Post Office Holiday List in India 2021

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.

Post Office Holidays List of India 2021 – Click Here

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
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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

Holidays to be observed in CG Offices during the year 2022 PDF Download

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 Office Holiday List 2021

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