Dearness Allowance to be restored for CG employees and Pensioners!Indian Post Office Holiday List during the year 2021 in India
Over 1.55 lakh post offices are across India including rural and urban. The list of holidays for Post Offices an important aspect for the employees working in post offices and also for the public. We have compiled here a list of closed holiday lists during the year 2021 for all post offices according to the notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on 10 June 2020. The gazetted and restricted holiday list will be issued by the Circle Office soon. We will update the state-wise list when the list updated!
Check also: Karnataka Govt Holiday List 2021 PDF Download
Circle wise Holiday List for Post Office in India 2021
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)
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) |
Post Office Holidays 2021 in Karnataka
As per the decision taken in Central Government working committee meeting, the list of holidays to be observed during the year 2021 for Central Government offices in Karnataka State. [Click to view more holidays 2021]
Post Office Holidays 2021 in Odisha Circle
All Post Office and Administrative Offices under India Post located in Odisha State to be observed the below list as public holidays in 2021. [Click to view more holidays 2021]
Post Office Timings on Saturday | Second Saturday Postal Hours | Post Office Opening and Closing Time | Post Office Working Days 2021 | Second and fourth Saturday Holiday for Post Office
Is Post Office holiday on Saturday in India?
No, all Indian Post Offices are working on all Saturdays. However, Post Offices are closed if they are declared as Public Holiday by the State or Central Government
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