Delhi Official Holidays 2016

Check the 2016 Public and Restricted holidays declared by Government of NCT of Delhi.

Public Holidays

List of Public Holidays in the National Capital Territory of Delhi during the year 2016.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Tuesday Republic Day
March - 24 Thursday Holi
March - 25 Friday Good Friday
April - 15 Friday Ram Navami
April - 20 Wednesday Mahaveer Jayanti
May - 21 Saturday Buddha Pornima
July - 6 Wednesday Id-ul-Fitr (Ramjan)
August - 15 Monday Independence Day
August - 20 Saturday Janmasthami
September - 12 Monday Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid)
October - 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 11 Tuesday Vijayadashmi (Dussehara)
October - 12 Wednesday Muharram
October - 16 Sunday Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti
October - 30 Sunday Diwali (Deepavali)
November - 14 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti
December - 13 Tuesday Id Milad
December - 25 Sunday Christmas

Restricted Holidays

List of Restricted Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi during the year 2016. An employee is entitled to avail himself/herself of any of the two holidays out of the below mentioned restriced holidays during the year 2016.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 1 Friday New Year's Day
January - 14 Thursday Makar Sankranti
January - 15 Friday Pongal
January - 16 Saturday Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
February - 12 Friday Basant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
February - 19 Friday Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
February - 22 Monday Guru Ravidas Birthday
March - 4 Friday Swami Dayanand Sawaraswati Jayanti
March - 7 Monday Maha Shivaratri
March - 23 Wednesday Holika Dahan
March - 27 Sunday Easter Sunday
April - 8 Friday Ugadi (Gudi Padawa)
April - 13 Wednesday Vaishakhi (Vishu)
April - 14 Thursday Bagh Bihu
April - 21 Thursday Hajarat Ali Birthday
May - 8 Sunday Guru Rabindranath Birthday
July - 1 Friday Jamat-ul-Vida
July - 6 Wednesday Rath Yatra
August - 17 Wednesday Parsi New Year
August - 18 Thursday Raksha Bandhan
September - 5 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
September - 14 Wednesday Onam
October - 8 Saturday Maha Saptami
October - 9 Sunday Maha Ashtami
October - 10 Monday Dusshera (Vijayadashami)
October - 19 Wednesday Karwa Chouth
October - 29 Saturday Diwali (Deepavali)
October - 29 Saturday Narak Chaturdashi
October - 31 Monday Govardhan Puja
November - 1 Tuesday Bhau Duj
November - 6 Sunday Chhat Puja
November - 24 Thursday Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December - 24 Saturday Christmas Eve