Punjab Public Holidays Calendar 2017
Check Punjab Public and Restricted Holidays for the calendar year 2017.
Check holidays dates in 2017 for Guru Gobind Singh Birthday, Republic Day, Vasant Panchami, Guru Ravidas Jayanti, Maha Shivaratri, Holi, S. Bhagat Singh Shahidi Divas, Shri Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayanti and Vaisakhi.
Public Holidays
All offices under the state government will be remain closed on following declared holidays as General Holidays in the year 2017.
| Punjab Public Holidays 2017 | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 5 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| 2 | January | 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 3 | February | 1 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami (Satguru Ram Singh’s Birthday) |
| 4 | February | 10 | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 5 | February | 24 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 6 | March | 13 | Monday | Holi |
| 7 | March | 23 | Thursday | S. Bhagat Singh Shahidi Divas |
| 8 | April | 4 | Tuesday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 9 | April | 9 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 10 | April | 13 | Thursday | Vaisakhi |
| 11 | April | 14 | Friday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (Good Friday) |
| 12 | April | 28 | Friday | Parshuram Jayanti |
| 13 | May | 1 | Monday | May Day |
| 14 | May | 29 | Monday | Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji |
| 15 | June | 9 | Friday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 16 | June | 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr |
| 17 | July | 31 | Monday | Shahid Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day |
| 18 | August | 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day (Shri Krishna Janmashtami) |
| 19 | August | 22 | Tuesday | Sri Guru Granth Sahib Parkash Utsav |
| 20 | August | 30 | Wednesday | Baba Sri Chand’s Birthday |
| 21 | September | 2 | Saturday | Eid al-Zuha (Bakri Eid) |
| 22 | September | 21 | Thursday | Agrasen Jayanti |
| 23 | September | 28 | Thursday | Birthday of Shahid Bhagat Singh |
| 24 | September | 30 | Saturday | Dussehra |
| 25 | October | 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 26 | October | 5 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday |
| 27 | October | 7 | Saturday | Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass |
| 28 | October | 19 | Thursday | Diwali |
| 29 | October | 20 | Friday | Vishwakarma Jayanti |
| 30 | November | 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 31 | November | 16 | Thursday | Shahidi Divas S. Kartar Singh Srabha |
| 32 | November | 23 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
| 33 | December | 25 | Monday | Christmas |
Note :- All Saturdays And All Sundays are observed as holidays
Bank Holidays
Punjab Government declares the 2017 Bank Holidays in Punjab under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.
| 2017 Punjab Bank Holidays | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 5 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Birthday |
| 2 | January | 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| 3 | February | 10 | Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 4 | March | 13 | Monday | Holi |
| 5 | April | 1 | Saturday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 6 | April | 4 | Tuesday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 7 | May | 29 | Monday | Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji |
| 8 | June | 26 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr |
| 9 | August | 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day (Shri Krishna Janmashtami) |
| 10 | September | 30 | Saturday | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) |
| 11 | October | 2 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 | October | 5 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday |
| 13 | October | 19 | Thursday | Diwali |
| 14 | November | 4 | Saturday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 15 | December | 25 | Monday | Christmas |
Restricted Holidays
Each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year 2017
| Punjab Restricted Holidays 2017 | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 1 | Sunday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | January | 13 | Friday | Lohri |
| 3 | January | 26 | Thursday | Bhagwan Adinath’s Nirwan Diwas |
| 4 | March | 8 | Wednesday | International Women Day |
| 5 | March | 13 | Monday | Holla Mohalla |
| 6 | May | 10 | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima |
| 7 | June | 5 | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi |
| 8 | June | 29 | Thursday | Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Death Anniversary |
| 9 | September | 5 | Tuesday | Anant Chaturdashi (BabaJiwan Singh’s Birthday) |
| 10 | October | 1 | Sunday | Muharram |
| 11 | October | 8 | Sunday | Karva Chauth |
| 12 | October | 16 | Monday | Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’s Birthday |
| 13 | October | 20 | Friday | Govardhan Puja |
| 14 | October | 31 | Tuesday | Namdev Jayanti |
| 15 | November | 1 | Wednesday | New Punjab Day |
| 16 | December | 2 | Saturday | Eid-e-Milad |
| 17 | December | 25 | Monday | Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib |
| 18 | December | 26 | Tuesday | Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib |
| 19 | December | 27 | Wednesday | Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib |
Note :
- In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen to join the Nagar Kirtan/Sobha Yatra.
- The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 7th August, 2017 which falls on Monday, Punjab Government Offices will be opened at 11:00 AM on that day.
Punjab Holidays Calendar 2017