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India Public Holidays

Next gazetted holiday: Diwali (Deepavali), Sunday, November 8, 2026

2026 gazetted holidays

DateHoliday
Mon, Jan 26Republic Day
Wed, Mar 4Holi
Sat, Mar 21Id-ul-Fitr
Thu, Mar 26Ram Navami
Tue, Mar 31Mahavir Jayanti
Fri, Apr 3Good Friday
Fri, May 1Buddha Purnima
Wed, May 27Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Fri, Jun 26Muharram
Sat, Aug 15Independence Day
Wed, Aug 26Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad)
Fri, Sep 4Janmashtami
Fri, Oct 2Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Tue, Oct 20Dussehra
Sun, Nov 8Diwali (Deepavali)
Tue, Nov 24Guru Nanak's Birthday
Fri, Dec 25Christmas Day

2026 restricted holidays

DateHoliday
Thu, Jan 1New Year's Day
Sat, Jan 3Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Wed, Jan 14Makar Sankranti
Wed, Jan 14Magha Bihu / Pongal
Fri, Jan 23Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
Sun, Feb 1Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Thu, Feb 12Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday
Sun, Feb 15Maha Shivratri
Thu, Feb 19Shivaji Jayanti
Tue, Mar 3Holika Dahan
Tue, Mar 3Dolyatra
Thu, Mar 19Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand
Fri, Mar 20Jamat-ul-Vida
Sun, Apr 5Easter Sunday
Tue, Apr 14Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Wed, Apr 15Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
Sat, May 9Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
Thu, Jul 16Rath Yatra
Sat, Aug 15Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj
Wed, Aug 26Onam
Fri, Aug 28Raksha Bandhan
Mon, Sep 14Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Sun, Oct 18Dussehra (Saptami)
Mon, Oct 19Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Tue, Oct 20Dussehra (Mahanavmi)
Mon, Oct 26Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Thu, Oct 29Karva Chauth
Sun, Nov 8Naraka Chaturdasi
Mon, Nov 9Govardhan Puja
Wed, Nov 11Bhai Duj
Sun, Nov 15Chhath Puja
Tue, Nov 24Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Wed, Dec 23Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Thu, Dec 24Christmas Eve

Source: DoPT O.M. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 03.07.2025, Annexures I and II.

2027 gazetted holidays

DateHoliday
Tue, Jan 26Republic Day
Wed, Mar 10Id-ul-Fitr
Tue, Mar 23Holi
Fri, Mar 26Good Friday
Thu, Apr 15Ram Navami
Mon, Apr 19Mahavir Jayanti
Mon, May 17Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Thu, May 20Buddha Purnima
Wed, Jun 16Muharram
Sun, Aug 15Independence Day
Sun, Aug 15Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad)
Wed, Aug 25Janmashtami
Sat, Oct 2Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Sat, Oct 9Dussehra
Fri, Oct 29Diwali (Deepavali)
Sun, Nov 14Guru Nanak's Birthday
Sat, Dec 25Christmas Day

2027 restricted holidays

DateHoliday
Fri, Jan 1New Year's Day
Thu, Jan 14Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu
Fri, Jan 15Pongal / Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday
Thu, Feb 11Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
Fri, Feb 19Shivaji Jayanti
Sat, Feb 20Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Tue, Mar 2Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday
Fri, Mar 5Jamat-ul-Vida
Sat, Mar 6Maha Shivratri
Mon, Mar 22Holika Dahan / Dolyatra
Sun, Mar 28Easter Sunday
Wed, Apr 7Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand
Wed, Apr 14Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)
Thu, Apr 15Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
Sun, May 9Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday
Mon, Jul 5Rath Yatra
Sun, Aug 15Parsi New Year's Day / Navroz
Tue, Aug 17Raksha Bandhan
Sat, Sep 4Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Sun, Sep 12Onam
Wed, Oct 6Dussehra (Saptami)
Thu, Oct 7Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Fri, Oct 8Dussehra (Mahanavmi)
Fri, Oct 15Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
Mon, Oct 18Karva Chauth
Thu, Oct 28Naraka Chaturdasi
Sat, Oct 30Govardhan Puja
Sun, Oct 31Bhai Duj
Thu, Nov 4Chhath Puja
Wed, Nov 24Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Sun, Dec 12Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Fri, Dec 24Christmas Eve

Source: DoPT O.M. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 16.07.2026, Annexures I and II.

Notes

  • Lists are for central government offices in Delhi/New Delhi, from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
  • Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are national holidays everywhere.
  • States add their own holidays; offices outside Delhi choose 3 of 12 optional festivals.
  • Eid and Muharram dates can move by a day after the moon is sighted.
  • Employees may take any 2 restricted holidays.

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