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
Government employees may avail maximum any two holidays out of following optional holiday’s list declared by the Government.
| 2016 Optional Holidays In Gujarat | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 1 | Friday | Christian New Year Day |
| 2 | January | 5 | Tuesday | Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday |
| 3 | January | 15 | Friday | Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) |
| 4 | February | 20 | Saturday | Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) |
| 5 | March | 21 | Monday | Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) |
| 6 | March | 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 7 | April | 8 | Friday | Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) |
| 8 | April | 20 | Wednesday | Hatkeshvar Jayanti |
| 9 | April | 22 | Friday | Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) |
| 10 | April | 23 | Saturday | Pesah (Yahudi) |
| 11 | April | 24 | Sunday | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) |
| 12 | May | 3 | Tuesday | Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) |
| 13 | May | 11 | Wednesday | Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) |
| 14 | May | 21 | Saturday | Budhha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) |
| 15 | May | 23 | Monday | Shab-e-Barat (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) |
| 16 | May | 24 | Tuesday | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 17 | June | 8 | Wednesday | Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom Day |
| 18 | June | 12 | Sunday | Shavuoth (Yahudi) |
| 19 | June | 27 | Monday | Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali (Muslim Shiya) |
| 20 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Rathayatra ((Ashadhi bij) (Ashadh Sud-2)) |
| 21 | July | 7 | Thursday | Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) |
| 22 | July | 15 | Friday | Gatha Gahamber ((Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi)) |
| 23 | July | 17 | Sunday | Parsi New Year Day Eve ((Gatha-V) (Parsi kadmi)) |
| 24 | July | 18 | Monday | Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 25 | July | 23 | Saturday | Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 26 | August | 14 | Sunday | Gatha Gahamber ((Gatha-III) (Parsi Shahenshahi)) |
| 27 | August | 14 | Sunday | Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) |
| 28 | August | 16 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year Day Eve ((Gatha-V) (Parsi Shahenshahi)) |
| 29 | August | 22 | Monday | Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 30 | August | 26 | Friday | Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) |
| 31 | August | 29 | Monday | Shravan Vad-12 ((Paryusan 1 st Day) (Chaturthi Paksha)) |
| 32 | August | 30 | Tuesday | Shravan Vad-13 ((Paryusan 1 st Day) (Panchami Paksha)) |
| 33 | September | 2 | Friday | Mahavir Swami JanmaVachan (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 34 | September | 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) |
| 35 | September | 6 | Tuesday | Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) |
| 36 | September | 14 | Wednesday | Onam |
| 37 | October | 3 | Monday | Rosh Hashanah ((1 st Day) (New Year) (Yahudi)) |
| 38 | October | 11 | Tuesday | 9 th Muharram (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) |
| 39 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Eve of Kippur (Yahudi) |
| 40 | October | 12 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur (Yahudi) |
| 41 | October | 17 | Monday | Succoth (Yahudi) |
| 42 | October | 28 | Friday | Dhan Terash (AsoVad- 13) |
| 43 | October | 29 | Saturday | Kali Chaudash (Aso Vad-14) |
| 44 | November | 14 | Monday | Kartak Sud-15 (Dev-Diwali) |
| 45 | November | 29 | Tuesday | Shahadat-e- Imam Hasan (Muslim Shiya) |
| 46 | December | 10 | Saturday | Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti |
| 47 | December | 18 | Sunday | Id-e-Maulud (Muslim Shiya) |
| 48 | December | 26 | Monday | Boxing Day (Next Day to Christmas) |
Bank Holidays
In explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, (XXVI) – Gujarat Government in consultation with Reserve Bank Of India, Ahmadabad, declared the following dates as bank holidays in Gujarat.
| 2016 Gujarat Bank 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 | April | 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Account Day |
| 6 | April | 14 | Thursday | Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday |
| 7 | April | 15 | Friday | Shree Ram Navmi |
| 8 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (1 st Shawaal) (Muslim, Shiya & Sunni) |
| 9 | August | 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 10 | August | 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11 | August | 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) |
| 12 | September | 5 | Monday | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 13 | September | 12 | Monday | Bakri-Id (Eid-al-Adha) |
| 14 | October | 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| 15 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) |
| 16 | October | 30 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 17 | October | 31 | Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year Day |
| 18 | November | 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Bij |
| 19 | December | 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) |
| 20 | December | 25 | Sunday | Christmas |