Assam Government Holidays 2023
Assam is generally closed on all public holidays in all central and state government offices. There are totally 35 public holidays in Assam and has some special public holidays. Diwali is widely celebrated almost all the parts of India as it is a festival of lights. Durga Puja is most famous festivals celebrated in Assam. Magh Bihu is a festival of collecting grains it is celebrated widely in Assam. Holiday List 2023 for State Government and its Central Government Offices located in the State Government of Assam. Assam State Government has announced the 2023 Holiday List for its State Government Administrative Offices, Educational Institutions and Banks.
HOLIDAYS 2023 – Assam Government General or Closed Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023
Assam Govt Holidays in October 2023
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi | 2.10.2023 | Monday |
| Kati Bihu | 18.10.2023 | Wednesday |
| Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi | 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24.10.2023 | Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday |
According to the Holiday Notification of the Assam Government, The above holidays has been declared as Public Holiday for Central and State Govt offices in Assam during the month of October 2023.
GAD-14021 /18/2022-ESTT-GAD-General Administrative
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR::GUWAHATI-6
Block-A, 2nd Floor, Janata Bhawan, gadassam2011@gmail.com, https://gad.assam.gov.in/
ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR
NOTIFICATION
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR 2023 IN THE STATE OF ASSAM
e.file.No. 221561/1
Dated Dispur the 28th November, 2022
1. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare that the Offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam will remain closed on the following days during the year-2023:
Assam Govt Public Holiday List 2023 | Assam Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023
- 15th January 2023 – Sunday – Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
- 16thJanuary 2023 – Monday – Magh Bihu & Tusu Puja
- 23rdJanuary 2023 – Monday – Netaji’s Birthday
- 24thJanuary 2023 – Tuesday – Gwther Bathou San
- 26thJanuary 2023 – Thursday – Republic Day
- 31st January 2023 – Tuesday – Me-Dam-Me-Phi
- 5th February 2023 – Sunday – Bir Chilaray Divas
- 7th March 2023 – Tuesday – Dol Jatra
- 7th April 2023 – Friday – Good Friday
- 14th April 2023 – Friday – Bohag Bihu
- 15th April 2023 – Saturday – Bohag Bihu
- 16th April 2023 – Sunday – Bohag Bihu
- 20th April 2023 – Thursday – Tithi of Damodardeva
- 21st April 2023 – Friday – Sati Sadhani Divas
- 22nd April 2023 – Saturday – Id-U’l-Fitr
- 1st May 2023 – Monday – May Day
- 5th May 2023 – Friday – Buddha Purnima
- 5th June 2023 – Monday – Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhabdeva
- 29th June 2023 – Thursday – Id-U’l-Zuha
- 15th August 2023 – Tuesday – Independence Day
- 18th August 2023 – Friday – Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
- 27th August 2023 – Sunday – Karam Puja
- 4th September 2023 – Monday – Tithi of Sri Sri Madhabdeva
- 6th September 2023 – Wednesday – Janmastami
- 25th September 2023 – Monday – Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
- 2nd October 2023 – Monday – Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
- 18th October 2023 – Wednesday – Kati Bihu
- 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th October 2023 – Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday – Durga Puja & Bijoya Dashomi
- 12th November 2023 – Sunday – Kali Puja & Diwali
- 15th November 2023 – Wednesday – Bhatri Dwitiya
- 19th November 2023 – Sunday – Chhat Puja
- 24th November 2023 – Friday – Lachit Divas
- 27th November 2023 – Monday – Guru Nanak’s Birthday
- 2nd December 2023 – Saturday – Asom Divas (Su-Ka-Pha Divas)
- 25th December 2023 – Monday – Christmas Day
2. The Governor of Assam is pleased to declare Half Holidays (at 1 P.M.) in the offices under the Government of Assam and all Revenue and Magisterial Courts in Assam on the following days during the year 2023:
- 29th July 2023 – Saturday – Muharram
- 28th October 2023 – Saturday – Lakshmi Puja
3. All Sundays & Holidays falling on the days shown below are also declared as Public Holidays by the Governor of Assam under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act,1881 (XXIV of 1881) read with the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Notification No.20/25/56 Pub-1.dated 8th June, 1957:
- 15th January 2023 – Sunday – Magh Bihu
- 26th January 2023 – Thursday – Republic Day
- 7th March 2023 – Tuesday – Dol Jatra
- 14th April 2023 – Friday – Bohag Bihu
- 15th April 2023 – Saturday – Bohag Bihu
- 16th April 2023 – Sunday – Bohag Bihu
- 22nd April 2023 – Saturday – Id-U’l -Fitr
- 1st May 2023 – Monday – May Day
- 29lh June 2023 – Thursday – Id-Ul-Zuha
- 15th August 2023 – Tuesday – Independence Day
- 18th August 2023 – Friday – Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
- 25th September 2023 – Monday – Janmotsav of Srimanta Sankardeva
- 2nd October 2023 – Monday – Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
- 18th October 2023 – Wednesday – Kati Bihu
- 21st October 2023 – Saturday – Durga Puja( Saptami, Asthami, Navami)
- 22nd October 2023 – Sunday – Durga Puja( Saptami, Asthami, Navami)
- 23rd October 2023 – Monday – Durga Puja( Saptami, Asthami, Navami)
- 24th October 2023 – Tuesday – Bijoya Dashomi
- 12th November 2023 – Sunday – Kali Puja & Diwali
- 25th December 2023 – Monday – Christmas Day
(a) There will be no Public Transaction in the Nationalized Banks on the following days.
