The Delhi Government released the official Delhi Government Holiday List 2024 PDF for the year 2024 and this holiday list is applicable to all the Administrative offices of the Central Government located at Delhi and NCR.
The government has also listed restricted holidays in 2024. It states that an employee is entitled to avail himself/herself any of two holidays of the restricted holidays as additional holidays.
Delhi Government 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 |
The list of the restricted holidays in 2024 are as follows:
- New Year’s Day January 01
- Lohri January 13
- Makar Sankranti January 14
- Magha Bihu/ Pongal January 15
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday January 17
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday January 25
- Sri Panchami/Basant Panchami February 14
- Shiva ji Jayanti February 19
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday February 24
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati March 06
- Maha Shivratri March 08
- Holika Dahan March 24
- Dolyatra March 25
- Easter Sunday March 31
- Jamat-Ul-Vida April 05
- Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava / Ugadi/ Cheti Chand April 09
- Vaisakhi / Vishu April 13
- Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day)/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 14
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore May 08
- Rath Yatra July 07
- Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj August 15
- Raksha Bandhan August 19
- Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi September 07
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day September 15
- Dussehra (Saptami) October 10
- Dussehra (Mahashtami)/ Dussehra (Mahanavmi) October 11
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) October 20
- Naraka Chaturdasi October 31
- Govardhan Puja November 02
- Bhai Duj November 03
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) November 07
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24
- Christmas Eve December 24