The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announced the holiday’s list of 2021 on 10th June 2020. In this article, you will find the list of central government holidays of the year 2021.
Important Points Related to the Central Government Holiday’s List 2021
1. A central government employee will also be allowed to avail any two holidays chosen from the restricted holiday’s list.
2. The central government administrative offices located outside Delhi or New Delhi shall observe three holidays in addition to the compulsory holiday list given below
- Republic day
- Independence day
- Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday
- Buddha purnima
- Christmas day
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
- Diwali (Deepawali)
- Good Friday
- Guru Nanak’s birthday
- IDU’L Fitr
- IDU’L Zuha
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Muharram
- Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (ID-E-Milad)
3. The additional holidays to be opted by the central government employees welfare coordination committee and other places in the state is given below.
- An Additional Day For Dusshera
- Holi
- Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
- Ram Navami
- Maha Shivratri
- Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
- Makar Sankaranti
- Rath Yatra
- Onam
- Pongal
- Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
- Vishnu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padava / 1st Navratra / Naoraz / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth
4. The list of restricted holidays in this article is meant only for the central government offices located in Delhi or New Delhi. The coordination committees at the state capitals may produce a separate restricted holidays list.
5. The central government offices located outside Delhi or New Delhi at state capitals are authorized to change the date of holiday based on the concerned state government/ union territories’ decision.
List of Central Government Holidays in the Year 2021 For Administrative Offices of Central Government at Delhi/New Delhi
| Sr No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Saka Era | |||
| 1 | Republic Day | 26 January 2021 | Tuesday |
| 2 | Holi | 29 March 2021 | Monday |
| 1943 Saka Era | |||
| 3 | Good Friday | 2 April 2021 | Friday |
| 4 | Ram Navami | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | 25 April 2021 | Sunday |
| 6 | Id-Ul-Fitr | 14 May 2021 | Friday |
| 7 | Budha Purnima | 26 May 2021 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakri Id) | 21 July 2021 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Independence Day | 15 August 2021 | Sunday |
| 10 | Muharram | 19 August 2021 | Thursday |
| 11 | Janmasthami | 30 August 2021 | Monday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 2 October 2021 | Saturday |
| 13 | Dusshera | 15 October 2021 | Friday |
| 14 | Id-e-Milad | 19 October 2021 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepawali) | 4 November 2021 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | 19 November 2021 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25 December 2021 | Saturday |
List of Restricted Central Government Holiday’s For Administrative Offices of Central Government at Delhi/New Delhi
| Sr No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saka Era 1942 | |||
| 1 | New Year's Day | 1 January 2021 | Friday |
| 2 | Lohri | 13 January 2021 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 14 January 2021 | Thursday |
| 4 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 20 January 2021 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Sri Panchami | 16 February 2021 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Shivaji Jayanti | 19 February 2021 | Friday |
| 7 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 26 February 2021 | Friday |
| 8 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 27 February 2021 | Saturday |
| 9 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 8 March 2021 | Monday |
| 10 | Maha Shivaratri | 11 March 2021 | Thursday |
| Saka Era 1943 | |||
| 11 | Holika Dahan /Dolyatra | 28 March 2021 | Sunday |
| 12 | Easter Sunday | 4 April 2021 | Sunday |
| 13 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti hand / Vaisakhi /Vishu | 13 April 2021 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Mesadi Tamil New Year’s Day | 14 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| 15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 April 2021 | Thursday |
| 16 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 7 May 2021 | Friday |
| 17 | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | 9 May 2021 | Sunday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | 12 July 2021 | Monday |
| 19 | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | 16 August 2021 | Monday |
| 20 | Onum or Thiru Onam Day | 21 August 2021 | Saturday |
| 21 | Raksha Bandhan | 22 August 2021 | Sunday |
| 22 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | 30 August 2021 | Monday |
| 23 | Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi | 10 September 2021 | Friday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 12 October 2021 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 13 October 2021 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 14 October 2021 | Thursday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 20 October 2021 | Wednesday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 24 October 2021 | Sunday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 3 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | 5 November 2021 | Friday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | 6 November 2021 | Saturday |
| 32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 10 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| 33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | 24 December 2021 | Friday |
You can download the PDF from the link below for more details about the Central Government Holidays List 2021.
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