Gujarat Official Holidays 2015

Check the 2015 Public, Optional and Bank holidays declared by the Government of Gujarat.

General Holidays

List of public holidays in all the State Government offices in Gujarat during the year 2015.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 4SundayMilad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad
January - 14WednesdayMakar Sankranti
January - 26MondayRepublic Day
February - 17TuesdayMaha Shivratri
March - 6FridayHoli 2nd Day-Dhuleti
March - 21SaturdayChetichand
March - 28SaturdayShree Ram Navmi
April - 2ThursdayMahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak)
April - 3FridayGood Friday
April - 14TuesdayDr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
April - 20MondayBhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti
July - 18SaturdayRamjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)
August - 15SaturdayIndependence Day
August - 18TuesdayParsi New year Day-Pateti (Parsi Shaheshahi)
August - 29SaturdayRaksha Bandhan
September - 5SaturdayJanmashtami (Shravan Vad-8)
September - 17ThursdaySamvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
September - 25FridayBakri-Id (Id-Ul-Aza)
October - 2FridayMahatma Gandhi's Birthday
October - 22ThursdayDusshera (Vijaya Dashmi )
October - 24SaturdayMuharram (Asura)
October - 31SaturdaySardar Vallabhbhai Patel's Birthday
November - 11WednesdayDiwali
November - 12ThursdayVikram Samvat New Year Day
November - 13FridayBhai Bij
November - 25WednesdayGuru Nanak's Birthday
December - 24ThursdayId-e-Milad
December - 25FridayChristmas

Optional Holidays

List of Optional Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of Gujarat during the year 2015. An employee is entitled to avail himself/herself of any of the two holidays out of the below mentioned optional holidays during the year 2015.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 1ThursdayNew year Day
January - 5MondayGuru Govindsingh's Birthday
January - 9FridayId-e-Maulud (Muslim Shiya)
January - 15ThursdayVassi Uattarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti)
February - 1SundayVishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) *
March - 5ThursdayHoli
March - 21SaturdayJamshedi Navorz (Parsi Shahenshasi and Parsi Kadmi)
March - 21SaturdayGudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1)
April - 3FridayHatkeshver Jayanti
April - 4SaturdayHanuman Jayanti
April - 4SaturdayPesah (1st Day)(Yahudi)
April - 15WednesdayMaha Prabhuji Praktyotsava (Vallabhallacharaya Jayanti)
April - 23ThursdayShree Adhya Jagdguru Shankaracharya Jayanti
April - 25SaturdayZarthost-No-Diso (Parsi Kadmi)
May - 4MondayBudhha Purnima
May - 21ThursdayGuru Arjundev's Martyrdom Day
May - 25MondayZarthost-No-Diso (Parsi Shahenshahi)
May - 25MondayShavuoth(Yahudi)
June - 1MondayShab-e-Barat(Muslim Shiya & sunny)
July - 9ThursdayShahadat-e-Hazarat Ali (Muslim Shiya)
July - 16ThursdayGatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi)
July - 18SaturdayRathayatra (Ashadhi bhj)
July - 19SundayParsi New year's day *
July - 19SundayRamajan *
July - 26SundayTisha-be-aav (Yahudi) *
August - 17MondayParsi New Year Day Eve
July - 24FridayKhordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi)
August - 15SaturdayGatha Gahamber (Gatha-III)(Parsi Shahenshahi)
August - 17MondayParsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V)(Parsi Shahenshahi)
August - 23SundayKhordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) *
August - 28FridayOnam
September - 6SundayNand Utsav (Sharavan Vad-9) *
September - 10ThursdaySaravan Vad-13 (Paryusan 1st day)(Chaturhi Paksha)
September - 11FridaySaravan Vad-13(Paryusan 1st day)(Chaturhi Paksha)
September - 14MondayMahavir Swami Janma Vachan (Chaturhi Paksha)
September - 14MondayRosh Hashanah (1st Day)(New Year)(Yahudi)
September - 17ThursdayGanesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva sud 2)
September - 18FridaySamvatsari (Phanchami Paksha)
September - 22TuesdayEve of Kippur (Yahudi)
September - 23WednesdayYom Kippur (Yahudi)
September - 28MondaySuccoth (Yahudi)
October - 23Friday9th Muharram (Muslim Shiya & sunny)
November - 9MondayDhan Terash (Aso Vad-13)
November - 10TuesdayKali Chaudash (Aso Vad-14)
November - 25WednesdayKartak Sud-15(Dev Diwali)
December - 11FridayShahadhat-e-Imam Hasan (Muslim Shiya)
December - 21MondayShrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti
December - 26SaturdayBoxing Day

Bank Holidays

List of Public Holidays for banks in Gujarat during the year 2015 under the N.I.Act 1881.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 4SaturdayId-e-Milad
January - 14WednesdayMakar Sankranti
January - 26MondayRepublic Day
March - 6FridayHoli 2nd Day
April - 14TuesdayDr. B.R. Ambedkar's Birthday
July - 18SaturdayRamjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr)
August - 15SaturdayIndependence Day
August - 29SaturdayRaksha Bandhan
September - 17ThursdaySamvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
September - 25FridayBakri-Id (Id-Ul-Aza)
October - 2FridayMahatma Gandhi's Birthday
October - 22ThursdayDusshera (Vijaya Dashmi )
November - 11WednesdayDiwali
November - 12ThursdayVikram Samvat New Year Day
December - 24ThursdayId-e-Milad
December - 25FridayChristmas
May - 25MondayShavuoth(Yahudi)