Planning Your 2012 Holiday Schedule? Here's a Handy List of Important Dates

Hi All, This is Shireesha. I was preparing the 2012 Holiday list and thought that it might be helpful for HR professionals preparing the same. Please check below for the Holiday List.

List of Holidays for the Year 2012

S.NO DATE DAY OCCASION
1 26 Jan 2012 Thursday Republic Day
2 20 Feb 2012 Monday Maha Shivratri
3 08 Mar 2012 Thursday Holi
4 06 Apr 2012 Friday Good Friday
5 02 Aug 2012 Thursday Raksha Bandhan
6 10 Aug 2012 Friday Janmashtami
7 15 Aug 2012 Wednesday Independence Day
8 20 Aug 2012 Monday Ramzan
9 02 Oct 2012 Tuesday Gandhi Jayanthi
10 24 Oct 2012 Wednesday Dussehra
11 27 Oct 2012 Saturday Bakri Id
12 13 Nov 2012 Tuesday Diwali
13 25 Dec 2012 Tuesday Christmas

Hoping that it may be of some help while preparing the 2012 Holiday List.

Thanks & Regards,
Shireesha

How many days of compulsory holidays should be given to employees in the IT sector according to the Act? Can anyone provide me with those leave details?

Thanks & Regards,
Sowmya

This is to clarify that this holiday is not declared as a compulsory holiday in the state of Haryana.

Regards,
R.N. Khola
Welcome Skylark Associates

Please find the attached list of holidays for 2013.

I have been trying to generate a nationwide list of holidays for a client that's newly set up with a presence in almost all states. I am relying on the Central Government insights on holidays, but I have a couple of queries:

1. What is the norm in the service/FMCG industry regarding the total number of holidays?
2. Do we still need to pay for working on holidays, or is it now lawful to provide compensatory offs? Or is an ideal scenario a mix of both?

I look forward to hearing your views.