Delhi Holidays 2016
Check Delhi Public, Restricted and Bank 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 15 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 5 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 6 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pornima |
| 7 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramjan) |
| 8 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 9 | August 20 | Saturday | Janmasthami |
| 10 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Zuha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 11 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijayadashmi (Dussehara) |
| 13 | October 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 14 | October 16 | Sunday | Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 15 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 16 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 17 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib) |
| 18 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Restricted Holidays:
Delhi Government employees may avail 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 Gobind Singh's Birthday |
| 5 | February 12 | Friday | Basant Panchami (Sri Panchami) |
| 6 | February 19 | Friday | Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 7 | February 22 | Monday | Guru Ravidas's Birthday |
| 8 | March 4 | Friday | Swami Dayanand Sawaraswati Jayanti |
| 9 | March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 10 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holika Dahan (Dolyatra) |
| 11 | March 27 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 12 | April 8 | Friday | Ugadi (Gudi Padawa/ Cheti Chand) |
| 13 | April 13 | Wednesday | Vaishakhi (Vishu) |
| 14 | April 14 | Thursday | Vaisakhadi (Masadi/ Bahag Bihu (Asam)) |
| 15 | April 21 | Thursday | Hajarat Ali's Birthday |
| 16 | May 8 | Sunday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 17 | July 1 | Friday | Jamat-ul-Vida |
| 18 | July 6 | Wednesday | Rath Yatra |
| 19 | August 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year (Nauroz) |
| 20 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 21 | September 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 22 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam |
| 23 | October 8 | Saturday | Maha Saptami |
| 24 | October 9 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami |
| 25 | October 10 | Monday | Dusshera (Vijayadashami) |
| 26 | October 19 | Wednesday | Karva Chouth (Karak Chaturthi) |
| 27 | October 29 | Saturday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 28 | October 29 | Saturday | Narak Chaturdashi |
| 29 | October 31 | Monday | Govardhan Puja |
| 30 | November 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 31 | November 6 | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Surya Sashthi) |
| 32 | November 24 | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 33 | December 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
Bank Holidays:
Delhi government declares the following days as bank holidays for the 2016 under the explanation of section of 25 of the Negotiable Instrument 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 | Mahaveer Jayanti |
| 6 | May 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima |
| 7 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) |
| 8 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 9 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Adha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 10 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 11 | October 11 | Tuesday | Vijayadashmi (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 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Delhi Holiday Calendar 2016
