Chattisgarh Official Holidays 2016

Check the 2016 Public, Optional and Bank holidays declared by the Government of Chattisgarh.

General Holidays

List of public holidays in all the State Government offices in Chattisgarh during the year 2016.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Tuesday Republic Day
March - 7 Monday Maha Shivratri
March - 23 Wednesday Holi
March - 25 Friday Good Friday
April - 14 Thursday Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 15 Friday Ram Navmi
April - 19 Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti
May - 21 Saturday Buddha Pournima
June - 20 Monday Kabir Jayanti
July - 6 Wednesday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
August - 15 Monday Independence Day
August - 18 Thursday Raksha Bandhan
August - 25 Thursday Krishna Jayanthi
September - 12 Monday Bakri-Id
October - 2 Sunday Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 11 Tuesday Vijaya Dasami (Dussehara)
October - 12 Wednesday Muharram
October - 30 Sunday Deepavali
November - 14 Monday Guru Nanak Jayanti
December - 13 Tuesday Id-E-Milad
December - 18 Sunday Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
December - 25 Sunday Christmas

Optional Holidays

List of Optional Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of Chattisgarh during the year 2016. An employee is entitled to avail himself/herself of any of the three holidays out of the below mentioned optional holidays during the year 2016.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 1 Friday New Year’s Day
January - 4 Monday Lui Bral Birthday
January - 7 Thursday Rajim Bhaktin Mata Jayanti
January - 15 Friday Pongal
January - 16 Saturday Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
January - 23 Saturday Netaji Subhash chandra Bhse Jayanti
February - 13 Saturday Vasant Panchami
February - 22 Monday Sant Ravidas Jayanti / Rajim Mela
March - 4 Friday Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
March - 22 Tuesday Holi
March - 25 Friday Bhai Duj
April - 8 Friday Gudi Padwa
April - 11 Monday Nishadraj Jayanti
April - 13 Wednesday Vaishakhi
April - 20 Wednesday Hatkeshwar Jayanti
April - 21 Thursday Hajrat Ali Birthday
April - 22 Friday Dharati Pooja
May - 3 Tuesday Vallbhacarya jayanti
May - 5 Thursday Sen Jayanti
May - 9 Monday Parshu Ram Jayanti
May - 11 Wednesday Shankaracharya Jayanti
June - 7 Tuesday Maharana Pratap Jayanti
June - 24 Friday Virangana Durgavati Jayanti
July - 1 Friday Jamad-ul-vida
July - 6 Wednesday Ratha Yatra
July - 19 Tuesday Dr. Khubchand Baghel Birthday
August - 2 Tuesday Hareli
August - 9 Tuesday Wishv Adiwasi Diwas
August - 17 Wednesday Parsi New Year
August - 23 Tuesday Harchath
September - 1 Thursday Pola
September - 5 Monday Ganesh Chaturthi
September - 8 Thursday Nawakhai
September - 12 Monday Dhol Gyaras
September - 14 Wednesday Onam
September - 15 Thursday Anant Chathurdasi
September - 17 Saturday Vishwakarma Jayanti
September - 29 Thursday Prannath Jayanti
September - 30 Friday Sarva Pitru Amavasya
October - 1 Saturday Agrasen Jayanti
October - 10 Monday Dussehra (Maha Navami)
October - 19 Wednesday Karva Chauth
October - 29 Saturday Deepavali
October - 31 Monday Deepavali Second Day
November - 1 Tuesday Bhai Duj
November - 7 Monday Bagwan Sahastrabhau Jayanti
November - 10 Thursday Namdev Jayanti
November - 24 Thursday Guru Tegh Bahadur Jayanti
December - 10 Saturday Sahid Veer Narayan Singh Balidan
December - 13 Tuesday Dattatray Jayanti

Bank Holidays

List of Public Holidays for banks in Chattisgarh during the year 2016 under the N.I.Act 1881.
Date Week Day Holiday
January - 26 Tuesday Republic Day
March - 7 Monday Maha Shivratri
March - 23 Wednesday Holi
April - 1 Friday Annual Closing of Bank Account
April - 19 Tuesday Mahavir Jayanti
May - 21 Saturday Buddha Pournima
July - 6 Wednesday Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
August - 15 Monday Independence Day
August - 25 Thursday Janmasthami
September - 12 Monday Id-ul-Adha (Bakr-id)
October - 2 Sunday Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 11 Tuesday Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra)
October - 12 Wednesday Muharram
October - 30 Sunday Deepavali
November - 14 Monday Guru Nanak's Birthday
December - 13 Tuesday Id Milad
December - 25 Sunday Christmas