Government Holiday List 2024: Only seven months are left in the year 2024. In the remaining months of the year, government and private sector employees can decide when they can go on a trip according to the holidays. The government has released the list of holidays for central employees at the beginning of the year itself.
Central Government Holiday List 2024: Only seven months are left in the year 2024. In the remaining months of the year, government and private sector employees can decide when they can go on a trip according to the holidays. The government has released the list of holidays for central employees at the beginning of the year. This list has been made keeping in mind all the gadget holidays, celebrations, festivals and regional festivals. The list of holidays includes the list of gadgeted, optional and compulsory holidays. Apart from 17 gazetted holidays, Central Government employees can choose any 2 holidays as optional holidays.
This is the list of Gadgeted holidays for the year 2024
| Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Holidays | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Day |
| 23 may | Mercury Purnima | Thursday |
| 16 or 17 June | Eid-ul-Adha | Sunday or Monday |
| 17th July | Muharram | Wednesday |
| August 15 | Independence Day | Thursday |
| 26 August | Janmashtami | Monday |
| 15 or 16 September | Id-E-Milad | Sunday or Monday |
| 2 October | Gandhi Jayanti | Wednesday |
| 12 October | Dussehra | Saturday |
| 31st October | Diwali | Thursday |
| 11 November | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Friday |
| 25th December | Christmas | Wednesday |
This is the list of optional holidays with dates – Employees can take any 2 leaves from these.
| Date | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Holidays | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Day |
| 8th July | Chariot Festival | Monday |
| 26 August | Janmashtami | Monday |
| 9 September | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi | Saturday |
| 5 to 17 September | Onam | Thursday |
| 3 to 12 October | Shardiya Navratri | Thursday to Saturday |
| 12 October | Dussehra | Saturday |
| 20 or 21 October | Karva Chauth | Sunday and Monday |
| 7 to 11 November | Chhath Puja | Thursday to Sunday |
List of 12 optional holidays
- Chariot festival
- Onam
- Pongal
- Shri Panchami/Basant Panchami
- Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi /
- Chaitra Shukladi/Chet! Moon/Gudi Padwa/First Navratri/
- Chhath Puja/Karva Chauth.
- Compulsory holidays
- Apart from the three holidays, these holidays will be celebrated compulsorily in the central government offices.
- Independence Day
- Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday
- Buddha Purnima
- xmas day
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashami)
- Diwali (Deepavali)
- Good Friday
- Guru Nanak’s birthday
- Eid
- Eidul Juha
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Muharram
- Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Eid-e-Milad)
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