Ambedkar Jayanti 2021: Centre Announces April 14 As Public Holiday To Mark Dr B R Ambedkar’s 130th Birth Anniversary

It has been decided to declare Wednesday, 14th April, 2021 as a public holiday on account of the birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar, said the government notification.

Dr B R Ambedkar (File Photo)

New Delhi: The central government has declared April 14, Dr. BR Ambedkar's birthday a public holiday.  Dr. B R Ambedkar was the sculptor of the Indian Constitution and the country already celebrates his birthdayy as Ambedkar Jayanti every year. The government has announced that from this year 14th April will be declared as a public holiday. 

A memorandum has been sent to all the ministries regarding this decision of the government.

“It has been decided to declare Wednesday, 14th April, 2021 as a public holiday on account of the birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices, including Industrial Establishments throughout India by invoking the powers under Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881,” read the Centre’s notification.

The Centre had made a similar announcement last year as well when it declared April 14 as a national holiday. It will be Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary on April 14, 2021.

Babasaheb Ambedkar's original name is Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. He was born on April 17, 191. His father Ramji Sakpal was a Subedar in the army and his mother Bhimbai Kapal was a housewife. The family settled in Mumbai in 1897 and Babasaheb enrolled at Elphinstone High School. After matriculation, he took admission to Elphinstone College in 1907. He graduated from Bombay University in 1912 with a degree in Economics and Political Science.

He was a statesman, philosopher, ethnographer, historian, and economist as well as a connoisseur of many subjects. He is considered a key architect of the constitution of India and went on to become the first law and justice minister of independent India. 

 Babasaheb Ambedkar was a  renowned social reformer and a Dalit icon, he spoke unequivocally against the inequality, injustice, and discrimination faced by the members of the Dalit community. 

Babasaheb Ambedkar died on December 6 in 1956. In 1990, he was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award.