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Holiday List 2020: Public Holidays in India
New Delhi, Nov 12: The holiday list 2020 for central government employees is given below. The list of compulsory and restricted holidays 2018 for central government employees is also provided. Central government employees in New Delhi and outside the capital city shall observe the following list of holidays.
The list also has details of the regional holidays.
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Wednesday | Jan 01 | New Year's Day | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | Jan 02 | New Year's Celebration | Regional Holiday | Mizoram Only |
Thursday | Jan 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
Saturday | Jan 11 | Missionary Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Sunday | Jan 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | Regional Holiday | West Bengal only |
Wednesday | Jan 15 | Bhogi | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
Wednesday | Jan 15 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
Wednesday | Jan 15 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Wednesday | Jan 15 | Tusu Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Thursday | Jan 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
Friday | Jan 17 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
Thursday | Jan 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
Saturday | Jan 25 | Sonam Lochhar | Regional Holiday | Tamang New Year |
Saturday | Jan 25 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Sunday | Jan 26 | Republic Day | Public Holiday | |
Thursday | Jan 30 | Vasant Panchami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Friday | Jan 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Saturday | Feb 01 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | Feb 01 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | Feb 09 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
Friday | Feb 14 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Wednesday | Feb 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Thursday | Feb 20 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh only |
Thursday | Feb 20 | Mizoram State Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Friday | Feb 21 | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Friday | Feb 21 | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | Mar 05 | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Friday | Mar 06 | Chapchar Kut | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Sunday | Mar 08 | Hazrat Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only. 13th day of the Islamic month of Rajab |
Monday | Mar 09 | Imam Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only |
Monday | Mar 09 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
Tuesday | Mar 10 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | Mar 10 | Holi Dahan | Regional Holiday | Holi Dahan |
Tuesday | Mar 10 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | Mar 10 | Yaosang 2nd Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Sunday | Mar 22 | Bihar Divas | Regional Holiday | Bihar Only |
Monday | Mar 23 | Martyrs' Day | Regional Holiday | |
Wednesday | Mar 25 | Ugadi | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
Wednesday | Mar 25 | Gudi Padwa | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Goa |
Wednesday | Mar 25 | Sajibu Nongmapanba | Regional Holiday | Manipur. 1st day of the Month of Sajibu |
Wednesday | Mar 25 | 1st Navratra | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Thursday | Mar 26 | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | Mar 27 | Sarhul | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand |
Wednesday | Apr 01 | Bank Holiday | Not A Public Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Wednesday | Apr 01 | Odisha Day | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
Thursday | Apr 02 | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | Apr 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
Monday | Apr 06 | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | Apr 06 | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
Thursday | Apr 09 | Maundy Thursday | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Thursday | Apr 09 | Shab e-Barat | Regional Holiday | 15 Sha'aban |
Friday | Apr 10 | Good Friday | Regional Holiday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Sunday | Apr 12 | Easter Sunday | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | Apr 13 | Biju Festival | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Monday | Apr 13 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assamese New Year |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Mahabishuba Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Tamil New Year | Regional Holiday | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam only |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Bengali New Year | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal only |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Vishu | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
Tuesday | Apr 14 | Ashoka's Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Bihar only |
Wednesday | Apr 15 | Himachal Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Tuesday | Apr 21 | Vaisakhi | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Wednesday | Apr 22 | Tithi of Damodar Deva | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Thursday | Apr 23 | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Bihar |
Saturday | Apr 25 | Parashurama Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | Apr 25 | Basava Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Tuesday | Apr 28 | Garia Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only. 7th day of Vaishakha |
Friday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Friday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Thursday | May 07 | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
Thursday | May 07 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal |
Saturday | May 16 | Sikkim State Day | Regional Holiday | Sikkim only |
Wednesday | May 20 | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Friday | May 22 | Jumatul Bidah | Regional Holiday | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
Sunday | May 24 | Idul Fitr | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Monday | May 25 | Ramzan | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Monday | May 25 | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Monday | May 25 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan only |
Monday | May 25 | Following Day Of Ramzan | Regional Holiday | Telengana |
Friday | Jun 05 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Gazetted holiday in several states |
