2020 is at a knocking distance and if you are employed under Karnataka government now is the time to prepare for your long weekends and day-outs as the state government has just released the list of public holidays for the upcoming year.
The year 2020 will have a total of 18 public holidays. As many as 10 of these holidays fall on either on a Monday or a Friday, making them the most look for.
Here’s the complete list of 2020 public holidays in Karnataka:
January 15 (Wednesday) – Makara Sankranti
February 21 (Friday) – Shivaratri
March 21 (Wednesday) – Ugadi
April 6 (Monday) – Mahaveer Jayanti
April 10 (Friday) – Good Friday
April 14 (Tuesday) – Ambedkar Jayanti
May 1 (Friday) – May Day
May 25 (Monday) – Khutba-e-Ramzan
August 1 (Saturday) – Bakrid
Aug 15 (Saturday) – Independence Day
September 15 (Thursday) – Mahalaya Amavasya
October 2 (Friday) – Gandhi Jayanti
October 26 (Monday) – Vijayadashami
October 30 (Friday) – Eid Milad
October 31 (Saturday) – Valmiki Jayanti
November 16 (Monday) – Deepavali
December 3 (Thursday) – Kanakadasa Jayanti
December 25 (Friday) – Christmas
The list does not include holidays such as Republic Day (January 26) as they fall on Sunday.
Here’s complete list of bank holidays in the month of December 2019
