Public Holidays in India 2021
Holidays are important for everyone as it takes us away from the stresses and strains of everyday life. Being a cultural diverse country, there are many Public Holidays in India 2021. Here in this page, candidates can check out the list of Gazetted /National Holiday or can check the Public Holidays Calendar & Info from here.
Every year, Central government and State government prepare a list of Public Holidays in India in their respective government offices. This list is divided in two parts- Gazetted holidays and restricted holidays. Even the local administration issues a list of holidays known as local holidays which is observed at the district level.
Public Holidays in India
Classification of Public Holidays in India 2021:
- India Public Holidays schedule is divided across three classifications: gazetted, restricted, as well as state and union territory
- The three main holidays are Independence Day (the 15th of August), Republic Day (the 26th of January), and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (the 2nd of October).
- Festivals of Hindus such as Maha Shivratri, Makar Sankranti, Janmashtami, Saraswati Puja, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Durga Puja, Dussehra
- Festivals OF Sikhs such as Vaisakhi and Guru Nanak Jayanti;
- Festivals of Islamic includes Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Milad un-Nabi, Muharram and
- Christian festivals of Christmas.
List of Holidays in India in 2021:
Here is a list of all the Public and Government holidays in India in 2021:
Date | Day | Event |
1 Jan | Friday | New Year’s Day |
13 Jan | Wednesday | Lohri |
14 Jan | Thursday | Pongal |
14 Jan | Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
20 Jan | Wednesday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
26 Jan | Tuesday | Republic Day |
12 Feb | Friday | Chinese New Year |
14 Feb | Sunday | Valentine’s Day |
16 Feb | Tuesday | Vasant Panchami |
19 Feb | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti |
26 Feb | Friday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
27 Feb | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
8 Mar | Monday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
11 Mar | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri |
20 Mar | Saturday | March Equinox |
28 Mar | Sunday | First day of Passover |
28 Mar | Sunday | Holika Dahana |
29 Mar | Monday | Holi |
1 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
2 Apr | Friday | Good Friday |
4 Apr | Sunday | Easter Day |
13 Apr | Tuesday | Chaitra Sukhladi |
14 Apr | Wednesday | Vaisakhi |
14 Apr | Wednesday | Mesadi |
14 Apr | Wednesday | Ambedkar Jayanti |
15 Apr | Thursday | Bahag Bihu/Vaisakhadi |
21 Apr | Wednesday | Rama Navami |
25 Apr | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
1 May | Saturday | May Day |
7 May | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida |
9 May | Sunday | Mother’s Day |
9 May | Sunday | Birthday of Ravindranath |
14 May | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar |
14 May | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar |
26 May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak |
20 Jun | Sunday | Father’s Day |
21 Jun | Monday | June Solstice |
12 Jul | Monday | Rath Yatra |
21 Jul | Wednesday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) |
24 Jul | Saturday | Guru Purnima |
1 Aug | Sunday | Friendship Day |
15 Aug | Sunday | Independence Day |
16 Aug | Monday | Parsi New Year |
19 Aug | Thursday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) |
21 Aug | Saturday | Onam |
22 Aug | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) |
30 Aug | Monday | Janmashtami |
30 Aug | Monday | Janmashtami (Smarta) |
10 Sep | Friday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi |
23 Sep | Thursday | September Equinox |
2 Oct | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
12 Oct | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
13 Oct | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
14 Oct | Thursday | Maha Navami |
15 Oct | Friday | Dussehra |
19 Oct | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) |
20 Oct | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
24 Oct | Sunday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
31 Oct | Sunday | Halloween |
4 Nov | Thursday | Naraka Chaturdasi |
4 Nov | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali |
5 Nov | Friday | Govardhan Puja |
6 Nov | Saturday | Bhai Duj |
10 Nov | Wednesday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) |
19 Nov | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
24 Nov | Wednesday | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
29 Nov | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah |
6 Dec | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah |
21 Dec | Tuesday | December Solstice |
24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve |
25 Dec | Saturday | Christmas |
31 Dec | Friday | New Year’s Eve |
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Holiday Calendar in India- List of Gazetted/National Holiday
India is among the culturally diverse countries as there are different religions followed within India like Hinduism, Islam & Christianity. Due to this, the federal and state governments have acknowledged a number of holidays
We, the members of recruitmentresult.com have brought you the list of Gazetted/National Holiday and Public Holidays in India together with the 2021 Holiday Calendar India. Take a look at the list of Public Holidays in India 2021 from this page.
