The Indian Railways has released its official holiday list for 2023, which includes both national and regional holidays. The national holidays include Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, and Diwali. Regional holidays include the festivals of each state, such as Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Bihu in Assam, and Onam in Kerala. In addition to these, there are also special holidays for certain sections of the railway staff, such as Women’s Day and Railway Employees Day.
The holiday structure for railway offices in India is designed to ensure that all staff members are able to take their allotted leave without disrupting the functioning of the office. This ensures that railway staff is able to take adequate time off to rest and recuperate, while still ensuring that the railway network runs smoothly.
The enclosed copy of the Department of Personnel and Training’s Office Memorandum (O.M.) No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated 16.06.2022 contains a list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2021. Please take the necessary action.
| Republic Day | 26.1.2023 | Thursday |
| Holi | 8.3.2023 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navami | 30.3.2023 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 4.4.2023 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 7.4.2023 | Friday |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | 22.4.2023 | Saturday |
| Buddha Purnima | 5.5.2023 | Friday |
| Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha | 29.6.2023 | Thursday |
| Muharram | 29.7.2023 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 15.8.2023 | Tuesday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnav) | 7.9.2023 | Thursday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 28.9.2023 | Thursday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2.10.2023 | Monday |
| Dussehra | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday |
| Diwali | 12.11.2023 | Sunday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 27.11.2023 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | 25.12.2023 | Monday |
| New Year’s Day | 1.1.2023 | Sunday |
| Makar Sankranti / Magh Bihu | 14.1.2023 | Saturday |
| Pongal | 15.1.2023 | Sunday |
| Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | 26.1.2023 | Saturday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 5.2.2023 | Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 15.2.2023 | Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri | 18.2.2023 | Saturday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19.2.2023 | Sunday |
| Holika dahan, dolyatra | 7.3.2023 | Tuesday |
| Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 22.3.2023 | Wednesday |
| Easter Sunday | 9.4.2023 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi | 14.4.2023 | Friday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15.4.2023 | Saturday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | 21.4.2023 | Friday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 9.5.2023 | Tuesday |
| Rath Yatra | 20.6.2023 | Tuesday |
| Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | 16.8.2023 | Wednesday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 20.8.2023 | Sunday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 29.8.2023 | Tuesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | 30.8.2023 | Wednesday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | 6.9.2023 | Wednesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 19.9.2023 | Tuesday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 21.10.2023 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | 22.10.2023 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Maha Navami) | 23.10.2023 | Monday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 28.10.2023 | Saturday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 1.11.2023 | Wednesday |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | 12.11.2023 | Sunday |
| Govardhan Puja | 13.11.2023 | Monday |
| Bhai Duj | 15.11.2023 | Wednesday |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 19.11.2023 | Sunday |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2023 | Friday |
| Christmas Eve | 24.12.2023 | Sunday |
List of Holidays to be observed during the year 2023 on BZA Division – South Central Railways order. A list of General Holidays to be observed by staff working on the BZA Division for the year 2023 is enclosed herewith. List of General Holidays to be observed by Divisional Offices (Observing 05 days working) in BZA Division during the year 2023
| Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| Kanuma | 16.01.2023 | Monday |
| Republic Day | 26.01.2023 | Thursday |
| Ugadi | 22.03.2023 | Wednesday |
| Sri Rama Navami | 30.03.2023 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 07.04.2023 | Friday |
| Bakrid (Id-Ul-Zuha) | 29.06.2023 | Thursday |
| Independence Day | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday |
| Varalakshmi Vratham | 25.08.2023 | Friday |
| Sri Krishnashtami | 06.09.2023 | Wednesday |
| Vinayaka Chavithi | 18.09.2023 | Monday |
| Eid Miladun Nabi | 28.09.2023 | Thursday |
| Gandhi Jayanti | 02.10.2023 | Monday |
| Mahanavami | 23.10.2023 | Monday |
| Vijayadashami | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday |
| Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti | 27.11.2023 | Monday |
| Christmas | 25.12.2023 | Monday |
The following festivals/occasions which occur on Saturdays/ Sundays during the year 2023 have been excluded from the above list.
| Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| Bhogi | 14.01.2023 | Saturday |
| Makar Sankranti | 15.01.2023 | Sunday |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shab-E-Meraj | 18.02.2023 | Saturday |
| Ramzan (Id-Ul-Fitr) | 22.04.2023 | Saturday |
| Muharram | 29.07.2023 | Saturday |
| Durgashtami | 22.10.2023 | Sunday |
| Deepavali | 12.11.2023 | Sunday |
List of general holidays to be observed by Sub-Divisional offices & Extra Sub-Divisional Offices (Observing 06 days working), in BZA Divn. During The Year 2023.
| Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| Bhogi | 14.01.2023 | Saturday |
| Republic Day | 26.01.2023 | Thursday |
| Maha Shivaratri/Shab-E-Meraj | 18.02.2023 | Saturday |
| Ugadi | 22.03.2023 | Wednesday |
| Sri Ram Navami | 30.03.2023 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 07.04.2023 | Friday |
| Ramadan (Eid-Ul-Fitr) | 22.04.2023 | Saturday |
| Bakrid (Id-Ul-Zuha) | 29.06.2023 | Thursday |
| Muharram | 29.07.2023 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday |
| Sri Krishnashtami | 06.09.2023 | Wednesday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 18.09.2023 | Monday |
| Gandhi Jayanthi | 02.10.2023 | Monday |
| Maharnavami | 23.10.2023 | Monday |
| Vijayadashami | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday |
| Christmas | 25.12.2023 | Monday |
List of Holidays for Open Line Staff in Vijayawada Division during the year 2023 (S.C.No. 47/89)
| Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| Sankranthi | 15.01.2023 | Sunday |
| Republic Day | 26.01.2023 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 07.04.2023 | Friday |
| Ramadan (Eid-Ul-Fitr) | 22.04.2023 | Saturday |
| Bakrid (Id-Ul-Zuha) | 29.06.2023 | Thursday |
| Muharram | 29.07.2023 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 15.08.2023 | Tuesday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 18.09.2023 | Monday |
| Gandhi Jayanthi | 02.10.2023 | Monday |
| Vijayadashami | 24.10.2023 | Tuesday |
| Deepavali | 12.11.2023 | Sunday |
| Christmas | 25 .12.2023 | Monday |
List of Restricted Holidays to be observed by Divisional Office, Other Sub-Divisional Offices (Observing, 05 days & 06 working days), and Extra Divisional Office in BZA Division during the year 2023.
| Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| Kanuma | 06.01.2023 | Monday |
| Shab-E-Barath | 07.03.2023 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 08.03.2023 | Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 04.04.2023 | Tuesday |
| Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | 05.04.2023 | Wednesday |
| Shab-E-Qadar | 18.04.2023 | Tuesday |
| Jumatul Wada | 21.04.2023 | Friday |
| Shahadat Hazrat Ali (R.A) | 24.04.2023 | Monday |
| Buddha Purnima | 05.05.2023 | Friday |
| Ratha Yatra | 20.06.2023 | Tuesday |
| Eid-E-Ghadeer | 06.07.2023 | Thursday |
| 9th Muharram | 28.07.2023 | Friday |
| Parsi New Year’s Day | 16.08.2023 | Wednesday |
| Varalakshmi Vratham | 25.08.2023 | Friday |
| Arbaeen | 05.09.2023 | Tuesday |
| Hazrat Syed Mohammed Juv Anpurj Mehdi’s Birthday |
09.09.2023 | Saturday |
| Eid Miladun Nabi | 28.09.2023 | Thursday |
| Mahalaya Amavasya | 14.10.2023 | Saturday |
| Yaz-Dahum-Shareef | 26.10.2023 | Thursday |
| Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti | 27.11.2023 | Monday |
| Boxing Day | 26.12.2023 | Tuesday |
The following festivals/occasions which occur on Sundays during the year 2023 have been excluded from the above list.
| S.No. | Occasion/Festival | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year | 01.01.2023 | Sunday |
| 2 | Birthday of Hazrat Ali (R.A) | 05.02.2023 | Sunday |
| 3 | Basava Jayanthi | 23.04.2023 | Sunday |
| 4 | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2023 | Sunday |
Check Other Important Links
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| Central Govt Holidays 2023 | Click Here |
Also Check: Central Government Pay Matrix Table 2022 PDF
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