Mumbai, December 10: As 2020 is just a few weeks away, the Maharashtra government has announced the list of public and bank holidays in 2020. The state has announced 24 public holidays for commercial banks, including cooperative banks. In 2020 four public holidays are falling on Sundays- Republic Day (January 26), Parsi New Year (August 16), Moharum (August 30) and Dasara (October 25). December 2019 Festivals, Events and Holiday Calendar: Christmas to New Year’s Eve; Know All Important Dates and List of Fasts for the Month.

Six Public holidays are falling on Fridays- Mahashivratri (February 21) Good Friday (April 10), Maharashtra Day/May Day (May 1), Gandhi Jayanthi (October 2), Milad-un-Nabi (October 30), and Christmas (December 25). Three holidays are falling on Mondays — Mahavir Jayanthi (April 6), Eid-ul-Fitr (May 25), Diwali (November 16) and Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 30).

Maharashtra Public Holidays list 2020

  1. Republic Day- January 26

  2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti- February 19

  3. Mahashivratri- February 21

  4. Holi- March 10

  5. Gudhi Padwa- March 25

  6. Ram Navmi- April 2

  7. Mahavir Jayanti- April 6

  8. Good Friday- April 10

  9. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti- April 14

  10. Maharashtra Din/May Day- May 1

  11. Buddha Purnima- May 7

  12. Ramzan (Eid-ul-Fitr)- May 25

  13. Bakri eid- August 1

  14. Independence Day- August 15

  15. Parsi New Year- August 16

  16. Ganesh Chaturthi- August 22

  17. Moharram- August 30

  18. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti- October 1

  19. Dasara- October 25

  20. Eid-e-Milad- October 30

  21. Diwali Amavasya- November 14

  22. Diwali- November 30

  23. Guru Nanak Jayanti- November 30

  24. Christmas- December 25

Meanwhile, whatever be the thing, make best use of public holidays and plan well in advance to see that you don't face any problems at the last moment. Also, financial transactions should be done in advance to avoid any last moment disappointment.

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