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Assam Government on Tuesday published the list of holidays for the year 2019.

The Assam Holiday 2019 list was approved during a Cabinet meeting held on Monday evening and the list was published on Tuesday.

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Senior Assam government officials informed that as per Assam Holiday 2019 list, the government employees will get to enjoy altogether 35 holidays in the year 2019 and two days of half holiday.

The two half holidays in the Assam Holiday 2019 list are September 10, 2019 for Muharram and October 13 for Laxmi Puja.

Apart from the 35 official holidays in the Assam Holiday 2019 list, the government employees can enjoy 25 restricted holidays in the year 2019.

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Notably, Assam Government employees get holidays on second and fourth Saturdays making a total of 24 such holidays. Apart from the holidays mentioned in the Assam Holiday 2019 list, there are 52 Sundays in the year 2019.

Moreover, the state government employees can enjoy 12 casual leaves in a year and also can take earned leave for 30 days. In fact, the Assam Holiday 2019 list is much better this year for the government in comparison to the previous years.

The complete list of holidays is as follows:

Serial NumberDateEvent
1January 15, 16 Magh Bihu, Tusu Puja
2January 23 Netaji’s birthday
3January 26 Republic Day
4January 29 Gothar Bathou Sun
5January 31 Me-dam-me-phi
6February 19 Bir Chilarai Divas
7March 21 Doljatra
8April 14, 15, 16 Bohag Bihu
9April 19 Good Friday
10May 1 May Day
11May 5 Tithi of Damodardev
12May 18 Buddha Purnima
13May 19 Madhabdev’s Janmatsov
14June 5 Id-ul-fitre
15August 12 Id-uz-zoha
16August 15 Independence Day
17August 20 Tithi of Madhabdev
18August 24 Janmastami
19September 2 Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev
20October 2 Gandhi Jayanti
21October 5, 6, 7, 8 Durga Puja
22October 8 Janmatsov of Srimanta Shankardev
23October 18 Kati Bihu
24October 27 Kali Puja and Diwali
25November 2 Chatth Puja
26November 12 Birthday of Guru Nanak
27November 24 Lachit Divas
28December 2 Asom Divas (Sukapha)
30December 25 Christmas

 

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