List of Holidays in 2024 By Central Government
Central Government Holiday List 2024: Counting holidays are normal. The Central Government has released a list of holidays for the upcoming year. This list is a blend of national and international celebrations, religious festivals, historical events and other regional observances.
As per the Office Memorandum of July 3, 2023, all the Central Government Administrative Offices located in Delhi/New Delhi in 2024 will observe around 17 gazetted holidays. Other than this, there will be a few restricted holidays as well.
You can prepare your calendar and also plan your weekend with the help of the below tables of gazetted and restricted holidays.
Gazetted Holidays of 2023
A holiday that has been formally declared by the government and published in the official gazette is known as a gazetted holiday. This indicates that the government and other public institutions across the nation recognise and honour it as a national holiday.
Date
Holiday
Day
Jan 26
Republic Day
Friday
March 25
Holi
Monday
March 29
Good Friday
Friday
April 9 or 10
Eid-ul-Fitr
Tuesday or Wednesday
April 17
Ram Navami
Wednesday
April 21
Mahavir Jayanti
Sunday
May 23
Buddha Purnima
Thursday
June 16 or 17
Eid-ul-Adha
Sunday or Monday
July 17
Muharram
Wednesday
August 15
Independence Day
Thursday
August 26
Janmashtami
Monday
September 15 or 16
Id-E-Milad
Sunday or Monday
October 02
Gandhi Jayanti
Wednesday
October 12
Dussehra
Saturday
October 31
Diwali
Thursday
November 11
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Friday
December 25
Christmas
Wednesday
List of Optional Holidays in 2024
Restricted holidays, which are sometimes called Optional Holidays, are extra days that employers give their staff members in addition to mandatory vacations like company, regional, and national holidays.
Date
Holidays
Day
January 15
Makar Sankranti
Monday
Jan 15 to Jan 18
Pongal
Monday to Thursday
Feb 14
Sri Panchami/Vasant Panchami
Wednesday
March 8
Maha Shivaratri
Friday
March 20
Nowruz
Wednesday
March 25
Holi
Monday
April 9
Ugadi/ Chaitra Sukladi/ Cheti Chand/ Gudi Padwa
Tuesday
April 13
Vaishakhi/Vaisakhadi
Saturday
April 14
Vishu/Bohag Bihu/ Mesadi
Sunday
April 17
Ram Navami
Wednesday
July 8
Rath Yatra
Monday
August 26
Janmashtami
Monday
September 9
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi
Saturday
Sep 5 to Sep 17
Onam
Thursday to Tuesday
October 3 to October 12
Shardiya Navratri
Thursday to Saturday
October 12
Dussehra
Saturday
October 20 or October 21
Karwa Chauth
Sunday or Monday
Nov 7 to Nov 11
Chhath Puja
Thursday to Sunday
List of All Gazetted & Restricted Holidays in 2024
Holiday
Date
Day
New Year’s Day
Jan 1
Monday
Makar Sankranti
Jan 15
Monday
Bihu Magh
Jan 13 & Jan 14
Saturday & Sunday
Pongal
Jan 15 to Jan 18
Monday to Thursday
Basant Panchami
Feb 14
Wednesday
Sri Panchami
Feb 14
Wednesday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
Jan 23 or Jan 24
Tuesday & Wednesday
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
Feb 24
Saturday
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Mar 5
Tuesday
Maha Shivratri
Mar 8
Friday
Shivaji Jayanti
Feb 19
Monday
Holika dahan
Mar 25
Monday
Dolyatra
Mar 25
Monday
Chaitra Sukladi
April 9
Tuesday
Cheti Chand
April 9
Tuesday
Ugadi
April 9
Tuesday
Padwa
April 9
Tuesday
Gudi
April 9
Tuesday
Easter Sunday
Mar 31
Sunday
Vaisakhi
April 13
Saturday
Vishu
April 13
Saturday
Mesadi
April 13
Saturday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal)
April 13
Saturday
Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 14
Sunday
Jamat-Ul-Vida
April 4 & April 5
Thursday & Friday
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore
May 8
Wednesday
Rath Yatra
July 8
Monday
Parsi New Year’s day
Aug 15
Thursday
Nauraj
Aug 15
Thursday
Vinayaka Chaturthi
Sep 7
Saturday
Onam or Thiru Onam Day
Sep 5 to Sep 17
Thursday & Tuesday
Raksha Bandhan
Aug 19
Monday
Janmashtami (Smarta)
Aug 26
Monday
Ganesh Chaturthi
Sep 7
Saturday
Dussehra (Saptami)
October 10
Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
October 11
Friday
Dussehra (Mahanavami)
October 12
Saturday
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
Oct 17
Thursday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
Oct 20
Sunday
Naraka Chaturdashi
Oct 31
Thursday
Govardhan Puja
Nov 2
Saturday
Bhai Dooj
Nov 3
Sunday
Pratihar Shashthi (Chhat Puja)
Nov 7
Thursday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
Nov 24
Sunday
Christmas Eve
Dec 24
Tuesday
Christmas
Dec 25
Wednesday
There are just three national holidays in India Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) despite the country’s vast cultural heritage.In major regions of India, along with other state holidays, over thirty great festivals are observed. States have regional celebrations based on the language and religious populations that predominate there.
