Gujarat Holidays 2016
Check Gujarat Public Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016.
General Holidays:
Gujarat government declares the holidays for 2016 with notification No. GS/2015-29-PHD/102015/1040/GH dated 29th Sept 2015.| General Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
| 2 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 3 | March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivratri |
| 4 | March 24 | Thursday | Holi 2nd Day (Dhuleti) |
| 5 | March 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | April 8 | Friday | Chetichand |
| 7 | April 14 | Thursday | Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday |
| 8 | April 15 | Friday | Shree Ram Navmi |
| 9 | April 20 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak) |
| 10 | May 8 | Sunday | Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti |
| 11 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan-Eid) |
| 12 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 13 | August 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 14 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 15 | August 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) |
| 16 | September 5 | Monday | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 17 | September 12 | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 18 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 19 | October 11 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) |
| 20 | October 12 | Wednesday | Muharram (Asura) |
| 21 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 22 | October 31 | Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year Day |
| 23 | October 31 | Monday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday |
| 24 | November 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 25 | November 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 26 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) |
| 27 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Optional Holidays:
Government employees may avail maximum any two holidays out of following restricted holiday’s list declared by the Government.| Optional Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 1 | Friday | Christian New Year Day |
| 2 | January 5 | Tuesday | Guru Govindsingh's Birthday |
| 3 | January 15 | Friday | Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) |
| 4 | February 20 | Saturday | Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) |
| 5 | March 21 | Monday | Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) |
| 6 | March 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 7 | April 8 | Friday | Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) |
| 8 | April 20 | Wednesday | Hatkeshvar Jayanti |
| 9 | April 22 | Friday | Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) |
| 10 | April 23 | Saturday | Pesah (1st Day - Yahudi) |
| 11 | April 24 | Sunday | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) |
| 12 | May 3 | Tuesday | Maha Prabhuji's Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) |
| 13 | May 11 | Wednesday | Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti (Vaishakh Sud-5) |
| 14 | May 21 | Saturday | Budhha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) |
| 15 | May 23 | Monday | Shab-e-Barat (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) |
| 16 | May 24 | Tuesday | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 17 | June 8 | Wednesday | Guru Arjundev's Martyrdom Day |
| 18 | June 12 | Sunday | Shavuoth (Yahudi) |
| 19 | June 27 | Monday | Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali (Muslim Shiya) |
| 20 | July 6 | Wednesday | Rathayatra (Ashadhi bij /Ashadh Sud-2) |
| 21 | July 7 | Thursday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) |
| 22 | July 15 | Friday | Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III/ Parsi Kadmi) |
| 23 | July 17 | Sunday | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V/ Parsi kadmi) |
| 24 | July 18 | Monday | Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 25 | July 23 | Saturday | Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi) |
| 26 | August 14 | Sunday | Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III/ Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 27 | August 14 | Sunday | Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) |
| 28 | August 16 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V/Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 29 | August 22 | Monday | Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) |
| 30 | August 26 | Friday | Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) |
| 31 | August 29 | Monday | Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1 st Day/ Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 32 | August 30 | Tuesday | Shravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1 st Day/ Panchami Paksha) |
| 33 | September 2 | Friday | Mahavir Swami JanmaVachan (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 34 | September 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) |
| 35 | September 6 | Tuesday | Samvatsari (Panchami Paksha) |
| 36 | September 14 | Wednesday | Onam |
| 37 | October 3 | Monday | Rosh Hashanah (1 st Day/New Year/ Yahudi) |
| 38 | October 11 | Tuesday | 9 th Muharram (Muslim Shiya & Sunni) |
| 39 | October 11 | Tuesday | Eve of Kippur (Yahudi) |
| 40 | October 12 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur (Yahudi) |
| 41 | October 17 | Monday | Succoth (Yahudi) |
| 42 | October 28 | Friday | Dhan Terash (AsoVad- 13) |
| 43 | October 29 | Saturday | Kali Chaudash (Aso Vad-14) |
| 44 | November 14 | Monday | Kartak Sud-15 (Dev-Diwali) |
| 45 | November 29 | Tuesday | Shahadat-e- Imam Hasan (Muslim Shiya) |
| 46 | December 10 | Saturday | Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti |
| 47 | December 18 | Sunday | Id-e-Milad (Muslim Shiya) |
| 48 | December 26 | Monday | Boxing Day |
| Bank Holidays | |||
| No | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14 | Thursday | Makar Sankranti |
| 2 | January 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 3 | March 7 | Monday | Maha Shivratri |
| 4 | March 24 | Thursday | Holi 2 nd Day – Dhuleti |
| 5 | April 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 6 | April 14 | Thursday | Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Birthday |
| 7 | April 15 | Friday | Shree Ram Navmi |
| 8 | July 6 | Wednesday | Eid-al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid) |
| 9 | August 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 10 | August 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 11 | August 25 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) |
| 12 | September 5 | Monday | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) |
| 13 | September 12 | Monday | Eid-al-Adha (Bakri-Eid) |
| 14 | October 2 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 15 | October 11 | Tuesday | Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) |
| 16 | October 30 | Sunday | Diwali |
| 17 | October 31 | Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year Day |
| 18 | November 1 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj |
| 19 | December 13 | Tuesday | Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) |
| 20 | December 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Gujarat Holiday Calendar 2016
