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Published 12:06 IST, March 2nd 2020

BSNL Holiday List 2020: Extensive list of holidays allotted to BSNL employees this year

Here is every holiday that the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited of India is going to get officially. Find out the holidays here.

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The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in New Delhi issued a list of holidays with dates, occasions, and the dates. The order issued by the main office is followed by every branch across India. This governmental organisation has 14 important holidays that are mandatorily given to every employee. The working hours are generally from 9 am to 5:30 pm. Apart from these 14 compulsory holidays, BSNL holidays come on several other important occasions as well and they are allotted as per the state they operate. Check out the BSNL Holidays list 2020 and the special holidays as per the state.

Apart from the 14 compulsory holidays, the employees also get the three optional holidays as Effective Holidays as per the guidelines. The offices do not enjoy any substitute holidays if the given holidays fall during the day of a weekly off.  In the extensive BSNL holiday list 2020, many holidays fall on a Sunday such as Republic Day , Muharram and Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi). The BSNL offices remain open on Saturdays. However, the Executive offices of this sector enjoy the pleasure of having an off on the 2nd Saturday of every month. The working hours on Saturdays are the same from  9 am to 5:30 pm. Here is the BSNL Holiday list 2020 with dates and the occasions for the official offs.

BSNL Holiday List 2020 (compulsory holidays)

BSNL Holidays Dates
Republic Day January 26, 2020
Mahavir Jayanti April 6, 2020
Good Friday April 10, 2020
Buddha Purnima May 7, 2020
Idu'l Fitr May 25, 2020
Idu'l Zuha (Bakri Eid) August 1, 2020
Independence Day August 15, 2020
Muharram August 30, 2020
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 2, 2020
Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) October 10, 2020
Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad) October 30, 2020
Diwali November 14, 2020
Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 30, 2020
Christmas Day December 25, 2020

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BSNL Holidays (Closed Holiday List)

BSNL Holidays Dates Day
Republic Day January 26, 2020 Sunday
Holi March 10, 2020 Tuesday
Ram Navami April 02, 2020 Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti April 6, 2020 Monday
Good Friday April 10, 2020 Friday
Buddha Purnima May 7, 2020 Thursday
Idu'l Fitr May 25, 2020 Monday
Idu'l Zuha (Bakri Eid) August 1, 2020 Saturday
Janamashtami August  12, 2020 Wednesday
Independence Day August 15, 2020 Saturday
Muharram August 30, 2020 Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 2, 2020 Friday
Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) October 10, 2020 Sunday
Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad) October 30, 2020 Friday
Diwali November 14, 2020 Saturday
Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 30, 2020 Monday
Christmas Day December 25, 2020 Friday

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana State special BSNL holidays

BSNL Holiday List 2020 Dates Day
Makara Sankranti January 15, 2020 Wednesday
Ugadi March 25, 2020 Sunday
Ganesh Chaturthi August 22, 2020 Saturday

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Tamil Nadu State special BSNL holidays

BSNL Holiday List 2020 Dates Day
Pongal (Makara Sankranthi) January 15, 2020 Wednesday
Vishu / Vaisakhi April 13, 2020 Monday
Vinayaka Chathurthi (Ganesh Chaturthi) August 22, 20 Saturday

Bihar  State special BSNL holidays

BSNL Holiday List 2020 Dates Day
Dussehra (Maha Sapthami) October 23, 2020 Friday
Chhath Puja November 20, 2020 Friday

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Official directives from BSNL:

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Updated 12:06 IST, March 2nd 2020