Central Government Holiday List 2026
The Department of Personnel and Training of the Government of India has released the Central Government Holidays for the year 2026 for Central Government offices and employees across India on 03-07-2025. The Central Government has announced 17 days of Gazetted Holiday and 35 days of Restricted Holiday for Central Government Employees in 2026. These holiday list are almost followed by all State Government and its administrative offices, Post Offices and Railway Board etc.. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
Closed Holidays observed in Central Government offices in the year 2026 are shown in Annexure-I of the Dopt Order dated July 3, 2025.
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF 17 DAYS OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | January 26, 2026 | Monday |
| Holi | March 04, 2026 | Wednesday |
| ld-ul-Fitr | March 21, 2026 | Saturday |
| Ram Navami | March 26, 2026 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | March 31, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | April 03, 2026 | Friday |
| Budha Purnima | May 01, 2026 | Friday |
| ld-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | May 27, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Muharram | June 26, 2026 | Friday |
| Independence Day | August 15, 2026 | Saturday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | August 26, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | September 04, 2026 | Friday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2026 | Friday |
| Dussehra | October 20, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | November 08, 2026 | Sunday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 24, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Christmas Day | December 25, 2026 | Friday |
Restricted Holidays observed in Central Government offices in the year 2026 are shown in Annexure-II of the Dopt Order dated July 3, 2025.
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF 34 DAYS OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | January 01, 2026 | Thursday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 03, 2026 | Saturday |
| Makar Sankranti | January 14, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Magha Bihu I Pongal | January 14, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | January 23, 2026 | Friday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 01, 2026 | Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 12, 2026 | Thursday |
| Maha Shivratri | February 15, 2026 | Sunday |
| Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2026 | Thursday |
| Holika dahan | March 03, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Dolyatra | March 03, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Chaitra Sukladi /Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | March 19, 2026 | Thursday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | March 20, 2026 | Friday |
| Easter Sunday | April 05, 2026 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi Nisu/ Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | April 14, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal)I Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09, 2026 | Saturday |
| Rath Yatra | July 16, 2026 | Thursday |
| Parsi New Year’s day I Nauraj | August 15, 2026 | Saturday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 26, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | August 28, 2026 | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | September 14, 2026 | Monday |
| Dusshera (Saptami) | October 18, 2026 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | October 19, 2026 | Monday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 20, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 26, 2026 | Monday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 29, 2026 | Thursday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | November 08, 2026 | Sunday |
| Govardhan Puja | November 09, 2026 | Monday |
| Bhai Duj | November 11, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 15, 2026 | Sunday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2026 | Tuesday |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | December 23, 2026 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Eve | December 24, 2026 | Thursday |
Central Government Holiday List 2026 PDF Download