List of Central Government Holidays in India for 2023
The following are the holidays that will be observed in central government offices in India during the year 2023:
January:
- Republic Day (compulsory holiday)
February:
- Maha Shivaratri (optional holiday)
March:
- Holi (optional holiday)
- Mahavir Jayanti (compulsory holiday)
April:
- Good Friday (compulsory holiday)
May:
- Buddha Purnima (compulsory holiday)
- Janmashtami (optional holiday)
June:
- Ram Navami (optional holiday)
July:
- Independence Day (compulsory holiday)
August:
- Eid-ul-Fitr (compulsory holiday)
- Onam (optional holiday)
September:
- Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi (optional holiday)
- An additional day for Dussehra (optional holiday)
- Dussehra (compulsory holiday)
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (compulsory holiday)
- Muharram (compulsory holiday)
October:
- Deepavali (compulsory holiday)
November:
- Eid-ul-Zuha (compulsory holiday)
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday (compulsory holiday)
- Pongal (optional holiday)
- Sri Panchami/Basant Panchami (optional holiday)
December:
- Christmas Day (compulsory holiday)
- Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (compulsory holiday)
- Vishu/Vaisakhi/Vaisakhadi/Bhag Bihu/Mashadi Ugadi/Chaitra Sukladi/Cheti Chand/Gudi Padava/1st Navratra/Naoraz/Chhath Pooja/Karva Chauth (optional holiday)
In addition to the above holidays, each employee will also be allowed to choose any two holidays from the list of restricted holidays (Annexure II) to be observed.
Central government offices located outside of Delhi/New Delhi will also observe the following compulsorily in addition to three optional holidays chosen from the list of 12 optional holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, Buddha Purnima, Christmas Day, Dussehra, Deepavali, Good Friday, Guru Nanak’s Birthday, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Zuha, and Mahavir Jayanti.
Annexure 1
List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023
Here is the revised list of the 17 central government gazetted holidays for the year 2023
January:2023
- Republic Day: Thursday, January 26, 2023
March:2023
- Holi: Wednesday, March 8, 2023
April:2023
- Ram Navami: Thursday, March 30, 2023
- Mahavir Jayanti: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
- Good Friday: Friday, April 7, 2023
May:2023
- Eid-ul-Fitr: Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Buddha Purnima: Friday, May 5, 2023
June:2023
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid): Thursday, June 29, 2023
July:2023
- Muharram: Saturday, July 29, 2023
August:2023
- Independence Day: Tuesday, August 15, 2023
September:2023
- Janmashtami (Vaishnava): Thursday, September 7, 2023
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad): Thursday, September 28, 2023
October:2023
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: Monday, October 2, 2023
November:2023
- Dussehra: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
- Diwali (Deepavali): Sunday, November 12, 2023
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday: Monday, November 27, 2023
December:2023
- Christmas Day: Monday, December 25, 2023
List of the 33 central government restricted holidays for the year 2023
January:2023
- New Year’s Day: Sunday, January 1
- Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu: Saturday, January 14
- Pongal: Sunday, January 15
- Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami: Saturday, January 26
February:2023
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday: Sunday, February 5
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati: Wednesday, February 15
- Maha Shivratri: Saturday, February 18
- Shivaji Jayanti: Sunday, February 19
March:2023
- Holika Dahan, Dolyatra: Tuesday, March 7
- Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand: Wednesday, March 22
April:2023
- Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 9
- Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi: Friday, April 14
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam): Saturday, April 15
- Jamat-Ul-Vida: Friday, April 21
May:2023
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore: Tuesday, May 9
June:2023
- Rath Yatra: Tuesday, June 20
August:2023
- Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj: Wednesday, August 16
- Vinayaka Chaturthi: Sunday, August 20
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day: Tuesday, August 29
- Raksha Bandhan: Wednesday, August 30
September:2023
- Janmashtami (Smarta): Wednesday, September 6
- Ganesh Chaturthi: Tuesday, September 19
October:2023
- Dussehra (Saptami): Saturday, October 21
- Dussehra (Maha Ashtami): Sunday, October 22
- Dussehra (Maha Navami): Monday, October 23
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday: Saturday, October 28
November:2023
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth): Wednesday, November 1
- Naraka Chaturdashi: Sunday, November 12
- Govardhan Puja: Monday, November 13
- Bhai Dooj: Wednesday, November 15
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja): Sunday, November 19
December:2023
- Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day: Friday, December 24
- Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24
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