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The holiday list for the year 2021 has been released by the Assam government, the decision for which was taken during a cabinet meeting held on Sunday (Dec 13).
While general holidays will be 34 days, restricted holidays will be 31 days. All administrative and operative offices will remain closed in the given dates.
List of closed holidays –
- January 14 (Thursday) – Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu
- January 26 (Tuesday) – Republic Day
- March 29 (Monday) – Holi
- April 02 (Friday) – Good Friday
- April 25 (Sunday) – Mahavir Jayanti
- May 14 (Friday) – Id-ul-Fitr
- May 26 (Wednesday) – Buddha Purnima
- July 21 (Wednesday) – Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- August 15 (Sunday) – Independence Day
- August 19 (Thursday) – Muharram
- October 02 (Saturday) – Gandhi Jayanti
- October 14 (Thursday) – Dusshera (Maha Navami)
- October 15 (Friday) – Dusshera (Vijay Dashami)
- October 19 (Tuesday) – Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
- November 04 (Thursday) – Dipawali
- November 19 (Friday) – Guru Nanak's Birthday
- December 25 (Saturday) – Christmas
List of restricted holidays –
- January 01 (Friday) – New Year's Day
- January 13 (Wednesday) – Lohri
- January 20 (Wednesday) – Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
- February 16 (Tuesday) – Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami
- February 19 (Friday) – Shivaji Jayanati
- February 26 (Friday) – Hazarika Ali's Birthday
- February 27 (Saturday) – Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
- March 08 (Monday) – Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
- March 11 (Thursday) – Maha Shivaratri
- March 28 (Sunday) – Holika Dahan / Dol Yatra
- April 04 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
- April 13 (Tuesday) – Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand/Vaisakhi/Vishu
- April 14 (Wednesday) – Mesadi Tamil New Year's day
- April 15 (Thursday) – Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu(Assam)
- April 21 (Wednesday) – Ram Navami
- May 07 (Friday) – Jamat-Ul-Vida
- May 09 (Sunday) – Guru Ravindranath's Birthday
- July 12 (Monday) – Rath Yatra
- August 16 (Monday) – Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj
- August 21 (Saturday) – Onam or Thiru Onam Day
- August 22 (Sunday) – Raksha Bandhan
- August 30 (Monday) – Janmastami (Smarta)
- September 10 (Friday) – Ganesh Chaturthi
- October 12 (Tuesday) – Dusshera (Maha Saptami)
- October 13 (Wednesday) – Dusshera (Maha Ashtami)
- October 20 (Wednesday) – Maharishi Valmikis Birthday
- October 24 (Sunday) – Karwa Chouth
- November 03 (Wednesday) – Naraka Chaturdasi
- November 05 (Friday) – Govardhan Puja
- November 06 (Saturday) – Bhai Duj
- November 10 (Wednesday) – Chhat Puja
- November 24 (Wednesday) – Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
- December 24 (Friday) – Christmas Eve