DoPT Holiday List 2025
List of 34 restricted holidays to be observed in central government offices during the year 2025
The Central Government has released the list of restricted holidays for the year 2025. These holidays are additional to the mandatory holidays and allow employees to choose which ones to observe based on their religious or cultural beliefs. The restricted holidays for 2025 aim to promote diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. 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.
Restricted Holidays 2025 Central Govt
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2025 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.N. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1946 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Wed |
| 2. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 06 | Pausha 16 | Mon |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal/ Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Tue |
| 4. | Basant Panchami/ Shi Panchami | February 14 | Magha 13 | Sun |
| 5. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 12 | Magha 23 | Wed |
| 6. | Shiva Ji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Wed |
| 7. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Februay 23 | Phalguna 04 | Sun |
| 8. | Holika Dahan | March 13 | Phalguna 22 | Thu |
| 9. | Dolyatra | March 14 | Phalguna 23 | Fri |
| 1947 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 10. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | March 28 | Chaitra 07 | Fri |
| 11. | Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | March 30 | Chaitra 09 | Sun |
| 12. | Ram Navmi | April 06 | Chaitra 16 | Sun |
| 13. | Vaisakhi/ Vishu | April 13 | Chaitra 23 | Sun |
| 14. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Mon |
| 15. | Vaishakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Chaitra 25 | Tue |
| 16. | Easter Sunday | April 20 | Chaitra 30 | Sun |
| 17. | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 09 | Vaisakha 19 | Fri |
| 18. | Rath Yatra | June 27 | Ashadha 06 | Fri |
| 19. | Raksha Bandhan | August 09 | Sravana 18 | Sat |
| 20. | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 15 | Sravana 24 | Fri |
| 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 15 | Sravana 24 | Fri |
| 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 27 | Bhadra 05 | Wed |
| 23. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 05 | Bhadra 14 | Fri |
| 24. | Dussehra (Saptami) | September 29 | Asvina 07 | Mon |
| 25. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | September 30 | Asvina 08 | Tue |
| 26. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 01 | Asvina 09 | Wed |
| 27. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 07 | Asvina 15 | Tue |
| 28. | Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth) | October 10 | Asvina 18 | Fri |
| 29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 20 | Asvina 28 | Mon |
| 30. | Govardhan Puja | October 22 | Asvina 30 | Wed |
| 31. | Bhai Duj | October 23 | Kartika 01 | Thu |
| 32. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | October 28 | Kartika 06 | Tue |
| 33. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrhayana 03 | Mon |
| 34. | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 03 | Wed |
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