Assam Government Holidays during the year 2021
Holiday List 2021 Assam Government
Assam Government Holidays 2021
The Government of Assam is declare the following days to be Public Holidays for the Government offices in Assam during the year 2021. Public holidays in Assam widely-celebrated festivals in the state such as Magh Bihu and days of national importance like Independence Day.
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR: GUWAHATI-6
Block-A, 2nd Floor, Janta Bhawan, email-ID: [email protected], https://www.gad.assam.gov.in
ORDERS RY THE GOVERNOR
NOTIFICATION
Dated Dispur the 18th December, 2020
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR 2021 IN THE STATE OF ASSAM
No.GAG(A)81/2016/637:
The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare that the Offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam will remain closed on the following days during the year-2021.
List of Govt Public Holidays 2021 in Assam | Assam Government Public Holidays 2021
Assam January Holidays 2021
- 14 January – Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
- 15 January – Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
- 23 January – Netaji’s Birthday
- 26 January – Republic Day & Gwer Baou San
- 31 January – Me-Dam-Me-Fi
Assam January Holidays 2021
- 27 February – Bir Chilarai Divas
Assam March Holidays 2021
- 28 March – Dol Jatra
Assam April Holidays 2021
- 02 April – Good Friday
- 14 April – Bohag Bihu
- 15 April – Bohag Bihu
- 16 April – Bohag Bihu
- 21 April – Sati Sadhani Divas
Assam May Holidays 2021
- 01 May – May Day
- 12 May – Tii of Damodar Deva
- 14 May – Id-Ul-Fitr
- 26 May – Buddha Purnima
- 27 May – Birday Tii of Madhav Dev
Assam July Holidays 2021
- 21st July- Id-Uz-Zuha
Assam August Holidays 2021
- 15 August- Independence Day
- 19 August- Mohharam (Half Holiday)
- 27 August- Tii of Madhav Dev
- 30 august- Janmasami
Assam September Holidays 2021
- 8 September – Tii of Srimanta Sankaradeva
Assam October Holidays 2021
- 02 October – Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
- 12 October – Durga Puja
- 13 October – Durga Puja
- 14 October – Durga Puja
- 15 October – Bijaya Dasami and Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankaradeva
- 18 October – Kati Bihu
- 20 October – Lakshmi Puja (Half Holiday)
Assam November Holidays 2021
- 04 November – Kali Puja and Diwali
- 06 November – Bhai Dooj
- 10 November – Cha Puja
- 19 November – Guru Nanak Dev’s Birday
- 24 November – Lachit Divas
Assam December Holidays 2021
- 02 December – Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Fa)
- 25 December – Christmas Day
2. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare Half Holidays (at 1 P.M.) in the offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam on the following days during the year 2021:
- 19th August 2021 – Thursday – Muharram
- 20th October 2021 – Wednesday – Lakshmi Puja
3. All Sundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor of Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.20/25/56 Pub-1 dated 8th June, 1957.
Assam Government Gazetted Holidays 2021
- 15th January, 2021 – Friday – Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
- 26th January, 2021 – Tuesday – Republic Day
- 28th March, 2021 – Sunday – Dol Jatra
- 14th April, 2021 – Wednesday – Bohag Bihu
- 15th April, 2021 – Thursday – Bohag Bihu
- 16th April, 2021 – Friday – Bohag Bihu
- 1st May, 2021 – Saturday – May Day
- 14th May, 2021 – Friday – Id Ul -Fitr
- 21st July, 2021 – Wednesday – Id-UI-Zuha
- 15th August, 2021 – Sunday – Independence Day
- 8th September, 2021 – Wednesday – Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
- 2nd October, 2021 – Saturday – Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
- 13th October, 2021 – Wednesday – Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
- 14th October, 2021 – Thursday – Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
- 15th October, 2021 – Friday – Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
- 18th October, 2021 – Monday – Kati Bihu
- 4th November, 2021 – Thursday – Kali Puja & Diwali
- 25th December, 2021 – Saturday – Christmas Day
3(a) There will be no Public Transaction in the Nationalized Banks on the following days.
- 1st April, 2021 – Thursday – Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
4. All Second Saturdays and Fourth Saturdays of the months will be observed as Holidays. All other Saturdays will be full working days.
5. Each employee may be allowed to avail 2(two) days as Restricted Holidays as notified below…
Assam Government Restricted Holidays 2021
- 1st January 2021 – Friday – New Year’s Day
- 12th January 2021 – Tuesday – Death Anniversary of Shri Shri Aniruddhadeva
- 17th January 2021 – Sunday – Silpi Divas
- 27th January 2021 – Wednesday – Busu Dima Festival
- 16th February 2021 – Tuesday – Karbi-Dehal-Kachir Dom
- 17th February 2021 – Wednesday – Ali Aye Ligang
- 11th March 2021 – Thursday – Sivaratri
- 22nd March 2021 – Monday – Khring Khring Baithaw Puja
- 30th March 2021 – Tuesday – Shab E- Barat
- 3rd April 2021 – Saturday – Easter Saturday
- 18th April 2021 – Sunday – Tithi of Gopaldeva
- 21st April 2021 – Wednesday – Deuri Bihu
- 25th April 2021 – Sunday – Mahabir Jayanti
- 10th May 2021 – Monday – Lailatur Qadar
- 20th May 2021 – Thursday – Birthday of Sri Krishnaguru
- 26th May 2021 – Wednesday – Baikhowa Festival
- 10th June 2021 – Thursday – Tithi of Harideva
- 20th June 2021 – Sunday – Death Anniversary of Bishnu Prasad Rabha
- 30th June 2021 – Wednesday – Hul Divas
- 13th July 2021 – Tuesday – Birthday of Nepali poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharjya
- 13th August 2021 – Friday – Death Anniversary of Bir Tikendrajit
- 16th September 2021 – Thursday – Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra
- 19th October 2021 – Tuesday – Fateha-E-Dwaz Daham
- 1st November 2021 – Monday – Kuki Chavang Kut
- 6th November 2021 – Saturday – Abirbhav Tithi of Sri Bhubaneswar Sadhu Thakur
- 24th November 2021 – Wednesday – Death Anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadurji.
- 5th December 2021 – Sunday – Sikpui Ruoi (Harvest festival of Hmar Community.)
- 10th December 2021 – Friday – Martyr’s Day
- 16th December 2021 – Tuesday – Gaan Ngai
- 24th December 2021 – Friday – Christmas Eve
6. If any of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for festivals notified above does not fall on the Day notified, necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course.
7. In addition to the Gazetted/ Restricted Holidays and Holidays under N.I. Act 1881, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners are allowed as in previous years to declare any l (one) day which may be of local significance as local Holiday except Kamrup (M). Kamrup (M) District is authorized to declare 2 (two) local Holidays with the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister as Minister, General Administration Department.
8. General Administration Department is allowed to declare 2 (two) additional holidays with the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Assam.
9. These Holidays will not be automatically applicable to the Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges unless they adopt the list but it is desirable that the number of holidays may be decreased for Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges etc. and they will adopt academic calendars decreasing the number of holidays.
Sd/-
(M.S. Manivannan, IAS)
Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,
General Administration Department
Assam Govt Holiday List 2021 pdf download
Central Government released dopt orders on Holidays during the year 2021
Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2021
- 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
Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2021
- 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/ Ganesh 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
Central Government released dopt orders on Holidays during the year 2021
