The Competent Authority is pleased to declare the following days as public holidays for the Calendar Year 2021. All Government Offices shall be closed on all Saturdays and Sundays.
Sl. No. | HOLIDAY | DATE | MONTH | DAY OF THE WEEK |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2021 | January | Friday |
2 | New Year Celebration | 02.01.2021 | January | Saturday |
3 | Missionary Day | 11.01.2021 | January | Monday |
4 | Republic Day | 26.01.2021 | January | Tuesday |
5 | State Day | 20.02.2021 | February | Saturday |
6 | Chapchar Kut | 05.03.2021 | March | Friday |
7 | Holi | 29.03.2021 | March | Monday |
8 | Good Friday | 02.04.2021 | April | Friday |
9 | Mahavir Jayanti | 25.04.2021 | April | Sunday |
10 | Idu’l Fitr | 14.05.2021 | May | Friday |
11 | Buddha Purnima | 26.05.2021 | May | Wednesday |
12 | YMA Day | 15.06.2021 | June | Tuesday |
13 | Remna Ni | 30.06.2021 | June | Wednesday |
14 | MHIP Day | 06.07.2021 | July | Tuesday |
15 | Idu’l Zuha | 21.07.2021 | Juy | Wednesday |
16 | Independence Day | 15.08.2021 | August | Sunday |
17 | Muharram | 19.08.2021 | August | Thursday |
18 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02.10.2021 | October | Saturday |
19 | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | 15.10.2021 | October | Friday |
20 | Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday (Ide-Milad) | 19.10.2021 | October | Tuesday |
21 | Diwali (Deepavalli) | 04.11.2021 | November | Thursday |
22 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 19.11.2021 | November | Friday |
23 | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2021 | December | Friday |
24 | Christmas Day | 25.12.2021 | December | Saturday |
25 | Christmas Celebration | 27.12.2021 | December | Monday |
26 | New Year’s Eve | 31.12.2021 | December | Friday |
Restricted Holidays
2. The Competent Authority is further pleased to allow each employee to avail any 2 (two) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list mentioned below. Permission to avail these holidays should be applied for in writing in advance and normally be granted by the superior officer competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of the individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.
Sl NO | RESTRICTED HOLIDAY | DATE | MONTH | DAY OF THE WEEK |
| 1 | Lohri | 13.01.2021 | January | Wednesday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/Pongal | 14.01.2021 | January | Thursday |
3 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 20.01.2021 | Janaury | Wednesday |
4 | Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami | 16.02.2021 | February | Tuesday |
5 | Shivaji Jayanti | 19.02.2021 | February | Friday |
6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 26.02.2021 | February | Friday |
7 | Guru Ravi Das’s Bithday | 27.02.2021 | February | Saturday |
8 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 08.03.2021 | March | Monday |
9 | Maha Shivaratri | 11.03.2021 | March | Thursday |
10 | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | 28.03.2021 | March | Sunday |
11 | Easter Sunday | 04.04.2021 | April | Sunday |
12 | Easter Monday | 05.04.2021 | April | Monday |
13 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13.04.2021 | April | Tuesday |
14 | Mesadi Tamil New Year’s Day | 14.04.2021 | April | Wednesday |
15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bih (Assam) | 15.04.2021 | April | Thursday |
16 | Ram Navami | 21.04.2021 | April | Wednesday |
17 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 07.05.2021 | May | Friday |
18 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | 09.05.2021 | May | Sunday |
19 | Rath Yatra | 12.07.2021 | July | Monday |
20 | Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | 16.08.2021 | August | Monday |
21 | Onum or Thiru Onam Day | 21.08.2021 | August | Saturday |
22 | Raksha Bandhan | 22.08.2021 | August | Sunday |
23 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | 30.08.2021 | August | Monday |
24 | Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi | 10.09.2021 | September | Friday |
25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 12.10.2021 | October | Tuesday |
26 | Dusshera (Mahashtami) | 13.10.2021 | October | Wednesday |
27 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 14.10.2021 | October | Thursday |
28 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 20.10.2021 | October | Wednesday |
29 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 24.10.2021 | October | Sunday |
30 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 03.11.2021 | November | Wednesday |
31 | Govardhan Puja | 05.11.2021 | November | Friday |
32 | Bhai Duj | 06.11.2021 | November | Saturday |
33 | Pratihar Shashthi or SuryaShashthi (Chhat Puja) | 10.11.2021 | November | Wednesday |
34 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2021 | November | Wednesday |
3. In respect of medical establishments Government hospitals, OPD, dispensaries, sub- centres, etc. the working days and working hours shall be regulated by appropriate notification issued by the Health & Family Welfare Department.
4. In respect of Police, Home Guards, Fire Services, etc. they, shall be governed by their respective manual or appropriate notification issued by the Home Department.
