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Uttarakhand - National Festival Holiday Matrix
Act The Uttar Pradesh Industrial Establishments (National And Festival Holidays ) Act, 1961
Applicability to Factory Shops Plantation
Yes No No
Eligible to avail wages on NH&FH There is no Statutory requirements
List of National Holidays 3
  • 26th January (Republic Day)
  • 15th August (Independence Day)
  • 2nd October (Gandhi jayanti)
Festival Holidays 0
Total Number of National & Festival Holidays in a year 3
Provision if worked on NH/FH (Double the Wages/ Comp off) twice the wages for a day; or at the option of the employee; wages for that day; and also a substituted holiday with wages falling within the next calendar month
Time Limit to Avail the Comp Off within the next calendar month
Notice to Labour Inspector in case of working on Holidays "Whenever, for any exigencies of business of the industrial establishment any employee is required to work on a National Holiday, the employer's shall ordinarily give notice / information to the Inspector in Form I, regarding his intention call the employee to work notice a National Holiday."
Any other Forms to be maintained/submitted Form I
Penal Consequences Punishable with fine which for first offence may extend to Rs. 500/- and for every subsequent offence to Rs. 1000/- Section 6
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Uttarakhand - National Festival Holiday Matrix
Act The Uttarakhand Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhishthan Adhiniyam, 1962
Applicability to Factory Shops Plantation
No Yes No
Eligible to avail wages on NH&FH There is no Statutory requirements
List of National Holidays 4
  • 26th January (Republic Day)
  • 15th August (Independence Day)
  • 2nd October (Gandhi jayanti)
  • 1st May (May day)
Festival Holidays 5
  • Date vary (Holi Parewa)
  • 14th April (Birthday of Dr Ambedkar) Date vary
  • (Diwali Parewa) Date vary (Kartiki Poornima) and Date vary (Idul Fitr)
Total Number of National & Festival Holidays in a year 9
Provision if worked on NH/FH (Double the Wages/ Comp off) Not Specified
Time Limit to Avail the Comp Off Not Specified
Notice to Labour Inspector in case of working on Holidays
Any other Forms to be maintained/submitted -
Penal Consequences Section 35 - Any person guilty of an offense under this Act shall be liable to fine which may for the first offense; extend to one hundred rupees and for every subsequent offense; to five hundred rupees.
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