Post Office Holidays 2024 Calendar
The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays) for the year 2024 in Post Office Holiday has been prepared based on Department of Personnel and Training’s O.M.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 03.07.2023, with a list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024.
Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular
CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
| 2 | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
| 3 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
| 4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
| 5 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
| 7 | Budha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
| 9 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
| 10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
| 11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
| 12 | Milad – un – Nabi or Id – e – Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
| 14 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
CG Restricted Holidays in 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
| 2 | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2024 | Sun |
| 4 | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
| 5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
| 6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
| 7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-02-2024 | Mon |
| 9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
| 10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06-03-2024 | Wed |
| 11 | Maha Shivratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
| 12 | Holika dahan | 24-03-2024 | Sun |
| 13 | Dolyatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | 31-03-2024 | Sun |
| 15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 05-04-2024 | Fri |
| 16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09-04-2024 | Tue |
| 17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
| 18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
| 19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
| 20 | Rath Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
| 21 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
| 22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
| 23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
| 24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-09-2024 | Sun |
| 25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
| 26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2024 | Sun |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
2024 Saturday and Sunday List (Just For Information) | |||
| January 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | February 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 06-01-2024 | Saturday | 03-02-2024 | Saturday |
| 07-01-2024 | Sunday | 04-02-2024 | Sunday |
| 13-01-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-2-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 14-01-2024 | Sunday | 11-2-2024 | Sunday |
| 20-01-2024 | Saturday | 17-02-2024 | Saturday |
| 21-01-2024 | Sunday | 18-02-2024 | Sunday |
| 27-01-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-02-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 28-01-2024 | Sunday | 25-02-2024 | Sunday |
| March 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | April 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 02-03-2024 | Saturday | 06-04-2024 | Saturday |
| 03-03-2024 | Sunday | 07-04-2024 | Sunday |
| 09-03-2024 | Second Saturday | 13-04-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 10-03-2024 | Sunday | 14-04-2024 | Sunday |
| 16-03-2024 | Saturday | 20-04-2024 | Saturday |
| 17-13-2024 | Sunday | 21-04-2024 | Sunday |
| 23-03-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 27-04-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 24-03-2024 | Sunday | 28-04-2024 | Sunday |
| 30-03-2024 | Saturday | ||
| 31-03-2024 | Sunday | ||
| May 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | June 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 04-05-2024 | Saturday | 01-06-2024 | Saturday |
| 05-05-2024 | Sunday | 02-06-2024 | Sunday |
| 11-05-2024 | Second Saturday | 08-06-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 12-05-2024 | Sunday | 09-06-2024 | Sunday |
| 18-05-2024 | Saturday | 15-06-2024 | Saturday |
| 19-05-2024 | Sunday | 16-06-2024 | Sunday |
| 25-05-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 22-06-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 26-05-2024 | Sunday | 23-06-2024 | Sunday |
| 29-06-2024 | Saturday | ||
| 30-06-2024 | Sunday | ||
| July 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | August 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 06-07-2024 | Saturday | 03-08-2024 | Saturday |
| 07-07-2024 | Sunday | 04-08-2024 | Sunday |
| 13-07-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-8-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 14-07-2024 | Sunday | 11-8-2024 | Sunday |
| 20-07-2024 | Saturday | 17-08-2024 | Saturday |
| 21-07-2024 | Sunday | 18-08-2024 | Sunday |
| 27-07-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-08-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 28-07-2024 | Sunday | 25-08-2024 | Sunday |
| 31-08-2024 | Saturday | ||
| September 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | October 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 07-09-2024 | Saturday | 05-10-2024 | Saturday |
| 08-09-2024 | Sunday | 06-10-2024 | Sunday |
| 14-09-2024 | Second Saturday | 12-10-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 15-09-2024 | Sunday | 13-10-2024 | Sunday |
| 21-09-2024 | Saturday | 19-10-2024 | Saturday |
| 22-09-2024 | Sunday | 20-10-2024 | Sunday |
| 28-09-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 26-10-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 29-09-2024 | Sunday | 27-10-2024 | Sunday |
| November 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | December 2024 Saturday & Sunday List | ||
| Date | Days | Date | Days |
| 02-11-2024 | Saturday | 07-12-2024 | Saturday |
| 03-11-2024 | Sunday | 08-12-2024 | Sunday |
| 09-11-2024 | Second Saturday | 14-12-2024 | Second Saturday |
| 10-11-2024 | Sunday | 15-12-2024 | Sunday |
| 16-11-2024 | Saturday | 21-12-2024 | Saturday |
| 17-11-2024 | Sunday | 22-12-2024 | Sunday |
| 23-11-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 28-12-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
| 24-11-2024 | Sunday | 29-12-2024 | Sunday |
| 30-11-2024 | Saturday | ||