List of 2013 Holidays As Per Central Government Of India
List of 2013 Public and Bank Holidays for India and Indian Central Government employees. 2013 has 14 Compulsory “Gazetted Holidays” (please see Part 1). Indian states can grant 3 additional holidays from the “Restricted Holidays ” list (please see Part 2).
PART 1: List of 2013 Compulsory Gazetted Central Government of India Holidays
| Sr. No. | DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 January 2013 | Friday | Eid-E-Milad or Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 2 | 26 January 2013 | Saturday | Republic Day of India |
| 3 | 29 March 2013 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 | 24 April 2013 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 5 | 25 May 2013 | Saturday | Gautum Buddha Purnima (Birthday of Budda) |
| 6 | 09 August 2013 | Friday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramzan) |
| 7 | 15 August 2013 | Thursday | Independence Day of India |
| 8 | 02 October 2013 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| 9 | 13 October 2013 | Sunday | Dussehra |
| 10 | 16 October 2013 | Wednesday | Id-Ul-Zuha or Eid-Al-Adha (Bakri Id) |
| 11 | 03 November 2013 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 12 | 14 November 2013 | Thursday | Muharram |
| 13 | 17 November 2013 | Sunday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
| 14 | 25 December 2013 | Wednesday | Chirstmas |
PART 2: List of 2013 Restricted or Optional Central Government of India Holidays
| Sr. No. | DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 January 2013 | Tuesday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | 14 January 2013 | Monday | Makar Sankranti |
| 3 | 14 January 2013 | Monday | Pongal |
| 4 | 18 January 2013 | Friday | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday |
| 5 | 14 February 2013 | Thursday | Sri Panchami (Saraswati Puja) |
| 6 | 15 February 2013 | Friday | Basant Panchami or Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Pooja) |
| 7 | 19 February 2013 | Tuesday | Shivaji Jayanthi |
| 8 | 25 February 2013 | Monday | Guru Ravidas Birthday |
| 9 | 16 February 2013 | Thursday | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti |
| 10 | 10 March 2013 | Sunday | Maha Shivratri or Padmarajarathri |
| 11 | 26 March 2013 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan (Lohri) |
| 12 | 27 March 2013 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 13 | 31 March 2013 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| 14 | 11 April 2013 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukhladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand |
| 15 | 14 April 2013 | Sunday | Vaisakhi or Baisakhi |
| 16 | 14 April 2013 | Sunday | Vishu (Kerala) |
| 17 | 14 April 2013 | Sunday | Mesadi |
| 18 | 15 April 2013 | Monday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
| 19 | 19 April 2013 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 20 | 09 May 2013 | Thursday | Guru Rabindranath Tagore Birthday |
| 21 | 24 May 2013 | Friday | Hazarat Ali Birthday |
| 22 | 10 July 2013 | Thursday | Rath Yatra |
| 23 | 02 August 2013 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida (Last Friday Prayer of Ramzan) |
| 24 | 18 August 2013 | Sunday | Parsi New Year, Jamshed Navroz, Pateti |
| 25 | 20 August 2013 | Tuesday | Raksha Bandhan |
| 26 | 28 August 2013 | Wednesday | Krishna Janmashtami |
| 27 | 09 September 2013 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 28 | 16 September 2013 | Monday | Onam (Kerala) |
| 29 | 11 October 2013 | Friday | Dusshera Maha Saptami (Additional Holiday) |
| 30 | 12 October 2013 | Saturday | Dussehra (Maha Astami) (Additional Holiday) |
| 31 | 13 October 2013 | Sunday | Dussehra (Maha Navami) |
| 32 | 18 October 2013 | Friday | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday |
| 33 | 22 October 2013 | Tuesday | Karva Chouth or Karaka Chaturthi |
| 34 | 02 November 2013 | Saturday | Deepavali (South India) |
| 35 | 02 November 2013 | Saturday | Narak Chaturdashi, Kali Chaudas (Kali Pooja) |
| 36 | 03 November 2013 | Sunday | Govardhan Puja or Annakut |
| 37 | 05 November 2013 | Tuesday | Bhai Dooj or Bhau-Beej or Bhai Tika or Bhai Phota |
| 38 | 08 November 2013 | Friday | Surya Sashthi (Chhath Puja) or Pratihar Sashthi |
| 39 | 24 November 2013 | Sunday | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
| 40 | 24 December 2013 | Tuesday | Christmas Eve |
List of 2013 Holidays Declared By Maharashtra Government
The 2013 list of holiday declared by the the Maharashtra Government are also applicable for Mumbai. These days are also Bank Holidays. In addition, banks will also be closed on 1 April, 2013 and 30 September, 2013 for Full and Half financial year closing.
| Sr. No. | DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY NAME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 January 2013 | Friday | Eid-E-Milad or Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
| 2 | 26 January 2013 | Saturday | Republic Day of India |
| 3 | 19 February 2013 | Tuesday | Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti |
| 4 | 27 March 2013 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 5 | 29 March 2013 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | 11 April 2013 | Thursday | Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukhladi, Ugadi, Cheti Chand |
| 7 | 19 April 2013 | Friday | Ram Navami |
| 8 | 24 April 2013 | Wednesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 9 | 01 May 2013 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day |
| 10 | 25 May 2013 | Saturday | Gautum Buddha Purnima (Birthday of Budda) |
| 11 | 09 August 2013 | Friday | Eid-Ul-Fitr (End of Ramzan) |
| 12 | 15 August 2013 | Thursday | Independence Day of India |
| 13 | 09 September 2013 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi, Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 14 | 02 October 2013 | Wednesday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
| 15 | 13 October 2013 | Sunday | Dussehra |
| 16 | 16 October 2013 | Wednesday | Id-Ul-Zuha or Eid-Al-Adha (Bakri Id) |
| 17 | 03 November 2013 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 18 | 04 November 2013 | Monday | Diwali (Bali Pratipada or Bali Padyam, 3rd day of Diwali) |
| 19 | 14 November 2013 | Thursday | Muharram |
| 20 | 17 November 2013 | Sunday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
| 21 | 25 December 2013 | Wednesday | Chirstmas |
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