LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2010 FOR DELHI/NEW DELHI OFFICES
Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New
Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three
holidays as per para 3.1 below:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
Tt can be read in following manner
S.No. Holiday Date 1931 SAKA ERA Day
1. Republic Day ~anuary 26 Magha 06 Tuesday
2. Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E- February 27 Phalguna 08 Saturday Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
3. Holi March 01 Phalguna 10 Monday 1932 SAKA ERA
4. Ram Navami March 24 Chaitra 03 Wednesday
5. Mahavir Jayanti March 28 Chaitra 07 Sunday
6. Good Friday April 02 Chaitra 12 Friday
7. Buddha Purnima May 27 Jyaistha 06 Thursday
8. Independence Day August 15 Sravana 24 Sunday
9. Janamashtami (Vaisnava) September 02 Bhadra 11 Thursday
10. Idu’l Fitr September 11 Bhadra 20 Saturday
II. Mahatma Gandhi’s October 02 Asvina 10 Saturday birthday
12. Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) October 17 Asvina 25 Sunday
13. Diwali (Deepavali) November 05 Kartika 14 Friday
14. Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) November 17 Kartika 26 Wednesday
15. Guru Nanak’s birthday November 21 Kartika 30 Sunday
16. Muharram December 17 Agrahayana 26 Friday
17. Christmas Day December 25 Pausa 04 Saturday
LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE
YEAR 2010 FOR DELHI I NEW DELHI OFFICES.
S.No Holiday Date SAKA ERA 1931 Day
I. New Year’s Day January 01 Pausa 11 Friday
2. Guru Gobind Singh’s January 05 Pausa 15 Tuesday birthday
3. Makar Sankranti January 14 Pausa 24 Thursday
4. Pongal (South India) January 14 Pausa 24 Thursday
5. Basanta Panchami jSri January 20 Pausa 30 Wednesday Panchami
:>. Guru Ravidas’ birthday January 30 Magha 10 Saturday
7. Swami Dayanand February 08 Magha 19 Monday Saraswati Jayanti
8. Maha Shivratri February 12 Magha 23 Friday
9. Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Magha 30 Friday
10. Holika Dahan (Dol yatra) February 28 Phalguna 09 Sunday
II. Chaitra Sukladij Gudi March 16 Phalguna 25 Tuesday PadavajUgadij Cheti -Chand SARA ERA 1932
12. Easter (Sunday) April 04 Chaitra 14 Sunday
13. Vaisakhi April 14 Chaitra 24 Wednesday
14. Vishu April 14 Chaitra 24 Wednesday
15. Mesadi April 14 Chaitra 24 Wednesday
16. Vaisakhadi(Bengal) j April 15 Chaitra 25 Thursday Bahag Bihu (Assam)
17. Guru Rabindranath’s May 09 Vaisakha 19 Sunday Birthday
18. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday June 26 Asadha 05 Saturday
19. Rath Yatra July 13 Asadha 22 Tuesday
20. Parsi New Year’s day August 19 Sravana 28 Thursday pI. l
21. onam August 23 I Bhadra I Monday
22. Raksha Bandhan August 24 Bhadra 02 Tuesday
23. Jamat-UI-Vida September 10 Bhadra 19 Friday
24. Ganesh Chaturthi / September 11 Bhadra 20 Saturday Vinayaka Chaturthi
25. (Maha Saptami) October 14 Asvina 22 Thursday (Additional)
26. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) October 15 Asvin a 23 Friday (Additional)
27. Dussehra October 16 Asvina 24 Saturday (Maha Navmi)
28. Maharishi Valmiki’s October 22 Asvina 30 Friday birthday
29. Deepavali (South India) November 05 Kartika 14 Friday
30. Narak Chaturdasi November 05 Kartika 14 Friday
3I. Govardhan Puja November 06 Kartika 15 Saturday
32. Bhai Duj November 07 Kartika 16 Sunday
33. Guru Teg Bahadur’s November 24 Agrahayana 03 Wednesday
Martyrdom Day
34. Christmas Eve December 24 Pausa 03 Friday