Central Govt. offices Holidays list of year 2024 by DoPT

Year 2024 holidays list of Central Govt. offices in Delhi, States & UTs

The Government of India has released the holidays calendar for the year 2024. The department of Personnel and training under the ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions releases the list of compulsory and restricted holidays. This list is for central government employees and guidelines for the states to follow regarding holidays. (Source:DoPT)

DOPT pdf order to download the Holidays and Restricted holidays in Central Govt. offices during year 2024, dated 3rd July 2023.

Mandatory or compulsory holidays list of central govt. administrative offices for all over India in year 2024:

Republic day	Christmas day	Guru Nanak’s Birthday
Independence Day	Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)	Id-ul-Fitr
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	Diwali (Deepavali)	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Buddha Purnima	Good Friday	Mahavir Jayanti
Muharram	Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad)

General Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2024:

There are 17 Public or General or Gazetted or compulsory holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2024.

Serial Number	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Name	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Date	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Day
1	Republic day	26-Jan-24	Friday
2	Holi	25-Mar-24	Monday
3	Good Friday	29-Mar-24	Friday
4	Id-ul-Fitr	11-Apr-24	Thursday
5	Ram Navami	17-Apr-24	Wednesday
6	Mahavir Jayanti	21-Apr-24	Sunday
7	Buddha Purnima	23-May-24	Thursday
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	17-Jun-24	Monday
9	Muharram	17-Jul-24	Wednesday
10	Independence Day	15-Aug-24	Thursday
11	Janmashtami	26-Aug-24	Monday
12	Milan-un-nabi / Id-e-Milad	16-Sep-24	Monday
13	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	02-Oct-24	Wednesday
14	Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)	12-Oct-24	Saturday
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	31-Oct-24	Thursday
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	15-Nov-24	Friday
17	Christmas day	25-Dec-24	Wednesday

Optional holidays list for all over India in year 2024:

3 optional holidays are to be selected by DoPT for Delhi offices and for offices located outside Delhi, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State capital will choose the three optional holidays out of list of 12.

An additional day of Dussehra	Pongal	Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi
Makara Sankranti	Holi	Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)	Rath Yatra	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi / Vishu / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) / Masadi Ugadi / 1st Navratra / Naoraj / Chhath Puja / Karwa Chauth
Maha Shivaratri	Onam

Restricted Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2024:

These are the Restricted holidays or Optional holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2024.

Serial Number	Restricted Holidays Name for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Date for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Day for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi
1	New Year’s Day	01-Jan-24	Monday
2	Lohri	13-Jan-24	Saturday
3	Makar Sankranti	14-Jan-24	Sunday
4	Magha Bihu / Pongal	15-Jan-24	Monday
5	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	18-Jan-24	Thursday
6	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	25-Jan-24	Thursday
7	Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami	14-Feb-24	Wednesday
8	Shivaji Jayanti	19-Feb-24	Monday
9	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	24-Feb-24	Saturday
10	Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati	06-Mar-24	Wednesday
11	Maha Shivratri	08-Mar-24	Friday
12	Holika Dahan	24-Mar-24	Sunday
13	Dolyatra	25-Mar-24	Monday
14	Easter Sunday	31-Mar-24	Sunday
15	Jamat-Ul-Vida	05-Apr-24	Friday
16	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand	09-Apr-24	Tuesday
17	Vaisakhi /Vishu	13-Apr-24	Saturday
18	Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)	14-Apr-24	Sunday
19	Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore	08-May-24	Wednesday
20	Rath Yatra	07-Jul-24	Sunday
21	Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj	15-Aug-24	Thursday
22	Raksha Bandhan	19-Aug-24	Monday
23	Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi	07-Sep-24	Saturday
24	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	15-Sep-24	Sunday
25	Dussehra (Saptami)	10-Oct-24	Thursday
26	Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi)	11-Oct-24	Friday
27	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	17-Oct-24	Thursday
28	Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)	20-Oct-24	Sunday
29	Naraka Chaturdasi	31-Oct-24	Thursday
30	Govardhan Puja	02-Nov-24	Saturday
31	Bhai Duj	03-Nov-24	Sunday
32	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	07-Nov-24	Thursday
33	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	24-Nov-24	Sunday
34	Christmas Eve	24-Dec-24	Tuesday

National holidays of India:

Republic day

Independence Day

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Almost all the states, Public sector enterprises, Industries have to declare holidays in advance by the above rule and guidelines considering 14 compulsory holidays + 3 Optional holidays + 2 Restricted holidays in a calendar year.

Year 2023 holidays list of Central Govt. offices in Delhi, States & UTs

The Government of India has released the holidays calendar for the year 2023. The department of Personnel and training under the ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions releases the list of compulsory and restricted holidays. This list is for central government employees and guidelines for the states to follow regarding holidays. (Source:DoPT)

DOPT pdf order to download the Holidays and Restricted holidays in Central Govt. offices during year 2023, dated 16th June 2022.

