India Holidays: Public Holiday List For 2026

India's 2026 holiday list released for central govt offices nationwide.
Employees can avail two restricted & three optional holidays based on preference.
Gazetted holidays include Republic Day, Holi, Diwali, Christmas and Independence day.

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Holidays In India 2026: The central government has announced the official list of holidays for 2026 for all its offices across the country. The list includes gazetted public holidays, restricted holidays, and

optional holidays that employees can choose from based on personal or regional preferences.

As per the notification, central government employees are allowed to avail any two holidays from the restricted holiday list. For administrative offices located outside Delhi and New Delhi, employees will observe the mandatory public holidays along with any three optional holidays chosen from a list of 12. Along with the list if central holiday for 2026, check out state-wise holiday list for 2026.

Gazetted Holidays In India 2026

January 26 (Monday): Republic Day
March 4 (Wednesday): Holi
March 21 (Saturday): Id-ul-Fitr
March 26 (Thursday): Ram Navami
March 31 (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti
April 3 (Friday): Good Friday
May 1 (Friday): Budha Purnima
May 27 (Wednesday): Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
June 26 (Friday): Muharram
August 15 (Saturday): Independence Day
August 26 (Wednesday): Id-e-Milad
September 4 (Friday): Janmashtami
October 2 (Friday): Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 20 (Tuesday): Dussehra
November 8 (Sunday): Diwali
November 24 (Tuesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25 (Friday): Christmas Day

Restricted Holidays For 2026

The restricted holiday list below applies to central government offices in Delhi and New Delhi. Coordination committees at state capitals may prepare separate lists based on local significance.

January 1: New Year’s Day
January 3: Hazrat Ali Birthday
January 14: Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Magha Bihu
January 23: Basant Panchami
February 1: Guru Ravidas Birthday
February 12: Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
February 15: Maha Shivratri
February 19: Shivaji Jayanti
March 3: Holika Dahan / Dolyatra
March 19: Gudi Padava / Ugadi
March 20: Jamat-Ul-Vida
April 5: Easter Sunday
April 14: Vaisakhi
April 15: Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu
May 9: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
July 16: Rath Yatra
August 15: Parsi New Year / Navroz
August 26: Onam
August 28: Raksha Bandhan
September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 18: Saptami
October 19: Mahashtami
October 20: Mahanavami
October 26: Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti
October 29: Karwa Chauth
November 8: Naraka Chaturdashi
November 9: Govardhan Puja
November 11: Bhai Dooj
November 15: Chhath Puja
November 24: Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December 23: Hazrat Ali Birthday
December 24: Christmas Eve

List Of 12 Optional Holidays

Additional Dussehra day
Holi
Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
Ram Navami
Maha Shivratri
Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
Makar Sankranti
Rath Yatra
Onam
Pongal
Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu / Ugadi / Gudi Padava / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand / Navroz / Chhath Puja / Karwa Chauth

Holidays in Maharashtra 2026

January 26: Republic Day (National Day)
February 15: Mahashivratri
February 19: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
March 3: Holi (Second Day)
March 19: Gudhi Padwa
March 21: Ramzan-Id / Id-Ul-Fitr / Shawal-1 (End of Ramadan)
March 26: Ram Navmi
March 31: Mahavir Janmakalyanak
April 1: Annual Accounts Closing (Bank Holiday)
April 3: Good Friday
April 14: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
May 1: Buddha Pournima
May 1: Maharashtra Day
May 28: Bakri Id / Id-Uz-Zuha (Feast of Sacrifice)
June 26: Muharram
August 15: Independence Day
August 15: Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
August 26: Id-e-Milad (Prophet’s Birthday)
September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 2: Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
October 20: Dasara
November 8: Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan)
November 10: Diwali (Bali Pratipada)
November 24: Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25: Christmas

Holidays In West Bengal 2026 (Negotiable Instruments Act Holiday List)

January 1: New Year’s Day
January 12: Birthday of Swami Vivekananda
January 23: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Birthday
January 23: Saraswati Puja (Sree Panchami)
January 26: Republic Day
March 3: Doljatra
March 21: Eid-Ul-Fitr
March 26: Ram Navami
March 31: Mahavir Jayanti
April 1: Yearly closing of bank accounts (Banks only)
April 3: Good Friday
April 14: Birthday of Dr B. R. Ambedkar
April 15: Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)
May 1: May Day
May 1: Buddha Purnima
May 9: Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore
May 27: Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
June 26: Muharram
August 15: Independence Day
September 4: Janmashtami
October 2: Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
October 10: Mahalaya
October 19: Durga Puja – Maha Ashtami
October 20: Durga Puja – Maha Navami
October 21: Durga Puja – Dashami
November 11: Bhratridwitiya
November 24: Birthday of Guru Nanak
December 25: Christmas Day

Holidays In West Bengal 2026

January 22: Day before Saraswati Puja
February 4: Shab-e-Barat
February 14: Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma
March 4: Holi (day after Doljatra)
March 17: Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Trayodashi Tithi)
March 20: Day before Eid-Ul-Fitr
May 26: Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)
July 13: Birthday of poet Bhanu Bhakt (Darjeeling and Kalimpong only)
July 16: Rathayatra
August 26: Fateha-Dwaz-Daham
August 28: Rakhi Bandhan
September 17: Viswakarma Puja
October 15: Durga Puja – Maha Chaturthi
October 16: Durga Puja – Maha Panchami
October 17: Durga Puja – Maha Shashthi
October 22: Additional day for Durga Puja
October 23: Additional day for Durga Puja
October 24: Additional day for Durga Puja
October 26: Additional day for Lakshmi Puja
November 9: Additional day for Kali Puja
November 10: Additional day for Kali Puja
November 12: Day after Bhratridwitiya
November 16: Additional day for Chhath Puja