Sunday | Jun 14 | Pahili Raja | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Sunday | Jun 14 | Raja Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Monday | Jun 15 | YMA Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Monday | Jun 22 | Thomas Jones Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Tuesday | Jun 23 | Ratha Yatra | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Tuesday | Jun 30 | Remna Ni | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Friday | Jul 03 | Behdienkhlam | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Monday | Jul 06 | MHIP Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Monday | Jul 13 | Martyrs' Day | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir only |
Friday | Jul 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Sunday | Jul 19 | Bonalu | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | Jul 20 | Karkkadaka Vavu | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
Monday | Jul 27 | Kharchi Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Friday | Jul 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab only |
Friday | Jul 31 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Saturday | Aug 01 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Monday | Aug 03 | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states. Shravana Purnima |
Monday | Aug 10 | Ker Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Tuesday | Aug 11 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Thursday | Aug 13 | Patriot's Day | Regional Holiday | Observed on August 13th |
Saturday | Aug 15 | Independence Day | Public Holiday | |
Sunday | Aug 16 | De jure Transfer Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry |
Monday | Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | Regional Holiday | Jamshed Navroz |
Saturday | Aug 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Saturday | Aug 22 | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Regional Holiday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Sunday | Aug 23 | Nuakhai | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
Friday | Aug 28 | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Friday | Aug 28 | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan |
Saturday | Aug 29 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Saturday | Aug 29 | Karam | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand |
Sunday | Aug 30 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Sunday | Aug 30 | First Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Monday | Aug 31 | Thiruvonam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Tuesday | Sep 01 | Third Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Wednesday | Sep 02 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Tuesday | Sep 15 | Mahalaya | Regional Holiday | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Monday | Sep 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Wednesday | Sep 23 | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Friday | Oct 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Public Holiday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Thursday | Oct 15 | Bathukamma Starting Day | Regional Holiday | Nine days before Durgatsami |
Saturday | Oct 17 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Rajasthan only |
Sunday | Oct 18 | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Thursday | Oct 22 | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | Oct 24 | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | Oct 24 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states. Ninth Day of Dussehra |
Saturday | Oct 24 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | Oct 24 | Nabami | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Sunday | Oct 25 | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami |
Sunday | Oct 25 | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | Oct 25 | Vijaya Dashami | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | Oct 25 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | Oct 25 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Mahastami. Sikkim only |
Monday | Oct 26 | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami |
Thursday | Oct 29 | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Friday | Oct 30 | Maulud Nabi | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Saturday | Oct 31 | Sardar Patel's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Gujarat |
Saturday | Oct 31 | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Saturday | Oct 31 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | Nov 01 | Haryana Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana only. |
Sunday | Nov 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Sunday | Nov 01 | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | Nov 03 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Saturday | Nov 07 | Lhabab Duechen | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | Nov 14 | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Saturday | Nov 14 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Saturday | Nov 14 | Balipadyami | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Sunday | Nov 15 | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
Sunday | Nov 15 | Kali Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal |
Sunday | Nov 15 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional Holiday | Gujarat only. |
Monday | Nov 16 | Vishvakarma Day | Regional Holiday | Govardhan Puja |
Monday | Nov 16 | Bhai Bij | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | Nov 17 | Ningol Chakkouba | Regional Holiday | 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
Friday | Nov 20 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Bihar, Jharkhand |
Monday | Nov 23 | Rasa Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Tuesday | Nov 24 | Lachit Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | Nov 24 | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab only |
Thursday | Nov 26 | Seng Kut Snem | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Monday | Nov 30 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik |
Monday | Nov 30 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir only |
Tuesday | Dec 01 | State Inauguration Day | Regional Holiday | Nagaland |
Tuesday | Dec 01 | Indigenous faith day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
Thursday | Dec 03 | World Disabled Day | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Thursday | Dec 03 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional Holiday | Goa only. |
Saturday | Dec 05 | Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Saturday | Dec 12 | Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Friday | Dec 18 | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | Dec 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Saturday | Dec 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | Goa only |
Thursday | Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya, Mizoram |
Friday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Regional Holiday | Observed in all states |
Wednesday | Dec 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
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