Uttar Pradesh Government Holidays 2023
India is generally closed on all public holidays in all central and state governments. Some holidays are government-owned and some banks across the country are closed. All India Holidays include Republic Day (January 26), Independence Day (August 15) and Gandhi Jayanti (October 2). Festivals like Deepavali, Christmas, Eid, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Good Friday are also holidays. Most state governments follow the central government holiday list for its offices. State governments give more importance to local festivals. Government holidays in India are subject to change in different states.
Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular
Uttar Pradesh Govt Public Holiday List 2023 | Uttar Pradesh Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-23 | Thurs |
| 2 | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | 5-Feb-23 | Sun |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | 18-Feb-23 | Sat |
| 4 | Holika Dahan | 7-Mar-23 | Tue |
| 5 | Holi | 8-Mar-23 | Wed |
| 6 | Ram Navami | 30-Mar-23 | Thurs |
| 7 | Mahavir Jayanti | 4-Apr-23 | Tue |
| 8 | Good Fri | 7-Apr-23 | Fri |
| 9 | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14-Apr-23 | Fri |
| 10 | Id-ul-Fitr | 22-Apr-23 | Sat |
| 11 | Buddha Purnima | 5-May-23 | Fri |
| 12 | Eid al Adha (Bakrid) | 29-Jun-23 | Thurs |
| 13 | Muharram | 29-Jul-23 | Sat |
| 14 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-23 | Tue |
| 15 | Raksha Bandhan | 31-Aug-23 | Thurs |
| 16 | Janmashtami | 7-Sep-23 | Thurs |
| 17 | Eid-e-Milad | 28-Sep-23 | Thurs |
| 18 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | 2-Oct-23 | Mon |
| 19 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | 23-Oct-23 | Mon |
| 20 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | 24-Oct-23 | Tue |
| 21 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 12-Nov-23 | Sun |
| 22 | Govardhan Puja | 13-Nov-23 | Mon |
| 23 | Bhai Dooj / Chitragupta Jayanti | 15-Nov-23 | Wed |
| 24 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | 27-Nov-23 | Mon |
| 25 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-23 | Mon |
Uttar Pradesh Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023
| 1 | New year day | 1-Jan-23 | Sun |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti | 15-Jan-23 | Sun |
| 3 | Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Janm Divas | 24-Jan-23 | Tue |
| 4 | Basant Panchami | 26-Jan-23 | Thurs |
| 5 | Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz Rehman | 29-Jan-23 | Sun |
| 6 | Sant Ravidas Jayanti | 5-Feb-23 | Sun |
| 7 | Shabe Barat | 8-Mar-23 | Wed |
| 8 | Holi | 9-Mar-23 | Thurs |
| 9 | Cheti Chand | 22-Mar-23 | Wed |
| 10 | Maharishi Kashyap and Maharaja Nishadraj Guha Jayanti | 5-Apr-23 | Wed |
| 11 | Easter Sat | 8-Apr-23 | Sat |
| 12 | Easter Mon | 10-Apr-23 | Mon |
| 13 | Chandrashekhar Jayanti | 17-Apr-23 | Mon |
| 14 | Jamat Ul-Vida / Goodbye Last Fri of Ramadan | 21-Apr-23 | Fri |
| 15 | Parshuram Jayanti | 22-Apr-23 | Sat |
| 16 | Eid ul fitr | 23-Apr-23 | Sun |
| 17 | Loknayak Maharana Pratap Jayanti | 9-May-23 | Tue |
| 18 | Eid-ul-Juha Bakrid | 30-Jun-23 | Fri |
| 19 | Muharram | 30-Jul-23 | Sun |
| 20 | Chehlum | 6-Sep-23 | Wed |
| 21 | Vishwakarma Pooja | 17-Sep-23 | Sun |
| 22 | Anant Chaturdashi | 28-Sep-23 | Thurs |
| 23 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | 15-Oct-23 | Sun |
| 24 | Dussehra Mahashtami | 22-Oct-23 | Sun |
| 25 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 28-Oct-23 | Sat |
| 26 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Acharya Narendra Dev Jayanti | 31-Oct-23 | Tue |
| 27 | Naraka chaturdashi | 11-Nov-23 | Sat |
| 28 | Uda Devi Martyr’s Day | 16-Nov-23 | Thurs |
| 29 | Chhath puja | 19-Nov-23 | Sun |
| 30 | Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birthday | 23-Dec-23 | Sat |
| 31 | Christmas Evening | 24-Dec-23 | Sun |
Uttar Pradesh Govt Holiday List 2023 PDF Download