Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2017
Check Gujarat Public, Optional and Bank Holidays for the calendar year 2017. General Administration department of Gujarat declares the public holidays for 2017 with notification GS/2016-51-PHD/102016/977/GH.
Check 2017 holidays dates in Gujarat for Makar Sankranti, Republic Day, Maha Shivaratri, Holi 2nd Day, Cheti Chand, Shri Ram Navami, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti, Parshuram Jayanti, Eid al-Fitr and Raksha Bandhan.
Public Holidays
All offices under the Gujarat state government will be remain closed on following declared holidays including all Sunday in the year 2017.
Gujarat Public Holidays 2017
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
14
Saturday
Makar Sankranti
2
January
26
Thursday
Republic Day
3
February
24
Friday
Maha Shivaratri
4
March
13
Monday
Holi 2nd Day (Dhuleti)
5
March
28
Tuesday
Cheti Chand
6
April
4
Tuesday
Shri Ram Navami
7
April
14
Friday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (Good Friday)
8
April
28
Friday
Parshuram Jayanti
9
June
26
Monday
Eid al-Fitr
10
August
7
Monday
Raksha Bandhan
11
August
15
Tuesday
Independence Day (Shri Krishna Janmashtami)
12
August
17
Thursday
Parsi New Year’s Day (Pateti)
13
August
25
Friday
Sanvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
14
September
2
Saturday
Eid al-Adha (Bakri Eid)
15
September
30
Saturday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
16
October
2
Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
17
October
19
Thursday
Diwali
18
October
20
Friday
Vikram Sanvat New Year’s Day
19
October
21
Saturday
Bhai Dooj
20
October
31
Tuesday
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday
21
November
4
Saturday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
22
December
2
Saturday
Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)
23
December
25
Monday
Christmas
Note :- The following holidays will not been notified as General holidays as they falls on Sunday.
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
April
09
Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak)
2
October
01
Sunday
Muharram
If any of Muslim Holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Govt Employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed.
Optional Holidays
Government employees can avail only 2 (Two) Restricted Holiday in the calendar year 2017.
Gujarat Optional Holidays 2017
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
5
Thursday
Guru Gobind Singh Birthday
2
February
9
Thursday
Vishwakarma Jayanti
3
March
21
Tuesday
Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi Shehenshahi & Parsi Kadmi)
4
March
28
Tuesday
Gudi Padwa
5
April
10
Monday
Hatkeshwar Jayanti
6
April
11
Tuesday
Passovar 1st Day (Yahudi)
7
April
11
Tuesday
Hanuman Jayanti
8
April
22
Saturday
Vallbhacharya Jayanti (Maha Prabhuji’s Prakatostav)
9
April
24
Monday
Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadmi)
10
May
10
Wednesday
Buddha Purnima
11
May
12
Friday
Shab-e-Baraat
12
May
24
Wednesday
Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shehenshahi)
13
June
1
Thursday
Shavuoth (Yahudi)
14
June
8
Thursday
Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom Day
15
June
17
Saturday
Shahadat-e-Hazarat-Ali
16
June
27
Tuesday
Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)
17
July
15
Saturday
Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III (Parsi Kadmi))
18
July
17
Monday
Parsi New Year’s Day Eve (Gatha-V (Parsi Kadmi))
19
July
18
Tuesday
Parsi New Year’s Day (Parsi Kadmi)
20
August
2
Wednesday
Tisha-be-Aav (Yahudi)
21
August
14
Monday
Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III (Parsi Shehenshahi))
22
August
16
Wednesday
Nand Ustav (Shravan Vad-9)
23
August
16
Wednesday
Parsi New Year’s Day Eve (Gatha-V (Parsi Shehenshahi))
24
August
18
Friday
Shravan Vad-12 (Paryushan 1st Day (Chaturthi Paksha))
25
August
19
Saturday
Shravan Vad-13 (Paryushan 1st Day (Panchami Paksha))
26
August
22
Tuesday
Mahavir Swami Janma Vachan
27
August
22
Tuesday
Khordad Sal
28
August
25
Friday
Ganesh Chaturthi
29
August
26
Saturday
Sanvatsari
30
September
4
Monday
Onam
31
September
21
Thursday
Rosh Hashanah 1st Day (Yahudi)
32
September
29
Friday
Eve of Kippur
33
September
30
Saturday
Yom Kippur
34
September
30
Saturday
Muharram (9th Day)
35
October
5
Thursday
Succoth
36
October
17
Tuesday
Diwali (Dhan Terash)
37
October
18
Wednesday
Kali Chaudash
38
November
4
Saturday
Dev Diwali
39
November
18
Saturday
Shahadat-e-Imam Hasan
40
November
30
Thursday
Shrimad Bhagwat Gita Jayanti
41
December
7
Thursday
Eid-e-Milad
42
December
26
Tuesday
Boxing Day
Note :- The following holidays have not been notified as optional holidays as they falls on Sunday.
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
01
Sunday
New Year’s Day
2
January
15
Sunday
Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti)
3
March
12
Sunday
Holi
4
April
30
Sunday
Shree Adhya Jagadguru Shankaracharya Jayanti
5
June
25
Sunday
Ratha Yatra (Ashadhi Bij)
6
July
23
Sunday
Khordad Sal (Parsi Kadmi)
Bank Holidays
Gujarat Government declares the 2017 Bank Holidays in Gujarat under the section 25 of N.I. Act, 1881.
Gujarat Bank Holidays 2017
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
26
Thursday
Republic Day
2
February
24
Friday
Maha Shivaratri
3
March
13
Monday
Holi 2nd Day (Dhuleti)
4
April
1
Saturday
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
5
April
4
Tuesday
Shri Ram Navami
6
April
14
Friday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
7
June
26
Monday
Eid al-Fitr (Ramzan Eid)
8
August
7
Monday
Raksha Bandhan
9
August
15
Tuesday
Independence Day (Shri Krishna Janmashtami)
10
August
25
Friday
Sanvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
11
September
2
Saturday
Eid al-Adha (Bakri Eid)
12
September
30
Saturday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
13
October
2
Monday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
14
October
19
Thursday
Diwali
15
October
20
Friday
Vikram Sanvat New Year’s Day
16
December
2
Saturday
Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)
17
December
25
Monday
Christmas
Note :- The following holidays have not been notified as bank holidays as they falls on 2nd Saturdays and Sundays.
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
14
2nd Saturday
Makar Sankranti
2
April
09
Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti (Janma Kalyanak)
3
October
01
Sunday
Muharram (Ashoora)
Calendar
Gujarat Public Holidays Calendar 2017
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