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Public Holidays in India – List of Holidays 2021

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With the year 2020 winding down, we are looking forward to 2021. The information regarding public holidays in India becomes really handy on two occassions – when we want to take a quick retreat for a long weekends and anpther ocassion when we want to go for a planned leave. These holidays are categorised on the basis of Gazetted Holidays as well as some very popular Restricted Holidays. In this blog post, learn about India public holidays in 2021.

Public and Government Holidays in 2021

DateDayHolidayStates
1-Jan-21FridayNew Year’s DayArunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu
2-Jan-21SaturdayNew Year HolidayMizoram
11-Jan-21MondayMissionary DayMizoram
12-Jan-21TuesdaySwami Vivekananda JayantiWest Bengal
14-Jan-21ThursdayMakara SankrantiGujarat, Karnataka, Sikkim Telangana
14-Jan-21ThursdayPongalAndhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
15-Jan-21FridayMagh BihuAssam
15-Jan-21FridayKanuma PandugaAndhra Pradesh
15-Jan-21FridayUzhavar ThirunalPuducherry
16-Jan-21SaturdayThiruvalluvar DayTamil Nadu
20-Jan-21WednesdayGuru Gobind Singh JayantiChandigarh & Haryana
23-Jan-21SaturdayNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose JayantiOdisha, Tripura & West Bengal
25-Jan-21MondayState DayHimachal Pradesh
26-Jan-21TuesdayRepublic DayAll states
31-Jan-21SundayMe-Dum-Me-PhiAssam
12-Feb-21FridaySonam LosarSikkim
15-Feb-21MondayLui-Ngai-NiManipur
16-Feb-21TuesdayVasant PanchamiHaryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura & West Bengal
19-Feb-21FridayChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj JayantiMaharashtra
20-Feb-21SaturdayState DayArunachal Pradesh & Mizoram
26-Feb-21FridayHazrat Ali JayantiUttar Pradesh
27-Feb-21SaturdayGuru Ravidas JayantiChandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab
5-Mar-21FridayPanchayatiraj DivasOdisha
11-Mar-21ThursdayMaha ShivaratriAll states except for:  Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal
13-Mar-21SaturdayLosarSikkim
22-Mar-21MondayBihar Day (Bihar Diwas)Bihar
23-Mar-21TuesdayS. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom DayHaryana
29-Mar-21MondayHoliAll states except for:  Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Puducherry & Tamil Nadu
1-Apr-21ThursdayOdisha DayOdisha
2-Apr-21FridayGood FridayNational except for: Haryana & Jammu and Kashmir
3-Apr-21SaturdayEaster SaturdayNagaland
4-Apr-21SundayEaster SundayKerala & Nagaland
5-Apr-21MondayBabu Jagjivan Ram JayantiAndhra Pradesh & Telangana
13-Apr-21TuesdayUgadiAndhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Telangana & Rajasthan
13-Apr-21TuesdayTelugu New YearTelangana
13-Apr-21TuesdayBohag Bihu HolidayAssam
13-Apr-21TuesdayGudi PadwaMaharashtra
13-Apr-21TuesdayVaisakhHaryana, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir
14-Apr-21WednesdayDr Ambedkar JayantiAll states except for: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & Tripura
14-Apr-21WednesdayTamil New YearTamil Nadu
14-Apr-21WednesdayMaha Vishuba SankrantiOdisha
14-Apr-21WednesdayBohag BihuArunachal Pradesh & Assam
14-Apr-21WednesdayCheiraobaManipur
15-Apr-21ThursdayVishuKerala
15-Apr-21ThursdayBengali New YearTripura & West Bengal
15-Apr-21ThursdayHimachal DayHimachal Pradesh
15-Apr-21ThursdaySarhulJharkhand
21-Apr-21WednesdayRam NavamiAndaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh
21-Apr-21WednesdayGaria PujaTripura
25-Apr-21SundayMahavir JayantiChandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal
1-May-21SaturdayMaharashtra DayMaharashtra
1-May-21SaturdayMay DayAssam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura & West Bengal
7-May-21FridayJumat-ul-WidaJammu and Kashmir
9-May-21SundayGuru Rabindranath JayantiTripura & West Bengal
10-May-21MondayShab-i-QadrJammu and Kashmir
13-May-21ThursdayIdul FitrNational except for: Puducherry  & West Bengal
14-May-21FridayIdul FitrPuducherry & West Bengal
14-May-21FridayMaharshi Parasuram JayantiGujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan
14-May-21FridayBasava JayantiKarnataka
14-May-21FridayIdul Fitr HolidayTelangana
16-May-21SundayState DaySikkim
25-May-21TuesdayKazi Nazrul Islam JayantiTripura
26-May-21WednesdayBuddha PurnimaAndaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal
13-Jun-21SundayMaharana Pratap JayantiHimachal Pradesh, Haryana & Rajasthan
14-Jun-21MondayPahili RajaOdisha
14-Jun-21MondaySri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom DayPunjab
15-Jun-21TuesdayRaja SankrantiOdisha
15-Jun-21TuesdayYMA DayMizoram
