Post Office Holidays List of India 2020
Post Offices in India: All Post Offices managed by the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communication and IT). Central Government declared holidays for the year 2020 to its employees and the same structure of holiday will be followed in Post Offices, except for some regional holidays.
Post Office Holidays 2020 in India
Largest postal networking in the world, India Post has more than 1.5 lakh post offices across India. Postal services providing on all weekdays including Saturday to the public. Post offices remain closed on all Sundays including public holidays. In general, the working hours of the post offices are from 9 am to 5 pm. But the time may slightly vary according to the region.
List of Holidays to be observed in Department of Posts in the year 2020
Post Offices will be closed on the following days in India in the year 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 (Sunday)
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 (Monday)
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 (Friday)
- Buddha Purnima: 7-05-2020 (Thursday)
- Idu’l Fitr: 25-05-2020 (Monday)
- Idul’l Zuha: 1-08-2020 (Saturday)
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 (Saturday)
- Muharram: 30-08-2020 (Sunday)
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 (Friday)
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi): 25-10-2020 (Sunday)
- Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad): 30-10-2020 (Friday)
- Diwali (Deepavali): 14-11-2020 (Saturday)
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 (Monday)
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 (Friday)
Check also: Post Office Holidays in 2019
Post Office Holidays in Himachal Pradesh Circle 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
- Maha Shivaratri: 21-02-2020 – Friday
- Holi: 10-03-2020 – Tuesday
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 – Friday
- Budha Purnima: 7-05-2020 – Thursday
- Id-ul Fitr: 25-05-2020 – Monday
- Id-ul Zuha(Bakrid): 1-08-2020 – Saturday
- Janamashtami: 12-08-2020 – Wednesday
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 – Saturday
- Muhuram: 30-08-2020 – Sunday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 – Friday
- Dussehra: 25-10-2020 – Sunday
- Millad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad(Birth day of prophet Mohammad): 30-10-2020 – Friday
- Diwali(Deepavali): 14-11-2020 – Saturday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 – Monday
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 – Friday
Post Office Holidays in Odisha circle 2020
- Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
- Holi: 10-03-2020 – Tuesday
- Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
- Good Friday: 10-04-2020 – Friday
- Buddha Purnima: 7-05-2020 – Thursday
- Idu’l Fitr: 25-05-2020 – Monday
- Rath Yatra: 23-06-2020 – Tuesday
- Idul’l Zuha: 1-08-2020 – Saturday
- Independence Day: 15-08-2020 – Saturday
- Muharram: 30-08-2020 – Sunday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: 2-10-2020 – Friday
- Additional day for Dussehra(Maha Ashtami): 23-10-2020 – Friday
- Dussehra: 25-10-2020 – Sunday
- Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-E-Milad): 30-10-2020 – Friday
- Diwali (Deepavali): 14-11-2020 – Saturday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: 30-11-2020 – Monday
- Christmas Day: 25-12-2020 – Friday
Also check: BSNL Office Holiday List 2020
Post Office Holidays in Karnataka Circle 2020
Makara Sankaranti: 15-01-2020 – Wednesday
Republic Day: 26-01-2020 – Sunday
Mahavir Jayanti: 6-04-2020 – Monday
Ugadi: 25.3.2020 – Wednesday
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List of Compulsory Holidays for Central Government Offices in India (Including Post Offices)
| Compulsory Holidays 2020 | |
| 1. Republic Day | 2. Independence Day |
| 3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 4. Buddha Purnima |
| 5. Christmas Day | 6. Dussehra |
| 7. Diwali | 8. Good Friday |
| 9. Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 10. Idu’l Fur |
| 11. Idu’lzuha | 12. Mahavir Jayanti |
| 13. Muharram | 14. Id-E-Milad |
Also check: RBI Calendar Holidays 2020
List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2020 for Administrative Offices of Central Government Located at Delhi and New Delhi
| No | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | Republic Day | Jan 26 | Sunday |
| 2 | Holi | Mar 10 | Tuesday |
| 3 | Ram Navami | Apr 2 | Thursday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | Apr 6 | Monday |
| 5 | Good Fridayday | Apr 10 | Friday |
| 6 | Buddha Purnima | May 7 | Thursday |
| 7 | Id-Ul-Fitr | May 25 | Monday |
| 8 | Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid) | Aug 1 | Saturday |
| 9 | Janmashtami | Aug 12 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | Aug 15 | Saturday |
| 11 | Muharram | Aug 30 | Sunday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Oct 2 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra | Oct 25 | Sunday |
| 14 | *Milad-un-Nabi or Id (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Oct 30 | Friday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nov 14 | Saturday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Nov 30 | Monday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | Dec 25 | Friday |
*Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
Also check: List of State Bank of India Holidays 2020
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI – NEW DELHI
| No | HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | New Year’s day | Jan 01 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singhs Birthday | Jan 02 | Thursday |
| 3 | Lohri | Jan 13 | Monday |
| 4 | Makar Sankranti- Pongal | Jan 15 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami Sri Panchami | Jan 30 | Thursday |
| 6 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | Feb 09 | Sunday |
| 7 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | Feb 18 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Shivaji Jayanti | Feb 19 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Maha Shivaratri | Feb 21 | Friday |
| 10 | Holika Dahan – Dolyatra | Mar 09 | Monday |
| 11 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Mar 09 | Monday |
| 12 | *Chaitra Sukladi | Mar 25 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Easter Sundayday | Apr 12 | Sunday |
| 14 | Vaiskhi – Vishu | Apr 13 | Monday |
| 15 | Mesadi – Vaisakhadi (Bengal) – Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Apr 14 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 08 | Friday |
| 17 | Jamat -Ul-Vida | May 22 | Friday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | June 23 | Tuesday |
| 19 | Raksha Bandhan | Aug 03 | Monday |
| 20 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Aug 11 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Parsi New Year’s day Nauraj | Aug 16 | Sunday |
| 22 | Vinayaka Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi | Aug 22 | Saturday |
| 23 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Aug 31 | Monday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | Oct 23 | Friday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) | Oct 24 | Saturday |
| 26 | Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | Oct 26 | Monday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 31 | Saturday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | Nov 04 | Wednesday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | Nov 14 | Saturday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | Nov 15 | Sunday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | Nov 16 | Monday |
| 32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 20 | Friday |
| 33 | Guru Tag Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24 | Tuesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | Dec 24 | Thursday |
*Chaitra Sukladi-Gudi Padava-Ugadi-Cheti Chand
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