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Government Holiday List 2024 in India

Central Government Holiday List in India During the Year 2024

Government Holiday List 2024 in India: 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 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 planning of tours and travels. Once the DoPT releases the holiday order for the year 2024, we update the page immediately!

Contents
DOPT Holiday List 2024 Delhi PDF
List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays in 2024 PDF
List of 34 Central Government Restricted Holidays in 2024 PDF
2024 Calendar Holidays with Festivals

DOPT Holiday List 2024 Delhi PDF

Topic Holiday List
Year 2024
Types Gazetted & Restricted
Beneficiaries Central Govt Employees
Department DoPT
Holiday Order PDF Download

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List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays in 2024 PDF

Festival Date & Day
Republic Day 26.1.24 (Fri)
Holi 25.3.24 (Mon)
Good Friday 29.3.24 (Fri)
Id-ul-Fitr 11.4.24 (Thu)
Ram Navami 17.4.24 (Wed)
Mahavir Jayanti 21.4.24 (Sun)
Budha Purnima 23.5.24 (Thu)
Id-ul-Zuha 17.6.24 (Mon)
Muharram 17.7.24 (Wed)
Independence Day 15.8.24 (Thu)
Janmashtami 26.8.24 (Mon)
Milad-un-Nabi 16.9.24 (Mon)
Gandhi’s Birthday 2.10.24 (Wed)
Dussehra 12.10.24 (Sat)
Diwali 31.10.24 (Thu)
Guru Nanak’s Birthday 15.11.24 (Fri)
Christmas Day 25.12.24 (Wed)

List of 34 Central Government Restricted Holidays in 2024 PDF

Festival Date & Day
New Year’s Day 1.1.24 (Mon)
Lohri 13.1.24 (Sat)
Makar Sankranti 14.1.24 (Sun)
Magha Bihu, Pongal 15.1.24 (Mon)
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday 17.1.24 (Wed)
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday 25.1.24 (Thu)
Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami 14.2.24 (Wed)
Shivaji Jayanti 19.2.24 (Mon)
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday 24.2.24 (Sat)
Dayananda Saraswati Birthday 6.3.24 (Wed)
Maha Shivratri 8.3.24 (Fri)
Holika dahan 24.3.24 (Sun)
Dolyatra 25.3.24 (Mon)
Easter Sunday 31.3.24 (Sun)
Jamat-Ul-Vida 5.4.23 (Fri)
Chaitra Sukladi 9.4.24 (Tue)
Cheti Chand 9.4.24 (Tue)
Gudi Padava 9.4.24 (Tue)
Ugadi 9.4.24 (Tue)
Vaisakhi, Vishu 13.4.24 (Sat)
Meshadi 14.4.24 (Sun)
Tamil New Year 14.4.24 (Sun)
Bahag Bihu 14.4.24 (Sun)
Rabindranath Tagore Birthday 8.5.24 (Wed)
Rath Yatra 7.7.24 (Sun)
Parsi New Year’s day, Nauraj 15.8.24 (Thu)
Raksha Bandhan 19.8.24 (Mon)
Ganesh Chaturthi 7.9.24 (Sat)
Onam 15.9.24 (Sun)
Dusshera (Saptami) 10.10.24 (Thu)
Dussehra (Mahashtami) 11.10.24 (Fri)
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday 17.10.24 (Thu)
Karaka Chaturthi 20.10.24 (Sun)
Naraka Chaturdasi 31.10.24 (Thu)
Govardhan Puja 2.11.24 (Sat)
Bhai Duj 3.11.24 (Sun)
Chhath Puja 7.11.24 (Thu)
Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day 24.11.24 (Sun)
Christmas Eve 24.12.24 (Tue)

Central Government Holiday List 2024 in India Order

F.No.12/2/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd July, 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024– reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in Annexure-I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located in Delhi/ New Delhi during the year 2024. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/ herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified in Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAYADASHAMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. EID UL FITR
11. EID UL ADHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training, and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi, three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated in Annexure -I and Annexure II barring a few exceptions indicated in para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAKA CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKRANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU / VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BOHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADWA / 1st NAVRATRA / NOWRUZ / CHHATH PUJA / KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up a separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Muharram, and Eid-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon the sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt, of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorized to change the date of the holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Muharram, and Eid-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at very short notice. In such a situation, an announcement could be made through P.I.B / T.V. / A.I.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Departments /Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2024, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2024 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.s., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if a holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial, and trading establishments would observe up to 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day, and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays/occasions may be determined by such establishments/organizations themselves for the year 2024, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administration shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram and Diwali included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

ANNEXURE–I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI/NEW DELHI.

