Punjab Govt Holidays List 2024 PDF
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) | Date | Day |
All Saturdays | |||
All Sundays | |||
Other Holidays | |||
1. | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh ji | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
2. | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
3. | Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas ji | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
4. | Maha Shivaratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
5. | Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji | 23-03-2024 | Sat |
6. | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
7. | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
8. | Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji | 08-04-2024 | Mon |
9. | Idu’l Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
10 | Vaisakhi | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
11. | Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
12. | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
13, | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
14. | May Day | 01-05-2024 | Wed |
15. | Lord Parshurarn Jayanti | 10-05-2024 | Fri |
16 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | 10-06-2024 | Mon |
17. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
18. | Kabir Jayanti | 22-06-2024 | Sat |
19 | Independence day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
20 | Janam Ashtami | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
21. | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
22 | Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti | 03-10-2024 | Thu |
23 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
24 | Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
25 | Diwali | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Vishwakarma Day | 01-11-2024 | Fri |
27 | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
28 | Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha ji | 16-11-2024 | Sat |
29 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji | 06-12-2024 | Fri |
30 | Christmas day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
31. | Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib | 27-12-2024 | Fri |
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) | Date | Day |
1. | New Year Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2. | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3. | Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji | 09-02-2024 | Fri |
4. | Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
5. | International Women Day | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
6. | Hola Mohalla | 26-03-2024 | Tue |
7. | Buddh Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8. | Nirjala Ekadashi | 18-06-2024 | Tue |
9. | Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji | 29-06-2024 | Sat |
10. | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
11. | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | 31-07-2024 | Wed |
12. | Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 04-09-2024 | Wed |
13. | Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji | 05-09-2024 | Thu |
Samvatsari Diwas | 07-09-2024 | Sat | |
15. | Saragarhi Day | 12-09-2024 | Thu |
16. | Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji | 12-09-2024 | Thu |
17. | Milad-un-Nabi (or) Id-e-Milad | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
18. | Anant Chaturdashi | 17-09-2024 | Tue |
19. | Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji | 28-09-2024 | Sat |
20. | Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur | 16-10-2024 | Wed |
21. | Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass ji | 19-10-2024 | Sat |
22. | Karva Chauth | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
23. | New Punjab Day | 01-11-2024 | Fri |
24. | Goverdhan Pooja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
25. | Guru Gaddi diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
26. | Chhath Pooja | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
27. | Birthday of Sant Nam Dev ji | 12-11-2024 | Tue |
28. | Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib | 25-12-2024, 26-12-2024 | Wed, 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. | 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 | 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 |
Central Government Offices Closed Holidays 2024 / CG Restricted Holidays in 2024
Central Govt Offices Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024
SN | 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 Central Government Holiday Calendar India
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 |