Govt releases list of holidays for 2016
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 15
The Punjab Government has today released a list of 34 gazetted holidays for 2016. Besides, the government would also observe 18 restricted holidays.
Official spokesperson said offices would remain closed on the birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (January 16); Republic Day (January 26); Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh (February 12); Birthday of Guru Ravidas (February 22); Maha Shivaratri (March 7); martyrdom day of Bhagat Singh (March 23); Holi (March 24); Good Friday (March 25); Vaisakhi (April 13); birthday of Dr BR Ambedkar (April 14); Ram Navami (April 15); Mahavir Jayanti (April 20); May Day (May 1); Parshuram Jayanti (May 9); Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev (June 8); Kabir Jayanti (June 20); Eid-ul-Fitr (July 6); Martyrdom Day of Udham Singh (July 31); Independence Day (August 15); Janmashtami (August 15); Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib (September 2) birthday of Baba Sri Chand (September 10); Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (September 12); birthday of Martyr Bhagat Singh (September 28); Maharaja Agarsen Jayanti (October 1); birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (October 2); Dussehra (October 11); birthday of Maharishi Valmiki (October 16); birthday of Guru Ram Dass (October 17); Diwali (October 30); Vishwakarma Day (October 31); birthday of Guru Nanak Dev (November 14); Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur (December 4) and Christmas (December 25)
The spokesman said besides the above holidays, the list of restricted holidays is as follows: New Year’s Day (January 1); Lohri (January 13); Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath (February 7); International Women’s Day (March 8); Hola Mohalla (March 24); Buddh Purnima (May 21); Nirjala Ekadashi (June 16); death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (June 29); birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh (September 5); Anant Chaturdashi (September 15); Muharram (October 12); birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (October 16); Karva Chauth (October 19); birthday of Sant Nam Dev (October 26); Goverdhan Pooja (October 31); New Punjab Day (November 1); birthday of Prophet Mohammad (Milad-un-Nabi) (December 13); Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (December 25, 26 and 27)
