Holiday List 2021

2021 is coming so everyone looking long weekend to plan a holiday trip or vacation, so here we are going to list the holiday so you can plan your vacations for 2021.

2021 has a long list of holidays that will provide you a break from the regular work routine and you can plan your vacations. Some are national holidays and apply all India, however, some holidays are restricted holidays (optional holidays) which apply in states wise.

Here is the list of public holidays for 2021.

Sr No	Date	Day	Holiday Description	Type
1	January 1, 2021	Friday	New Year's Day	Restricted Holiday
2	January 13, 2021	Wednesday	Lohri	Restricted Holiday
3	January 14, 2021	Thursday	Pongal / Makar Sankranti	Restricted Holiday
4	January 20, 2021	Wednesday	Guru Govind Singh Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
5	January 26, 2021	Tuesday	Republic Day	Gazetted Holiday
6	February 16, 2021	Tuesday	Vasant Panchami	Restricted Holiday
7	February 19, 2021	Friday	Shivaji Jayantitd	Restricted Holiday
8	February 26, 2021	Thursday	Hazarat Ali's Birthday	Restricted Holiday
9	February 27, 2021	Saturday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
10	March 8, 2021	Monday	Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
11	March 11, 2021	Thursday	Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri	Gazetted Holiday
12	March 28, 2021	Sunday	Holika Dahana	Restricted Holiday
13	March 29, 2021	Monday	Holi	Gazetted Holiday
14	April 2, 2021	Friday	Good Friday	Gazetted Holiday
15	April 4, 2021	Sunday	Easter Day	Restricted Holiday
16	April 13, 2021	Tuesday	Gudi Padwa/Chaitra Sukhladi	Restricted Holiday
17	April 14, 2021	Wednesday	Ambedkar Jayanti/Vaisakhi/Mesadi	Restricted Holiday
18	April 21, 2021	Wednesday	Rama Navami	Gazetted Holiday
19	April 25, 2021	Sunday	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
20	May 1, 2021	Saturday	Maharashtra Day	Restricted Holiday
21	May 7, 2021	Friday	Birthday of Ravindranath/ Jamat Ul-Vida	Restricted Holiday
22	May 13, 2021	Thursday	Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar	Restricted Holiday
23	May 26, 2021	Wednesday	Buddha Purnima/Vesak	Gazetted Holiday
24	July 12, 2021	Monday	Rath Yatra	Restricted Holiday
25	July 21, 2021	Tuesday	Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha	Restricted Holiday
26	August 15, 2021	Sunday	Independence Day	Gazetted Holiday
27	August 19, 2021	Thursday	Muharram/Ashura	Gazetted Holiday
28	August 21, 2021	Saturday	Onam	Restricted Holiday
29	August 22, 2021	Sunday	Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi)	Restricted Holiday
30	August 30, 2021	Monday	Janmashtami	Restricted Holiday
31	September 10, 2021	Friday	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi	Restricted Holiday
32	October 2, 2021	Saturday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
33	October 12, 2021	Tuesday	Maha Saptami	Restricted Holiday
34	October 13, 2021	Wednesday	Maha Ashtami	Restricted Holiday
35	October 14, 2021	Thursday	Maha Navami	Restricted Holiday
36	October 15, 2021	Friday	Dussehra / Vijayadasami	Gazetted Holiday
37	October 20, 2021	Wednesday	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	Restricted Holiday
38	October 24, 2021	Sunday	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)	Restricted Holiday
39	November 4, 2021	November	Diwali/Naraka Chaturdasi	Gazetted Holiday
40	November 5, 2021	Friday	Govardhan Puja	Restricted Holiday
41	November 6, 2021	Saturday	Bhai Duj	Restricted Holiday
42	November 10, 2021	Wednesday	Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)	Restricted Holiday
43	November 19, 2021	Friday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Gazetted Holiday
44	November 24, 2021	Wednesday	Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day	Restricted Holiday
45	December 24, 2021	Friday	Christmas Eve	Restricted Holiday
46	December 25, 2021	Saturday	Christmas	Gazetted Holiday

*Restricted Holiday: Restricted holiday means a holiday that is optional and also and decided by state govt., and it is the discretion of the employee whether they want to take leave on that particular day or not. The restricted holiday is also known as an 'Optional Holiday' and it is not mandatory to close the entire office on that day.

*Gazetted Holiday: The gazetted holiday is basically a holiday that is said by the government to be mandatory.