001.
30. The President, Association Anjuman Nurul Islam, Cujira Complex, Bambolim – Goa
31. Thc Registrar, High Court at Delhi, New Delhi/Registrar Bombay High Court, Panaji Bench at Porvorim.
32. The Dy. Controller, Reserve Bank of India, Exchange Control Department, Panaji, Goa-403 001.
33. The Chief Electoral Officer, Altinho, Panaji. Pin-403 001.
34. The Senior Manager (PERS), Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco-da-Gama, Goa,403 802.
35. The General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Goa Regional Office, 3rd Floor, Nizari Bhavan, Menezes Braganza Road, Panaji, Goa, Pin – 403 001.
36. The Dy. General Manager (Personnel), Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Human Resource Management Department, Industrial Relations & Discipline Cell, Main Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Post Box No.901, Fort, Mumbai – 400 001.
37.Office of the Election Commission of India, Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi, Pin – 110 001.
Goa Govt Public Holiday List 2023 | Goa Gazetted Public Holiday List 2023
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023
- Republic Day – 26 January 2023 – Thursday
- Holi – 07 March 2023 – Tuesday
- Gudi Padva – 22 March 2023 – Wednesday
- Good Friday – 07 April 2023 – Friday
- Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – 14 April 2023 – Friday
- Id-Ul Fitr* – 22 April 2023 – Saturday
- May Day – 01 May 2023 – Monday
- Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakri Id) * – 29 June 2023 – Thursday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2023 – Tuesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) – 19 September 2023 – Tuesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) – 20 September 2023 – Wednesday
- Gandhi Jayanti – 02 October 2023 – Monday
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) – 24 October 2023 – Tuesday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 12 November 2023 – Sunday
- Feast of St. Francis Xavier – 04 December 2023 – Monday
- Goa Liberation Day – 19 December 2023 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2023 – Monday
* The Holiday mentioned at Sr. No. 6 & 8 are subject to appearance of moon.
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OP SPECIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023
- Mahashivratri – 18 February 2023 – Saturday
- Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Md.) – 26 September 2023 – Tuesday
N.B:-
1. Special Holiday at Sr. No. 1 falls on Saturday as such request for Special Holiday on this day or in lieu of this does not arise.
2. Special Holiday at Sr. No. 2 applied shall be necessarily sanctioned. In case where employees do not avail of the Special Holiday on the designated day, the holiday may be availed of on any working day during the calendar year 2023 only.
3. Special Holiday mentioned at Sr. No. 2 is subject to appearance of moon.
4. Special Holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to any kind of Leave.
Goa Restricted Holiday List 2023
ANNEXURE – III
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023
- New Year Day – 01 January 2023 – Sunday
- Makarsankranli – 15 January 2023 – Sunday
- Feast of St. Joseph Vaz – 16 January 2023 – Monday
- Guru Ravi Das Birthday – 05 February 2023 – Sunday
- Shivaji Jayanti – 19 February 2023 – Sunday
- Ram Navami – 30 March 2023 – Thursday
- Mahavir Jayanti – 04 April 2023 – Tuesday
- Maundy Thursday – 06 April 2023 – Thursday
- Vaisakhi/ Vishu – 14 April 2023 – Friday
- Budha Pumima – 05 May 2023 – Friday
- Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus – 16 June 2023 – Friday
- Muharam – 29 July 2023 – Saturday
- Onam – 29 August 2023 – Tuesday
- Raksha Bandhan – 30 August 2023 – Wednesday
- Janmashtami – 06 September 2023 – Wednesday
- Hartalika – 18 September 2023 – Monday
- All Souls day – 02 November 2023 – Thursday
- Govardhan Puja – 14 November 2023 – Tuesday
- Bhaubij – 15 November 2023 – Wednesday
- Guru Teg Bahadur Martydom Day – 24 November 2023 – Friday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 27 November 2023 – Monday
- Feast of Immaculate Conception of Mary – 08 December 2023 – Friday
- Christmas Eve – 24 December 2023 – Sunday
- Mew Year’ Eve – 31 December 2023 – Sunday
ANNEXURE-IV
LIST OF COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023
- Republic Day – 26 January 2023 – Thursday
- Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – 14 April 2023 – Friday
- May Day – 01 May 2023 – Monday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2023 – Tuesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) – 19 September 2023 – Tuesday
- Gandhi Jayanti – 02 October 2023 – Monday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 12 November 2023 – Sunday
- Goa Liberation Day – 19 December 2023 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2023 – Monday
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.
Bank Holidays in Goa 2023
ANNEXURE-V
LIST OF BANK HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023
- Republic Day – 26 January 2023 – Thursday
- Holi – 07 March 2023 – Tuesday
- Gudi Padava – 22 March 2023 – Wednesday
- Yearly Closing of Account – 01 April 2023 – Saturday
- Good Friday – 07 April 2023 – Friday
- Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – 14 April 2023 – Friday
- Id-Ul Fitr* – 22 April 2023 – Saturday
- May Day – 01 May 2023 – Monday
- Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakri Id) * – 29 June 2023 – Thursday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2023 – Tuesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) – 19 September 2023 – Tuesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) – 20 September 2023 – Wednesday
- Gandhi Jayanti – 02 October 2023 – Monday
- Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) – 24 October 2023 – Tuesday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 12 November 2023 – Sunday
- Feast of St. Francis Xavier – 04 December 2023 – Monday
- Goa Liberation Day – 19 December 2023 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2023 – Monday
* The holiday mentioned at Sr. Nos. 7 & 9 are subject to appearance of moon.
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How many holidays in Goa in March 2023?
Two days has been declared as public Holiday for government offices in Goa during the month of March 2023. 1) Holi - 07.3.2023 - Tuesday, 2) Gudi Padva - 22.3.2023 - Wednesday
How many restricted holidays in Goa in March 2023?
One day has been declared as a restricted holiday for government offices in Goa in the month of March 2023. 1) Ram Navami - 30.3.2023 - Thursday