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It enumerates holiday names across multiple religions and communities, and specifies corresponding dates along with Saka Era and day-of-week. 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If the Muslim religion holidays notified above do not fall on the day notified, Muslim employees may be granted an optional holiday on the day the holiday is actually observed.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":120,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":122,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":124,"site_id":56},352659,1791222151,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":127},{"doc_id":124,"user_id":128,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":129,"doc_module":9,"category_id":40,"category_name":41,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":130,"file_id":131,"file_url":132,"file_type":133,"file_size":134,"view_count":8,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":135,"language":136,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":137,"faqs":138,"seo_title":139,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":140,"read_time":79},1099514068365,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/10000253d8d9f28188e?_k=1776742907772140068","Sr.No Name of General Holidays  \n1.  Makar Sankranti  \n2.  Republic Day  \n3.  Holi 2nd Day-Dhuleti  \n4.  Chetichand  \n5.  Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra)(1stShawaal)  \n6.  Shree Ram Navmi  \n7.  Mahavir Janma Kalyanak  \n8.  Good Friday  \n9.  Dr.Baba Saheb Ambedkar'sBirthday  \n10.Eid-U1-Adha(Bakri-Eid)  \n11.Muharram(Ashoora)  \n12.(1)Independence Day  \n(2)Parsi New Year Day-Pateti(Parsi Shahenshahi)  \n13.Eid-e-Meeladunnabi-(ProphetMohammad's Birthday)(baravafat)  \n14.Raksha Bandhan  \n15.Janmashtami(Shravan Vad-8)  \n16.Samvatsari(Chaturthi Paksha)  \n17.Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday  \n18.Dusshera(Vijaya Dashmi)  \n19.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel'sBirthday  \n20.Vikram Samvant New Year Day  \n21.Bhai Bij  \n22.Guru Nanak's Birthday  \n23.Christmas  \nNote:(1)The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday.  \nGovernment of GujaratGENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT  \nSachivalaya,Gandhinagar,  \nDate:27/11/2025  \nNotification  \nPART-IPUBLIC HOLIDAYS,2026  \nNo.GS/22/2025/JSR/2025/509/GH:The Government of Gujarat is pleased to declare the following days to bePublic Holidays for State Government Offices during the year 2026.  \nDays of Week  \nSaka Era  \nDate  \nWednesday  \n14th January,2026  \n24,Paush,1947  \n06,Magh,1947  \nMonday  \n26th January,2026  \n13,Phalgun,1947  \nWednesday  \n04th March,2026  \n28,Phalgun,1947  \nThursday  \n19th March,2026  \n21st March,2026  \n30,Phalgun,1947  \nSaturday  \nThursday  \n26th March,2026  \n05,Chaitra,1948  \n31st March,2026  \nTuesday  \n10,Chaitra,1948  \n3rd April,2026  \nFriday  \n13,Chaitra,1948  \n14th April,2026  \n24,Chaitra,1948  \nTuesday  \n06,Jyestha,1948  \nWednesday  \n27th May,2026  \n05,Ashadh,1948  \nFriday  \n26th June,2026  \n24,Shravan,1948  \nSaturday  \n15th August,2026  \nSaturday  \n15th August,2026  \n24,Shravan,1948  \n04,Bhadrapad,1948  \nWednesday  \n26h August,2026  \nFriday  \n28th August,2026  \n06,Bhadrapad,1948  \nFriday  \n04th September,2026  \n13,Bhadrapad,1948  \n15th September,2026  \n24,Bhadrapad,1948  \nTuesday  \nFriday  \n02nd October,2026  \n10,Ashwin,1948  \n28,Ashwin,1948  \nTuesday  \n20th October,2026  \n09,Kartik,1948  \nSaturday  \n31st October,2026  \nTuesday  \n10th November,2026  \n19,Kartik,1948  \n11th November,2026  \n20,Kartik,1948  \nWednesday  \n24th November,2026  \n03,Margshirsh,1948  \nTuesday  \nFriday  \n25th December,2026  \n04,Paush,1948  \n1.  Maha Shivratri(Maha vad-13)15th February 202626,Magh,1947Sunday  \n2.  Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti19th April 202629 Chaitra,1948Sunday  \n3.   Diwali08th November,202617,Kartik,1948Sunday  \nNote:[2]If any of the Muslim religion Holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified,the MuslimEmployees of the Government may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holidayis actually observed.  \nNote:(3)The holidays will also be applicable to all State Government Undertakings,Boards,Corporations andPanchayat offices.  \n# PART-I\n\nOPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FORGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES  \nNo.GS/22/2025/JSR/2025/509/GH:-The following are the Optional Holidays recognized by Government of  \nGujarat for the year 2026 in addition to those notified in Part-I as Public Holidays.  \nSr.No.Name of the Optional HolidaysDateSaka EraDays of Week  \n1.   Christian New Year Day01st January,202611,Paush,1947Thursday  \n2.   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(1)Pesah(1st Day)(Yahudi)02nd April,202612,Chaitra,1948Thursday  \n(2)Hanuman Jayanti(Chaitra Sud-15)02nd April,2","cbCaiozyowV5xgsS","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiozyowV5xgsS","pdf",736407,10,"English","# PART-I\n## PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, 2026\n## OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES","[{\"question\":\"What does the notification cover for 2026?\",\"answer\":\"It declares public holidays for State Government Offices and also lists optional holidays recognized for government employees for the year 2026.\"},{\"question\":\"How are general holidays handled when a day falls on Sunday?\",\"answer\":\"The document notes that certain days are not notified as general holidays because they fall on Sunday.\"},{\"question\":\"Can Muslim employees receive an optional holiday if the holiday is observed on a different date?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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