Chennai: The State government has released the list of public holidays for the year 2026. The notification, issued by Chief Secretary N Muruganandam, outlines 24 public holidays applicable to government offices and institutions across TN. The list includes the following:
January 15 (Thursday) – Pongal
January 26 (Monday) – Republic Day
March 21 (Saturday) – Ramzan
April 14 (Tuesday) – Tamil New Year’s Day
May 1 (Friday) – May Day
May 28 (Thursday) – Bakrid
August 15 (Saturday) – Independence Day
August 26 – Milad-un-Nabi
October 19 (Monday) – Ayudha Pooja
November 8 (Sunday) – Deepavali
December 25 (Friday) – Christmas
The annual closing of accounts for commercial and co-operative banks will be observed on April 1 (Wednesday) as a holiday specifically for those institutions.