There are a number of festivals and fairs that are also observed as holidays in the some states, the dates of which change from year to year. Here we are providing list of Public Holidays in India 2016. You all may check the State Wise National Holidays List online from this page.
Public Holidays in India 2016 are likely to be observed on a strictly regional basis. The Below given dates are Indian Government Holidays that can also be checked online. All the Indian Public Holidays 2016 are mentioned below Month, Date and Day wise. Applicants, look below to get the details.
Public Holidays of India 2016
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
| Friday | January 01 | New Years Day | Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only |
| Tuesday | January 05 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher |
| Tuesday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal only. |
| Thursday | January 14 | Bhogi | Andhra Pradesh Only |
| Thursday | January 14 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Friday | January 15 | Sankranti | Karnataka |
| Sunday | January 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Saturday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Sunday | January 24 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Monday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | January 26 | Republic Day | Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Sunday | January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Assam. Ancestor festival |
| Monday | February 08 | Losar | Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year |
| Friday | February 12 | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | February 14 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Friday | February 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra only |
| Monday | February 22 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only |
| Monday | March 07 | Maha Shivratri | Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha |
| Wednesday | March 23 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana only |
| Thursday | March 24 | Holi | — |
| Friday | March 25 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
| Tuesday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Friday | April 08 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only. |
| Friday | April 08 | Cheti Chand | Gujarat only. |
| Wednesday | April 13 | Vaisakhi | Haryana only |
| Thursday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Thursday | April 14 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Thursday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Thursday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu | Assamese New Year |
| Friday | April 15 | Ram Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Friday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 |
| Friday | April 15 | Vishu | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
| Friday | April 15 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Saturday | April 16 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Tuesday | April 19 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Thursday | April 21 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad |
| Sunday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 |
| Sunday | May 01 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Sunday | May 08 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. |
| Sunday | May 08 | Parashurama Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only |
| Monday | May 09 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. |
| Saturday | May 21 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha |
| Tuesday | June 07 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only |
| Tuesday | June 14 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha only |
| Thursday | June 16 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab Only |
| Monday | June 20 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. |
| Friday | July 01 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Wednesday | July 06 | Idul Fitr | All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh |
| Monday | August 15 | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | August 17 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz. Gujarat, Mumbai Only |
| Thursday | August 18 | Raksha Bandhan | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only. |
| Thursday | August 25 | Janmashtami | Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Sunday | August 28 | Nuakhai | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sunday | September 04 | Teej | Haryana only |
| Monday | September 05 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Monday | September 12 | Idul Juha | Bakrid. Except Tamil Nadu, Sikkim. |
| Tuesday | September 13 | First Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Wednesday | September 14 | Thiruvonam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Wednesday | September 21 1 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer |
| Friday | September 23 | Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana only |
| Friday | September 30 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Sunday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Sunday | October 02 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Sunday | October 09 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Monday | October 10 | Ayudha Puja | Karnataka only |
| Tuesday | October 11 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami |
| Tuesday | October 11 | Mahanavami | Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Wednesday | October 12 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Wednesday | October 12 | Vijaya Dashami | Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim only. Dussehra |
| Wednesday | October 12 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only |
| Thursday | October 13 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana only |
| Saturday | October 15 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab. |
| Sunday | October 16 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Tuesday | October 18 | Kati Bihu | Assam only |
| Saturday | October 29 | Narak Chaturdashi | Karnataka |
| Sunday | October 30 | Deewali | Deepawali. Except West Bengal. |
| Sunday | October 30 | Kali Puja | West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Monday | October 31 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat only. |
| Monday | October 31 | Vishavkarma day | Haryana only |
| Monday | October 31 | Deepavali | Karnataka |
| Tuesday | November 01 | Bhai Bij | Gujarat only. |
| Tuesday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Tuesday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Monday | November 14 | Guru Nanak Birthday | The Birthday of the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik |
| Monday | November 14 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha only |
| Thursday | November 17 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
| Monday | December 12 | Id-e-Milad | Date to be confirmed |
| Sunday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
| Monday | December 26 | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday | Haryana, Punjab only |
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