Central Government Holidays List 2024: India observes a long list of public holidays, also known as Government Holidays throughout the year. It consists of different cultural, nationalistic and religious observances legislated in India at union or state levels. Check the complete Central Government Holiday List 2024 below.
Central Government Holidays List 2024
The Central Government has released a list of holidays for the upcoming year. This list is a blend of national and international celebrations, religious festivals, historical events and other regional observances.
As per the Office Memorandum of July 3, 2023, all the Central Government Administrative Offices located in Delhi/New Delhi in 2024 will observe around 17 gazetted holidays. Other than this, there will be a few restricted holidays as well.
You can prepare your calendar and also plan your weekend with the help of the below tables of gazetted and restricted holidays.
Central Govt Holiday List of 2024
A holiday that has been formally declared by the government and published in the official gazette is known as a gazetted holiday. This indicates that the government and other public institutions across the nation recognise and honour it as a national holiday.
| Date | Holiday | Day |
| Jan 26 | Republic Day | Friday |
| March 25 | Holi | Monday |
| March 29 | Good Friday | Friday |
| April 9 or 10 | Eid-ul-Fitr | Tuesday or Wednesday |
| April 17 | Ram Navami | Wednesday |
| April 21 | Mahavir Jayanti | Sunday |
| May 23 | Buddha Purnima | Thursday |
| June 16 or 17 | Eid-ul-Adha | Sunday or Monday |
| July 17 | Muharram | Wednesday |
| August 15 | Independence Day | Thursday |
| August 26 | Janmashtami | Monday |
| September 15 or 16 | Id-E-Milad | Sunday or Monday |
| October 02 | Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday |
| October 12 | Dussehra | Saturday |
| October 31 | Diwali | Thursday |
| November 11 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Friday |
| December 25 | Christmas | Wednesday |
List of Optional Holidays in 2024
Restricted holidays, which are sometimes called Optional Holidays, are extra days that employers give their staff members in addition to mandatory vacations like company, regional, and national holidays.
| Date | Holidays | Day |
| January 15 | Makar Sankranti | Monday |
| Jan 15 to Jan 18 | Pongal | Monday to Thursday |
| Feb 14 | Sri Panchami/Vasant Panchami | Wednesday |
| March 8 | Maha Shivaratri | Friday |
| March 20 | Nowruz | Wednesday |
| March 25 | Holi | Monday |
| April 9 | Ugadi/ Chaitra Sukladi/ Cheti Chand/ Gudi Padwa | Tuesday |
| April 13 | Vaishakhi/Vaisakhadi | Saturday |
| April 14 | Vishu/Bohag Bihu/ Mesadi | Sunday |
| April 17 | Ram Navami | Wednesday |
| July 8 | Rath Yatra | Monday |
| August 26 | Janmashtami | Monday |
| September 9 | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Saturday |
| Sep 5 to Sep 17 | Onam | Thursday to Tuesday |
| October 3 to October 12 | Shardiya Navratri | Thursday to Saturday |
| October 12 | Dussehra | Saturday |
| October 20 or October 21 | Karwa Chauth | Sunday or Monday |
| Nov 7 to Nov 11 | Chhath Puja | Thursday to Sunday |
List of All Gazetted & Restricted Holidays in 2024
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | Jan 1 | Monday |
| Makar Sankranti | Jan 15 | Monday |
| Bihu Magh | Jan 13 & Jan 14 | Saturday & Sunday |
| Pongal | Jan 15 to Jan 18 | Monday to Thursday |
| Basant Panchami | Feb 14 | Wednesday |
| Sri Panchami | Feb 14 | Wednesday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Jan 23 or Jan 24 | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | Feb 24 | Saturday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Mar 5 | Tuesday |
| Maha Shivratri | Mar 8 | Friday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | Feb 19 | Monday |
| Holika dahan | Mar 25 | Monday |
| Dolyatra | Mar 25 | Monday |
| Chaitra Sukladi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Cheti Chand | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Ugadi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Padwa | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Gudi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Easter Sunday | Mar 31 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi | April 13 | Saturday |
| Vishu | April 13 | Saturday |
| Mesadi | April 13 | Saturday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) | April 13 | Saturday |
| Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14 | Sunday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 4 & April 5 | Thursday & Friday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 8 | Wednesday |
| Rath Yatra | July 8 | Monday |
| Parsi New Year’s day | Aug 15 | Thursday |
| Nauraj | Aug 15 | Thursday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | Sep 7 | Saturday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Sep 5 to Sep 17 | Thursday & Tuesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | Aug 19 | Monday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Aug 26 | Monday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sep 7 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | October 10 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | October 11 | Friday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | October 12 | Saturday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 17 | Thursday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Oct 20 | Sunday |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | Oct 31 | Thursday |
| Govardhan Puja | Nov 2 | Saturday |
| Bhai Dooj | Nov 3 | Sunday |
| Pratihar Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 7 | Thursday |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24 | Sunday |
| Christmas Eve | Dec 24 | Tuesday |
| Christmas | Dec 25 | Wednesday |
There are just three national holidays in India Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) despite the country’s vast cultural heritage.In major regions of India, along with other state holidays, over thirty great festivals are observed. States have regional celebrations based on the language and religious populations that predominate there.