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Karnataka National & Festival Holidays

Karnataka – National & Festival Holiday Matrix
Act The Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National Festival Holidays) Act, 1963
Applicability to Factory Shops Plantation
Yes Yes Yes
Eligibility Criteria
  • Festival Holidays: 30 days services within a continuous period of 90 days immediately preceding such festival holiday
  • National Holidays: Eligible from day one itself
List of National Holidays 5
  • 26th January (Republic Day)
  • 1st May (May Day)
  • 15th August (Independence Day)
  • 2nd October (Gandhi Jayanti)
  • 1st November (Karnataka Rajyothsava Day)
Festival Holidays 5 Festival holidays to be selected by the employer from the festivals specified in the schedule
Total Number of National & Festival Holidays in a year 10
Provision if worked on NH/FH Double the wages or 1 day wages plus 1 day off
Time Limit to Avail Compensatory Off Not Specified
Notice to Labour Inspector Not Specified
Forms to be maintained -
Penal Consequences Punishable with fine which may for the first offence may extend to Rs. 125/- and for a second and subsequent offences may extend to Rs. 250/- – Section 8
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