Central Government Holiday list 2024

Central Government Holiday list 2024

Gazetted Holidays
Date Day Holidays
26 Jan Fri Republic Day
25 Mar Mon Holi
29 Mar Fri Good Friday
11 Apr Thu Idu’l Fitr*
17 Apr Wed Ram Navami
21 Apr Sun Mahavir Jayanti
23 May Thu Buddha Purnima
17 June Mon Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)*
17 July Wed Muharram*
15 Aug Thu Independence Day
26 Aug Mon Janmashtami
16 Sep Mon Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday Prophet Md.)*
02 Oct Wed Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Day
12 Oct Sat Dussehra
31 Oct Thu Diwali (Deepavali)
15 Nov Fri Guru Nanak’s Birth Day
25 Dec Wed Christmas Day

*Subject to sighting of Moon

Restricted Holidays
01 Jan Mon New Year’s Day
13 Jan Sat Lohri
14 Jan Sun Makar Sankranti
15 Jan Mon Magha Bihu/ Pongal
17 Jan Wed Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday
25 Jan Thu Hazarat ali’s Birthday
14 Feb Wed Basanta Panchami / Shree Panchami
19 Feb Mon Shivaji Jayanti
24 Feb Sat Guru Ravidas’s Birthday
06 Mar Wed Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
08 Mar Fri Maha Shivratri
24 Mar Sun Holika Dahan
25 Mar Mon Dolyatra
31 Mar Sun Easter (Sunday)
05 Apr Fri Jamat-Ul-Vida
09 Apr Tue ChaitraSukladi/Gudi Padava /Ugadi/Cheti Chand
13 Apr Sat Vaisakhi / Vishu
14 Apr Sun Meshadi (Tamil New Year Day) / Vaisakhadi (bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
08 May Wed Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
07 Jul Sun Rath Yatra
15 Aug Thu Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj
19 Aug Mon Raksha Bandhan
07 Sep Sat Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
15 Sep Sun Onam or Thiru Onam Day
10 Oct Thu Dussehra (Saptami)
11 Oct Fri Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi)
17 Oct Thu Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
20 Oct Sun Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
31 Oct Thu Naraka Chaturdasi
02 Nov Sat Govardhan Puja
03 Nov Sun Bhai Duj
07 Nov Thu Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (ChhatPuja)
24 Nov Sun Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
24 Dec Tue Christmas Eve
10 Jan Wed Lok Sabha Day
03 Apr Wed Rajya Sabha Day