24-Jun-21ThursdaySant Guru Kabir JayantiChhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab
30-Jun-21WednesdayRemna NiMizoram
2-Jul-21FridayKharchi PujaTripura
5-Jul-21MondayGuru Hargobind Ji’s BirthdayJammu and Kashmir
6-Jul-21TuesdayMHIP DayMizoram
12-Jul-21MondayRatha YathraOdisha
13-Jul-21TuesdayMartyrs’ DayJammu and Kashmir
13-Jul-21TuesdayBhanu JayantiSikkim
17-Jul-21SaturdayU Tirot Sing DayMeghalaya
20-Jul-21TuesdayBakrid / Eid al AdhaAll states except for:  Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Puducherry & Sikkim
21-Jul-21WednesdayBakrid / Eid al AdhaPuducherry
21-Jul-21WednesdayBakrid / Eid al Adha HolidayJammu and Kashmir
31-Jul-21SaturdayShaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom DayHaryana
4-Aug-21WednesdayBonaluTelangana
8-Aug-21SundayTendong Lho Rum FaatSikkim
11-Aug-21WednesdayHaryali TeejHaryana
13-Aug-21FridayPatriots DayManipur
15-Aug-21SundayIndependence DayAll states
16-Aug-21MondayDe Jure Transfer DayPuducherry
17-Aug-21TuesdayParsi New YearGujarat & Maharashtra
19-Aug-21ThursdayMuharramAll states except for: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand & West Bengal
20-Aug-21FridayFirst OnamKerala
21-Aug-21SaturdayThiruvonamKerala
22-Aug-21SundayRaksha BandhanChandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh
22-Aug-21SundayJhulan PurnimaOdisha
22-Aug-21SundayIndra JatraSikkim
23-Aug-21MondaySree Narayana Guru JayantiKerala
30-Aug-21MondayJanmashtamiAll states except for: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry & West Bengal
8-Sep-21WednesdayParkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib JiPunjab
9-Sep-21ThursdayHartalika TeejChandigarh & Sikkim
10-Sep-21FridayGanesh ChaturthiAndhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu
11-Sep-21SaturdayGanesh Chaturthi HolidayGoa
11-Sep-21SaturdayNuakhaiOdisha
16-Sep-21ThursdayRamdev JayantiRajasthan
16-Sep-21ThursdayTeja DashmiRajasthan
21-Sep-21TuesdaySree Narayana Guru SamadhiKerala
23-Sep-21ThursdayHeroes’ Martyrdom DayHaryana
28-Sep-21TuesdayS. Bhagat Singh Ji JayantiPunjab
2-Oct-21SaturdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiAll states
6-Oct-21WednesdayMahalaya AmavasyeKarnataka, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
6-Oct-21WednesdayFirst Day of BathukammaTelangana
7-Oct-21ThursdayMaharaja Agrasen JayantiHaryana
7-Oct-21ThursdayGhatasthapanaRajasthan
12-Oct-21TuesdayMaha SaptamiOdisha, Sikkim, Tripura & West Bengal
13-Oct-21WednesdayMaha AshtamiArunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura & West Bengal
14-Oct-21ThursdayMaha NavamiAssam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal
15-Oct-21FridayVijaya DashamiAll states except for: Manipur & Puducherry
19-Oct-21TuesdayEid e MiladAll states except for: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Sikkim & West Bengal
20-Oct-21WednesdayLakshmi PujaOdisha, Tripura & West Bengal
20-Oct-21WednesdayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiChandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka & Madhya Pradesh
22-Oct-21FridayFridayday Following Eid e MiladJammu and Kashmir
27-Oct-21WednesdayLhabab DuchenSikkim
31-Oct-21SundaySardar Vallabhbhai Patel JayantiGujarat
1-Nov-21MondayKutManipur
1-Nov-21MondayPuducherry Liberation DayPuducherry
1-Nov-21MondayHaryana DayHaryana
1-Nov-21MondayKannada RajyothsavaKarnataka
4-Nov-21ThursdayDiwaliAll states
5-Nov-21FridayDeepavali HolidayDaman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & UP
5-Nov-21FridayVikram Samvat New YearGujarat
6-Nov-21SaturdayBhai DoojGujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh
10-Nov-21WednesdayChhath PujaBihar, Chandigarh & Jharkhand
11-Nov-21ThursdayChhath Puja HolidayBihar
19-Nov-21FridayKarthika PurnimaOdisha & Telangana
19-Nov-21FridayGuru Nanak JayantiAll states except for: Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & Tripura
23-Nov-21TuesdaySeng Kut SnemMeghalaya
1-Dec-21WednesdayIndigenous Faith DayArunachal Pradesh
3-Dec-21FridayFeast of St Francis XavierGoa
5-Dec-21SundaySheikh Muhammad Abdullah JayantiJammu and Kashmir
8-Dec-21WednesdaySri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom DayPunjab
12-Dec-21SundayPa Togan Nengminza SangmaMeghalaya
18-Dec-21SaturdayDeath Anniversary of U SoSo ThamMeghalaya
18-Dec-21SaturdayGuru Ghasidas JayantiChandigarh
19-Dec-21SundayLiberation DayDaman and Diu & Goa
24-Dec-21FridayChristmas HolidayMeghalaya & Mizoram
25-Dec-21SaturdayChristmas DayAll states
26-Dec-21SundayShaheed Udham Singh JayantiHaryana
26-Dec-21SundayChristmas HolidayMeghalaya, Mizoram & Telangana
30-Dec-21ThursdayU Kiang NangbahMeghalaya
30-Dec-21ThursdayTamu LosarSikkim
31-Dec-21FridayNew Year’s EveManipur

