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All post offices in India are under the control of the Central Government. They only follow holidays announced by the Central Government. The Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee (CGEWCC) is a nominated body is deciding the list of holidays every year. The committee is considering the local festivals and occasions of the respective State and decide. Two types of holiday lists are being created every year. One is Gazetted Holiday list and another one is a Restricted Holiday List. The list of holidays differs from state to state. So, we cannot say that today all Post Offices are closed in India due to this festival or occasion!
For example, an important festival of Shivarathri (11 March 2021) is a closed holiday for all post offices in India?
No, some of the State Committee (CGEWCC) are only added the festival of Shivarathri to the list of Restricted Holidays in 2021.
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Gazetted Holidays for Post Offices in Delhi/New Delhi 2021
- 26 January 2021 – Republic Day (Tuesday)
- 29 March 2021- Holi (Monday)
- 2 April 2021- Good Friday (Friday)
- 21 April 2021- Ram Navami (Wednesday)
- 25 April 2021- Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday)
- 14 May 2021- Id-ul-Fitr (Friday)
- 26 May 2021- Budha Purnima- Wednesday)
- 21 July 2021- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday)
- 15 August 2021- Independence Day (Sunday)
- 19 August 2021- Muharram (Thursday)
- 30 August 2021- Janmashtami (Monday)
- 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)
- 04 November 2021- Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday)
- 19 November 2021- Guru Nanak’s Birthday (Friday)
- 25 December 2021- Christmas Day (Saturday)
Post Office Holidays in Odisha Circle 2021
Restricted Holidays for Post Offices in Delhi/New Delhi 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 Padava/ 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
List of Compulsory Holidays for Central Government Offices in India (Including Post Offices)
| Compulsory Holidays 2021 | |
| 1. Republic Day | 2. Independence Day |
| 3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 4. Buddha Purnima |
| 5. Christmas Day | 6. Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) |
| 7. Diwali (Deepavali) | 8. Good Friday |
| 9. Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 10. Idu’l Fur |
| 11. Idu’lzuha | 12. Mahavir Jayanti |
| 13. Muharram | 14. Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad) |
India Post Office Holidays 2021 | India Post Calendar 2021 PDF download
Post Offices in India: All Post Offices managed by the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communication and IT). Central Government declared holidays for the year 2020 to its employees and the same structure of holiday will be followed in Post Offices, except for some regional holidays.
Postal Holidays 2021 India – Indian Post Office Holidays 2021
Post Office Holidays 2020 in India
The largest postal network in the world, India Post has more than 1.5 lakh post offices across India. Postal services providing on all weekdays including Saturday to the public. Post offices remain closed on all Sundays including public holidays. In general, the working hours of the post offices are from 9 am to 5 pm. But the time may slightly vary according to the region.
List of Holidays to be observed in Department of Posts in the year 2020
Post Offices will be closed on the following days in India in the year 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 (Sunday)
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 (Monday)
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 (Friday)
- Buddha Purnima: 7-05-2020 (Thursday)
- Idu’l Fitr: 25-05-2020 (Monday)
- Idul’l Zuha: 1-08-2020 (Saturday)
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 (Saturday)
- Muharram: 30-08-2020 (Sunday)
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 (Friday)
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi): 25-10-2020 (Sunday)
- Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad): 30-10-2020 (Friday)
- Diwali (Deepavali): 14-11-2020 (Saturday)
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 (Monday)
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 (Friday)
Check also: Post Office Holidays in 2019
Post Office Holidays in Himachal Pradesh Circle 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
- Maha Shivaratri: 21-02-2020 – Friday
- Holi: 10-03-2020 – Tuesday
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 – Friday
- Buddha Purnima: 7-05-2020 – Thursday
- Id-ul Fitr: 25-05-2020 – Monday
- Id-ul Zuha(Bakrid): 1-08-2020 – Saturday
- Janamashtami: 12-08-2020 – Wednesday
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 – Saturday
- Muharram: 30-08-2020 – Sunday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 – Friday
- Dussehra: 25-10-2020 – Sunday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad): 30-10-2020 – Friday
- Diwali(Deepavali): 14-11-2020 – Saturday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 – Monday
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 – Friday
Post Office Holidays in Odisha circle 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
- Holi: 10-03-2020 – Tuesday
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 – Friday
- Buddha Purnima: 7-05-2020 – Thursday
- Idu’l Fitr: 25-05-2020 – Monday
- Rath Yatra: 23-06-2020 – Tuesday
- Idul’l Zuha: 1-08-2020 – Saturday
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 – Saturday
- Muharram: 30-08-2020 – Sunday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 – Friday
- Additional day for Dussehra(Maha Ashtami): 23-10-2020 – Friday
- Dussehra: 25-10-2020 – Sunday
- Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad): 30-10-2020 – Friday
- Diwali (Deepavali): 14-11-2020 – Saturday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 – Monday
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 – Friday
Also check: BSNL Office Holiday List 2020
Post Office Holidays in Karnataka Circle 2020
Makara Sankranti: 15-01-2020 – Wednesday
Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
Ugadi: 25.3.2020 – Wednesday
Click to continue the list
List of Compulsory Holidays for Central Government Offices in India (Including Post Offices)
| Compulsory Holidays 2020 | |
| 1. Republic Day | 2. Independence Day |
| 3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 4. Buddha Purnima |
| 5. Christmas Day | 6. Dussehra |
| 7. Diwali | 8. Good Friday |
| 9. Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 10. Idu’l Fur |
| 11. Idu’lzuha | 12. Mahavir Jayanti |
| 13. Muharram | 14. Id-E-Milad |
Also check: RBI Calendar Holidays 2020
List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2020 for Administrative Offices of Central Government Located at Delhi and New Delhi
| No | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | Republic Day | Jan 26 | Sunday |
