| S.No |
Holiday |
Date |
Saka Date |
Day |
| 1941 SAKA ERA |
| 1 |
Republic Day |
26-Jan |
Magha 06 |
Sunday |
| 2 |
Maha Shivratri |
21-Feb |
Phalguna 02 |
Friday |
| 3 |
Holi |
10-Mar |
Phalguna 20 |
Tuesday |
| 1942 SAKA ERA |
| 4 |
Gudi Padava |
25-Mar |
Chaitra 05 |
Wednesday |
| 5 |
Ram Navami |
2-Apr |
Chaitra 13 |
Thursday |
| 6 |
Mahavir Jayanti |
6-Apr |
Chaitra 17 |
Monday |
| 7 |
Good Friday |
10-Apr |
Chaitra 21 |
Friday |
| 8 |
Idu’l Fitr |
25-May |
Jyaishtha 04 |
Monday |
| 9 |
Janmashtami |
12-Aug |
Sravana 21 |
Wednesday |
| 10 |
Independence Day |
15-Aug |
Sravana 24 |
Saturday |
| 11 |
Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi |
22-Aug |
Sravana 31 |
Saturday |
| 12 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
2-Oct |
Asvina 10 |
Friday |
| 13 |
Diwali (Deepavali) |
14-Nov |
Kartika23 |
Saturday |
| 14 |
Vikram Samvat New Year Day / Bhai Duj |
16-Nov |
Kartika 25 |
Monday |
| 15 |
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
20-Nov |
Kartika 29 |
Friday |
| 16 |
Liberation Day Daman & Diu |
19-Dec |
Agrahayana 28 |
Saturday |
| 17 |
Christmas Day |
25-Dec |
Pausha 04 |
Friday |
| The Following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday |
| 1 |
Liberation Day Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
2-Aug |
Sravana 13 |
Sunday |
| 2 |
Parsi New Year’s Day/ Naoraz |
16-Aug |
Sravana 25 |
Sunday |
| 3 |
Dussehra |
25-Oct |
Kartika 03 |
Sunday |
| 4 |
Govardhan Puja |
15-Nov |
Kartika 24 |
Sunday |
| Optional Holidays for Government Employees |
| S.No |
Holiday |
Date |
Saka Date |
Day |
| SAKA ERA 1941 |
| 1 |
New Year’s Day |
1-Jan |
Pausha 11 |
Wednesday |
| 2 |
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday |
2-Jan |
Pausha 12 |
Thursday |
| 3 |
Lohri |
13-Jan |
Pausha 23 |
Monday |
| 4 |
Makar Sankranti/Pongal |
14-Jan |
Pausha 24 |
Tuesday |
| 5 |
Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami |
30-Jan |
Magha 10 |
Thursday |
| 6 |
Guru Ravidas’s Birthday |
9-Feb |
Magha 20 |
Sunday |
| 7 |
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti |
18-Feb |
Magha 29 |
Tuesday |
| 8 |
Shivaji Jayanti |
19-Feb |
Magha 30 |
Wednesday |
| 9 |
Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra |
9-Mar |
Phalguna 19 |
Monday |
| 10 |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
9-Mar |
Phalgun 19 |
Monday |
| SAKA ERA 1942 |
| 11 |
Easter Sunday |
12-Apr |
Chaitra 23 |
Sunday |
| 12 |
Vaisakhi/Vishu |
13-Apr |
Chaitra 24 |
Monday |
| 13 |
MesadiiVaisakhadi(Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
14-Apr |
Chaitra 25 |
Tuesday |
| 14 |
Budha Purnima |
7-May |
Vaisakha 17 |
Thursday |
| 15 |
Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday |
8-May |
Vaisakha 18 |
Friday |
| 16 |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
22-May |
Jyaishtha 01 |
Friday |
| 17 |
Rath Yatra |
23-Jun |
Ashadha 02 |
Tuesday |
| 18 |
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
1-Aug |
Sravana 10 |
Saturday |
| 19 |
Raksha Bandhan |
3-Aug |
Sravana 12 |
Monday |
| 20 |
Janmashtami (Smarta) |
11-Aug |
Sravana 20 |
Tuesday |
| 21 |
Muharram |
30-Aug |
Bhadra 08 |
Sunday |
| 22 |
Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
31-Aug |
Bhadra 09 |
Monday |
| 23 |
Dussehra (Maha Saptami ) (Additional) |
23-Oct |
Kartika 01 |
Friday |
| 24 |
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami/ Maha Navmi) (Additional) |
24-Oct |
Kartika 02 |
Saturday |
| 25 |
Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) |
26-Oct |
Kartika 04 |
Monday |
| 26 |
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
30-Oct |
Kartika 08 |
Friday |
| 27 |
Maharishi Valmilki’s Birthday |
31-Oct |
Kartika 09 |
Saturday |
| 28 |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) |
4-Nov |
Kartika 13 |
Wednesday |
| 29 |
Naraka Chaturdasi |
14-Nov |
Kartika 23 |
Saturday |
| 30 |
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
24-Nov |
Agrahayana 03 |
Tuesday |
| 31 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
30-Nov |
Agrahayana 09 |
Monday |
| 32 |
Christmas Eve |
24-Dec |
Pausha 03 |
Thursday |
| Public Holidays, 2020 for Banks |
| Shall Apply to the Commercial Banks Only |
| S.No |
Holiday |
Date |
Saka Dated 1942 SAKA ERA |
Day |
| 1 |
Bank’s Annual Closing Day |
1-Apr |
Chaitra 12 |
Wednesday |
| Shall Apply to the Industrial Establihments and Public sector undertakings |
| S.No |
Holiday |
Date |
Saka Date |
Day |
| 1941 SAKA ERA |
| 1 |
Republic Day |
26-Jan |
Magha 06 |
Sunday |
| 2 |
Holi |
10-Mar |
Phalguna 20 |
Tuesday |
| 1942 SAKA ERA |
| 3 |
Labour Day |
1-May |
Vaisakha 11 |
Friday |
| 4 |
Independence Day |
15-Aug |
Sravana 24 |
Saturday |
| 5 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
2-Oct |
Asvina 10 |
Friday |
| 6 |
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
20-Nov |
Kartika 29 |
Friday |
| 7 |
Liberation Day for Daman & Diu |
19-Dec |
Agrahayana 28 |
Saturday |
