Restricted Holidays in 2021 for Central Govt employees

Restricted Holidays for Central Govt employees in 2021 as per the DoPT Order issued for Central Government Holidays 2021

• 1st January 2021 (Friday) – New Year’s Day
• 13th January 2021 (Wednesday) – Lohri
• 14th January 2021 (Thursday) – Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal:
• 20th January 2021 (Wednesday) – Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
• 16th February 2021 (Tuesday) – Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
• 19th February 2021 (Friday) – Shivaji Jayanti
• 26th February 2021 (Friday) – Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
• 27th February 2021 (Saturday) – Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
• 8th March 2021 (Monday) – Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
• 11th March 2021 (Thursday) – Maha Shivaratri
• 28th March 2021 (Sunday) – Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra
• 4th April 2021 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
• 13th April 2021 (Tuesday) – Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaishaki / Vishu
• 14th April 2021 (Wednesday) – Mesadi / Tamil New Year’s Day
• 15th April 2021 (Thursday) – Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
• 7th May 2021 (Friday) – Jamat Ul-Vida
• 9th May 2021 (Sunday) – Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
• 12th July 2021 (Monday) – Rath Yatra
• 16th August 2021 (Monday) – Parsi New Year’s Day/ Nauraj
• 21st August 2021 (Saturday) – Onam or Thiru Onam Day
• 22nd August 2021 (Sunday) – Raksha Bandhan
• 30th August 2021 (Monday) – Janmashtami (Smarta)
• 10th September 2021 (Friday) – Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi
• 12th October 2021 (Tuesday) – Dussehra (Saptami)
• 13th October 2021 (Wednesday) – Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
• 14th October 2021 (Thursday) – Dussehra (Maha Navami)
• 20th October 2021 (Wednesday) – Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
• 24th October 2021 (Sunday) – Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
• 3rd November 2021 (Wednesday) – Naraka Chaturdasi
• 5th November 2021 (Friday) – Govardhan Puja
• 6th November 2021 (Saturday) – Bhai Duj
• 10th November 2021 (Wednesday) – Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
• 24th November 2021 (Wednesday) – Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
• 24th December 2021 (Friday) – Christmas Eve

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