Bihar Holidays 2016
Check Bihar Public, Restricted and Bank Holidays for the year 2016.
Public Holidays:
Bihar Government declared the public holidays for the year 2016 with Gazette Number 1319, Dated 17th December 2015. All Government offices in Bihar, observe the following official public holidays during the calendar year 2016.| Public Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh ji ka Janma Divas |
| 2 | February 12 | Friday | Basant Panchami |
| 3 | March 7 | Monday | Mahashivaratri |
| 4 | April 14 | Thursday | Samrat Ashok Ashtami |
| 5 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 6 | April 23 | Saturday | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti |
| 7 | May 15 | Sunday | Janaki Jayanti |
| 8 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pornima |
| 9 | May 23 | Monday | Shab-e-Barat |
| 10 | June 20 | Monday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 11 | October 8 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Saptami) |
| 12 | October 9 | Sunday | Durga Puja (MahaAshtami) |
| 13 | November 1 | Tuesday | Chitrgupt Puja (Bhai Duj) |
| 14 | November 24 | Thursday | Chehallum |
| 15 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Hajarat Mohammad Sahab Ka Janma Divas) |
Restricted Holidays:
State Government employees may utilize any three extra holidays from the restricted holidays list given below| Restricted Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | January 15 | Friday | Makar Sankranti |
| 3 | January 24 | Sunday | Karpuri Thakur Jayanti |
| 4 | February 22 | Monday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 5 | March 22 | Tuesday | Holi |
| 6 | June 18 | Saturday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti |
| 7 | July 1 | Friday | Ramzan ka Antim Jumma |
| 8 | July 7 | Thursday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan-Eid) |
| 9 | August 15 | Monday | Antim Shravani Somvar |
| 10 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11 | September 13 | Tuesday | Eid-al-Zuha (Bakri Eid) |
| 12 | September 15 | Thursday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 13 | September 17 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Puja |
| 14 | October 1 | Saturday | Durga Puja (Kalash Sthapana) |
| 15 | October 11 | Tuesday | Jay Prakash Narayan Jayanti |
| 16 | October 12 | Wednesday | Durga Puja |
| 17 | October 13 | Thursday | Moharrum |
| 18 | October 21 | Friday | Shri Krishna Jayanti |
| 19 | November 5 | Saturday | Chhat Puja (Kharana) |
| 20 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 21 | December 3 | Saturday | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti |
| 22 | December 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
Bank Holidays:
Bihar government declares the following days as 2016 bank holidays, under the section 25 of the NI Act 1881 (Act No. XXVI of 1881).| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March 22 | Tuesday | Bihar Divas |
| 3 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 4 | March 24 | Thursday | Holi |
| 5 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 7 | April 14 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 8 | April 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 9 | May 1 | Sunday | May Day (Labour Day) |
| 10 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan-Eid) |
| 11 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12 | August 25 | Thursday | Shri Krishna Janmashtami |
| 13 | September 12 | Monday | Eid al-Zuha (Bakri -Eid) |
| 14 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 15 | October 10 | Monday | Durga Puja (Maha Navami) |
| 16 | October 11 | Tuesday | Durga Puja (Vijaya Dashami) |
| 17 | October 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 18 | October 30 | Sunday | Dipawali |
| 19 | November 6 | Sunday | Chhat Puja |
| 20 | November 7 | Monday | Chhat Puja |
| 21 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Bihar Holiday Calendar 2016