| 2 | Holi | Mar 10 | Tuesday |
| 3 | Ram Navami | Apr 2 | Thursday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | Apr 6 | Monday |
| 5 | Good Friday day | Apr 10 | Friday |
| 6 | Buddha Purnima | May 7 | Thursday |
| 7 | Id-Ul-Fitr | May 25 | Monday |
| 8 | Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid) | Aug 1 | Saturday |
| 9 | Janmashtami | Aug 12 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | Aug 15 | Saturday |
| 11 | Muharram | Aug 30 | Sunday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Oct 2 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra | Oct 25 | Sunday |
| 14 | *Milad-un-Nabi or Id (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Oct 30 | Friday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nov 14 | Saturday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Nov 30 | Monday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | Dec 25 | Friday |
*Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
Also check: List of State Bank of India Holidays 2020
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI – NEW DELHI
| No | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | New Year’s day | Jan 01 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singhs Birthday | Jan 02 | Thursday |
| 3 | Lohri | Jan 13 | Monday |
| 4 | Makar Sankranti- Pongal | Jan 15 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami Sri Panchami | Jan 30 | Thursday |
| 6 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | Feb 09 | Sunday |
| 7 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | Feb 18 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Shivaji Jayanti | Feb 19 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Maha Shivaratri | Feb 21 | Friday |
| 10 | Holika Dahan – Dolyatra | Mar 09 | Monday |
| 11 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Mar 09 | Monday |
| 12 | *Chaitra Sukladi | Mar 25 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Easter Sunday day | Apr 12 | Sunday |
| 14 | Vaisakhi – Vishu | Apr 13 | Monday |
| 15 | Mesadi – Vaisakhadi (Bengal) – Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Apr 14 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 08 | Friday |
| 17 | Jamat -Ul-Vida | May 22 | Friday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | June 23 | Tuesday |
| 19 | Raksha Bandhan | Aug 03 | Monday |
| 20 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Aug 11 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Parsi New Year’s day Nauraj | Aug 16 | Sunday |
| 22 | Vinayaka Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi | Aug 22 | Saturday |
| 23 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Aug 31 | Monday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | Oct 23 | Friday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) | Oct 24 | Saturday |
| 26 | Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | Oct 26 | Monday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 31 | Saturday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | Nov 04 | Wednesday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | Nov 14 | Saturday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | Nov 15 | Sunday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | Nov 16 | Monday |
| 32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 20 | Friday |
| 33 | Guru Tag Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24 | Tuesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | Dec 24 | Thursday |
*Chaitra Sukladi-Gudi Padava-Ugadi-Cheti Chand
CG Offices Holiday List 2020 – PDF Download
Also Check:
- Post Office Circle Holiday List 2021 PDF Download
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- Post Office Holidays 2021 in Andhra Pradesh Circle
- Post Office Holidays 2021 in Karnataka
Bakrid Holiday Date 2020 in India
Bakri-Id is an important festival celebrated by Muslims worldwide. The distribution of meat among friends and relatives and chant the Eid Takbir aloud on this day. [Click to read more]
Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) 2020 – Govt Holiday in India
In the year 2020, Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) will be celebrated on 3 August 2020 (Monday). As per the Central Government notification, the day on Raksha Bandhan has been declared as under Restricted Holiday. [Click to read more]
Central Government Holiday for Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti) on 12th August 2020
The Hindu festival ‘Janmashtami’ for Lord Krishna called as Gokulashtami falls on Wednesday 12 August 2020 (Smarta 11.8.2020) [Click to read more]
Ganesh Chaturthi Date 2020 – Holiday for Govt Office, Bank, Post office and school
Ganesh Chaturthi Date 2020 in India – Public or Closed Holiday for Govt Office, Bank, Post office and school. According to the notification issued by the Central Govt on holidays 2020, the Ganesh Chaturthi is segregated as a Restricted Holiday list. [Click to read more]
Gazetted and Restricted Holiday List 2021
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Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Holidays List 2020
Dopt issued consolidated Holiday order recently and the same list of holidays to be observed in CISF units during the year 2020. [Click to read full story]
Independence Day 2020 India – National Holiday
Independence Day is celebrated in India every year on 15th August. The remarkable day of freedom from British Rule for all citizens of India. [Click to read full story]
Gandhi Jayanti Holiday 2020 Day and Date in India
Celebration of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October of every year. The day is declared as a Public Closing holiday for all Central and State Government offices and Banks in India including all educational institutions. [Read more]
Holiday List of October 2020 in India
More Holidays in October 2020 in India for Government and Private employees, Teachers, Students and Banks. [Read more]
Central Government Holiday for Janmashtami (Krishna Jayanti) on 12th August 2020
As per the Government order issued on 18th June 2019, the holiday on account of Janmashtami (on 12.8.2020 Wednesday) has been declared in the Restricted Holiday list. [Read more]
Madras High Court Holiday List and Summer Vacation 2020
A new list of Madras High Court closed holidays and summer, Dussehra and Christmas holidays are compiled here for your information. [Read more]
Is the post office closed on the 2nd Statuary in India?
No, all post offices in India are open on all Saturdays.
Is today a Post Office holiday in India?
Each Post Office Circle is declaring holidays every year separately. Generally, all post office customers check the holiday list of the respective Post Office Circle.
Is the 2nd & 4th Saturday holiday for the post office in India?
No, all Saturdays are working days for all Post Offices in India.
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