Central Government Holiday List 2020-2021. Know All The Central Govt Holiday List 2021, Central Govt Holiday Home, and More
by Niranjani Jesentha K | Updated Feb 02, 2021 11:39 AM
Central Government Holiday List 2020-2021 For You
The gazetted holiday is a holiday which is said by the government to be a mandatory holiday, which means that the holiday must be observed by schools, banks, and typically many employers as well. The restricted holidays are optional holidays, which is the discretion of the employee whether they are willing to take leave on that particular day or not. The list of gazetted holidays for the year 2021 is given below.
List of Gazetted Holidays 2021 In New Delhi Government
The Gazetted Holidays are the mandatory holidays by the Central Government that every organisation is supposed to strictly follow. Below list is the Gazetted holidays for the year 2021
| 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 Holiday Homes For Central Government Employees
These Holidays homes are under the central government and it is exclusively only for the government employees. Government employees who are willing to book rooms in one of these hotels can visit the central government holiday home.nic.in THis is their official website that allows the staff to book the home.
| State & No. of Holiday Homes/Touring Officer’s Hostels/Guest Houses | Holiday homes (HH)/Touring officers’ hostel (TOH) | Location & Address | Capacity (total Rooms | Whether under online booking or not |
Uttar Pradesh |
HH | Sikandra, Agra | 14 | Yes |
| TOH | Kar-Kunj Agra | 4 | No | |
| TOH | Sanjay Place, Agra | 3 | Yes | |
| TOH | Mahatma Gandhi Marg Allahabad | 4 | Yes | |
| HH | Sector-K, Aliganj, Lucknow | 22 | Yes | |
| TOH | Deen Dayal Puram,Bareilly | 4 | Yes | |
| TOH | Chandmari, Lamhi, Varanasi | 4 | Yes | |
Rajasthan |
HH | Agra Gate, Ajmer | 42 | Yes |
| HH | Vidhyadhar Nagar Jaipur | 46 | Yes | |
| HH | Bera Road ,Jaisalmer | 13 | Yes | |
| TOH | West Patel Nagar, Circuit House Road,Jodhpur | 4 | Yes | |
| TOH | Delwara Road,Distt. Sirohi, Mount Abu | 4 | Yes | |
| HH | Sector — 14, near C.A. Circle, Udaipur | 15 | Yes | |
|
Goa |
HH | Bambolim, Panji Road, Goa | 13 | Yes |
| TOH | Panaji-Madgaon Road Goa | 8 | Yes | |
Punjab |
TOH | Ram Tirath Nagar,Amritsar | 2 | No |
| TOH | Madhopur | 4 | Yes | |
| TOH | Sector 7B Chandigarh | 20 | Yes | |
Tamilnadu |
HH | Koodalpudur, Anaiyur (PO) Madurai | 20 | Yes |
| HH | Kovalam Road Kanyakumari | 22 | Yes | |
| HH | Udagamandalam, Nilgiris Ooty | 25 | Yes | |
|
Madras |
TOH | Shashtri Bhawan, Chennai | 10 | Yes |
| TOH | Rajaji Bhawan,Chennai | 20 | Yes | |
|
Karnataka |
HH | T. Narasipur Road, Sidhartha Nagar Mysore | 44 | Yes |
Andhra Pradesh |
TOH | Domlur,Bangalore | 2 | No |
| TOH | Koramangala, Bangalore | 39 | Yes | |
| HH | IS Mahal Road, Nehru Nagar, Tirupati | 54 | Yes | |
| TOH | Autonagar , Vijayawada | 6 | Yes | |
Telangana |
TOH | Koti Nirman Bhawan ,Hyderabad | 8 | Yes |
| TOH | Kawadi Guda , Hyderabad | 7 | Yes | |
Uttrakhand |
HH | Southwood Cottage, ITBP Campus Mussoorie | 5 | Yes |
| TOH | Landaur Bazar , Mussoorie | 4 | No | |
| HH | Khurpatal Nainital | 13 | Yes | |
| TOH | Subhash Chowk, (Near Clock Tower-Paltan Bazar), Dehradun | 12 | Yes | |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
HH | Mall Road, Grand Hotel, Shimla | 120 | Yes |
| TOH | ITBP Camp, Baweli Kullu | 3 | No | |
| Andaman & Nicobar | HH | Ranchi Basti, Lamba Line Portblair | 15 | Yes |
Kerala |
TOH | Pulleppady, Kathrikkadavu Cochin | 21 | Yes |
| TOH | Poonkulam Vellyani , Trivendrum | 9 | Yes | |
| TOH | Dutt Saw Mill Road, Kallai (PO), Kozhikode Calicut | 5 | Yes | |
Delhi |
HH | West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi | 20 | Yes |
| TOH | Curzon Road, Delhi | 47 | Yes | |
| TOH | Aliganj, Delhi | 20 | No | |
| TOH | HUDCO Place, Delhi | 10 | Yes | |
| TOH | Asia House, Delhi | 30 | Yes | |
Gujrat |
TOH | Sector — 6/D, Near Civil Hospital,Gandhi Nagar | 5 | Yes |
| TOH | Sector — 6/D, Near Civil Hospital,Gandhi Nagar | 6 | Yes | |
Sikkim |
HH | (Near Zero Point and Vajra Cinema Hall) , Gangtok | 15 | Yes |
| TOH | Near Zero Point, Gangtok | 8 | No | |
Assam |
TOH | Narangi Road Guwahati (Main Building) | 7 | Yes |
| TOH | Narangi Road Guwahati (Hostel Block) | 4 | Yes | |
Meghalaya |
TOH | Dhankheti, CPWD, Office Residential Complex | 6 | Yes |
| Shillong | ||||
Madhya Pradesh |
TOH | City Centre, Gwalior | 2 | No |
| HH | Near Nain Narmada Temple, Amarkantak | 70 | No | |
| (at the disposal of MPTDC on lease basis) | ||||
| TOH | Daskhina Maidan Neemuch | 2 | No | |
|
J&K |
TOH | Satwari Gantt, Jammu | 10 | Yes |
| TOH | Dhar Road,Udhampur | 2 | No | |
West Bengal |
TOH | Acharya J.C. Bose Road Kolkata | 56 | Yes |
| TOH | Nirman Bhawan, | 4 | Yes | |
| Matigara,Siliguri | ||||
Maharashtra |
TOH | Church Gate Mumbai | 11 | Yes |
| TOH | Hyderabad Estates, Mumbai | 36 | Yes | |
| TOH | Antop Hills, Mumbai | 5 | No | |
