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Holiday List 2024: Gazetted Holidays For Central Government Employees

The Central Government Holidays list includes national and international religious festivals, historical events and other national observances. Here's the Gazetted Holidays 2024 list that will be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024.
Anuj Tiwari Updated on Dec 26, 2023, 11:56 IST

List of Central Government Holidays: According to the Office Memorandum dated July 3, 2023, the Central Government Administrative Offices based in Delhi/New Delhi would observe the holidays listed below. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions have made a list of holidays for the coming year with 17 gazetted holidays and a few restricted holidays.

The Central Government Holidays list includes national and international religious festivals, historical events, and other national observances.

Here's the Gazetted Holidays 2024 list that will be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024.

Central government employees holiday list 2024 | Shutterstock

A gazetted holiday is an officially declared holiday by the government and published in the official gazette. This designation signifies that the government and other public institutions nationwide recognize and observe it as a national holiday.

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024
S. No.HolidayDateDay
1Republic Day26-Jan-24Friday
2Holi25-Mar-24Monday
3Good Friday29-Mar-24Friday
4Id-ul-Fitr11-Apr-24Thursday
5Ram Navami17-Apr-24Wednesday
6Mahavir Jayanti21-Apr-24Sunday
7Buddha Purnima23-May-24Thursday
8Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17-Jun-24Monday
9MuharramJuly 17Wednesday
10Independence DayAugust 15Thursday
11Janmashtami (Vaishnava)?August 26Monday
12Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-MiladSeptember 16Monday
13Mahatma Gandhi¡¯s BirthdayOctober 02Wednesday
14Dussehra?October 12Saturday
15Diwali (Deepavali)October 31Thursday
16Guru Nanak¡¯s BirthdayNovember 15Friday
17Christmas DayDecember 25Wednesday

Optional Or Restricted Holiday List 2024

Restricted holidays, also known as Optional Holidays, refer to additional days granted by employers to their staff members, supplementing mandatory vacations such as company, regional, and national holidays.

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024
S. No.HolidayDateDay
1New Year¡¯s DayJanuary 1Monday
2LohriJanuary 13Saturday
3Makar Sankranti29-Mar-24Friday
4Magha Bihu/ Pongal11-Apr-24Thursday
5Guru Gobind Singh¡¯s
Birthday
17-Apr-24Wednesday
6Hazarat Ali¡¯s Birthday21-Apr-24Sunday
7Basant Panchami23-May-24Thursday
8Shiva ji Jayanti17-Jun-24Monday
9Guru Ravi Das¡¯s
Birthday
July 17Wednesday
10Birthday of Swami
Dayananda Saraswati
August 15Thursday
11Maha ShivratriAugust 26Monday
12Holika DahanSeptember 16Monday
13DolyatraOctober 02Wednesday
14Easter SundayOctober 12Saturday
15Jamat-Ul-VidaOctober 31Thursday
16Vaisakhi / VishuNovember 15Friday
17Meshadi (Tamil New Year¡¯s Day) /
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) /
Bahag Bihu (Assam)
December 25Wednesday
18Birthday of Guru
Rabindranath Tagore
May 24Wednesday
19Rath YatraJuly 7Sunday
20Parsi New Year¡¯s DayAugust 15Thursday
21Raksha BandhanAugust 19Monday
22Ganesh Chaturthi /
Vinayaka Chaturthi
September 7Saturday
23Onam or Thiru Onam Day? September 15??Sunday
24Dusshera (Saptami)October 10Thursday
25Dussehra (Mahashtami) /
Dussehra (Mahanavmi)
October 11Friday
26Maharishi Valmiki¡¯s
Birthday
October 17Thursday
27Karaka Chaturthi
(Karwa Chouth)
October 20Sunday
28Naraka Chaturdasi? October 31??Thursday
29Govardhan PujaNovember 2Saturday
30Bhai DujNovember 3Sunday
31Chhat PujaNovember 7Thursday
32Guru Teg Bahadur¡¯s
Martyrdom Day
November 24Sunday
33Christmas EveDecember 24Tuesday

The Office Memorandum (OM) outlines the procedure for determining the official dates of holidays for Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Muharram, and Eid-e-Milad in offices located in Delhi and New Delhi. These dates will be announced by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions based on the sighting of the moon and consultation with the Government of NCT of Delhi.

2024 Public Holiday calendar: FAQs

Is 1 Jan 2024 a public holiday?

January 1, Monday - New Year¡¯s Day (Across the country)

How many government holidays are there in 2024?

According to a circular issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions, there are 17 Gazetted Holidays and 31 Restricted Holidays.

What are the holidays in India in March 2024?

  • March 6, Wednesday - Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
  • March 8, Friday? - Maha Shivratri
  • March 24, Sunday - Holika Dahan
  • March 25, Monday - Holi (Gazetted Holiday)
  • March 29, Friday - Good Friday (Gazetted Holiday)
  • March 31, Sunday - Easter

How many holidays are there in February 2024?

  • February 14, Wednesday - Basant Panchami
  • February 19, Monday - Shivaji Jayanti
  • February 24, Saturday - Guru Ravidas¡¯s Birthday

How many days in the year 2024?

2024 is a leap year, hence it has 366 days.

How many weekend days in 2024?

2024 has a total of 251 workdays. In total, there are 104 weekend days and 11 public holidays.

(Note: Dates may be subject to change; details mentioned here are as per the information available.)

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Anuj Tiwari

Anuj Tiwari writes stories for SEO and is a Youtube wizard. An engineer turned social media champ, he keeps a track of all that goes around the world. His interest areas include historic events, political and social-sciences.

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