2021 is just round the corner. It’s almost here to give us all a fresh start. And with the fresh start, comes the fresh planning. The planning of our holidays, trips, relaxing at home, party or doing that long pending clean-up of the room or maybe that salon session. Apart from this, festive planning too starts well in advance. Plans for shopping, visiting family and friends, get-together or hometown visits. But the thing that comes up most as a speed breaker to our plans are the holidays. Here is the List of Gazetted Holidays 2021.
We often keep thinking of applying for a leave, should we finalize the plan or not. Or many such doubts pop in our heads. We keep a check regularly on the holiday calendars to plan in advance. So, this time we got it sorted for you and listed all the Gazetted Holidays 2021. Therefore, now plan your year 2021 well with us as you have the list of Gazetted Holidays 2021 ready with you in your pockets.
What is a Gazetted Holiday? – List of Gazetted Holidays 2021
A Gazetted Holiday is a mandatory holiday set by the Government. In simple terms, a day that you will get an official holiday no matter what. All the employees, students and workers get a compulsory day off. The organizations, banks and schools do not operate on this day. Hence, the employees and students get to relax at home.
So, here are the Gazetted Holidays that India will observe in 2021.
List of Gazetted Holidays 2021
| S. NO. | DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26-Jan | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 2 | 11-Mar | Thursday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri |
| 3 | 29-Mar | Monday | Holi |
| 4 | 02-Apr | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 | 21-Apr | Wednesday | Rama Navami |
| 6 | 25-Apr | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 7 | 14-May | Friday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar |
| 8 | 26-May | Wednesday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak |
| 9 | 21-Jul | Wednesday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) |
| 10 | 15-Aug | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 11 | 19-Aug | Thursday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) |
| 12 | 30-Aug | Monday | Janmashtami |
| 13 | 02-Oct | Saturday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 14 | 15-Oct | Friday | Dussehra |
| 15 | 19-Oct | Tuesday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) |
| 16 | 04-Nov | Thursday | Diwali/Deepavali |
| 17 | 19-Nov | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 18 | 25-Dec | Saturday | Christmas |
Please Note: Following calendar has been prepared after thorough research but some of the festivals & holidays are subject to vary depending on the positioning of the moon and the decision of the Government or respective organisations.
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