Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has issued a list of holidays for kendriya vidyalaya offices during the year 2024. Government of India, Department of Personnel and Training has released Central Government Holidays 2024 for Central Government offices and employees across India on 03-07-2023. Central Government Administrative Offices shall observe the following 14 holidays compulsorily and in addition 3 holidays, to be chosen from the optional holidays, totally 17 holidays will have been declare in Gazetted holidays.
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F. No.11-S-S0HOLD/1/2020-S&S
Date: 04.12.2023
Subject: Holidays to be kept under the year 2024 in the offices of the Central Government – reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi / New Delhi during the year 2024. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself / herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2024 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
List of 17 Gazetted Holidays for Kendriya Vidyalaya Employees During the Year 2024
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26, 2024 | Friday |
| 2. | Holi | March 25, 2024 | Monday |
| 3. | Good Friday | March 29, 2024 | Friday |
| 4. | Id-ul-Fitr | April 11, 2024 | Thursday |
| 5. | Ram Navami | April 17, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 6. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 21, 2024 | Sunday |
| 7. | Buddha Purnima | May 23, 2024 | Thursday |
| 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 17, 2024 | Monday |
| 9. | Muharram | July 17, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 10. | Independence Day | August 15, 2024 | Thursday |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | August 26, 2024 | Monday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | September 16, 2024 | Monday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 12, 2024 | Saturday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 31, 2024 | Thursday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 15, 2024 | Friday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25, 2024 | Wednes day |
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2024 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
List of 36 Restricted Holidays for Kendriya Vidyalaya Employees During the Year 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 01, 2024 | Monday |
| 2. | Lohri | January 13, 2024 | Saturday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti | January 14, 2024 | Sunday |
| 4. | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | January 15, 2024 | Monday |
| 5. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 17, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 6. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 25, 2024 | Thursday |
| 7. | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | February 14, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 8. | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2024 | Monday |
| 9. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 24, 2024 | Saturday |
| 10. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | March 06, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 11. | Maha Shivratri | March 08, 2024 | Friday |
| 12. | Holika dahan | March 24, 2024 | Sunday |
| 13. | Dolyatra | March 25, 2024 | Monday |
| 14. | Easter Sunday | March 31, 2024 | Sunday |
| 15. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 05, 2024 | Friday |
| 16. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | April 09, 2024 | Tuesday |
| 17. | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13, 2024 | Saturday |
| 18. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14, 2024 | Sunday |
| 19. | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 08, 2024 | Wednes day |
| 20. | Rath Yatra | July 07, 2024 | Sunday |
| 21. | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 15, 2024 | Thursday |
| 22. | Raksha Bandhan | August 19, 2024 | Monday |
| 23. | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | September 07, 2024 | Saturday |
| 24. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 15, 2024 | Sunday |
| 25. | Dusshera (Saptami) | October 10, 2024 | Thursday |
| 26. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 11, 2024 | Friday |
| 27. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 17, 2024 | Thursday |
| 28. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 20, 2024 | Sunday |
| 29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 31, 2024 | Thursday |
| 30. | Govardhan Puja | November 02, 2024 | Saturday |
| 31. | Bhai Duj | November 03, 2024 | Sunday |
| 31. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 07, 2024 | Thursday |
| 32. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2024 | Sunday |
| 33. | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2024 | Tuesday |
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