Daman and Diu Holidays 2016
Check Daman and Diu Public, Restricted and Bank Holidays for the year 2016.
General Holidays:
All Government offices/ Semi Govt. offices/ Local bodies, observed the following holidays for the year 2016.| General Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 2 | March 24 | Thursday | Holi |
| 3 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 5 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr |
| 6 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 7 | September 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Vinayaka Chaturthi ) |
| 8 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Zuha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 9 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 10 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehara) |
| 11 | October 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 12 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 13 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 14 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib) |
| 15 | December 19 | Monday | Daman & Diu Liberation Day |
| 16 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Restricted Holidays:
Daman and Diu Government employees may utilize any two 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 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
| 3 | January 15 | Friday | Pongal |
| 4 | January 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
| 5 | February 12 | Friday | Basant Panchami |
| 6 | February 19 | Friday | Shivaji Jayanti |
| 7 | February 22 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 8 | March 4 | Friday | Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 9 | March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 10 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holika Dahan (Dolyatra) |
| 11 | March 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 12 | April 8 | Friday | Gudi Padava (Ugadi/ Cheti Chand/ Chaitra Sukladi) |
| 13 | April 13 | Wednesday | Vaisakhi ( Vishu) |
| 14 | April 14 | Thursday | Vaisakhadi (Masadi/ Bahag Bihu (Asam)) |
| 15 | April 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 16 | April 21 | Thursday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 17 | August 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year (Nauroz) |
| 18 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 19 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam |
| 20 | October 8 | Saturday | Dussehra ( Maha Saptami) |
| 21 | October 9 | Sunday | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) |
| 22 | October 10 | Monday | Dussehra (Maha Navami) |
| 23 | October 16 | Sunday | Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday |
| 24 | October 19 | Wednesday | Karva Chouth (Karaka Chaturthi ) |
| 25 | October 29 | Saturday | Deepavali (South India) |
| 26 | October 29 | Saturday | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| 27 | October 31 | Monday | Govardhan Puja |
| 28 | November 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 29 | November 6 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Shashthi/ Surya Shashthi ) |
| 30 | November 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 31 | December 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
Bank Holidays:
Daman and Diu Administrator declares the following days as bank holidays for the year 2016, 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 24 | Thursday | Holi |
| 3 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 | April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 5 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 6 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr |
| 7 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 8 | September 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 9 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Zuha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 10 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi;s Birthday |
| 11 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehara) |
| 12 | October 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 13 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 14 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 15 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad |
| 16 | December 19 | Monday | Daman & Diu Liberation Day |
| 17 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Daman and Diu Holiday Calendar 2016
