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Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular

Punjab Circle Post Office Holidays 2024 Full List

Punjab Circle Post Office Holidays 2024

The Post offices will be closed on the following days in Punjab Circle

List of Holidays

Punjab State Govt Holidays List 2024 PDF

HolidayDateDay
Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
Holi25-03-2024Mon
Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
Idu’l Fitr11-04-2024Thu
Mahavir Jayanthi21-04-2024Sun
Buddha Purnima23-05-2024Thu
Idu’l Zuha17-06-2024Mon
Muharram17-07-2024Wed
Independence Day15-08-2024Thu
Janmastami26-08-2024Mon
Id-e-Milad16-09-2024Mon
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday02-10-2024Wed
Dussehra (Mahanavami)11-10-2024Fri
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)12-10-2024Sat
Diwali (Deepavali)31-10-2024Thu
Guru Nanak’s Birthday15-11-2024Fri
Christmas Day25-12-2024Wed

We would like to inform you that Post Office will be closed on the upcoming holiday. Please note that there will be no mail delivery or pick-up on this day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage you to plan accordingly. And also Cross check holidays list in official website.

The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays), and bank holidays for the year 2024 in Punjab

Punjab General Holidays (Public Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | Punjab Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | Punjab Bank Holidays Calendar for the year 2024

Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
(PERSONNEL POLICIES-III BRANCH)

Notification

06/03/2023/2PP3/702

Dated 15.12.2023

It is hereby notified that the holidays enumerated in the schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the Punjab Government during the calendar year-2024: –

SCHEDULE

No.Name of the Holiday(s)DateDay
 All Saturdays  
All Sundays  
Other Holidays  
1.Birthday of
Guru Gobind Singh ji		17-01-2024Wed
2.Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
3.Birthday of
Sri Guru Ravidas ji		24-02-2024Sat
4.Maha Shivaratri08-03-2024Fri
5.Shaheedi Diwas of
Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji		23-03-2024Sat
6.Holi25-03-2024Mon
7.Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
8.Birthday of
Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji		08-04-2024Mon
9.Idu’l Fitr11-04-2024Thu
10Vaisakhi13-04-2024Sat
11.Birthday of
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar		14-04-2024Sun
12.Ram Navami17-04-2024Wed
13,Mahavir Jayanti21-04-2024Sun
14.May Day01-05-2024Wed
15.Lord Parshurarn Jayanti10-05-2024Fri
16Martyrdom Day of
Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji		10-06-2024Mon
17.Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17-06-2024Mon
18.Kabir Jayanti22-06-2024Sat
19Independence day15-08-2024Thu
20Janam Ashtami26-08-2024Mon
21.Birthday of
Mahatma Gandhi Ji		02-10-2024Wed
22Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti03-10-2024Thu
23Dussehra12-10-2024Sat
24Birthday of
Maharishi Valmiki Ji		17-10-2024Thu
25Diwali31-10-2024Thu
26Vishwakarma Day01-11-2024Fri
27Birthday of
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji		15-11-2024Fri
28Martyrdom Day of
S. Kartar Singh Sarabha ji		16-11-2024Sat
29Martyrdom Day of
Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji		06-12-2024Fri
30Christmas day25-12-2024Wed
31.Shaheehi Sabha,
Shri Fatehgarh Sahib		27-12-2024Fri

Note 2: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year-2023:-

No.Name of the Holiday(s)DateDay
1.New Year Day01-01-2024Mon
2.Lohri13-01-2024Sat
3.Nirwan Diwas of
Bhagwan Adinath Ji		09-02-2024Fri
4.Basant Panchmi/
Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji		14-02-2024Wed
5.International Women Day08-03-2024Fri
6.Hola Mohalla26-03-2024Tue
7.Buddh Purnima23-05-2024Thu
8.Nirjala Ekadashi18-06-2024Tue
9.Death Anniversary of
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji		29-06-2024Sat
10.Muharram17-07-2024Wed
11.Martyrdom Day of
Shaheed Udham Singh		31-07-2024Wed
12.Pehla Parkash Utsav
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji		04-09-2024Wed
13.Birthday of
Baba Jiwan Singh Ji		05-09-2024Thu
 Samvatsari Diwas07-09-2024Sat
15.Saragarhi Day12-09-2024Thu
16.Birthday of
Baba Sri Chand Ji		12-09-2024Thu
17.Milad-un-Nabi (or)
Id-e-Milad		16-09-2024Mon
18.Anant Chaturdashi17-09-2024Tue
19.Birthday of
S. Bhagat Singh Ji		28-09-2024Sat
20.Birthday of
Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur		16-10-2024Wed
21.Birthday of
Sri Guru Ram Dass ji		19-10-2024Sat
22.Karva Chauth20-10-2024Sun
23.New Punjab Day01-11-2024Fri
24.Goverdhan Pooja02-11-2024Sat
25.Guru Gaddi diwas
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji		03-11-2024Sun
26.Chhath Pooja07-11-2024Thu
27.Birthday of
Sant Nam Dev ji		12-11-2024Tue
28.Shaheehi Sabha,
Shri Fatehgarh Sahib		25-12-2024, 26-12-2024Wed, Thu

Note 3 : In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself 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 occassion given below during the Calendar Year, 2023 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 4: The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 19th August (Monday). As such Punjab Government Offices/ Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.

Anurag Verma
Chief Secretary to Government Punjab

Punjab Government Holiday 2024 PDF

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 [F.No.12/2/2023-JCA] issued on 3rd July, 2023

Central Govt Offices Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024

CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024

S.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		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 Government Offices Closed Holidays 2024 / CG Restricted Holidays in 2024

Central Govt Offices Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024

SNHolidayDateDay
1New Year’s Day01-01-2024Mon
2Lohri13-01-2024Sat
3Makar Sankranti14-01-2024Sun
4Magha Bihu/ Pongal15-01-2024Mon
5Guru Gobind Singh’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 Birthday24-02-2024Sat
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 (Assam)		14-04-2024Sun
19Birthday of
Guru Rabindranath Tagore		08-05-2024Wed
20Rath Yatra07-07-2024Sun
21Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj15-08-2024Thu
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 Birthday17-10-2024Thu
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