The Tamil Nadu government has released the list of public holidays for 2027. According to the notification, 24 days have been declared as public holidays.
Of these, six holidays fall on Saturdays and two fall on Sundays, while the remaining holidays fall on weekdays. The government has also provided a weekday-wise breakup of the holidays.
The announcement clarifies that the holiday list is applicable only to commercial banks and cooperative banks functioning in Tamil Nadu.
Key holidays listed include New Year’s Day (Jan 1), Pongal (Jan 15), Republic Day (Jan 26), Ramzan (Mar 10), bank annual accounts closing day (Apr 1, for banks only), Tamil New Year (Apr 14), May Day (May 1), Independence Day (Aug 15), Diwali (Oct 28) and Christmas (Dec 25).
The weekday distribution mentioned is: Sunday (2), Monday (2), Tuesday (2), Wednesday (4), Thursday (2), Friday (5) and Saturday (6).
