CG Office Holiday List 2021 and Working Hours

Holiday List 2021 and Working Hours for Central Government Employees

Here a detailed report on working hours of Central Government employees with a list of holidays during the year 2021.

Working Hours for Employees

• Monday to Friday from 9.00 AM to 5.30 PM with half an hour lunch break from 01.00 PM to 01.30 PM. Every Saturday and Sunday is a weekly holiday.

Public Dealing Hours

• The forenoon of every Wednesday of the week has been earmarked for receiving and hearing of grievance by the Director/Deputy Secretary of Public Grievances Division in person.

Dopt Holiday List Jan 2021

• 26 January 2021 – Republic Day (Tuesday)

Dopt Holiday List Feb 2021

• No holidays

Dopt Holiday List Mar 2021

• 29 March 2021- Holi (Monday)

Dopt Holiday List Apr 2021

• 2 April 2021- Good Friday (Friday)
• 21 April 2021- Ram Navami (Wednesday)
• 25 April 2021- Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday)

Dopt Holiday List May 2021

• 14 May 2021- Id-ul-Fitr (Friday)
• 26 May 2021- Budha Purnima- Wednesday)

Dopt Holiday List Jul 2021

• 21 July 2021- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday)

Dopt Holiday List Aug 2021

• 15 August 2021- Independence Day (Sunday)
• 19 August 2021- Muharram (Thursday)
• 30 August 2021- Janmashtami (Monday)

Dopt Holiday List Oct 2021

• 02 October 2021- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Saturday)
• 15 October 2021- Dussehra (Friday)
• 19 October 2021 Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad [Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (Tuesday)

Dopt Holiday List Nov 2021

• 04 November 2021- Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday)
• 19 November 2021- Guru Nanak’s Birthday (Friday)

Dopt Holiday List Dec 2021

• 25 December 2021- Christmas Day (Saturday)

Restricted Holidays in 2021

• 1 January 2021 (Friday) – New Year’s Day
• 13 January 2021 (Wednesday) – Lohri
• 14 January 2021 (Thursday) – Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal:
• 20 January 2021 (Wednesday) – Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
• 16 February 2021 (Tuesday) – Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
• 19 February 2021 (Friday) – Shivaji Jayanti
• 26 February 2021 (Friday) – Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
• 27 February  2021 (Saturday) – Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
• 8 March 2021 (Monday) – Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
• 11 March 2021 (Thursday) – Maha Shivaratri
• 28 March 2021 (Sunday) – Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra
• 4 April 2021  (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
• 13 April 2021 (Tuesday) – Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padova/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaishaki / Vishu
• 14 April 2021 (Wednesday) – Mesadi / Tamil New Year’s Day
• April 2021 (Thursday) – Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
• 7 May 2021 (Friday) – Jamat Ul-Vida
• 9 May 2021 (Sunday) – Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
• 12 July 2021 (Monday) – Rath Yatra
• 16 August 2021 (Monday) – Parsi New Year’s Day/ Nauraj
• 21 August 2021 (Saturday) – Onam or Thiru Onam Day
• 22 August 2021 (Sunday) – Raksha Bandhan
• 30 August 2021 (Monday) – Janmashtami (Smarta)
• 10 September 2021 (Friday) – Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesh Chaturthi
• 12 October 2021 (Tuesday) – Dussehra (Saptami)
• 13 October 2021 (Wednesday) – Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
• 14 October 2021 (Thursday) – Dussehra (Maha Navami)
• 20 October 2021 (Wednesday) – Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
• 24 October 2021 (Sunday) – Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
• 3 November 2021 (Wednesday) – Naraka Chaturdasi
• 5 November 2021 (Friday) – Govardhan Puja
• 6 November 2021 (Saturday) – Bhai Duj
• 10 November 2021 (Wednesday) – Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
• 24 November 2021 (Wednesday) – Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
• 24 December 2021 (Friday) – Christmas Eve