Central Government Holidays 2023
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT NEW DELHI
List of 17 Gazetted Holidays for Central Government in 2023
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1944 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Thursday |
| 2. | Holi | March 08 | Phalguna 17 | Wednesday |
| 1945 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 3. | Ram Navami | March 30 | Chaitra 09 | Thursday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 04 | Chaitra 14 | Tuesday |
| 5. | Good Friday | April 07 | Chaitra 17 | Friday |
| 6. | EId-ul-Fitr | April 22 | Vaisakha 02 | Saturday |
| 7. | Budha Purnima | May 05 | Vaisakha 15 | Friday |
| 8. | EId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 29 | Ashadha 08 | Thursday |
| 9. | Muharram | July 29 | Sarvana 07 | Saturday |
| 10. | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Tuesday |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | September 07 | Bhadra 16 | Thursday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | September 28 | Asvina 06 | Thursday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Monday |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 12 | Kartika 21 | Sunday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 27 | Agarhayana 06 | Monday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Monday |
Government Optional (Restricted) Holidays 2023
List of 33 Restricted Holidays for Central Government in 2023
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | |||
| SAKA ERA 1944 | |||||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January | 01 | Pausha | 11 | Sunday | |
| 2. | Makar Sankranti, Magh, Bihu | January | 14 | Pausha | 24 | Saturday | |
| 3. | Pongal | January | 15 | Pausha | 25 | Sunday | |
| 4. | Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami | January | 26 | Magha | 06 | Thursday | |
| 5. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru. Ravi Das’s Birthday | February | 05 | Magha | 16 | Sunday | |
| 6. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February | 15 | Magha | 26 | Wednesday | |
| 7. | Maha Shivratri | February | 18 | Magha | 29 | Saturday | |
| 8. | Shivaji Jayanti | February | 19 | Magha | 30 | Sunday | |
| 9. | holika dahan, dolyatra | March | 07 | Phalguna | 16 | Tuesday | |
| SAKA ERA 1945 | |||||||
| 10. | Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi, Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand | March | 22 | Chaitra | 01 | Wednesday | |
| 11. | Easter Sunday | April | 09 | Chaitra | 19 | Sunday | |
| 12. | Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi | April | 14 | Chaitra | 24 | Friday | |
| 13. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April | 15 | Chaitra | 25 | Saturday | |
| 14. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April | 21 | Vaishakha | 01 | Friday | |
| 15. | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May | 09 | Vaishakha | 19 | Tuesday | |
| 16. | Rath Yatra | June | 20 | Jyeshtha | 30 | Tuesday | |
| 17. | Parsi New Year’s day, Nauraj | August | 16 | Sravana | 25 | Wednesday | |
| 18. | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August | 20 | Sravana | 29 | Sunday | |
| 19. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August | 29 | Bhadra | 07 | Tuesday | |
| 20. | Raksha Bandhan | August | 30 | Bhadra | 08 | Wednesday | |
| 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | September | 06 | Bhadra | 15 | Wednesday | |
| 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi | September | 19 | Bhadra | 28 | Tuesday | |
| 23. | Dussehra (Saptami) | October | 21 | Asvina | 29 | Saturday | |
| 24. | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | October | 22 | Asvina | 30 | Sunday | |
| 25. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October | 23 | Kartika | 01 | Monday | |
| 26. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October | 28 | Kartika | 06 | Saturday | |
| 27. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | November | 01 | Kartika | 10 | Wednesday | |
| 28. | Naraka Chaturdashi | November | 12 | Kartika | 21 | Sunday | |
| 29. | Govardhan Puja | November | 13 | Kartika | 22 | Monday | |
| 30. | Bhai Dooj | November | 15 | Kartika | 24 | Wednesday | |
| 31. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November | 19 | Kartika | 28 | Sunday | |
| 32. | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November | 24 | Agrahayana | 03 | Friday | |
| 33. | Christmas Eve | December | 24 | Pausha | 03 | Sunday | |