Jammu and Kashmir Government Holidays 2021
The State Government of Jammu and Kashmir has released the following days to be Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in Jammu and Kashmir during the year 2021.
GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Civil Secretariat, Jammu.
Subject: List of holidays for the calendar year 2021.
Government Order No.1159- JK(GAD) of 2020
Dated: 24.12.2020
The holidays listed in Annexure-“A” & “B” to this order shall be observed in the Government offices and educational institutions of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year-2021.
By order of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir.
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No. GAD(Adm)71/2020-II
(Manoj Kumar Dwivedi)IAS
Commissioner/ Secretary to the Government
Dated : 24.12.2020
List of Public Holidays 2021 in Jammu and Kashmir
JK Govt Holidays 2021
Holidays to be observed throughout the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir during the Calendar year-2021
- Guru Gobind Sinqh Ji’s Birthday – 20 January 2021 – Wednesday
- Republic Day – 26 January 2021 – Tuesday
- Mahashivratri – 11 March 2021 – Thursday
- Shab-I-Miraj* – 11 March 2021 – Thursday
- Nauroz* – 21 March 2021 – Sunday
- 1st Navratra – 13 April 2021 – Tuesday
- Baisakhi – 13 April 2021 – Tuesday
- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – 14 April 2021 – Wednesday
- Ramanavami – 21 April 2021 – Wednesday
- Jumat-ul-Vida* – 07 May 2021 – Friday
- Shab-I-Qadr* – 09 May 2021 – Sunday
- Eid-ul-Fitr* – 13 May 2021 – Thursday
- Buddha Purnima – 26 May 2021 – Wednesday
- Guru Harqobind Ji’s Birthday – 25 June 2021 – Friday
- Eid-ul-Azha* – 20 July and 21 July 2021 – Tuesday & Wednesday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2021 – Sunday
- Ashoora* – 19 August 2021 – Thursday
- Janamashtami – 30 August 2021 – Monday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2 October 2021 – Saturday
- Mahanavami – 14 October 2021 – Thursday
- Dussehra – 15 October 2021 – Friday
- Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* – 19 October 2021 – Tuesday
- Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul- Nabi* – 22 October 2021 – Friday
- Accession day – 26 October 2021 – Tuesday
- Diwali – 04 November 2021 – Thursday
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday – 19 November 2021 – Friday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2021 – Saturday
Note: – * All the Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of moon.
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(Rohit Sharma) KAS
Additional Secretary to the Government
(i) Provincial Holidays (Kashmir Province)
- Friday following Shab-I-Miraj* – 19 March 2021 – Friday
- Mela Khir Bhawani – 18 June 2021 – Friday
- Urs Shah-I- Hamdan Sahib* – 16 July 2021 – Friday
- Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-din-Sahib* – 04 October 2021 – Monday
(ii) Provincial Holidays (Jammu Province):
- Lohri – 13 January 2021 – Wednesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – 27 February 2021 – Saturday
- Holi – 28 March 2021 – Sunday
(iii) Local Holidays:
- Good Friday (Jammu District only) – 2 April 2021 – Friday
- Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District only) – 20 April 2021 – Tuesday
- Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only) – 25 April 2021 – Sunday
- Urs Shah Farid-ud-din Sahib (Kishtwar District only) – 21 June 2021 – Monday
- Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra (Kishtwar District only) – 17 July & 18 July 2021 – Saturday & Sunday
- Kailash Yatra (Tehsil Bhaderwah & Tehsil Bhalla only) – 4 September & 5 September 2021 – Saturday & Sunday
- Mela Pat (Tehsil Bhaderwah and Tehsil Bhalla only) – 11 September & 12 September 2021 – Saturday & Sunday
- Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda & Ramban Districts only) – 10 November 2021 – Wednesday
(iv) Restricted Holidays:-
- Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province only) – 14 May 2021 – Friday
- Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji – 14 June 2021 – Monday
- Kabir Jayanti (Jammu province only) – 29 June 2021 – Tuesday
- Raksha Bandhan – 22 August 2021 – Sunday
Note: – *AII the Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of moon.
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(Rohit Sharma) KAS
Additional Secretary to the Government
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holiday List 2021 pdf download
Annexure to the Government Order No.U60-JK(GAD) of 2020 dated 24.12.2020
Holidays to be observed during the Calendar year 2021 under the Negotiable Instruments Act:
