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List of Common Public holidays in India
Useful Holidays in 2021
Updated on Monday, 11 January 2021 - 12:49pm
National Holidays
| Date | English name | In Observation Of |
|---|---|---|
| 26 January | Republic Day | Adoption of the Constitution of India (1950) |
| 15 August | Independence Day | Independence from the United Kingdom (1947) |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti | Birthday of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869) |
Other Notable Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Applicable |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Most of India |
| 13–17 January | Pongal | Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu |
| 14 January | Uttarayan | Gujarat |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti |
Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Assam |
| 30 January | Mahatma Gandhi's Death Anniversary |
All of India |
| August or September | Onam | Kerala, Pondicherry |
| 19 February | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
Maharashtra |
| 20 February | Arunachal Pradesh
(statehood day) |
|
| 1st Day of Chithirai, March/April |
Vishu / Varusha Pirappu or Puthandu (Malayali and Tamil New Year) |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| 2nd Day of Chaitra, March/April |
Cheti Chand (Sindhi New Year) |
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
| 15 March | Kanshi Ram's Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 22 March | Bihar Day | Bihar |
| 30 March | Rajasthan Day | Rajasthan |
| 1 April | Utkala Dibasa (Odisha day) |
Odisha |
| 13/14 April | Pana Sankranti (Maha Vishuva Sankranti) (Odia New Year) |
Odisha |
| 14 April | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar's Jayanti |
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 14 April | Samrat Ashoka's Jayanti (Birthday of Emperor Ashoka) |
Bihar |
| 14/15 April | Puthandu (Tamil New Year) |
Tamil Nadu |
| 14/15 April | Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) |
Tripura, West Bengal |
| 15 April | Bihu (Assamese New Year) |
Assam |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Telangana, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Punjab |
| 1 May | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 1 May | Gujarat Day | Gujarat |
| 9 May | Rabindra Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 16 May | Annexation Day | Sikkim |
| 2 June | Telangana Formation Day | Telangana |
| 15 June | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| Purnima of Ashvin | Valmiki Jayanti | Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka |
| 26 October | Accession Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 31 October | Sardar Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
| 1 November | Karnataka Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
| 1 November | Andhra Pradesh Raashtra Avatharana Dinotsavam (State Formation Day) |
Andhra Pradesh |
| 1 November | Haryana Foundation Day | Haryana |
| 1 November | Madhya Pradesh Foundation Day | Madhya Pradesh |
| 1 November | Kerala Foundation Day | Kerala |
| 1 November | Chhattisgarh Foundation Day | Chhattisgarh |
| 3rd day of Kartika Krishna Paksha |
Kanaka Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day | Indian military |
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