Holidays List 2024

Sr. No.

Gazetted Holidays

Date

Saka Date

Day of Week

1.

Republic Day

January 26

Magha 06

Friday

2.

Maha Shivratri

March 08

Phalguna 18

Friday

3.

Good Friday

March 29

Chaitra 09

Friday

4.

Id-Ul-Fitr

April 11

Chaitra 22

Thursday

5.

Ram Navami

April 17

Chaitra 28

Wednesday

6.

Mahavir Jayanti

April 21

Vaisakha 01

Sunday

7.

Budha Purnima

May 23

Jyaishtha 02

Thursday

8.

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

June 17

Jyaishtha 27

Monday

9.

Muharram

July 17

Ashadha 26

Wednesday

10.

Independence Day

August 15

Sarvana 24

Thursday

11.

Janmashtami (Vaishnva)

August 26

Bhadra 04

Monday

12.

Malid-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

September 16

Bhadra 25

Monday

13.

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

October 02

Asvina 10

Wednesday

14.

Dussehra

October 12

Asvina 20

Saturday

15.

Diwali (Deepavali)

October 31

Kartika 09

Thursday

16.

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

November 15

Kartika 24

Friday

17.

Christmas Day

December 25

Pausha 04

Wednesday

b. Restricted Holidays during the year 2024

Sr. No.

Restricted Holiday

Date

Saka Date

Day of Week

1.

New Year’s Day

January 01

Pausha 11

Monday

2.

Lohri

January 13

Pausha 23

Saturday

3.

Makar Sankranti

January 14

Pausha 24

Sunday

4.

Magha Bihu/Pongal

January 15

Pausha 25

Monday

5.

Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday

January 17

Pausha 27

Wednesday

6.

Hazarat Ali’s Birthday

January 25

Magha 05

Thursday

7.

Sri Panchami, Basant Pachami

February 14

Magha 25

Wednesday

8.

Shiva Ji Jayanti

February 19

Magha 30

Monday

9.

Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday

February 24

Phalguna 05

Saturday

10.

Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati

March 06

Phalguna 16

Wednesday

11.

Holika Dahan

March 24

Chaitra 04

Sunday

12.

Holi/Dolyatra

March 25

Chaitra 05

Monday

13.

Easter Sunday

March 31

Chaitra 11

Sunday

14.

Jamat-Ul-Vida

April 05

Chaitra 16

Friday

15.

Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi /Cheti Chand

April 09

Chaitra 20

Tuesday

16.

Vaisakhi/Vishu

April 13

Chaitra 24

Saturday

17.

Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s day)/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam)

April 14

Chaitra 25

Sunday

18.

Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore

May 08

Vaisakha 18

Wednesday

19.

Rath Yatra

July 07

Ashadha 16

Sunday

20.

Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj

August 15

Sravana 24

Thursday

21.

Raksha Bandhan

August 19

Sravana 28

Monday

22.

Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi

September 07

Bhadra 16

Saturday

23.

Onam or Thiru Onam Day

September 15

Bhadra 24

Sunday

24.

Dussehra (Saptami)

October 10

Asvina 18

Thursday

25.

Dussehra (Mahashtami)/ Dussehra (Mahanavmi)

October 11

Asvina 19

Friday

26.

Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday

October 17

Asvina 25

Thursday

27.

Karka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)

October 20

Asvina 28

Sunday

28.

Naraka Chaturdasi

October 31

Kartika 09

Thursday

29.

Govardhan Puja

November 02

Kartika 11

Saturday

30.

Bhai Duj

November 03

Kartika 12

Sunday

31.

Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)

November 07

Kartika 16

Thursday

32.

Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day

November 24

Agrahayana 03

Sunday

33.

Christmas Eve

December 24

Pausha 03

Tuesday