Holidays 2021 for Central Government Employees
List of Holidays for Central Government Employees during the year 2021 – DoPT Order dated 10.6.2020
Change of Muharram Holiday on 20-08-2021 – DoPT Orders 2021
The Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has published a new list of holidays for Central Government Employees during the year 2021.
The office memorandum has to classes of table including list of holidays for the year 2021. First table described the list of 14 Compulsory Holidays and Second table is 12 Restricted Holidays.
The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
Compulsory Holiday List 2021
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
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Restricted Holiday List 2021
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA /1ST NAVRATRA / NAORAZ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
List of Gazetted Holidays 2021 in Central Government
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2021 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 29 March 2021 | Monday |
| Good Friday | 2 April 2021 | Friday |
| Ram Navami | 21 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 25 April 2021 | Sunday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 14 May 2021 | Friday |
| Budha Purnima | 26 May 2021 | Wednesday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 21 July 2021 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2021 | Sunday |
| Muharram | 19 August 2021 | Thursday |
| Janmashtami | 30 August 2021 | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02 October 2021 | Saturday |
| Dussehra | 15 October 2021 | Friday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad [Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 19 October 2021 | Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 04 November 2021 | Thursday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 19 November 2021 | Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25 December 2021 | Saturday |
List of Restricted Holidays 2021 in Central Government
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | 01 January 2021 | Friday |
| Lohri | 13 January 2021 | Wednesday |
| Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 14 January 2021 | Thursday |
| Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 20 January 2021 | Wednesday |
| Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami | 16 February 2021 | Tuesday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19 February 2021 | Friday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 26 February 2021 | Friday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 27 February 2021 | Saturday |
| Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 08 March 2021 | Monday |
| Maha Shivaratri | 11 March 2021 | Thursday |
| Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | 28 March 2021 | Sunday |
| Easter Sunday | 04 April 2021 | Sunday |
| (Jhaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi /Vishu | 13 April 2021 | Tuesday |
| Mesadi Tamil New Year’s Day | 14 April 2021 | Wednesday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 April 2021 | Thursday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | 07 May 2021 | Friday |
| Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | 09 May 2021 | Sunday |
| Rath Yatra | 12 July 2021 | Monday |
| Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | 16 August 2021 | Monday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 21 August 2021 | Saturday |
| Raksha Bandhan | 22 August 2021 | Sunday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | 30 August 2021 | Monday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Gancsh Chaturthi | 10 September 2021 | Friday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 12 October 2021 | Tuesday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 13 October 2021 | Wednesday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 14 October 2021 | Thursday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 20 October 2021 | Wednesday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 24 October 2021 | Sunday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | 03 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| Govardhan Puja | 05 November 2021 | Friday |
| Bhai Duj | 06 November 2021 | Saturday |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 10 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 November 2021 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December 2021 | Friday |
Click to View: Central Government Offices Holiday List 2021 pdf download – Dopt Order dated 10.6.2020
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