List of Public and bank holidays in Gujarat 2017
India is a diverse country with a number of religions, languages and cultures. Except the three national holidays festival, religious and cultural holidays differ from state to state. No two states have the same list of holidays. The following is the list of public and bank holidays in 2017 declared by the Gujarat government under the negotiable instruments act. This will help you to plan your holidays and government engagements in the year 2017 in Ahmedabad and Gujarat.
S.No | Month in 2017 | Date in 2017 | Holiday Name | Day |
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1 | January | 14 | Makar Sankranti | Saturday |
2 | January | 26 | Republic day | Thursday |
3 | February | 24 | Maha shivaratri / Maha Vad | Friday |
4 | March | 13 | Holi Dhuleti | Monday |
5 | March | 28 | Cheti Chand | Tuesday |
6 | April | 4 | Ram Navami | Tuesday |
7 | April | 14 | Good Friday / Ambedkar Jayanti | Friday |
8 | April | 28 | Parshuram Jayanti | Friday |
9 | June | 26 | Idu’l Fitr | Monday |
10 | August | 7 | Raksha Bandhan | Monday |
11 | August | 15 | Independence day / Janamashtami | Tuesday |
12 | August | 17 | Parsi New Year Pateti | Thursday |
13 | August | 25 | Samvatsari | Friday |
14 | September | 2 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Saturday |
15 | September | 30 | Dussehra | Saturday |
16 | October | 2 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Monday |
17 | October | 19 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Thursday |
18 | October | 20 | Vikram Samvat New year Day | Friday |
19 | October | 21 | Bhai Bej | Saturday |
20 | October | 31 | Sardar Patel Birthday | Tuesday |
21 | November | 4 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Saturday |
22 | December | 2 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of prophet Mohammad) | Saturday |
23 | December | 25 | Christmas Day | Monday |
Holiday on Sunday | ||||
1 | April | 9 | Mahavir Jayanti | Sunday |
2 | October | 1 | Muharram | Sunday |
* this yearly account closing day of commercial and cooperative banks are applicable for banks and banking customers only