Madhya Pradesh Holidays 2016
Check Madhya Pradesh Public, Restricted and Bank Holidays for the year 2016.
General Holidays:
All offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and following dates in the year 2016.| General Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 2 | February 22 | Monday | Sant Ravidas Jayanti |
| 3 | March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 4 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 5 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | April 8 | Friday | Gudi Padwa (Chaiti Chand) |
| 7 | April 14 | Thursday | Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti (Vaishakhi) |
| 8 | April 15 | Friday | Shri Ram Navami |
| 9 | April 19 | Tuesday | Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 10 | May 9 | Monday | ParshuramJayanti |
| 11 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima |
| 12 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr |
| 13 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 14 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 15 | August 25 | Thursday | Janma Ashtami |
| 16 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Zuha |
| 17 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 18 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) |
| 19 | October 12 | Wednesday | Moharrum |
| 20 | October 16 | Sunday | Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 21 | October 30 | Sunday | Dipawali |
| 22 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 23 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad |
| 24 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Optional Holidays:
State Government employees may utilize any three extra holidays from the restricted holidays list given below.| Optional Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 2 | January 6 | Wednesday | Maharshi Guru Gokuldas Maharaj ji ka Janma Divas |
| 3 | January 15 | Friday | Makar Sankranti (Pongal) |
| 4 | January 16 | Saturday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
| 5 | January 21 | Thursday | Hemi Kalani Ka Shahidi Divas |
| 6 | January 29 | Friday | Dr.Sayyadana Sahab ka Janma Divas |
| 7 | February 13 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
| 8 | February 24 | Wednesday | Shabari Jayanti |
| 9 | March 4 | Friday | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 10 | March 22 | Tuesday | Holi (Holika Dahan) |
| 11 | March 25 | Friday | Bhai Duj |
| 12 | April 11 | Monday | Nishadraj Jayanti (Mahatma Jyotiba Fule Jayanti) |
| 13 | April 14 | Thursday | Vishu |
| 14 | April 20 | Wednesday | Hatkeshwar Jayanti |
| 15 | April 21 | Thursday | Hajrat Ali ka Janma Divas |
| 16 | May 3 | Tuesday | Vallbhacharya Jayanti |
| 17 | May 4 | Wednesday | Sen Jayanti |
| 18 | May 9 | Monday | Akshaya Trutiya |
| 19 | May 11 | Wednesday | Shankaracharya Jayanti |
| 20 | May 23 | Monday | Shab-A-Barat |
| 21 | June 7 | Tuesday | Chatrasaal Jayanti (Maharana Pratap Jayanti) |
| 22 | June 9 | Thursday | Birasa Munda ka shahidi Divas |
| 23 | June 13 | Monday | Mahesh Jayanti |
| 24 | June 18 | Saturday | Bada Mahadev Pujan |
| 25 | June 20 | Monday | Kabir Jayanti |
| 26 | June 24 | Friday | Virangana Durgavati ka Balidan Divas |
| 27 | July 1 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| 28 | July 5 | Tuesday | Eid -al-Fitr |
| 29 | July 6 | Wednesday | Ratha Yatra |
| 30 | July 19 | Tuesday | Guru Pournima |
| 31 | August 10 | Wednesday | Goswami Tulasidas Jayanti |
| 32 | August 13 | Saturday | Durgadas Rathor Jayanti |
| 33 | August 17 | Wednesday | Parasi Nav-Varsh Divas |
| 34 | August 23 | Tuesday | Balram Jayanti |
| 35 | September 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 36 | September 8 | Thursday | Navakhai |
| 37 | September 12 | Monday | Dolgyaras |
| 38 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam |
| 39 | September 15 | Thursday | Anant Chaturdashi |
| 40 | September 17 | Saturday | Vishwakarma Jayanti |
| 41 | September 19 | Monday | Gadir-E-Khum |
| 42 | September 29 | Thursday | Prannath Jayanti |
| 43 | September 30 | Friday | Sarv Pitru Moksha Amavasya |
| 44 | October 1 | Saturday | Agrasen Jayanti |
| 45 | October 10 | Monday | Dashahara (MahaNavami) |
| 46 | October 11 | Tuesday | Yom-A-Ashura |
| 47 | October 19 | Wednesday | Karawa Chauth Parv |
| 48 | October 29 | Saturday | Dipawali (Dakshin Bharatiy) |
| 49 | October 31 | Monday | Second Day of Dipawali |
| 50 | November 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
Bank Holidays:
Madhya Pradesh government 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 7 | Monday | Mahashivratri |
| 3 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 4 | April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 5 | April 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 6 | April 19 | Tuesday | Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 7 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima |
| 8 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr |
| 9 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 10 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11 | August 25 | Thursday | Janma Ashtami |
| 12 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Zuha |
| 13 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 14 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dasami (Dussehra) |
| 15 | October 12 | Wednesday | Moharrum |
| 16 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 17 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 18 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad |
| 19 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Madhya Pradesh Holiday Calendar 2016