S.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1945 SAKA ERA
1. Republic Day January 26 Magha 06 Friday
1946 SAKA ERA
2. Holi March 25 Chaitra 05 Monday
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 (Vaishnava) August 26 Bhadra 04 Monday
12. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) 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

ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI/NEW DELHI.

S.No Holiday 2024 Date Saka Date Day
SAKA ERA 1945
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 Panchami 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. Maha Shivratri March 08 Phalguna 18 Friday
SAKA ERA 1946
12. Holika dahan March 24 Chaitra 04 Sunday
13. Dolyatra March 25 Chaitra 05 Monday
14. Easter Sunday March 31 Chaitra 11 Sunday
15. Jamat-Ul-Vida April 05 Chaitra 16 Friday
16. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand April 09 Chaitra 20 Tuesday
17. Vaisakhi / Vishu April 13 Chaitra 24 Saturday
18. Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 14 Chaitra 25 Sunday
19. Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore May 08 Vaisakha 18 Wednesday
20. Rath Yatra July 07 Ashadha 16 Sunday
21. Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj August 15 Sravana 24 Thursday
22. Raksha Bandhan August 19 Sravana 28 Monday
23. Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi September 07 Bhadra 16 Saturday
24. Onam or Thiru Onam Day September 15 Bhadra 24 Sunday
25. Dusshera (Saptami) October 10 Asvina 18 Thursday
26. Dussehra (Mahashtami) /Dussehra (Mahanavmi) October 11 Asvina 19 Friday
27. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday October 17 Asvina 25 Thursday
28. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) October 20 Asvina 28 Sunday
29. Naraka Chaturdasi October 31 Kartika 09 Thursday
30. Govardhan Puja November 02 Kartika 11 Saturday
31. Bhai Duj November 03 Kartika 12 Sunday
32. Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) November 07 Kartika 16 Thursday
33. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24 Agrahayana 03 Sunday
34. Christmas Eve December 24 Pausha 03 Tuesday

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2024 Calendar Holidays with Festivals

The year 2024 is packed with festivals and holidays, and we’ve got you covered on the important dates. The 2024 calendar is filled with various festivals and events that will bring joy and happiness to your life. From Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti to Holi and Shaheed Diwas, we have all the important dates for you. Mark your calendars for March 8, 2024, for Maha Shivaratri and International Women’s Day. Also, don’t forget to observe Ramadan Starting on March 10 until April 9. On March 20, celebrate Parsi New Year and the Vernal Equinox.

March 24 is packed with festivities, including Holika Dahan and Chhoti Holi, while March 25 is the day to celebrate Holi and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Jayanti. Additionally, don’t miss Good Friday on March 29 and Easter on March 31. Overall, the 2024 calendar is packed with festivals and holidays that will keep you entertained throughout the year. Mark your calendars and enjoy the festivities!

Holidays List 2024 for Central Govt Offices Located in Tamil Nadu PDF

What is the Central Government Holiday List in India for the year 2024?

The Central Government Holiday List in India for the year 2024 comprises 14 compulsory holidays, 3 national holidays, 33 restricted holidays, and 12 optional holidays.

When is Buddha Purnima observed in 2024?

Buddha Purnima will be observed on Thursday, 23rd May 2024.

When is Christmas Day observed in 2024?

Christmas Day will be observed on Wednesday, 25th December 2024.

When is Diwali festival observed in 2024?

The grand Diwali festival will be observed on Thursday, 31st October 2024.

When will celebrate Ayudha Puja in India 2024?

In India, the auspicious occasion of Ayudha Puja is scheduled to be observed on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The Tithi for this celebration commences at 12:05 AM on October 11, 2024, and concludes at 10:55 AM on October 12, 2024.

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