Post Office Holidays 2023 Calendar | India Post Office Holidays Full List 2023
No. 21-01/2022-PE-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Establishment Division
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated 18th August, 2022
All Chief Postmasters General
Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular
SUB: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023-reg.
The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated. 16th June, 2022 on the subject cited above.
It is requested to bring the aforesaid OM to the notice of all concerned.
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(Sapna)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)
Copy to:
1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (P)/ Sr. PPS to DG Postal Service
2. PPS to All Members, Postal Services Board/Addl DG (Coordination)
3. AS & FA / Secretary (PSB)
4. CGM, PLI / CGM, BD & MD / CGM, Parcel Directorate
5. Director, RAKNPA
6. All DDsG / Directors / ADsG in Postal Directorate
7. Additional Director General, APS C/o 56, APO, R. K. Puram, New Delhi
8. DG P & T Audit, Civil Lines, New Delhi – 54
9. GM, CEPT, Mysore, with a request to upload the OM on the India Post Website.
10. SO Guard File
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(Gulshan Kumar)
Section Officer (PE-II)
India Post Holiday Calendar 2023 PDF Download
List of Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023
List of 17 Gazetted Holidays for Central Government Offices During the Year 2023
Post Office Holidays in January 2023
- Republic Day – 26.1.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in March 2023
- Holi – 8.3.2023 – Wednesday
- Ram Navami – 30.3.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in April 2023
- Mahavir Jayanti – 4.4.2023 – Tuesday
- Good Friday – 7.4.2023 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – 22.4.2023 – Saturday
Post Office Holidays in May 2023
- Buddha Purnima – 5.5.2023 – Friday
Post Office Holidays in June 2023
- Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha – 29.6.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in July 2023
- Muharram – 29.7.2023 – Saturday
Post Office Holidays in August 2023
- Independence Day – 15.8.2023 – Tuesday
Post Office Holidays in September 2023
- Janmashtami (Vaishnva) – 7.9.2023 – Thursday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – 28.9.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in October 2023
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2.10.2023 – Monday
- Dussehra – 24.10.2023 – Tuesday
Post Office Holidays in November 2023
- Diwali – 12.11.2023 – Sunday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 27.11.2023 – Monday
Post Office Holidays in December 2023
- Christmas Day – 25.12.2023 – Monday
List of Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023
List of 33 Restricted Holidays for Central Government Offices During the Year 2023
Central Government Restricted Holidays in January 2023
- New Year’s Day – 1.1.2023 – Sunday
- Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu – 14.1.2023 – Saturday
- Pongal – 15.1.2023 – Sunday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – 26.1.2023 – Saturday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in February 2023
- 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
- Shiva ji Jayanti – 19.2.2023 – Sunday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in March 2023
- Holika dahan, dolyatra – 7.3.2023 – Tuesday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – 22.3.2023 – Wednesday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in April 2023
- 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
Central Government Restricted Holidays in May 2023
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore – 9.5.2023 – Tuesday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in June 2023
- Rath Yatra – 20.6.2023 – Tuesday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in August 2023
- 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
Central Government Restricted Holidays in September 2023
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – 6.9.2023 – Wednesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi – 19.9.2023 – Tuesday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in October 2023
- Dussehra (Saptami) – 21.10.2023 – Saturday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – 22.10.2023 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – 23.10.2023 – Monday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 28.10.2023 – Saturday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in November 2023
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – 1.11.2023 – Wednesday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – 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 Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24.11.2023 – Friday
Central Government Restricted Holidays in December 2023
- Christmas Eve – 24.12.2023 – Sunday
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Central Government Holidays 2023
F.No.12/5/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16 June, 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2023. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.
2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DJWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAY ANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-11 baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINA YAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
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 PQOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idul-Fitr, Idul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt, of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).
5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of IdulFitr, IdulZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V./A.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.
7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2023, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Departments O.M. No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram and Diwali included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.