Mandatory or compulsory holidays list of central govt. administrative offices for all over India in year 2023:

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. Id-ul-Fitr
11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
12. Mahavir Jayanti
13. Muharram
14. Id-a-Milad or Milad-un-Navi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

General Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2023:

There are 17 Public or General or Gazetted or compulsory holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2023.

Serial Number	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Name	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Date	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Day
1	Republic day	January 26, 2023	Thursday
2	Holi	March 8, 2023	Wednesday
3	Ram Navami	March 30, 2023	Thursday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	April 4, 2023	Tuesday
5	Good Friday	April 7, 2023	Friday
6	Id-ul-Fitr	April 22, 2023	Saturday
7	Buddha Purnima	May 5, 2023	Friday
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	June 29, 2023	Thursday
9	Muharram	July 29, 2023	Saturday
10	Independence Day	August 15, 2023	Tuesday
11	Janmashtami	September 7, 2023	Thursday
12	Milan-un-nabi / Id-e-Milad	September 28, 2023	Thursday
13	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 2, 2023	Monday
14	Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)	October 24, 2023	Tuesday
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 12, 2023	Sunday
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 27, 2023	Monday
17	Christmas day	December 25, 2023	Monday

Optional holidays list for all over India in year 2023:

3 optional holidays are to be selected by DoPT for Delhi offices and for offices located outside Delhi, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State capital will choose the three optional holidays out of list of 12.

1. An additional day of Dussehra
2. Holi
3. Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
4. Ram Navami
5. Maha Shivaratri
6. Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi
7. Makara Sankranti
8. Rath Yatra
9. Onam
10. Pongal
11. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi / Vishu / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) / Masadi Ugadi / 1st Navratra / Nouraj / Chhath Puja / Karwa Chouth

Restricted Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2023:

There are 36 Restricted holidays or Optional holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2023.

Serial Number	Restricted Holidays Name for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Date for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Day for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi
1	New Year’s Day	January 1, 2023	Sunday
2	Makar Sankranti / Magha / Bihu	January 14, 2023	Saturday
3	Pongal	January 15, 2023	Sunday
4	Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami	January 26, 2023	Saturday
5	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday / Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	February 5, 2023	Sunday
6	Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati	February 15, 2023	Wednesday
7	Maha Shivratri	February 18, 2023	Saturday
8	Shiva ji Jayanti	February 19, 2023	Sunday
9	Holika Dahan / Dolyatra	March 7, 2023	Tuesday
10	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand	March 22, 2023	Wednesday
11	Easter Sunday	April 9, 2023	Sunday
12	Vaisakhi /Vishu/ Meshadi	April 14, 2023	Friday
13	Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag / Bihu (Assam)	April 15, 2023	Saturday
14	Jamat-Ul-Vida	April 21, 2023	Friday
15	Guru Rabindranath’s birthday	May 9, 2023	Tuesday
16	Rath Yatra	June 20, 2023	Tuesday
17	Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj	August 16	Wednesday
18	Vinayak Chaturthi	August 20, 2023	Sunday
19	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	August 29, 2023	Tuesday
20	Raksha Bandhan	August 30, 2023	Wednesday
21	Janmashtami (Smarta)	September 6, 2023	Wednesday
22	Ganesh Chaturthi	September 19, 2023	Tuesday
23	Dussehra (Saptami)	October 21, 2023	Saturday
24	Dussehra (Mahashtami)	October22, 2023	Sunday
25	Dussehra (Mahanavmi)	October 23, 2023	Monday
26	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	October 28, 2023	Saturday
27	Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)	November 1, 2023	Wednesday
28	Naraka Chaturdasi	November 12, 2023	Sunday
29	Govardhan Puja	November 13, 2023	Monday
30	Bhai Duj	November 15, 2023	Wednesday
31	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	November 19, 2023	Sunday
32	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	November 24, 2023	Friday
33	Christmas Eve	December 24, 2023	Sunday

National holidays of India:

1. Republic day
2. Independence Day
3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Almost all the states, Public sector enterprises, Industries have to declare holidays in advance by the above rule and guidelines considering 14 compulsory holidays + 3 Optional holidays + 2 Restricted holidays in a calendar year.

Year 2022 holidays list of Central Govt. offices in Delhi, States & UTs

The Government of India has released the holidays calendar for the year 2022. The department of Personnel and training under the ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions releases the list of compulsory and restricted holidays. This list is for central government employees and guidelines for the states to follow regarding holidays.

DOPT pdf order to download the Holidays and Restricted holidays in Central Govt. offices during year 2022, dated 8th June 2021.

Mandatory or compulsory holidays list of central govt. administrative offices for all over India in year 2022:

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. Id-ul-Fitr
11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
12. Mahavir Jayanti
13. Muharram
14. Id-a-Milad or Milad-un-Navi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

General Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2022:

There are 17 Public or General or Gazetted or compulsory holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2022.

