Central Government Offices Holidays List 2024

By /
Join For Update

The Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi has announced the holiday list for Central Government Offices for calendar year 2024. The complete list of holidays have been tabulated below.

Central Government Offices Public Holidays List 2024

1. Public Holidays For Central Government Administrative Offices Located at Delhi / New Delhi

List of Holidays for the Year 2024 to be observed in the Central Government Administrative Offices located at Delhi / New Delhi.

Sl. No.HolidayDateDay
1Republic Day26 Jan 2024Friday
2Holi25 Mar 2024Monday
3Good Friday29 Mar 2024Friday
4Id-ul-Fitr11 Apr 2024Thursday
5Ram Navami17 Apr 2024Wednesday
6Mahavir Jayanti21 Apr 2024Sunday
7Budha Purnima23 May 2024Thursday
8Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17 Jun 2024Monday
9Muharram17 Jul 2024Wednesday
10Independence Day15 Aug 2024Thursday
11Janmashtami (Vaishnva)26 Aug 2024Monday
12Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)16 Sep 2024Monday
13Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday02 Oct 2024Wednesday
14Dussehra12 Oct 2024Saturday
15Diwali (Deepavali)31 Oct 2024Thursday
16Guru Nanak’s Birthday15 Nov 2024Friday
17Christmas Day25 Dec 2024Wednesday

2. Public Holidays For Central Government Administrative Offices Located Outside Delhi / New Delhi

Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following compulsory holidays.

  1. Republic Day
  2. Independence Day
  3. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
  4. Buddha Purnima
  5. Christmas Day
  6. Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)
  7. Diwali (Deepavali)
  8. Good Friday
  9. Guru Nanak’S Birthday
  10. Idu’l Fitr
  11. Idu’l Zuha
  12. Mahavir Jayanti
  13. Muharram
  14. Prophet Mohammad’S Birthday (Id-E-Milad)

Central Government Offices Restricted Holidays List 2024

1. Restricted Holidays For Central Government Administrative Offices Located at Delhi / New Delhi

List of Restricted Holidays for the Year 2024 regarding Administrative Offices of Central Government located at Delhi / New Delhi.

Each employee will be allowed to avail himself/herself of any three (3) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified below.

Sl. No.HolidayDateDay
1New Year’s Day01 Jan 2024Monday
2Lohri13 Jan 2024Saturday
3Makar Sankranti14 Jan 2024Sunday
4Magha Bihu / Pongal15 Jan 2024Monday
5Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday17 Jan 2024Wednesday
6Hazarat Ali’s Birthday25 Jan 2024Thursday
7Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami14 Feb 2024Wednesday
8Shiva ji Jayanti19 Feb 2024Monday
9Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday24 Feb 2024Saturday
10Birthday of Swami Dayanand Saraswati06 Mar 2024Wednesday
11Maha Shivratri08 Mar 2024Friday
12Holika Dahan24 Mar 2024Sunday
13Dolyatra25 Mar 2024Monday
14Easter Sunday31 Mar 2024Sunday
15Jamat-Ul-Vida05 Apr 2024Friday
16Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand09 Apr 2024Tuesday
17Vaisakhi / Vishu13 Apr 2024Saturday
18Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)14 Apr 2024Sunday
19Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore08 May 2024Wednesday
20Rath Yatra07 Jul 2024Sunday
21Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj15 Aug 2024Thursday
22Raksha Bandhan19 Aug 2024Monday
23Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi07 Sep 2024Saturday
24Onam or Thiru Onam Day15 Sep 2024Sunday
25Dussehra (Saptami)10 Oct 2024Thursday
26Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavami)11 Oct 2024Friday
27Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday17 Oct 2024Thursday
28Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)20 Oct 2024Sunday
29Naraka Chaturdasi31 Oct 2024Thursday
30Govardhan Puja02 Nov 2024Saturday
31Bhai Duj03 Nov 2024Sunday
32Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)07 Nov 2024Thursday
33Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day24 Nov 2024Sunday
34Christmas Eve24 Dec 2024Tuesday

2. Restricted / Optional Holidays For Central Government Administrative Offices Located Outside Delhi / New Delhi

Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following Restricted / Optional Holidays.

Each employee will be allowed to avail of any three (3) holidays to be chosen out of the 12 Optional/Restricted Holidays specified below.

  1. An Additional Day For Dussehra
  2. Holi
  3. Janamashtami (Vaishnavi)
  4. Ram Navami
  5. Maha Shivratri
  6. Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
  7. Makar Sankranti
  8. Rath Yatra
  9. Onam
  10. Pongal
  11. Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
  12. Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padava / 1St Navratra / Naoraz / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth

Official Notification

  1. Central Government Holidays List 2024 Notification (PDF)
  2. ESI Holidays List 2024 Notification (PDF)

Official Website

Visit the official website of the Department of Personnel & Training for more details.

You May Check Also :

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top