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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,

GEkERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.

Subject: List of holidays for the calendar year -2019, under the
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Government Order No: 1744-GAD of 2018

D a t e d: 12-12-2018

In exercise of the powers conferred by the explanation

of Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of
1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
Notification No. 20/25/56/Pub-I* dated 30.11.1957, the
Government of Jammu and Kashmir hereby declares the days as
indicated in Annexure to this order to be public holidays during the
calendar year -2019.
By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.

91-
(Hilal Ahmad) IAS,
Commissioner/Secretary to the Government.
No:GAD(Adm) 105/2018-I1 Dated: 12-12-2018
Copy to the:-
1. Chief Secretaries of all State Governmentsfunion Territories of India.
2. Secretary, Department of Personnel &Training, Government of India, North
Block, New Delhi-110001.
3. Vlce Chairman/Director General, l&KInstitute of Management & Public
Administration and Rural Development.
4. All Financial Commissioners.
5. Director General of Police, J&K.
6. All Principal Secretaries to Government.
7. Principal Secretary to the Governor.
8. Principal Secretary to Government, Election Department.
9. Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.
10. All Commissioner/Secretaries to Government.
11.Chairman, J&K Special Tribunal.
12. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu/Kashmir.
13. Director, Anti Corrup.:mn Bureau, l&K,lammu.
4. Chairman of the Committee for Mo~iitoring& Ensuring Fairness of Tests
conducted by BOPEEIChairman of the Committee for fixation of Fee Structure
of Professional Colleges in the State.
15.Chairman, Committes for Fixation of Fee Structure of Private Education
Institutions.
16.Director, Information, J&K.
17.All Heads of Departments/Managing Directors.
18.Registrar General, J&K High Court, Jammu.
19.All Deputy Commissioners.
20.Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission.
21.Director, Estates.
22. Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums.
23.Executive Director, J&K State Rehabilitation Council.
24.Secretary, J&K State Information Commission.
25.Secretary, J&K State Vigilance Commission.
26. Secretary, J&K State Water Resources Regulatory Authority.
27.Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly/Council.
28.Secretary, Board of Professional Entrance Examination.
29.Chief Executive Officzr, Economic PeconstructionAgency.
30.Member-Secretary, J&K State Legal Service Authority, Jammu.
31.Secretary, J&K State Social Welfare Board.
32.Secretary, J&K Services Selection Board.
33.Secretary, J&K Women Commission.
34. Secretary, J&K State Advisory Board for Welfare & Development of other
Backward Classes.
35. Secretary, J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages.
36.Secretary, J&K State Accountability Commission, Jammu.
37.Secretary, J&K Backward Classes Commission, J&K Jammu.
38.Secretary, J&K State Advisory Board for Pahari Speaking People.
39.Secretary, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Gujjar & Bakerwal.
40.Secretary, J&K State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
41.Secretary, J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kissans.
42.Controller, Drug & F t d Control Organization.
43.Mission Director, National Rural Health Mission, J&K.
44. Chief Engineer, UEED, J&K.
45. Director, Defence Labour Procurement.
46. OSD to Advisor (K),(G) & (S).
47. General Manager, Government Press, Srinagar/Jammu.
48.Private Secretary to ChairmanIChief Executive Councillor, LAHDC, LehIKargil.
49.Private Secretary to Advocate General, J&K for information of Learned Advocate
General.
50.Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary.
51. Private Secretary to the Commissioner/Secretary to Government, GAD.
52.Private Secretary to the Chairman, J&K Bank Limited.
53.Government Order file/Stock filewebsite, GAD. \ !A&

(~hanxerParkash),
DeDutv Secretarv to the Government
 Annexure to Government Order No. 1744 -GAD of 2018
Dated 12-12-2018

Holidavs to be observed durina the calendar vear-2019 under

p:
S.No. I Name of the Holiday Date Day -
1. Republic Day 26" January Saturday
2. 1 Mahashivratri
I
1 4'
I
March
I
Monday
3. I Holi (Jarnrnu Province 21* March I Thursday
y!l-i closing of Banks 1' ~ p r i l 1 Monday
I (Banks only) I

5. 1 1* Navratra I 6" April I Saturday

6. I Baisakhi
I

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1 14' April 1 Sunday
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I I

7. Birthday of Dr. B.R. 14' April Sunday

- Ambedkar
8. Buddha Puinirna 18' May Saturday
I 31' May I Friday I
12" June ( Sunday
1 11. ( Eid-ul-Fitr*
I
1 5'
I
3une I Wednesday 1
I
12. I Guru Harqobind
- Ji's 1 5" July I Friday
I
I Birthday I
13. 1 Martyr's Day I 1 3 July
~ I Saturday I

1 August I Tuesday
m
+e' Day 1 15& August I Thursday
1 16.
I
Janarnashtarni 1 24th ~ u g u s t
I I
Saturday i
17. Ashoora* 1 10' I Tuesday
1 September
I 18. 1 Mahatma Gandhi's I zndOctober I Wednesday
I Birthday
19. 1 Dussehra 1 8' October Tuesday-I
1- Diwali 1 27" October 1 Sunday -1
w/ 21. Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi*
- -
10"
November
Sunday
 22. Guru Nanak Dev's Birthday lzth I Tuesday 1
November
23. Friday following Eid-i- 1 5 ~ Friday
Milad-ul-Nabi* - -November
I 24. Birthday of Sheikh srnDecember n7urrdav
. I oha am mad Abdullah
Christmas Day

Note.

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- *All the Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of moon.

Khan er Parkash),
Deputy secret& o the ~overnrnent
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