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CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2020 (PAUSA 4, 1942 SAKA)

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Punjab Government Notifications and Orders

( 1173)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(Personnel Policies-III Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 17th December, 2020

No. PERS-PP-30MISC/35/2020-2PP3/I/118774/2020/1.-It is hereby notified that the holidays

enumerated in the schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the

Punjab Government during the calendar year-2021: -

SCHEDULE

Sr.

Name of the Holiday(s)

Date on which it falls

Day of the week

No.

1

2

3

4

All Saturdays

All Sundays

Other Holidays

1.

Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji

20th January

Wednesday

2.

Republic Day

26th January

Tuesday

3.

Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas ji

27th February

Saturday

4.

Maha Shivaratri

11th March

Thursday

5.

Holi

29th March

Monday

6.

Good Friday

02nd April

Friday

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Vaisakhi

13th April

Tuesday

8.

Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

14th April

Wednesday

9.

Ram Navami

21st April

Wednesday

10.

Mahavir Jayanti

25th April

Sunday

11.

Lord Parshuram Jayanti

14th May

Friday

12.

Idul-Fitr

14th May

Friday

13.

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji

14th June

Monday

14.

Kabir Jayanti

24th June

Thursday

15.

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

21st July

Wednesday

16.

Independence day

15th August

Sunday

17.

Janam Ashtami

30th August

Monday

18.

Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji

02nd October

Saturday

19.

Agarsain Jayanti

07th October

Thursday

20.

Dussehra

15th October

Friday

21.

Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji

20th October

Wednesday

22.

Diwali

04th November

Thursday

23.

Vishwakarma Day

05th November

Friday

24.

Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

19th November

Friday

25.

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji

08th December

Wednesday

26.

Christmas day

25th December

Saturday

Note: 1:

Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself

any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during

the Calendar Year-2021:-

Sr.

Name of the Holiday(s)

Date on which it falls

Day of the week

No.

1

2

3

4

1.

New Year Day

01st January

Friday

2.

Lohri

13th January

Wednesday

3.

Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji

10th February

Wednesday

4.

Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram

16th February

Tuesday

Singh Ji

5.

International Women Day

08th March

Monday

6.

Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji

23rd March

Tuesday

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7.

Hola Mohalla

29th March

Monday

8.

Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji

08th April

Thursday

9.

May Day

01st May

Saturday

10.

Buddh Purnima

26th May

Wednesday

11.

Nirjala Ekadashi

21st June

Monday

12.

Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji

29th June

Tuesday

13.

Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh

31st July

Saturday

14.

Muharram

19th August

Thursday

15.

Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji

05th September

Sunday

16.

Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 07th September

Tuesday

17.

Saragarhi Day

12th September

Sunday

18.

Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji

15th September

Wednesday

19.

Anant Chaturdashi

19th September

Sunday

20.

Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji

28th September

Tuesday

21.

Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur

16th October

Saturday

22.

Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib

19th October

Tuesday

(Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)

23.

Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass ji

22nd October

Friday

24.

Karva Chauth

24th October

Sunday

25.

Birthday of Sant Nam Dev ji

26th October

Tuesday

26.

New Punjab Day

01st November

Monday

27.

Goverdhan Pooja

05th November

Friday

28.

Guru Gaddi diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 06th November

Saturday

29.

Chhath Pooja

10th November

Wednesday

30.

Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha ji

16th November

Tuesday

31.

Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib

25, 26 and 27.12.2021

Saturday, Sunday

and Monday

Note 2 :

In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself

any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/

Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occassion given below during the Calendar

Year, 2021 and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of

such holidays:-

1.

Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji

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Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji

3.

Maha Shivratri

4.

Ram Navami

5.

Mahavir Jayanti

6.

Vaisakhi

7.

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji

8.

Janam Ashtami

9.

Id-ul-Fitr

10. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji

11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

12. Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji

13. Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

14. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

15. Christmas day

The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half day

holidays.

Note 3:

The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 22nd August, 2021 (Sunday).

VINI MAHAJAN,

Chief Secretary to Government Punjab.