| TOH | Seminary Hills, Bungalow No.3 Nagpur | 14 | Yes | |
| TOH | Gandhi Nagar Nasik | 4 | Yes | |
| TOH | Mukund Nagar Pune | 3 | Yes | |
| Bihar | HH | Digha, Patna | 28 | Yes |
Central Govt Holiday List 2021
REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
IDU’L FITR
IDU’L ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
HOLI
JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
RAM NAVAMI
MAHA SHIVRATRI
GANESH CHATURTHI VINAYAK CHATURTHI
MAKAR SANKARANTI
RATH YATRA
ONAM
PONGAL
SRI PANCHAMI I BASANT PANCHAMI
VISHU/ VAISAKHI/ VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU/ MASHADI UGADI/ CHAITRA SUKLADI/ CHETI CHAND/ GUDI PADAVA/1st NAVRATRA/ NAORAZ/ CHHATH POOJA/ KARVA CHAUTH.
List Of Gazetted Holidays 2020 In Central Government
| Event | Day and Date | Holiday Type |
| New Year’s Day | Wed 01-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Thu 02-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Lohri | Mon 13-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Makar Sankranti | Wed 15-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Pongal | Wed 15-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Republic Day | Sat 26-Jan-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Basant Panchmi | Wed 29-Jan-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Sun 09-Feb-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Tue 18-Feb-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Mahashivratri | Fri 21-Feb-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Losar | Mon 24-Feb-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Holi | Tue 10-Mar-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Rama Navami | Thur 02-Apr-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | Mon 06-Apr-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Good Friday | Fri 10-Apr-2020 | Public Holiday |
| Easter Day | Sun 12-Apr-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Vaisakhi (Vishu) | Mon 13-Apr-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Event / Festival | Day / Date | Holiday Type |
| Buddha Purnima (Vesak) | Thu 07-May-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Rabindra Jayanti | Fri 08-May-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | Sun 24-May-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Buddha Purnima (Vesak) | Thu 07-May-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Rabindra Jayanti | Fri 08-May-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | Sun 24-May-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Rath Yatra | Tue 23-Jun-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Sat 01-Aug-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Mon 03-Aug-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnav) | Wed 12-Aug-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Independence Day | Sat 15-Aug-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Parsi New Year’s Day (Nauraz) | Sun 16-Aug-2020 | Public Holiday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sat 22-Aug-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Onam | Sat 22-Aug-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Muharram (Ashura) | Sun 30-Aug-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Gandhi Jayanti | Fri 02-Oct-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Kongali Bihu | Sun 18-Oct-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Dussehra | Sun 25-Oct-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e- Milad | Fri 30-Oct-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Valmiki Jayanti | Sat 31-Oct-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Karva Chauth | Wed 04-Nov-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Diwali | Sat 14-Nov-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Govardhan Puja | Sun 15-Nov-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Bhai Dooj | Mon 16-Nov-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Chhath Puja | Fri 20-Nov-2020 | Restricted Holiday |
| Guru Nanak Jayanti | Mon 30-Nov-2020 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Christmas | Wed 25-Dec-2020 | Public Holiday |
Central Government Holiday List 2020-2021 - FAQs
There might be more then 18 Gazetted holidays
The gazetted holiday is a holiday that is said by the government to be mandatory. So, gazetted holiday means that the holiday must be observed by schools, banks, and typically many employers observe the holiday as well.
The restricted holiday also called the Optional Holiday, is a holiday that is optional, and it is the discretion of the employee whether they want to take leave on that particular day or not.
Besides the three National Holidays, employees are entitled to 14 Gazetted and 2 Restricted holidays every year.
Public holidays are important as they have significance in the history of a nation, and remind us of the importance of these days, guiding the generation about the values and messages associated with these days.