The State Government of Delhi published a list of public holidays during the year 2021. Click to download the PDF file
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(Co-Ordination Branch)
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 10th November 2020
No. F. 53/401/GAD/CN/2020/3327-3375.—The Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi is pleased to declare that the days specified in the following schedule be observed as holidays in all Government offices under Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi during the year 2021 (Saka Era 1942-43):-
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1942 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1 | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Tuesday |
| 2 | Holi | March 29 | Chaitra 08 | Monday |
| 1943 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 3 | Good Friday | April 02 | Chaitra 12 | Friday |
| 4 | Ram Navami | April 21 | Vaisakha 01 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 25 | Vaisakha 05 | Sunday |
| 6 | Id-ul-Fitr | May 14 | Vaisakha 24 | Friday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | May 26 | Jyaishtha 05 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | July 21 | Ashadha 30 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Sunday |
| 10 | Muharram | August 19 | Sarvana 28 | Thursday |
| 11 | Janmashtami | August 30 | Bhadra 08 | Monday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Saturday |
| 13 | Dussehra | October 15 | Asvina 23 | Friday |
| 14 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | October 19 | Asvina 27 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 04 | Kartika 13 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 19 | Kartika 28 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Saturday |
In addition to the holidays specified in above schedule an employees is entitled to avail himself/herself of any two holidays out of the restricted holidays during the year 2021 (Saka era 1942-43) as mentioned below :
List of Dopt Holidays in 2021
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Friday |
| 2 | Lohri | January 13 | Pausha 23 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Thursday |
| 4 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 20 | Pausha 30 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | February 16 | Magha 27 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Friday |
| 7 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | February 26 | Phalguna 07 | Friday |
| 8 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 27 | Phalguna 08 | Saturday |
| 9 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | March 08 | Phalguna 17 | Monday |
| 10 | Maha Shivaratri | March 11 | Phalguna 20 | Thursday |
| SAKA ERA 1943 | ||||
| 11 | Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra | March 28 | Chaitra 07 | Sunday |
| 12 | Easter Sunday | April 04 | Chaitra 14 | Sunday |
| 13 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaishaki / Vishu | April 13 | Chaitra 23 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Mesadi / Tamil New Year’s Day | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Wednesday |
| 15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Chaitra 25 | Thursday |
| 16 | Jamat Ul-Vida | May 07 | Vaisakha 17 | Friday |
| 17 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May 09 | Vaisakha 19 | Sunday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | July 12 | Ashadha 21 | Monday |
| 19 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 16 | Sravana 25 | Monday |
| 20 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 21 | Sravana 30 | Saturday |
| 21 | Raksha Bandhan | August 22 | Sarvana 31 | Sunday |
| 22 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 30 | Bhadra 08 | Monday |
| 23 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | September 10 | Bhadra 19 | Friday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Saptami) | October 12 | Asvina 20 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | October 13 | Asvina 21 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | October 14 | Asvina 22 | Thursday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Sunday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 03 | Kartika 12 | Wednesday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | November 05 | Kartika 14 | Friday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | November 06 | Kartika 15 | Saturday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | November 10 | Kartika 19 | Wednesday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Wednesday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 03 | Friday |