Bihar Public Holidays Calendar 2016
Check Bihar Public, Restricted and Bank Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Bihar Government declared the public holidays for the year 2016 with Gazette Number 1319, Dated 17th December 2015.
Check holidays dates in 2016 for Guru Govind Singh ji ka Janma Divas, Basant Panchami, Mahashivaratri, Samrat Ashok Ashtami, Mahavveer Jayanti, Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti, Janaki Jayanti, Kabir Jayanti, Buddha Pournima and Shab-A-Barat.
Public Holidays
| Bihar Public Holidays 2016 | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh ji ka Janma Divas |
| 2 | February | 12 | Friday | Basant Panchami |
| 3 | March | 7 | Monday | Mahashivaratri |
| 4 | April | 14 | Thursday | Samrat Ashok Ashtami |
| 5 | April | 20 | Wednesday | Mahavveer Jayanti |
| 6 | April | 23 | Saturday | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti |
| 7 | May | 15 | Sunday | Janaki Jayanti |
| 8 | May | 21 | Saturday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 9 | May | 23 | Monday | Buddha Pournima |
| 10 | June | 20 | Monday | Shab -A-Barat |
| 11 | October | 8 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Saptami) |
| 12 | October | 9 | Sunday | Durga Puja (MahaAshtami) |
| 13 | November | 1 | Tuesday | Chitrgupt Puja (Bhai Duj) |
| 14 | November | 24 | Thursday | Chehallum |
| 15 | December | 13 | Tuesday | Hajarat Mohammad Sahab Ka Janma Divas |
Restricted Holidays
State Government employees may utilize any three extra holidays from the restricted holidays list given below.
| Bihar Restricted Holidays 2016 | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | January | 15 | Friday | Makar Sankranti |
| 3 | January | 24 | Sunday | Karpuri Thakur Jayanti |
| 4 | February | 22 | Monday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 5 | March | 22 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 6 | June | 18 | Saturday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti |
| 7 | July | 1 | Friday | Ramzan ka Antim Jumma |
| 8 | July | 7 | Thursday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Eid) |
| 9 | August | 15 | Monday | Antim Shravani Somvar |
| 10 | August | 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11 | September | 13 | Tuesday | Eid-Ul-Zuha (Bakri Eid) |
| 12 | September | 15 | Thursday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 13 | September | 17 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja |
| 14 | October | 1 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Kalash Sthapana) |
| 15 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Jay Prakash Narayan Jayanti |
| 16 | October | 12 | Wednesday | Durga Puja |
| 17 | October | 13 | Thursday | Moharrum |
| 18 | October | 21 | Friday | Shri Krishna Jayanti |
| 19 | November | 5 | Saturday | Chatha Puja (Kharana) |
| 20 | November | 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 21 | December | 3 | Saturday | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti |
| 22 | December | 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
Bank Holidays
Bihar government declares the following days as bank holidays for the year 2016, under the section 25 of the NI Act 1881 (Act No. XXVI of 1881).
| Bihar Bank Holidays 2016 | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March | 22 | Tuesday | Bihar Divas |
| 3 | March | 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 4 | March | 24 | Thursday | Holi |
| 5 | March | 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | April | 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 7 | April | 14 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 8 | April | 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 9 | May | 1 | Sunday | May Day (Labour Day) |
| 10 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (Eid) |
| 11 | August | 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12 | August | 25 | Thursday | Shri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 13 | September | 12 | Monday | Eid Ul-Zuha (Bakri Eid) |
| 14 | October | 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 15 | October | 10 | Monday | Durga Puja (Maha Navami) |
| 16 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Durga Puja (Vijaya Dashami) |
| 17 | October | 12 | Wednesday | Moharrum |
| 18 | October | 30 | Sunday | Dipawali |
| 19 | November | 6 | Sunday | Chatha Puja |
| 20 | November | 7 | Monday | Chatha Puja |
| 21 | December | 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Calendar
Bihar Public Holidays Calendar 2016