GAD issues list of holidays for 2021
Jammu, Dec 24: The General Administration Department ( GAD) today issued a list of holidays for the calendar year 2021.
In this list of holidays, Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s birthday falls on January 20 ( Wednesday), Republic Day January 26th ( Tuesday), Mahashivratri on March 11 ( Thursday), Shab- I- Miraj on March 11 ( Thursday), Nauroz on March 21, ( Sunday), 1st Navratra on April 13 ( Tuesday), Baisakhi on April 13 ( Tuesday), Birthday of Dr BR Ambedkar on April 14 ( Wednesday), Ramanavami on April 21 ( Wednesday), Jumat- ul- vida on May 7 ( Friday), Shab- E- Qadr on May 9 ( Sunday), Eid- ul- Fitr on May 13 ( Thursday), Buddha Purnima on May 26 ( Wednesday), Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday on June 25 ( Friday), Eid- ul- Azha on July 20 and July 21 ( Tuesday and Wednesday), Independence Day on August 15 ( Sunday), Ashoora on August 19 ( Thursday), Janamashtami on August 30 ( Monday), Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday on October 2 ( Saturday), Mahanavami on October 14 ( Thursday), Dussehra on October 15 ( Friday), Eid- i- Milad- ul- Nabi on October 19 ( Tuesday), Friday following Eid- i- Milad- ul- Nabi on October 22 ( Friday), Accession Day on October 26 ( Tuesday), Diwali on November 4 ( Thursday), Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday on November 19 ( Friday), and Christmas on December 25 ( Saturday).
Provincial holidays for Kashmir division: Friday following Shab- i- Miraj on March 19 ( Friday), Mela Khir Bhawani on June 18 ( Friday), Urs Shah- i- Hamdan Sahab on July 16 ( Friday), and Urs Sheikh Noor- ud- Din- Sahib on October 4 ( Monday).
Provincial holidays for Jammu division: Lohri on January 13 ( Wednesday), Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday on Friday 27 ( Saturday), and Holi on March 28 ( Sunday).
Local holidays: Good Friday ( Jammu district only) on April 2 ( Friday), Mela Bahu Fort ( Jammu District only) on April 20 ( Tuesday), Mahavir Jayanti ( Jammu district only) on April 25 ( Sunday), Urs Shah Frid- ud- Din Sahib ( Kishtwar district only) on June 21 ( Monday), Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra ( Kishtwar District only) on July 17 and July 18 ( Saturday and Sunday), Kailash Yatra ( Tehsil Bhaderwah and Tehsil Bhalla only) on September 4 and September 5 ( Saturday and Sunday), Mela Pat ( tehsil Bhaderwah and Tehsil Bhalla only) on September 11 and September 12 ( Saturday and Sunday), and Urs Shah Asrar- ud- Din Sahib ( Kishtwar, Doda, and Ramban districts only) on November 10 ( Wednesday).
Restricted holidays: Parshuram Jayanti ( Jammu Province only) on May 14 ( Friday), Marytr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji on June 14 ( Monday), Kabir Jayanti ( Jammu Province only) on June 29 ( Tuesday), and Raksha Bandhan on August 22 ( Sunday).
