List of Holidays – 2022
Under provisions of Chapter VI of IRDAI Staff (Officers and Employees) Regulations, 2016, the Competent Authority has approved declaration of the following holidays to be observed by all offices of IRDAI during the calendar year 2022.
Closed Holidays
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S.No.
|
Holiday
|
Date
|
Day
|
|
1.
|
Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu/ Pongal
|
January 14
|
Friday
|
|
2.
|
Republic Day
|
January 26
|
Wednesday
|
|
3.
|
Maha Shivaratri
|
March 01
|
Tuesday
|
|
4.
|
Mahavir Jayanti
|
April 14
|
Thursday
|
|
5.
|
Good Friday
|
April 15
|
Friday
|
|
6.
|
Id-ul-Fitr
|
May 03
|
Tuesday
|
|
7.
|
Buddha Purnima
|
May 16
|
Monday
|
|
8.
|
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
|
July 10
|
Sunday
|
|
9.
|
Muharram
|
August 09
|
Tuesday
|
|
10.
|
Independence Day
|
August 15
|
Monday
|
|
11.
|
Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi
|
August 31
|
Wednesday
|
|
12.
|
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
|
October 02
|
Sunday
|
|
13.
|
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
|
October 05
|
Wednesday
|
|
14.
|
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
|
October 09
|
Sunday
|
|
15.
|
Diwali (Deepavali)
|
October 24
|
Monday
|
|
16.
|
Guru Nanak’s Birthday
|
November 08
|
Tuesday
|
|
17.
|
Christmas Day
|
December 25
|
Sunday
|
In addition to the closed holidays mentioned above, employees are permitted to avail themselves of any two (2) of the following Restricted Holidays.
Restricted Holidays
|
S. No.
|
Holiday
|
Date
|
Day
|
| 1. |
New Year’s Day
|
January 01
|
Saturday
|
|
2.
|
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
|
January 09
|
Sunday
|
| 3. |
Lohri
|
January 13
|
Thursday
|
|
4.
|
Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
|
February 05
|
Saturday
|
|
5.
|
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
|
February 15
|
Tuesday
|
|
6.
|
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
|
February 16
|
Wednesday
|
|
7.
|
Shivaji Jayanti
|
February 19
|
Saturday
|
|
8.
|
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
|
February 26
|
Saturday
|
|
9.
|
Holika Dahan
|
March 17
|
Thursday
|
|
10.
|
Holi / Dolyatra
|
March 18
|
Friday
|
|
11.
|
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand
|
April 02
|
Saturday
|
|
12.
|
Ram Navami
|
April 10
|
Sunday
|
|
13.
|
Vaisakhi/ Vishu/ Meshadi
|
April 14
|
Thursday
|
|
14.
|
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
|
April 15
|
Friday
|
|
15.
|
Easter Sunday
|
April 17
|
Sunday
|
|
16.
|
Jamat-Ul-Vida
|
April 29
|
Friday
|
|
17.
|
Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
|
May 09
|
Monday
|
|
18.
|
Rath Yatra
|
July 01
|
Friday
|
|
19.
|
Raksha Bandhan
|
August 11
|
Thursday
|
|
20.
|
Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj
|
August 16
|
Tuesday
|
|
21.
|
Janmashtami (Smarta)
|
August 18
|
Thursday
|
|
22.
|
Janmashtami
|
August 19
|
Friday
|
|
23.
|
Onam or Thiru Onam Day
|
September 08
|
Thursday
|
|
24.
|
Dussehra (Saptami)
|
October 02
|
Sunday
|
|
25.
|
Dussehra (Mahashtami)
|
October 03
|
Monday
|
|
26.
|
Dussehra (Maha Navami)
|
October 04
|
Tuesday
|
|
27.
|
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
|
October 09
|
Sunday
|
|
28.
|
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
|
October 13
|
Thursday
|
|
29.
|
Naraka Chaturdasi
|
October 24
|
Monday
|
|
30.
|
Govardhan Puja
|
October 25
|
Tuesday
|
|
31.
|
Bhai Duj
|
October 26
|
Wednesday
|
|
32.
|
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)
|
October 30
|
Sunday
|
|
33.
|
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
|
November 24
|
Thursday
|
|
34.
|
Christmas Eve
|
December 24
|
Saturday
|
|
35.
|
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
|
December 29
|
Thursday
|
J. Meena Kumari
Chief General Manager (General)
Ref. No:IRDAI/ADMN/CIR/Per/301/11/2020| Date: 07-12-2021
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