Additional Avurudu holiday next year

The government has declared April 14, 2020, the day following Sinhala and Tamil New Year, an additional bank holiday.

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year falls on April 13, next year. Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Vajira Abewardana has issued a Gazette Extraordinary declaring April 14 as an additional bank holiday.

The day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year (April 12) falls on a Sunday in 2020.