09 Jan, 2025 10:21 PM

Central Government DoPT Holiday List 2025

Closeed Holiday

S.No.	Closed Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day	Saka Era
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday	1946 SAKA ERA
2	Maha Shivaratri	February 26	Phalguna 07	Wednesday	1946 SAKA ERA
3	Holi	March 14	Phalguna 23	Friday	1946 SAKA ERA
4	Id-ul-Fitr	March 31	Chaitra 10	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
5	Mahavir Jayanti	April 10	Chaitra 20	Thursday	1947 SAKA ERA
6	Good Friday	April 18	Chaitra 28	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
7	Budha Purnima Ram Navami	May 12	Vaisakha 22	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	June 07	Jyaishtha 17	Saturday	1947 SAKA ERA
9	Muharram	July 06	Ashadha 15	Sunday	1947 SAKA ERA
10	Independence Day	August 15	Sarvana 24	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
11	Janmashtami	August 16	Sarvana 25	Saturday	1947 SAKA ERA
12	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	September 05	Bhadra 14	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
13	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Asvina 10	Thursday	1947 SAKA ERA
14	Dussehra	October 02	Asvina 10	Thursday	1947 SAKA ERA
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	October 20	Asvina 28	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 05	Kartika 14	Wednesday	1947 SAKA ERA
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Thursday	1947 SAKA ERA

Restricted Holiday

S.No.	Restricted Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day	Saka Era
1	New Year’s Day	January 01	Pausha 11	Wednesday	1946 SAKA ERA
2	Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday	January 06	Pausha 16	Monday	1946 SAKA ERA
3	Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal/ Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	January 14	Pausha 24	Tuesday	1946 SAKA ERA
4	Basant Panchami/ Shi Panchami	February 02	Magha 13	Sunday	1946 SAKA ERA
5	Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday	February 12	Magha 23	Wednesday	1946 SAKA ERA
6	Shiva Ji Jayanti	February 19	Magha 30	Wednesday	1946 SAKA ERA
7	Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati	Februay 23	Phalguna 04	Sunday	1946 SAKA ERA
8	Holika Dahan	March 13	Phalguna 22	Thursday	1946 SAKA ERA
9	Dolyatra	March 14	Phalguna 23	Friday	1946 SAKA ERA
10	Jamat-Ul-Vida	March 28	Chaitra 07	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
11	Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand	March 30	Chaitra 09	Sunday	1947 SAKA ERA
12	Ram Navmi	April 06	Chaitra 16	Sunday	1947 SAKA ERA
13	Vaisakhi/ Vishu	April 13	Chaitra 23	Sunday	1947 SAKA ERA
14	Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day)	April 14	Chaitra 24	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
15	Vaishakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)	April 15	Chaitra 25	Tuesday	1947 SAKA ERA
16	Easter Sunday	April 20	Chaitra 30	Sunday	1947 SAKA ERA
17	Guru Rabindranath’s birthday	May 09	Vaisakha 19	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
18	Rath Yatra	June 27	Ashadha 06	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
19	Raksha Bandhan	August 09	Sravana 18	Saturday	1947 SAKA ERA
20	Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj	August 15	Sravana 24	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
21	Janmashtami (Smarta)	August 15	Sravana 24	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
22	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi	August 27	Bhadra 05	Wednesday	1947 SAKA ERA
23	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	September 05	Bhadra 14	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
24	Dussehra (Saptami)	September 29	Asvina 07	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
25	Dussehra (Mahashtami)	September 30	Asvina 08	Tuesday	1947 SAKA ERA
26	Dussehra (Mahanavmi)	October 01	Asvina 09	Wednesday	1947 SAKA ERA
27	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	October 07	Asvina 15	Tuesday	1947 SAKA ERA
28	Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth)	October 10	Asvina 18	Friday	1947 SAKA ERA
29	Naraka Chaturdasi	October 20	Asvina 28	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
30	Govardhan Puja	October 22	Asvina 30	Wednesday	1947 SAKA ERA
31	Bhai Duj	October 23	Kartika 01	Thursday	1947 SAKA ERA
32	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	October 28	Kartika 06	Tuesday	1947 SAKA ERA
33	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	November 24	Agrhayana 03	Monday	1947 SAKA ERA
34	Christmas Eve	December 24	Pausha 03	Wednesday	1947 SAKA ERA

Are you a central government employee looking to plan your leaves for the upcoming year? The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has officially released the Central Government Holiday List 2025 for central government administrative offices. This comprehensive list not only includes the gazetted holidays but also provides a separate Central Government Restricted Holiday List 2025, allowing employees to choose from a selection of optional holidays. For easy access and clarification, a dedicated Central Government Holiday List 2025 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section is also available, addressing common queries regarding holiday observances. Stay informed and organized with the official list of holidays to be observed in 2025 in central government administrative offices, ensuring you make the most of your time off.