Punjab Government Offices Holidays List 2024

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Department of Personnel, Government of Punjab has announced the holidays schedule for 2024 for Government Offices in the state. Complete holidays details with official notification is shared below.

Punjab Government Offices Public Holidays List 2024

Sl. No.HolidayDateDay
1Birthday of Guru Govind Singh Ji17 Jan 2024Wednesday
2Republic Day26 Jan 2024Friday
3Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji24 Feb 2024Saturday
4Maha Shivaratri08 Mar 2024Friday
5Shaheedi Diwas of Shadeed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji23 Mar 2024Saturday
6Holi25 Mar 2024Monday
7Good Friday29 Mar 2024Friday
8Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji08 Apr 2024Monday
9Idu’l Fitr11 Apr 2024Thursday
10Vaisakhi13 Apr 2024Saturday
11Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar14 Apr 2024Sunday
12Ram Navami17 Apr 2024Wednesday
13Mahavir Jayanti21 Apr 2024Sunday
14May Day01 May 2024Wednesday
15Lord Parshuram Jayanti10 May 2024Friday
16Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji10 Jun 2024Monday
17Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17 Jun 2024Monday
18Kabir Jayanti22 Jun 2024Saturday
19Independence Day15 Aug 2024Thursday
20Janam Ashtami26 Aug 2024Monday
21Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji02 Oct 2024Wednesday
22Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti03 Oct 2024Thursday
23Dussehra12 Oct 2024Saturday
24Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji17 Oct 2024Thursday
25Diwali31 Oct 2024Thursday
26Vishwakarma Day01 Nov 2024Friday
27Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji15 Nov 2024Friday
28Martyrdom Day of S. Katar Singh Sarabha Ji16 Nov 2024Saturday
29Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji06 Dec 2024Friday
30Christmas Day25 Dec 2024Wednesday
31Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib27 Dec 2024Friday

Note: All Saturdays and Sundays will be holidays.

Punjab Government Offices Restricted Holidays List 2024

In addition to the aforementioned public holidays, each employee is entitled to take two (2) holidays of their choice from the Restricted Holidays listed below during the calendar year 2024.

Sl. No.HolidayDateDay
1New Year Day01 Jan 2024Monday
2Lohri13 Jan 2024Saturday
3Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji09 Feb 2024Friday
4Basant Panchmi / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji14 Feb 2024Wednesday
5International Women Day08 Mar 2024Friday
6Hola Mohalla26 Mar 2024Tuesday
7Buddh Purnima23 May 2024Thursday
8Nirjala Ekadashi18 Jun 2024Tuesday
9Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji29 Jun 2024Saturday
10Muharram17 Jul 2024Wednesday
11Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh31 Jul 2024Wednesday
12Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji04 Sep 2024Wednesday
13Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji05 Sep 2024Thursday
14Samvatsari Diwas07 Sep 2024Saturday
15Saragarhi Day12 Sep 2024Thursday
16Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji12 Sep 2024Thursday
17Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad)16 Sep 2024Monday
18Anant Chaturdashi17 Sep 2024Tuesday
19Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji28 Sep 2024Saturday
20Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur16 Oct 2024Wednesday
21Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji19 Oct 2024Saturday
22Karva Chauth20 Oct 2024Sunday
23New Punjab Day01 Nov 2024Friday
24Goverdhan Pooja02 Nov 2024Saturday
25Guru Gaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji03 Nov 2024Sunday
26Chhath Pooja07 Nov 2024Thursday
27Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji12 Nov 2024Tuesday
28Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib25, 26-Dec-2024Wednesday, Thursday

Note: In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself of any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occasions given below during the Calendar Year 2024 and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays.

  1. Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji
  2. Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
  3. Maha Shivratri
  4. Ram Navami
  5. Mahavir Jayanti
  6. Vaisakhi
  7. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
  8. Janam Ashtami
  9. Id-ul-Fitr
  10. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
  11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
  12. Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
  13. Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
  14. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
  15. Christmas Day

The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half day holidays.

Note: The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 19 August 2024 (Monday). As such Punjab Government Offices / Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.

Official Notification

Punjab State Holidays List 2024 Notification (PDF)

Official Website

You may visit the official website of the Government of Punjab for more details.

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