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Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular

Central Govt Holiday List 2024 PDF

Central Govt Holiday List 2024

The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays) for the year 2024 in Central Government has been prepared based on the DoPT Order. 

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI The following list of holidays will be gazetted holidays for the year 2024.

No.HolidayDateDay
1Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
2Holi25-03-2024Mon
3Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
4Id-ul-Fitr11-04-2024Thu
5Ram Navami17-04-2024Wed
6Mahavir Jayanti21-04-2024Sun
7Budha Purnima23-05-2024Thu
8Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17-06-2024Mon
9Muharram17-07-2024Wed
10Independence Day15-08-2024Thu
11Janmashtami (Vaishnava)26-08-2024Mon
12Milad – un – Nabi (or)
Id – e – Milad (Birthday
of Prophet Muhammad)		16-09-2024Mon
13Mahatma Gandhi’s
Birthday		02-10-2024Wed
14Dussehra12-10-2024Sat
15Diwali (Deepavali)31-10-2024Thu
16Guru Nanak’s Birthday15-11-2024Fri
17Christmas Day25-12-2024Wed

Central Govt Offices Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024

ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

The following list of holidays will be restricted holidays for the year 2024.

CG Restricted Holidays in 2024

NoHolidayDateDay
1New Year’s Day01-01-2024Mon
2Lohri13-01-2024Sat
3Makar Sankranti14-01-2024Sun
4Magha Bihu/ Pongal15-01-2024Mon
5Guru Gobind
ingh’s Birthday		17-01-2024Wed
6Hazarat Ali’s Birthday25-01-2024Thu
7Sri Panchami,
Basant Panchami		14-02-2024Wed
8Shiva ji Jayanti19-02-2024Mon
9Guru Ravi Das’s
Birthday		24-02-2024Sat
10Birthday of Swami
Dayananda Saraswati		06-03-2024Wed
11Maha Shivratri08-03-2024Fri
12Holika dahan24-03-2024Sun
13Dolyatra25-03-2024Mon
14Easter Sunday31-03-2024Sun
15Jamat-Ul-Vida05-04-2024Fri
16Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/
Ugadi / Cheti Chand		09-04-2024Tue
17Vaisakhi / Vishu13-04-2024Sat
18Meshadi (Tamil New
Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi
(Bengal) / Bahag Bihu		14-04-2024Sun
19Birthday of Guru
Rabindranath Tagore		08-05-2024Wed
20Rath Yatra07-07-2024Sun
21Parsi New Year’s day/
Nauraj		15-08-2024Thu
22Raksha Bandhan19-08-2024Mon
23Ganesh Chaturthi /
Vinayaka Chaturthi		07-09-2024Sat
24Onam or Thiru Onam Day15-09-2024Sun
25Dusshera (Saptami)10-10-2024Thu
26Dussehra (Mahashtami) /
Dussehra (Mahanavmi)		11-10-2024Fri
27Maharishi Valmiki’s
Birthday		17-10-2024Thu
28Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa
Chouth)		20-10-2024Sun
29Naraka Chaturdasi31-10-2024Thu
30Govardhan Puja02-11-2024Sat
31Bhai Duj03-11-2024Sun
31Pratihar Shashthi or
Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)		07-11-2024Thu
32Guru Teg Bahadur’s
Martyrdom Day		24-11-2024Sun
33Christmas Eve24-12-2024Tue

2024 Central Government Holiday Calendar India

2024 Saturday and Sunday List (Just For Information)

January 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListFebruary 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
06-01-2024Saturday03-02-2024Saturday
07-01-2024Sunday04-02-2024Sunday
13-01-2024Second Saturday10-2-2024Second Saturday
14-01-2024Sunday11-2-2024Sunday
20-01-2024Saturday17-02-2024Saturday
21-01-2024Sunday18-02-2024Sunday
27-01-2024Fourth Saturday24-02-2024Fourth Saturday
28-01-2024Sunday25-02-2024Sunday
March 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListApril 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
02-03-2024Saturday06-04-2024Saturday
03-03-2024Sunday07-04-2024Sunday
09-03-2024Second Saturday13-04-2024Second Saturday
10-03-2024Sunday14-04-2024Sunday
16-03-2024Saturday20-04-2024Saturday
17-13-2024Sunday21-04-2024Sunday
23-03-2024Fourth Saturday27-04-2024Fourth Saturday
24-03-2024Sunday28-04-2024Sunday
30-03-2024Saturday 
31-03-2024Sunday 
May 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListJune 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
04-05-2024Saturday01-06-2024Saturday
05-05-2024Sunday02-06-2024Sunday
11-05-2024Second Saturday08-06-2024Second Saturday
12-05-2024Sunday09-06-2024Sunday
18-05-2024Saturday15-06-2024Saturday
19-05-2024Sunday16-06-2024Sunday
25-05-2024Fourth Saturday22-06-2024Fourth Saturday
26-05-2024Sunday23-06-2024Sunday
 29-06-2024Saturday
 30-06-2024Sunday
July 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListAugust 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
06-07-2024Saturday03-08-2024Saturday
07-07-2024Sunday04-08-2024Sunday
13-07-2024Second Saturday10-8-2024Second Saturday
14-07-2024Sunday11-8-2024Sunday
20-07-2024Saturday17-08-2024Saturday
21-07-2024Sunday18-08-2024Sunday
27-07-2024Fourth Saturday24-08-2024Fourth Saturday
28-07-2024Sunday25-08-2024Sunday
 31-08-2024Saturday
September 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListOctober 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
07-09-2024Saturday05-10-2024Saturday
08-09-2024Sunday06-10-2024Sunday
14-09-2024Second Saturday12-10-2024Second Saturday
15-09-2024Sunday13-10-2024Sunday
21-09-2024Saturday19-10-2024Saturday
22-09-2024Sunday20-10-2024Sunday
28-09-2024Fourth Saturday26-10-2024Fourth Saturday
29-09-2024Sunday27-10-2024Sunday
November 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListDecember 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
02-11-2024Saturday07-12-2024Saturday
03-11-2024Sunday08-12-2024Sunday
09-11-2024Second Saturday14-12-2024Second Saturday
10-11-2024Sunday15-12-2024Sunday
16-11-2024Saturday21-12-2024Saturday
17-11-2024Sunday22-12-2024Sunday
23-11-2024Fourth Saturday28-12-2024Fourth Saturday
24-11-2024Sunday29-12-2024Sunday
30-11-2024Saturday