India Holiday Calendar 2016

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List of holidays in year 2016

In the year 2016, Three Months in Total have the most Holidays i.e. MarchApril and October including both Restricted and Gazetted. October month in 2016 has the most holidays, having a Total of 11 Holiday making it the most Ideal or Favourable month for a Trip or Excursion.

Consecutive Holidays in 2016 (inclusive of restricted and gazetted holidays)

Gazetted Holidays on Sundays:

Holidays in India for the year 2016 feature three gazetted holidays which falls on Sunday, these are - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti which falls on 2nd October 2016, Diwali which falls on 30th October 2016 and Christmas which falls on 25th December 2016.

Holidays in January 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

New Year's Day

1st January

Friday

Restricted

Makar Sankranti

14th January

Thursday

Restricted

Pongal

15th January

Friday

Restricted

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

16th January

Saturday

Restricted

Republic Day

26th January

Tuesday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in February 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Basant Panchmi / Shri Panchmi

12th February

Friday

Restricted

Shivaji Jayanti

19th February

Friday

Restricted

Guru Ravidas Birthday / Guru Ravidas Jayanti

22nd February

Monday

Restricted

 

Holidays in March 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

4th March

Friday

Restricted

Maha Shivratri

7th March

Monday

Restricted

Holika Dahan (Dol yatra)

23rd March

Wednesday

Restricted

Holi

24th March

Thursday

Gazetted

Good Friday

25th March

Friday

Gazetted

Easter Sunday

27th March

Sunday

Restricted

 

Holidays in April 2016 

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand

8th April

Friday

Restricted

Vaisakhi / Vishu

13th April

Wednesday

Restricted

Mesadi / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)

14th April

Thursday

Restricted

Ram Navami

15th April

Friday

Gazetted

Mahavir Jayanti

20th April

Wednesday

Gazetted

Hazarat Ali's Birthday

21st April

Thursday

Restricted

 

Holidays in May 2016 

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Guru Rabindranath's Birthday

8th May

Sunday

Restricted

Buddha Purnima / Buddha Jayanti

21st May

Saturday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in July 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Jamat-Ul-Vida 

1st July

Friday

Restricted

Idu’l Fitr (date may change)

6th July

Wednesday

Gazetted

Rath Yatra

6th July

Wednesday

Restricted

 

Holidays in August 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Independence Day

15th August

Monday

Gazetted

Parsi New Year

17th August

Wednesday

Restricted

Raksha Bandhan

18th August

Thursday

Restricted

Janmashtami

25th August

Thursday

Gazetted


 

Holidays in September 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Ganesh Chaturthi

5th September

Monday

Restricted

Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)

12th September

Monday

Gazetted

Onam

14th September

Wednesday

Restricted

 

Holidays in October 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

2nd October

Sunday

Gazetted

Maha Saptami

8th October

Saturday

Restricted

Maha Ashtami

9th October

Sunday

Restricted

Maha Navami

10th October

Monday

Restricted

Dussehra

11th October

Tuesday

Gazetted

Muharram

12th October

Wednesday

Gazetted

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

16th October

Sunday

Restricted

Karaka Chaturthi  (Karva Chouth)

19th October

Wednesday

Restricted

Naraka Chaturdasi

29th October

Saturday

Restricted

Diwali / Deepavali

30th October

Sunday

Gazetted

Govardhan Puja

31st October

Monday

Restricted

 

Holidays in November 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Bhai Duj

1st November

Tuesday

Restricted

Pratihar Sashthi / Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)

6th November

Sunday

Restricted

Guru Nanak Jayanti

14th November

Monday

Gazetted

Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

24th November

Thursday

Restricted

 

Holidays in December 2016

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

13th December

Tuesday

Gazetted

Christmas Eve

24th December

Saturday

Restricted

Christmas

25th December

Sunday

Gazetted

 

Consecutive Holidays in 2016

Year 2016 happens to have lots of continuous holidays or consecutive holidays; the month of January has four consecutive holidays dating 14th15th16th and 17th (Sunday)

Then in March - 23rd24th and 25th dates are also consecutive holidays. If Saturday is a Holiday in your institute or firm then you can include 26th (Saturday) and 27th (Sunday) as well.

Then, April has 13th14th and 15th dates as consecutive holidays.

And lastly October, the month with most holidays, also happens to be the one with most consecutive holidays in the year 2016. The dates are 8th9th10th11th , 12th and 29th30th and 31st of October 2016.