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.
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 mandatory 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
List of 17 major gazetted holidays which are mandatory for central government offices
- Republic Day
- Independence Day
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
- Buddha Purnima
- Christmas
- Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
- Diwali (Deepawali)
- Good Friday
- Guru Nanak Jayanti
- Eid-ul-Fitr
- Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Muharram
- Eid-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)
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| Holiday (year 2025) | date | Day |
| Republic Day | 26 January | Sunday |
| maha shivaratri | 26 February | Wednesday |
| Holi | 14 March | Friday |
| id-ul-fitr | 31 March | mMonday |
| 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 they are allowed to take 3 leaves. This is the list of optional holidays.
- An additional day of Dussehra
- Holi
- Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
- Ram Navami
- Mahashivratri
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Makar Sankranti
- Rath Yatra
- Onam
- Pongal
- Shri Panchami / Vasant Panchami
- Vishu / Vaisakhi / Bhag Bihu / Ugadi / Chaitra Shukladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padwa / Pahla 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 an 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 | Â Wednesday |
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