2016-12-17



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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