Holiday List of EPFO 2026 India
The 2026 EPFO holiday list follows the Central Government’s holiday list, which includes both gazetted and restricted holidays. Employees can choose from a list of optional holidays, and the specific holidays observed can vary depending on the employee’s location. Key gazetted holidays include Republic Day, Independence Day, and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday. Some key compulsory holidays are Republic Day (Jan 26), Holi (Mar 4), Independence Day (Aug 15), and Diwali (Nov 8).
The full list will be published by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation based on the Ministry of Personnel’s guidelines, which typically include a combination of mandatory national holidays and other public holidays.
EPFO Gazetted Holiday List 2026
List of Gazetted Holidays 2026 in EPFO Offices:
| 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 |
EPFO Restricted Holiday List 2026
List of Restricted Holidays 2026 in EPFO Offices:
| 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 |
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