Gujarat (India) Public Holidays 2016

State Government Holidays
Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2016

Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2016

Check Gujarat Public Holidays, Optional Holidays and Bank Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Check holidays dates in 2016 for Makar Sankranti, Republic Day, Maha Shivratri, Holi 2 nd Day – Dhuleti, Good Friday, Chetichand, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday, Shree Ram Navmi, Mahavir Jayanti and Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti.
General Administration Department of Gujarat Government declared 2016 public, optional and bank holidays for the state Government offices during the year 2016 with the notification No. GS/2015-29-PHD/102015/1040/GH, dated 29th September 2015.

Public Holidays


Gujarat government declared the following dates as public holidays for the state Government offices during the year 2016.

2016 Gujarat Public Holidays
No Month Day Week Day Holiday
1 January 14 Thursday Makar Sankranti
2 January 26 Tuesday Republic Day
3 March 7 Monday Maha Shivratri
4 March 24 Thursday Holi 2 nd Day – Dhuleti
5 March 25 Friday Good Friday
6 April 8 Friday Chetichand
7 April 14 Thursday Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday
8 April 15 Friday Shree Ram Navmi
9 April 20 Wednesday Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak)
10 May 8 Sunday Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti
11 July 6 Wednesday Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra)
12 August 15 Monday Independence Day
13 August 17 Wednesday Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi)
14 August 18 Thursday Raksha Bandhan
15 August 25 Thursday Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
16 September 5 Monday Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
17 September 12 Monday Bakri-Id (Eid-al-Adha)
18 October 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandgi Birthday
19 October 11 Tuesday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)
20 October 12 Wednesday Muharram (Asura)
21 October 30 Sunday Diwali
22 October 31 Monday Vikram Samvat New Year Day
23 October 31 Monday Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
24 November 1 Tuesday Bhai Bij
25 November 14 Monday Guru Nanak’s Birthday
26 December 13 Tuesday Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday)
27 December 25 Sunday Christmas
These holidays are applicable to all state government undertakings, boards, corporations and panchayat offices.
If any of the muslim holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified, the muslim government employees may be granted an optional holidays on the day on which the holiday is actually observed.

Optional Holidays

Bank Holidays