List of Central Government Holidays Across India in 2026
1. Republic Day
2. Independence Day
3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
4. Buddha Purnima
5. Christmas Day
6. Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
7. Diwali (Deepavali)
8. Good Friday
9. Guru Nanak’s birthday
10. Idu’l Fitr
11. Idu’l Zuha
12. Mahavir Jayanti
13. Muharram
14. Prophet Mohammad’s birthday (Id-e-milad)
Optional holidays in 2026
Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in state capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the state, from the list indicated below.
List of 12 optional holidays
1. An additional day for dussehra
2. Holi
3. Janamashtami (vaishnavi)
4. Ram Navami
5. Maha Shivratri
6. Ganesh Chaturthi / VInayak Chaturthi
7. Makar Sankaranti
8. Rath Yatra
9. Onam
10. Pongal
11. Sri Panchami/ Basant Panchami
12. Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padava / 1st Navratra / Naoraz / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth
List of gazetted holidays in 2026 (Delhi / New Delhi)
S.No Holiday Date
Day
1 Republic Day January 26 Monday
2 Holi March 4 Wednesday
3 Id-ul-Fitr March 29 Sunday
4 Ram Navami March 31 Tuesday
5 Mahavir Jayanti April 1 Wednesday
6 Good Friday April 3 Friday
7 Buddha Purnima May 31 Sunday
8 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 26 Friday
9 Muharram June 26 Friday
10 Independence Day August 15 Saturday
11 Janmashtami September 4 Friday
12 Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad September 24 Thursday
13 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 2 Friday
14 Dussehra (Vijay Dashami) October 21 Wednesday
15 Diwali (Deepavali) November 21 Saturday
16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 29 Sunday
17 Christmas Day December 25 Friday
List of restricted holidays – 2026 (Delhi / New Delhi)
The restricted holiday list below is meant for central government offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The coordination committees at the State capitals may draw up a separate list of restricted holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance.
S.No Holiday Date Day
1 New Year’s Day January 1 Thursday
2 Hazrat Ali’s Birthday January 13 Tuesday
3 Makar Sankranti January 14 Wednesday
4 Magh Bihu / Pongal January 15 Thursday
5 Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami January 16 Friday
6 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday February 12 Thursday
7 Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti February 26 Thursday
8 Maha Shivaratri February 26 Thursday
9 Holika Dahan March 3 Tuesday
10 Dolyatra March 3 Tuesday
11 Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi March 19 Thursday
12 Rama Navami March 31 Tuesday
13 Easter Sunday April 5 Sunday
14 Tamil New Year’s Day / Vishu April 15 Wednesday
15 Vaisakhadi (Bengali New Year) April 15 Wednesday
16 Puthuvarsham (Malayalam New Year) Apr 15 Wednesday
17 Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore May 8 Friday
18 Rath Yatra 16-Jul Thursday
19 Parsi New Year’s Day / Navroz 15-Aug Saturday
20 Onam or Thiru Onam Day 26-Aug Wednesday
21 Raksha Bandhan 26-Aug Wednesday
22 Ganesh Chaturthi 14-Sep Sunday
23 Dussehra (Saptami) 18-Oct Sunday
24 Dussehra (Mahashtami) 19-Oct Monday
25 Dussehra (Mahanavami) 20-Oct Tuesday
26 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday 22-Oct Wednesday
27 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) 30-Oct Thursday
28 Naraka Chaturdashi 17-Nov Monday
29 Govardhan Puja 17-Nov Monday
30 Bhai Duj 18-Nov Tuesday
31 Prathar Shashtri or Surya Shashti (Chhath Puja) 19-Nov Wednesday
32 Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day 24-Nov Monday
33 Hazarat Ali’s Birthday 23-Dec Wednesday
34 Christmas Eve 24-Dec Thursday