Holidays such as Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti, etc. are observed as government holidays. Also, Public holidays vary depending on each state.

Bank holidays

Bank Holidays 2021 In India

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has updated its calendar for the year 2021 and declared bank holidays in all for the month of January to December.

Bank holidays in January 2021 as per RBI:

  • New Year’s Day (Chennai, Aizawl, Gangtok, Imphal and Shillong): January 1
  • New Year’s Celebration (Aizawl): January 2
  • Sunday: January 3
  • Second Saturday: January 9
  • Weekly off (Sunday): January 10
  • Birthday of Swami Vivekananda (Kolkata): January 12
  • Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Maghe Sankranti (Ahmedabad, Gangtok, Chennai, Bengaluru & Hyderabad): January 14
  • Thiruvalluvar Day/Magh Bihu and Tusu Puja (Chennai, Guwahati and Hyderabad): January 15
  • Uzhavar Thirunal (Chennai): January 16
  • Sunday: January 17
  • Guru Govind Singh Ji Birthday (Chandigarh): January 20
  • Fourth Saturday and Birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: January 23
  • Sunday: January 24
  • Imoinu Iratpa (Imphal): January 25
  • Republic Day/ Gaan-Ngai: January 26
  • Sunday: January 31

Bank holidays in February 2021 as per RBI:

  • Losar/Sonam Lochhar: February 12 (Gangtok)
  • Lui-Ngai-Ni: February 15 (Imphal)
  • Saraswati Puja/Basanta Panchami: February 16
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti: February 19 (Mumbai and Nagpur)
  • State Day: February 20 (Aizawl)
  • Birthday of Md. Hazarat Ali: February 26 (Kanpur and Lucknow)

Bank holidays in March 2021 as per RBI:

