The Tamil Nadu government has announced a list of 24 days as public holidays in 2024 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which will be applicable to State government offices, its undertakings, corporations and boards, among others.
Tamil Nadu public holidays in 2024 are as follows:
January:
- New Year’s Day – Monday, January 1
- Pongal – Monday, January 15
- Thiruvalluvar Day – Tuesday, January 16
- Uzhavar Thirunal – Wednesday, January 17
- Thai Poosam – Thursday, January 25
- Republic Day – Friday, January 26
March:
- Good Friday – Friday, March 29
April:
- Annual closing accounts for commercial banks and co-operative banks – Monday, April 1
- Telugu New Year’s Day – Tuesday, April 9
- Ramzan – Thursday, April 11
- Tamil New Year’s Day/Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birth anniversary – Sunday, April 14
- Mahaveer Jayanthi – Sunday, April 21
- May Day – Wednesday, May 1
June:
- Bakrid – Monday, June 17
July:
- Muharram – Wednesday, July 17
August:
- Independence Day – Thursday, August 15
- Krishna Jayanthi – Monday, August 26
September:
- Vinayakar Chathurthi – Saturday, September 7
- Milad-un-Nabi – Monday, September 16
October:
- Gandhi Jayanthi – Wednesday, October 2
- Ayutha Pooja – Friday, October 11
- Vijaya Dasami – Saturday, October 12
- Deepavali – Thursday, October 31
December:
- Christmas – Wednesday, December 25
