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List of National & Festival Holidays for Callender Year 2026 - Tamil Nadu

List of Holidays as per Tamil Nadu - National & Festival Holidays

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1958, mandates that employers provide employees with paid holidays for national events and specified festivals. Employees are entitled to holidays on

26th January                Republic Day

*      15th August                  Independence Day

*      2nd October                 Gandhi Jayanti

*      1st May                        May Day

along with five other festival holidays that can be specified by an Inspector in consultation with the employer and employees.  

The Act applies to industrial establishments in Tamil Nadu.

Where an employee works on any holiday allowed under the Act, he / she shall, at his option, be entitled to- 

  • *   twice the wages; or
  •    wages for such day and to avail himself of a substituted holiday with wages, on one of the three days immediately before or after the day on which he so works.

As per TN Govt - National & Festival Holidays Act

National Holidays

To be provided

4 Days

Festival Holidays

To be provided

5 Days


List of National Holidays of the Callender Year 2026

Date

Day

Particulars

Remarks

26-Jan-26

Monday

Republic Day

National Holiday

1-May-26

Friday

May Day

National Holiday

15-Aug-26

Saturday

Independence Day

National Holiday

2-Oct-26

Friday

Gandhi Jayanthi

National Holiday

   

List of Festival Holidays for the Callender- 2026

Date

Day

Particulars

Remarks

As per Act

15-Jan-26

Thursday

Pongal

Festival Holiday

Any 5 days Must - Other 2 days we can keep it as Optional

21-Mar-26

Saturday

Idul Fitr - Ramzan

Festival Holiday

14-Apr-26

Tuesday

Tamil NewYear's Day

Festival Holiday

14-Sep-26

Monday

Vinayaka Chaturdhi

Festival Holiday

19-Oct-26

Monday

Ayuda Pooja

Festival Holiday

7-Nov-26

Saturday

Diwali

Festival Holiday

25-Dec-26

Friday

Christmas

Festival Holiday

 

Other Festival Holidays for the Callender Year 2026 - (OPTIONAL)

Date

Day

Particulars

Remarks

These days can be included as Optional Holidays.

1-Jan-26

Thursday

New Year Day

Festival Holiday

16-Jan-26

Friday

Thiruvalluvar Day

Festival Holiday

17-Jan-26

Saturday

Uzavar Thirunal

Festival Holiday

19-Mar-26

Thursday

Telugu New Year's Day

Festival Holiday

31-Mar-26

Tuesday

Mahavir Jayanthi

Festival Holiday

3-Apr-26

Friday

Food Friday

Festival Holiday

28-May-26

Friday

Idul Azah - Bakrid

Festival Holiday

26-Jun-26

Friday

Moharram

Festival Holiday

26-Aug-26

Wednesday

Miladi Nabi

Festival Holiday

20-Oct-26

Tuesday

Vijayadashami

Festival Holiday


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