Serial Number	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Name	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Date	Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi Holidays Day
1	Republic day	January 26	Wednesday
2	Maha Shivratri	March 1	Tuesday
3	Holi	March 18	Friday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	April 14	Thursday
5	Good Friday	April 15	Friday
6	Id-ul-Fitr	May 3	Tuesday
7	Buddha Purnima	May 16	Monday
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	July 10	Sunday
9	Muharram	August 9	Tuesday
10	Independence Day	August 15	Monday
11	Janmashtami	August 19	Friday
12	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 2	Sunday
13	Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)	October 5	Wednesday
14	Milan-un-nabi / Id-e-Milad	October 9	Sunday
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	October 24	Monday
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 8	Tuesday
17	Christmas day	December 25	Sunday

Optional holidays list for all over India in year 2022 :

3 optional holidays are to be selected by DoPT for Delhi offices and for offices located outside Delhi, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State capital will choose the three optional holidays out of list of 12.

1. An additional day of Dussehra
2. Holi
3. Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
4. Ram Navami
5. Maha Shivaratri
6. Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi
7. Makara Sankranti
8. Rath Yatra
9. Onam
10. Pongal
11. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami
12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi / Vishu / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) / Masadi Ugadi / 1st Navratra / Nouraj / Chhath Puja / Karwa Chouth

Restricted Holidays list for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2022:

There are 36 Restricted holidays or Optional holidays for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi for year 2022.

Serial Number	Restricted Holidays Name for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Date for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi	Restricted Holidays Day for Central Govt. admin. offices in New Delhi
1	New Year’s Day	January 1	Saturday
2	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	January 9	Sunday
3	Lohri	January 13	Thursday
4	Makar Sankranti/Magha / Bihu/ Pongal	January 14	Friday
5	Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami	February 5	Saturday
6	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	February 15	Tuesday
7	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	February 16	Wednesday
8	Shiva ji Jayanti	February 19	Saturday
9	Swami Dayananda / Saraswati Jayanti	February 26	Saturday
10	Holika Dahan	March 17	Thursday
11	Dolyatra	March 18	Friday
12	Chaitra / Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand /Sukladi /Gudi /Chaitra	April 2	Saturday
13	Ram Navami	April 10	Sunday
14	Vaisakhi /Vishu/ Meshadi	April 14	Thursday
15	Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag / Bihu (Assam)	April 15	Friday
16	Easter Sunday	April 17	Sunday
17	Jamat-Ul-Vida	April 29	Friday
18	Guru Rabindranath’s birthday	May 9	Monday
19	Rath Yatra	July 1	Friday
20	Raksha Bandhan	August 11	Thursday
21	Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj	August 16	Tuesday
22	Janmashtami (Smarta)	August 18	Thursday
23	Vinayak Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi	Aug-31	Wednesday
24	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	September 8	Thursday
25	Dussehra (Saptami)	October 2	Sunday
26	Dussehra (Mahashtami)	October 3	Monday
27	Dussehra (Mahanavmi)	October 4	Tuesday
28	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	October 9	Sunday
29	Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth)	October 13	Thursday
30	Naraka Chaturdasi	October 24	Monday
31	Govardhan. Puja	October 25	Tuesday
32	Bhai Duj	October 26	Wednesday
33	PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	October 30	Sunday
34	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	November 24	Thursday
35	Christmas Eve	December 24	Saturday
36	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	December 29	Thursday

National holidays of India:

1. Republic day
2. Independence Day
3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Almost all the states, Public sector enterprises, Industries have to declare holidays in advance by the above rule and guidelines considering 14 compulsory holidays + 3 Optional holidays + 2 Restricted holidays in a calendar year.

Click below for other States and UTs:

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2. Andhra Pradesh Holidays list of year 2022
3. Arunachal Pradesh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
4. Assam Holidays list of year 2022 ,
5. Bihar Holidays list of year 2022 ,
6. Chandigarh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
7. Chhattisgarh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Holidays list of year 2022 ,
9. Delhi Holidays list of year 2022 , Goa Holidays list of year 2022 ,
10. Gujarat Holidays list of year 2022 ,
11. Haryana Holidays list of year 2022
12. Himachal Pradesh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
13. Jammu and Kashmir Holidays list of year 2022 ,
14. Jharkhand Holidays list of year 2022 ,
15. Karnataka Holidays list of year 2022 ,
16. Kerala Holidays list of year 2022 ,
17. Ladakh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
18. Lakshadweep Holidays list of year 2022 ,
19. Madhya Pradesh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
20. Maharashtra Holidays list of year 2022 ,
21. Manipur Holidays list of year 2022 ,
22. Meghalaya Holidays list of year 2022 ,
23. Mizoram Holidays list of year 2022 ,
24. Nagaland Holidays list of year 2022 ,
25. Odisha Holidays list of year 2022 ,
26. Puducherry Holidays list of year 2022 ,
27. Punjab Holidays list of year 2022 ,
28. Rajasthan Holidays list of year 2022 ,
29. Sikkim Holidays list of year 2022 ,
30. Tamil Nadu Holidays list of year 2022 ,
31. Telangana Holidays list of year 2022 ,
32. Tripura Holidays list of year 2022 ,
33. Uttarakhand Holidays list of year 2022 ,
34. Uttar Pradesh Holidays list of year 2022 ,
35. West Bengal Holidays list of year 2022

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