10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt, of India
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CG Gazetted Holidays in 2023
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | Jan 26, 2023 | Thu |
| 2. | Holi | Mar 08, 2023 | Wed |
| 3. | Ram Navami | Mar 30, 2023 | Thu |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | Apr 04, 2023 | Tue |
| 5. | Good Friday | Apr 07, 2023 | Fri |
| 6. | Id-ul-Fitr | Apr 22, 2023 | Sat |
| 7. | Budha Purnima | May 05, 2023 | Fri |
| 8. | Id- ul- Zuha (Bakrid) | Jun 29, 2023 | Thu |
| 9. | Muharram | Jul 29, 2023 | Sat |
| 10. | Independence Day | Aug 15, 2023 | Tue |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | Sep 07, 2023 | Thu |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Sep 28, 2023 | Thu |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | Oct 02, 2023 | Mon |
| 14. | Dussehra | Oct 24, 2023 | Tue |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | Nov 12, 2023 | Sun |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Nov 27, 2023 | Mon |
| 17. | Christmas Day | Dec 25, 2023 | Mon |
CG Restricted Holidays in 2023
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | Jan 01, 2023 | Sun |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | Jan 14, 2023 | Sat |
| 3 | Pongal | Jan 15, 2023 | Sun |
| 4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | Jan 26, 2023 | Sat |
| 5 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | Feb 05, 2023 | Sun |
| 6, | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Feb 15, 2023 | Wed |
| 7 | Maha Shivratri | Feb 18, 2023 | Sat |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | Feb 19, 2023 | Sun |
| 9 | Holika dahan, dolyatra | Mar 07, 2023 | Tue |
| 10 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | Mar 22, 2023 | Wed |
| 11 | Easter Sunday | Apr 09, 2023 | Sun |
| 12 | Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi | Apr 14, 2023 | Fri |
| 13 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Apr 15, 2023 | Sat |
| 14 | Jamat- Ul -Vida | Apr 21, 2023 | Fri |
| 15 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09, 2023 | Tue |
| 16 | Rath Yatra | Jun 20, 2023 | Tue |
| 17 | Farsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | Aug 16, 2023 | Wed |
| 18 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | Aug 20, 2023 | Sun |
| 19 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Aug 29, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | Aug 30, 2023 | Wed |
| 21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Sep 06, 2023 | Wed |
| 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Sep 19, 2023 | Tue |
| 23 | Dussehra (Saptami) | Oct 21, 2023 | Sat |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Oct 22, 2023 | Sun |
| 25 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | Oct 23, 2023 | Mon |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 28, 2023 | Sat |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Nov 01, 2023 | Wed |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | Nov 12, 2023 | Sun |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | Nov 13, 2023 | Mon |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | Nov 15, 2023 | Wed |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 19, 2023 | Sun |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24, 2023 | Fri |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | Dec 24, 2023 | Sun |
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Post Office Timings | Post Office Lunch Time | Indian Post Office Working Days
Indian Post Office Timings and Post Office Working Days
Types of Offices – Post Offices are divided into three classes.
(a) Head Post Offices.
(b) Sub-Post Offices including E.D. Sub-Offices, and
(c) E.D. Branch Post Offices.
Night Post Offices- (i) The working hours of the post offices are generally fixed by the Head of the Circle according to the timings given in clause 5 of the Post Office Guide. However the Director-General may extend the working hours of any post office up to 8:30 P.M. and keep them open on Sundays also. These post offices will be termed ‘night post offices’ and will transact those transactions which have been authorized by the Director-General in this behalf.
(ii) During the extended hours, these post offices will generally book registered articles including V.P. articles, issue T.M.Os, and sell I.P.Os. and postage stamps. Deposits into Savings Bank Account and sale of cash certificates will be available upto 7.00 p.m. on week days only. Payment of T.M.Os will also be effected upto 6 p.m.
(iii) On Sundays and National Holidays as well as other P.O. holidays the night Post Offices function and observe restricted working hours. These offices work for one shift only from 10:00 to 17.00 hours. The delivery functions of the offices are entirely suspended as well as the payment of Money Orders and Saving Banks and post office Certificates are also suspended on these days.
(iv) Night Post Offices are indicated in the list of Post Offices in Part III of this Guide.
Mobile Post offices – Mobile Post Offices are functioning at Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Madras, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kanpur, Poona, Jaipur and Bhilai Industrial Township. These Mobile Post Offices are intended to provide the facility of late posting in the different areas of the cities at different timings according to a fixed schedule (excluding insured and V.P.). “These offices remain closed on Sundays and Postal Holidays.” The Mobile Post Offices sell stamps and Postal stationery, grant certificate of posting, book surface and air mail registered articles of the letter mail (excluding insured and V.P.) and air parcels besides accepting unregistered articles of the letter mail for dispatch. The mobile Post Offices at Madras and Nagpur are also permitted to book money orders.
Normal week days.– (i) At every Post Office and RMS Office, the hours during which business is transacted with the public and the times at which mails are delivered and dispatched are conspicuously notified. The public business hours are fixed with regard to local convenience and the arrival and departure timings of the mails and all work at the Post office counters is stopped precisely at the latest hours fixed. The business hours in the principal Post Offices are generally as indicated below on normal week days, which are not post office holidays.
The Post offices will be closed on the following days all over India. The list of holidays is given below; check once:
Postal Toll Free Enquiry Helpline: 18002666868
- 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Except Sundays & Gazetted Holidays)
Generally Post Office working Timings
| Days | Indian Post Office |
| Sunday | Holiday |
| Monday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Tuesday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Friday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am to 4 pm |
| For Reference and enquiries, sale of the postage stamps and stationery and grant of certificate of posting | During the entire working hour of the office |
| For booking of registered and insured articles, including value payable articles parcels and telegraphic money orders. | For about six to seven hours (On Saturdays usually for five hours stopping at 3 pm) |
| For issue of money orders, sale and payment of postal orders, Savings Bank and Post Office Certificate transactions and payment of telephone bills. Etc. | For about five hours (One Saturdays for three Hours stopping at 1 p.m.) |
You can get an idea of post office hours near your area by calling the nearest office as it may be closed sometimes due to local holidays not listed below and you can complete your work without delay. You must also know about post office vacations to schedule your appointments accordingly. Postal Toll Free Enquiry Helpline: 18002666868