Central Government has announced list of holidays in 2016. There are total of 14 holidays in 2016 for Central Government Employees and 17 holidays for Delhi Government Employees.
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26th January 2016 | Tuesday |
| 2 | Holi * | 24th March 2016 | Thursday |
| 3 | Good Friday | 25th March 2016 | Friday |
| 4 | Ram Navami * | 15th April 2016 | Friday |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayant | 20th April 2016 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Buddha Purnima | 21st May 2016 | Saturday |
| 7 | Idu`l Fitr(Ramzan) | 16th July 2016 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Independence Day | 15th August 2016 | Monday |
| 9 | Janmashtami * | 25th August 2016 | Thursday |
| 10 | Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) | 12th September 2016 | Monday |
| 11 | Gandhi Jayanthi | 2nd October 2016 | Sunday |
| 12 | Dussehra | 11th October 2016 | Tuesday |
| 13 | Muharram | 12th October 2016 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 30th October 2016 | Sunday |
| 15 | Guru Nanak`s Birthday | 14th November 2016 | Monday |
| 16 | Milad-Un-Nabi | 13th December 2016 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Christmas | 25th December 2016 | Sunday |
NOTE:- * - Holidays for Delhi Government Employees only.