Public Gazetted Holidays 2025 - Rightsofemployees.com https://www.rightsofemployees.com Know Your Rights Mon, 21 Oct 2024 05:28:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.rightsofemployees.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-emp1-32x32.png Public Gazetted Holidays 2025 - Rightsofemployees.com https://www.rightsofemployees.com 32 32 Public Holidays List: Govt released the list of public holidays for the year 2025. See list here https://www.rightsofemployees.com/public-holidays-list-govt-released-the-list-of-public-holidays-for-the-year-2025-see-list-here/ Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:03:35 +0000 https://www.rightsofemployees.com/?p=34541 List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2025 India : The government has released the list of holidays for central employees. The central government has released the list of public holidays (Gazetted Holidays) and restricted holidays (Restricted Holidays 2025) for the year 2025. According to this list, there are a total of 17 gazetted and 34 restricted […]

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]]> List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2025 India : The government has released the list of holidays for central employees. The central government has released the list of public holidays (Gazetted Holidays) and restricted holidays (Restricted Holidays 2025) for the year 2025.

According to this list, there are a total of 17 gazetted and 34 restricted holidays. Gazetted holidays are compulsory holidays in the government calendar. Restricted Holidays are an option. Employees can choose them as per their wish. The holiday calendar issued by the government is implemented in all government offices.

Gazetted Holidays 2025 

Holiday (year 2025) date  Day
Republic Day 26 January sunday
maha shivaratri 26 February Wednesday
Holi 14 March Friday
id-ul-fitr 31 March monday
Mahavir Jayanti 10th April Thursday
good friday 18th April Friday
buddha purnima 12th May monday
Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid) 7 June Saturday
Muharram 6 July sunday
Independence Day August 15 Friday
Janmashtami 16 August Saturday
Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) 5 September Friday
Mahatma Gandhi Birthday 2 October Thursday
Dussehra 2 October Thursday
Diwali 20 October monday
guru nanak jayanti 5 November Wednesday
christmas day 25th December Thursday

List of optional holidays

Apart from this, every employee gets 12 optional holidays out of which he is allowed to take 3 leaves. This is the list of optional holidays.

  • An extra day for Dussehra
  • Holi
  • Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
  • ram navami
  • mahashivaratri
  • Ganesh Chaturthi
  • Makar Sankranti
  • Rath Yatra
  • onam
  • Pongal
  • Shri Panchami / Vasant Panchami

Vishu/Vaisakhi/Bhag Bihu/Ugadi/Chaitra Shukladi/Cheti Chand/Gudi Padwa/First Navratra/Karva Chauth etc.

Employees can choose these optional holidays according to their personal religious, cultural or family festivals. Thus, this list gives the Central Government employees the opportunity to take leave on their festivals and special occasions.

Holiday (year 2025) date Day
new Year’s Day 1 January Wednesday
guru gobind singh birth anniversary 6 January monday
Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal 14 January Tuesday
Basant Panchami 2 February sunday
guru ravidas jayanti 12 February Wednesday
Shivaji Jayanti 19 February Wednesday
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti 23 February sunday
bonfire 13 March Thursday
Dolyatra 14 March Friday
ram navami 16th April sunday
Janmashtami (Smart) august Friday
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi 27 August Wednesday
Onam or Thiruonam 5 September Friday
Dussehra (Saptami) 29 September monday
Dussehra (Mahastami) 30 September Tuesday
Dussehra (Mahannavami) 1 October Wednesday
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 7 October Tuesday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) 10 October Friday
Naraka Chaturdashi 20 October monday
govardhan puja 22 October Wednesday
Bhai Dooj 23 October Thursday
Pratihara Shashthi or Sun Shashthi (Chhath Puja) 28 October Tuesday
Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur 24 November monday
Christmas Eve 24 December  Wednesday

 

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