Bank Holidays in India 2021:
Date | Day | Holiday |
1 January 2021 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
11 January 2021 | Monday | Missionary Day |
14 January 2021 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
15 January 2021 | Friday | Kanuma Panduga/Thiruvalluvar Day |
23 January 2021 | Saturday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Birthday |
25 January 2021 | Monday | Sonam Lhochar/Himachal Statehood Day |
26 January 2021 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
31 January 2021 | Friday | Me-dum-me-phi |
15 February 2021 | Monday | Lui-Ngai-Ni |
19 February 2021 | Friday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
20 February 2021 | Saturday | Arunachal Statehood Day and Mizoram State Day |
25 February 2021 | Thursday | Losar |
5 March 2021 | Friday | Panchayati Raj Diwas |
5 March 2021 | Friday | Chapchar Kut |
9 March 2021 | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali’s Birthday |
11 March 2021 | Thursday | Maha Shivarathri |
29 March 2021 | Monday | Holi |
23 March 2021 | Monday | Martyrs’ Day |
1 April 2021 | Thursday | Odisha day |
2 April 2021 | Friday | Good Friday |
6 April 2021 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti |
13 April 2021 | Tuesday | Ugadi |
14 April 2021 | Wednesday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti |
15 April 2021 | Thursday | Himachal Day |
21 April 2021 | Wednesday | Ram Navami |
25 April 2021 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
1 May 2021 | Saturday | May Day |
7 May 2021 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida |
9 May 2021 | Sunday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
10 May 2021 | Monday | Shab-e-Qadr |
13 May 2021 | Thursday | Idul Fitr |
14 May 2021 | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti |
16 May 2021 | Sunday | State Day |
25 May 2021 | Tuesday | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam |
26 May 2021 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
13 June 2021 | Sun | Maharana Pratap Jayanti |
14 June 2021 | Mon | Pahili Raja |
15 June 2021 | Tue | Raja Sankranti |
24 June 2021 | Thu | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
30 June 2021 | Wed | Remna Ni |
2 July 2021 | Friday | Kharchi Puja |
5 July 2021 | Sunday | Guru Purnima |
6 July 2021 | Monday | MHIP Day |
12 July 2021 | Monday | Ratha Yatra |
13 July 2021 | Tuesday | Martyr’s Day / Bhanu Jayanti |
17 July 2021 | Friday | U Tirot Sing Day |
20 July 2021 | Tuesday | Eid al Adha |
21 July 2021 | Wednesday | Bakrid |
31 July 2021 | Saturday | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh |
4 August 2021 | Wednesday | Bonalu |
8 August 2021 | Sunday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat |
11 August 2021 | Wednesday | Haryali Teej |
13 August 2021 | Friday | Patriot’s day |
15 August 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |
16 August 2021 | Monday | De Jure Transfer Day |
17 August 2021 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year |
19 August 2021 | Thursday | Muharram |
20 August 2021 | Friday | First Onam |
21 August 2021 | Saturday | Thiruvonam |
22 August 2021 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan |
22 August 2021 | Sunday | Jhulan Purnima, Indra Jatra |
30 August 2021 | Monday | Janmashtami |
8 September 2021 | Wednesday | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji |
9 September 2021 | Thursday | Hartalika Teej |
11 September 2021 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
11 September 2021 | Saturday | Nuakhia |
16 September 2021 | Thursday | Ramdev Jayanti, Teja Dashmi |
21 September 2021 | Tuesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti, Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi |
23 September 2021 | Thursday | Haryana Heroes’ Martyrdom Day |
28 September 2021 | Tuesday | S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti |
2 October 2021 | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
6 October 2021 | Wednesday | Bathukamma Starting Day, Mahalaya |
7 October 2021 | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti |
12 October 2021 | Tuesday | Maha Saptami |
13 October 2021 | Wednesday | Maha Ashtami |
14 October 2021 | Thursday | Maha Navami |
15 October 2021 | Friday | Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra |
19 October 2021 | Tuesday | Mawlid (Id-e-Milad) |
20 October 2021 | Wednesday | Lakshmi Puja, Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti |
27 October 2021 | Wednesday | Lhabab Duchen |
31 October 2021 | Sunday | Sardar Patel’s Birthday |
04 November 2021 | Thursday | Diwali |
06 November 2021 | Saturday | Bhai Dooj |
10 November 2021 | Wednesday | Chhath Puja |
19 November 2021 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima |
23 November 2021 | Tuesday | Seng Kut Snem |
25 December 2021 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
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Indian Calendar 2021 – Festivals:
Do You Know Holidays Declared As Gazetted Holidays In States (Other Than Delhi)?
1 | An additional Day for Dussehra |
2 | Holi |
3 | Janamashtami (Vaishnavi) |
4 | Ram Navami |
5 | Maha Shivratri |
6 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi |
7 | Makar Sankaranti |
8 | Rath Yatra |
9 | Onam |
10 | Pongal |
11 | Sri Panchami / Basanta Panchami |
12 | Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sakladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Pada 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth |
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Public Holidays in India 2021 for all the Sectors:
As per the India Public Holidays schedule, there are gazetted, restricted, as well as state and union territory holidays. Gazetted holidays are mandatory, restricted holidays are optional, and state and union territory holidays are local. Many companies in India provide leave to the employees on the gazetted holidays and provide restricted holidays of the employees choosing. Usually all the Public Holidays in India gets decided as per the Indian Holiday Calendar 2021
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