Expected Central Government Holiday List in India During the Year 2024
The nodal department of the Central Government, DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training) is being issued a detailed notification regarding the holidays for Central Government offices located in Delhi/New Delhi in the month of June every year. The order includes the methodology of selecting the gazetted and restricted holidays for all Central Government offices located across India. The State Committee (CGEWCC) will decide and declare the holidays for CG offices in their state concerned. We provide here the list of expected holidays during the year 2024 with the calendar for your advance planning of tours and travels. Once the DoPT released the holiday order for the year 2024, we update the page immediately!
14 Expected Gazetted Holidays 2024
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26.01.2024 | Friday |
| 2 | Independence Day | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
| 3 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Buddha Purnima | 23.05.2024 | Thursday |
| 5 | Christmas Day | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 7 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 8 | Good Friday | 29.03.2024 | Friday |
| 9 | Guru Nanak Birthday | 15.11.2024 | Friday |
| 10 | Eid Ul Fitr | 09 & 10.04.2024 | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| 11 | Eid Ul Adha | 16 & 17.06.2024 | Sunday & Monday |
| 12 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21.04.2024 | Sunday |
| 13 | Muharram | 17.07.2024 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Id-E-Milad | 15 and 16.09.2024 | Sunday & Monday |
12 Expected Optional Holidays 2024
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Dussehra | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 2 | Holi | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
| 3 | Janmashtami | 26.08.2024 | Monday |
| 4 | Ram Navami | 17.04.2024 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Maha Shivratri | 08.03.2024 | Friday |
| 6 | Ganesh Chaturthi | 07.09.2024 | Saturday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07.09.2024 | Saturday | |
| 7 | Makar Sankranti | 15.01.2024 | Monday |
| 8 | Rath Yatra | 08.07.2024 | Monday |
| 9 | Onam | 05.09.2024 to 17.09.2024 | Thursday to Tuesday |
| 10 | Pongal | 15.01.2024 to 18.01.2024 | Monday to Thursday |
| 11 | Sri Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday |
| Basant Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday | |
| 12 | Vishu | 14.04.2024 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi | 13.04.2024 | Saturday | |
| Vaisakhadi | 13.04.2024 | Saturday | |
| Bohag Bihu | 14.04.2024 | Sunday | |
| Mesadi | 14.04.2024 | Sunday | |
| Ugadi | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Chaitra Sukladi | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Cheti Chand | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Gudi Padwa | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| 1st NAVRATRA | 03.10.204 to 12.10.2024 | Thursday to Saturday | |
| Nowruz | 20.03.2024 | Wednesday | |
| Chhath Puja | 07.11.2024 to 10.11.2024 | Thursday to Sunday | |
| Karva Chauth | 20.10.204 and 21.10.2024 | Sunday & Monday |
List of Expected 17 Gazetted Holidays in 2024
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | 26.01.2024 | Friday |
| 2. | Holi | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
| 3. | Ram Navami | 17.04.2024 | Wednesday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | 21.04.2024 | Sunday |
| 5. | Good Friday | 29.03.2024 | Friday |
| 6. | EId-ul-Fitr | 09.04.2024 & 10.04.2024 | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| 7. | Buddha Purnima | 23.05.2024 | Thursday |
| 8. | EId-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | 16.06.2024 & 17.06.2024 | Sunday & Monday |
| 9. | Muharram | 17.07.2024 | Wednesday |
| 10. | Independence Day | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26.08.2024 | Monday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad | 17.09.2024 | Tuesday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday |
| 14. | Dussehra | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15.11.2024 | Friday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday |
List of 33 Expected Restricted Holidays in 2024
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2024 | Monday |
| 2. | Makar Sankranti | 15.01.2024 | Monday |
| Bihu Magh | 13.04.2024 & 14.04.2024 | Saturday & Sunday | |
| 3. | Pongal | 15.01.2024 to 18.01.2024 | Monday to Thursday |
| 4. | Basant Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday |
| Sri Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday | |
| 5. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 23.01.2024 & 24.01.2024 | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24.02.2024 | Saturday | |
| 6. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 05.03.2024 | Tuesday |
| 7. | Maha Shivratri | 08.03.2024 | Friday |
| 8. | Shivaji Jayanti | 19.02.2024 | Monday |
| 9. | Holika dahan | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
| Dolyatra | 25.03.2024 | Monday | |
| 10. | Chaitra Sukladi | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday |
| Cheti Chand | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Ugadi | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Padwa | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| Gudi | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday | |
| 11. | Easter Sunday | 31.03.2024 | Sunday |
| 12. | Vaisakhi | 13.04.2024 | Saturday |
| Vishu | 13.04.2024 | Saturday | |
| Mesadi | 13.04.2024 | Saturday | |
| 13. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) | 13.04.2024 | Saturday |
| Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14.04.2024 | Sunday | |
| 14. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 04.04.2024 & 05.04.2024 | Thursday & Friday |
| 15. | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08.05.2024 | Wednesday |
| 16. | Rath Yatra | 08.07.2024 | Monday |
| 17. | Parsi New Year’s day | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
| Nauraj | 15.08.2024 | Thursday | |
| 18. | Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07.09.2024 | Saturday |
| 19. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 05.09.2024 & 17.09.2024 | Thursday & Tuesday |
| 20. | Raksha Bandhan | 19.08.2024 | Monday |
| 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | 26.08.2024 | Monday |
| 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi | 07.09.2024 | Saturday |
| 23. | Dussehra (Saptami) | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 24. | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | 11.10.2024 | Friday |
| 25. | Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 26. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 27. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 20.10.2024 | Sunday |
| 28. | Naraka Chaturdashi | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 29. | Govardhan Puja | 02.11.2024 | Saturday |
| 30. | Bhai Dooj | 03.11.2024 | Sunday |
| 31. | Pratihar Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07.11.2024 | Thursday |
| 32. | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2024 | Sunday |
| 33. | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2024 | Tuesday |
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