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 3. Full list of public holidays in India 2024


FULL LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN INDIA 2024


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN INDIA IN 2024: A CIRCULAR ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS HAS DECLARED 17 GAZETTED HOLIDAYS AND
31 RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS.

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New Delhi | Updated: April 24, 2024 12:44 IST

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Holiday List 2024: With the new year just around the corner, the Central
government has released the list of Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for 2024.
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List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2024 India: The Central government has released
the list of Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for 2024. While Gazetted holidays
are mandatory government holidays, restricted holidays are optional holidays
that vary according to institutes and states. A circular issued by the Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has declared 17 Gazetted Holidays
and 31 Restricted Holidays.




🔴 LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS IN 2024:

Occasion  Date Day Republic Day January 26 Friday Holi March 25 Monday Good
Friday March 29 Friday Id-ul-Fitr April 11 Thursday Ram Navmi April 17 Wednesday
Mahavir Jayanti April 21 Sunday Buddha Purnima May 23 Thursday Id-ul-Zuha
(Bakrid) June 17 Monday Muharram July 17 Wednesday Independence Day / Parsi New
Year’s Day / Nauraj August 15 Thursday Janamashtami (Vaishnva) August 26 Monday
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) September 16 Monday
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 2 Wednesday Dussehra October 12 Saturday
Diwali October 31 Thursday Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 15 Friday Christmas
December 25 Wednesday


🔴 HERE IS A MONTH-WISE LIST OF HOLIDAYS IN 2024: 


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN JANUARY 2024

Occasion Date Day New Year’s Day January 1 Monday Lohri January 13 Saturday
Makar Sankranti January 14 Sunday Magha Bihu/Pongal January 15 Monday Guru
Gobind Singh’s Birthday January 17 Wednesday Hazarat Ali’s Birthday January 25
Thursday Republic Day (Gazetted) January 26 Friday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN FEBRUARY 2024

Occasion Date Day Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami February 14 Wednesday Shivaji
Jayanti February 19 Monday Guru Ravidas’s Birthday February 24 Saturday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN MARCH 2024

Occasion Date Day Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti March 6 Wednesday Maha
Shivratri March 8 Friday Holika Dahan March 24 Sunday Holi (Gazetted) March 25
Monday Good Friday (Gazetted) March 29 Friday Easter Sunday March 31 Sunday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN APRIL 2024

Occasion Date Day Jamat-Ul-Vida April 5 Friday Chaitra Suladi/ Gudi Padwa /
Ugadi / Cheti Chand April 9 Tuesday Id-ul-Fitr (Gazetted) April 11 Thursday
Vaisakhi / Vishu April 13 Saturday Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi
(Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 14 Sunday Ram Navmi (Gazetted) April 17
Wednesday Mahavir Jayanti (Gazetted) April 21 Sunday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN MAY 2024

Occasion Date Day Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday May 8 Wednesday Buddha Purnima
(Gazetted) May 23 Thursday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN JUNE 2024

Occasion Date Day Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Gazetted) June 17 Monday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN JULY 2024

Occasion Date Day Rath Yatra July 7 Sunday Muharram (Gazetted) July 17 Wednesday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN AUGUST 2024

Occasion Date Day Independence Day / Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj (Gazetted)
August 15 Thursday Rakshabandhan August 19 Monday Janamashtami (Vaishnva)
(Gazetted) August 26 Monday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN SEPTEMBER 2024

Occasion Date Day Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi September 7 Saturday
Onam or Thiru Onam Day September 15 Sunday Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday
of Prophet Mohammad) (Gazetted) September 16 Monday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN OCTOBER 2024

Occasion Date Day Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Gazetted) October 2 Wednesday
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) October 10 Thursday Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) / Dussehra
(Maha Navmi) October 11 Friday Dussehra (Gazetted) October 12 Saturday Maharishi
Valmiki’s Birthday October 17 Thursday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) October
20 Sunday Diwali (Gazetted) October 31 Thursday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN NOVEMBER 2024

Occasion Date Day Govardhan Puja November 2 Saturday Bhai Duj November 3 Sunday
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) November 7 Thursday Guru Nanak’s
Birthday (Gazetted) November 15 Friday Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November
24 Sunday


LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN DECEMBER 2024

Occasion Date Day Christmas Eve December 24 Tuesday Christmas (Gazetted)
December 25 Wednesday



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