  • Chapchar Kut: March 5 (Aizawl)
  • Mahashivratri: March 11
  • Bihar Divas: March 22
  • Holi/Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day: March 29

Bank holidays in April 2021 as per RBI:

  • To enable banks to close their yearly accounts: April 1
  • Good Friday: April 2
  • Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday: April 5 (Hyderabad)
  • Gudhi Padwa/Telugu New Year’s Day/Ugadi/Sajibu Nongmapanba/1st Navratra/Baisakhi: April 13
  • Ambedkar Jayanti/Tamil New Year’s Day/Vishu/Biju Festival/Cheiraoba/Bohag Bihu: April 14
  • Himachal Day/Bengali New Year’s Day/Bohag Bihu/Sarhul: April 15
  • Bohag Bihu: April 16 (Guwahati)
  • Shree Ram Navmi /Garia Puja: April 21

Bank holidays in May 2021 as per RBI:

  • Maharashtra Din/May Day (Labour Day): May 1
  • Jumat-ul-Vida: May 7
  • Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) (Shawal-1): May 13
  • Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti/Ramjan-Eid (Eid-UI-Fitra)Akshaya Tritiya: May 14
  • Buddha Pournima: May 26

Bank holidays in June 2021 as per RBI:

  • Y. M. A. Day/Raja Sankranti: June 15
  • Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday: June 25
  • Remna Ni: June 30

Bank holidays in July 2021 as per RBI:

  • Kang (Rathajatra)/Ratha Yatra: July 12
  • Bhanu Jayanti: July 13
  • Drukpa Tshechi: July 14
  • Harela: July 16
  • U Tirot Sing Day/Kharchi Puja: July 17
  • Guru Rimpoche’s Thungkar Tshechu: July 19
  • Bakrid: July 20
  • Bakri Id (Eid-UI-Adha): July 21
  • Ker Puja: July 31

Bank holidays in August 2021 as per RBI:

  • Patriot’s Day: August 13
  • Parse New Year (Shahenshahi): August 16
  • Muharram (Ashoora): August 19
  • Muharram/First Onam: August 20
  • Thiruvonam: August 21
  • Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi: August 23
  • Janmashtami: August 30
  • Sri Krishna Ashtami: August 31

Bank holidays in September 2021 as per RBI:

  • Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva: September 8
  • Teej (Haritalika): September 9
  • Ganesh Chaturthi/Samvatsari: September 10
  • Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd day): September 11
  • Karma Puja: September 17
  • Indrajatra: September 20
  • Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi Day: September 21

Bank holidays in October 2021 as per RBI:

  • Half Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts: October 1
  • Gandhi Jayanti: October 2
  • Mahalaya Amavasye: October 6
  • Mera Chaoren Houba of Lainingthou Sanamahi: October 7
  • Maha Saptami to Vijaya Dashmi: October 12-15
  • Durga Puja (Dasain): October 16
  • Kati Bihu: October 18
  • Id-E-Milad: October 19
  • Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday/Lakshmi Puja/Id-E-Milad: October 20
  • Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi: October 22
  • Accession Day: October 26

Bank holidays in November 2021 as per RBI:

  • Kannada Rajyostsava/Kut: November 1
  • Naraka Chaturdashi: November 3
  • Diwali (Laxmi Pujan)/Kali Puja: November 4
  • Govardhan Pooja: November 5
  • Bhai Duj/Chitragupt Jayanti/Ningol Chakkouba: November 6
  • Chhath Puja//Surya Pashti Dala Chhath (Sayan ardhya): November 10
  • Chhath Puja: November 11
  • Wangala Festival: November 12
  • Guru Nanak Jayanti/Karthika Purnima: November 19
  • Kanakadasa Jayanthi: November 22
  • Seng Kutsnem: November 23

Bank holidays in December 2021 as per RBI:

  • Feast of St. Francis Xavier: December 3 (Panaji)
  • Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham: December 18 (Shillong)
  • Christmas Eve: December 24
  • Christmas: December 25
  • Christmas Celebration: December 27 (Aizawl)
  • U Kiang Nangbah: December 30 (Shillong)
  • New Year’s Eve: December 31

Kindly check the bank holiday list in India in 2021 regularly for any new updates and also to verify it with the holiday list issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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