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The Government of India every year releases its holiday list for the Central Government offices and employees across India. This CG Holiday List, 2024 PDF shall observe the following 14 holidays compulsorily and in addition 3 holidays, to be chosen from the optional holidays, a total of 17 holidays will have been declared in Gazetted holidays.
CG Holiday List 2024
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1 | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Friday |
| 1946 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 2 | Holi | March 25 | Chaitra 05 | Monday |
| 5 | Good Friday | March 29 | Chaitra 09 | Friday |
| 6 | Id-ul-Fitr | April 11 | Chaitra 22 | Thursday |
| 3 | Ram Navami | April 17 | Chaitra 28 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 21 | Vaisakha 01 | Sunday |
| 7 | Budha Purnima | May 23 | Jyaishtha 02 | Thursday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 17 | Jyaishtha 27 | Monday |
| 9 | Muharram | July 17 | Ashadha 26 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Thursday |
| 11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | August 26 | Bhadra 04 | Monday |
| 12 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September 16 | Bhadra 25 | Monday |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Dussehra | October 12 | Asvina 20 | Saturday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 31 | Kartika 09 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 15 | Kartika 24 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Wednesday |
List of All Gazetted & Restricted Holidays in 2024
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | Jan 1 | Monday |
| Makar Sankranti | Jan 15 | Monday |
| Bihu Magh | Jan 13 & Jan 14 | Saturday & Sunday |
| Pongal | Jan 15 to Jan 18 | Monday to Thursday |
| Basant Panchami | Feb 14 | Wednesday |
| Sri Panchami | Feb 14 | Wednesday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Jan 23 or Jan 24 | Tuesday & Wednesday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | Feb 24 | Saturday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Mar 5 | Tuesday |
| Maha Shivratri | Mar 8 | Friday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | Feb 19 | Monday |
| Holika dahan | Mar 25 | Monday |
| Dolyatra | Mar 25 | Monday |
| Chaitra Sukladi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Cheti Chand | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Ugadi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Padwa | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Gudi | April 9 | Tuesday |
| Easter Sunday | Mar 31 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi | April 13 | Saturday |
| Vishu | April 13 | Saturday |
| Mesadi | April 13 | Saturday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) | April 13 | Saturday |
| Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14 | Sunday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 4 & April 5 | Thursday & Friday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 8 | Wednesday |
| Rath Yatra | July 8 | Monday |
| Parsi New Year’s day | Aug 15 | Thursday |
| Nauraj | Aug 15 | Thursday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | Sep 7 | Saturday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Sep 5 to Sep 17 | Thursday & Tuesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | Aug 19 | Monday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | Aug 26 | Monday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sep 7 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | October 10 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | October 11 | Friday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | October 12 | Saturday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct 17 | Thursday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Oct 20 | Sunday |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | Oct 31 | Thursday |
| Govardhan Puja | Nov 2 | Saturday |
| Bhai Dooj | Nov 3 | Sunday |
| Pratihar Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Nov 7 | Thursday |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov 24 | Sunday |
| Christmas Eve | Dec 24 | Tuesday |
| Christmas | Dec 25 | Wednesday |