Punjab Public Holidays Calendar 2016
Check Punjab Public, Restricted, Bank and Local Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Punjab government declares the public holidays with notifications dated 14th December, 2015.
Check holidays dates in 2016 for Parkash Gurpurb Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Republic Day, Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji, Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji, Maha Shivratri, Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Holi, Good Friday, Vaisakhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti.
Public
All Government offices in Punjab, observe the following official public holidays during the calendar year 2016.
Punjab Public Holidays 2016
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
16
Saturday
Parkash Gurpurb Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
2
January
26
Tuesday
Republic Day
3
February
12
Friday
Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji
4
February
22
Monday
Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
5
March
7
Monday
Maha Shivratri
6
March
23
Wednesday
Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
7
March
24
Thursday
Holi
8
March
25
Friday
Good Friday
9
April
13
Wednesday
Vaisakhi
10
April
14
Thursday
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
11
April
15
Friday
Ram Navami
12
April
20
Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti
13
May
1
Sunday
May Day
14
May
9
Monday
Lord Parshuram Jayanti
15
June
8
Wednesday
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
16
June
20
Monday
Kabir Jayanti
17
July
6
Wednesday
Eid-ul-Fitr
18
July
31
Sunday
Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh
19
August
15
Monday
Independence Day
20
August
25
Thursday
Janmashtami
21
September
2
Friday
Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji
22
September
10
Saturday
Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji
23
September
12
Monday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
24
September
28
Wednesday
Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji
25
October
1
Saturday
Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti
26
October
2
Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
27
October
11
Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
28
October
16
Sunday
Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
29
October
17
Monday
Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
30
October
30
Sunday
Diwali
31
October
31
Monday
Vishwakarma Day
32
November
14
Monday
Parkash Gurpurb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
33
December
4
Sunday
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
34
December
25
Sunday
Christmas
NOTE: The festival of Raksha Bandhan on 18th August (Thursday). It will be 2 hours holiday in govt offices and offices will open at 11:00 AM.
Restricted
State Government employees may utilize any two extra holidays from the restricted holidays list given below.
Punjab Restricted Holidays 2016
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
1
Friday
New Year’s Day
2
January
13
Wednesday
Lohri
3
February
7
Sunday
Nirwn Divas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji
4
March
8
Tuesday
International Women Day
5
March
24
Thursday
Hola Mohalla
6
May
21
Saturday
Budh Purnima
7
June
16
Thursday
Nirjala Ekadashi
8
June
29
Wednesday
Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
9
September
5
Monday
Birthday Baba Jiwan Singh Ji
10
September
15
Thursday
Anant Chatudashi
11
October
12
Wednesday
Muharram
12
October
16
Sunday
Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji
13
October
19
Wednesday
Karva Chauth
14
October
26
Wednesday
Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji
15
October
31
Monday
Goverdhan Pooja
16
November
1
Tuesday
New Punjab Day
17
December
13
Tuesday
Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)
18
December
25
Sunday
Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib
19
December
26
Monday
Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib
20
December
27
Tuesday
Jor Mela Sri Fategarh Sahib
Bank
Punjab Government declares the 2016 bank holidays in under section 25 of the negotiable instrument act, 1881.
Punjab Bank Holidays 2016
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
16
Saturday
Parkash Gurpurb Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
2
January
26
Tuesday
Republic Day
3
February
22
Monday
Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
4
March
24
Thursday
Holi
5
April
1
Friday
Annual Closing of Bank Account
6
April
15
Friday
Ram Navami
7
June
8
Wednesday
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
8
July
6
Wednesday
Eid-ul-Fitr
9
August
15
Monday
Independence Day
10
August
25
Thursday
Janmashtami
11
October
2
Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
12
October
11
Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
13
October
16
Sunday
Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
14
October
30
Sunday
Diwali
15
November
14
Monday
Parkash Gurpurb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
16
December
25
Sunday
Christmas
Shobha Yatra Holidays
A Shobha Yatra is organized at a day or two days before many religious festivals. Government employees are allowed to use or take advantage of half-day holidays (second half) for 4 times in the year on such occasions. A list of such holidays is given below:
Punjab Shobha Yatra Local Holidays 2016
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
16
Saturday
Parkash Gurpurb Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
2
February
22
Monday
Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidass Ji
3
March
7
Monday
Maha Shivaratri
4
April
13
Wednesday
Vaisakhi
5
April
15
Friday
Ram Navami
6
April
20
Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti
7
June
8
Wednesday
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji
8
July
6
Wednesday
Id-ul-Fitr
9
August
25
Thursday
Janm Ashtmi
10
September
12
Monday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
11
October
16
Sunday
Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
12
October
17
Monday
Parkash Gurpurb Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
13
November
14
Monday
Parkash Gurpurb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
14
December
4
Sunday
Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
15
December
25
Sunday
Christmas
Calendar
Punjab Public Holidays Calendar 2016
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