- 1st April 2023 – Saturday – Annual Closing of Bank Accounts
4. All Second Saturdays and Fourth Saturdays of the months will be observed as Holidays. All other Saturdays will be full working days.
5. Each employee may be allowed to avail 2(two) days as Restricted Holidays as notified below for the year 2023.
Assam Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023
- 1st January 2023 – Sunday – New Year’s Day / Death Anniversary of Shri Shri Anirudhadeva
- 14th January 2023 – Saturday – Uruka of Magh Bihu
- 17th January 2023 – Tuesday – Silpi Divas
- 27th January 2023 – Friday – Busu Dima Festival
- 14th February 2023 – Tuesday – Karbi-Dehal-Kachir Dom
- 15th February 2023 – Wednesday – Ali Aye Ligang
- 18th February 2023 – Saturday – Sivaratri
- 27th February 2023 – Monday – Khring Khring Baithaw Puja
- 8th March 2023 – Wednesday – Shab-E- Barat
- 4th April 2023 – Tuesday – Mahavir Jayanti
- 8th April 2023 – Saturday – Easter Saturday
- 19th April 2023 – Wednesday – Deuri Bihu and Lailatur Qadar
- 25th April 2023 – Tuesday – Tithi of Gopaldeva
- 19th May 2023 – Friday – Tithi of Harideva
- 28th May 2023 – Sunday – Birthday of Sri Sri Krishnaguru
- 4th June 2023 – Sunday – Baikhow Festival
- 20th June 2023 – Tuesday – Death Anniversary of Bishnuprasad Rabha
- 30th June 2023 – Friday – Hui Divas
- 13th July 2023 – Thursday – Birthday of Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya
- 13th August 2023 – Sunday – Death Anniversary of Bir Tikendrajit
- 16th September 2023 – Saturday – Birthday of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra
- 28th September 2023 – Thursday – Fateha-E-Dwaz Daham
- 1st November 2023 – Wednesday – Kuki Chavang Kut
- 15th November 2023 – Wednesday – Abirbhav Tithi of Sri Bhubaneswar Sadhu Thakur
- 24th November 2023 – Friday – Death Anniversary of Guru Teg Bahadurji
- 5th December 2023 – Tuesday – Sikpui Ruoi (Harvest festival of Hmar Community.)
- 10th December 2023 – Sunday – Martyr’s Day
- 21st December 2023 – Thursday – Death Anniversary of Shri Shri Anirudhadeva
- 22nd December 2023 – Friday – Gaan -Ngai
- 24th December 2023 – Sunday – Christmas Eve
6. If any of the Holidays or Restricted Holidays for the festivals notified above does not fall on the day notified, necessary modification changing the date will be issued in due course.
7. In addition to the Gazetted/Restricted Holidays and Holidays under N.I. Act 1881, all 2nd and 4th Saturdays would also be observed as Holidays. The Deputy Commissioners are allowed as in previous years to declare any l(one) day which may be of local significance as Local Holiday except Kamrup (M). With the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister, General Administration Department Is authorized to declare 2(two) Local Holidays for Kamrup (M) District.
8. General Administration Department is allowed to declare 2 (two) additional holidays with the approval of Hon’ble Chief Minister, Assam.
9. These Holidays will not be automatically applicable to the Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges unless they adopt the list but it is desirable that the number of holidays may be decreased for Educational Institutions, Medical/ Engineering Colleges etc. and they will adopt academic calendars decreasing the number of holidays.
Signed by M.s Manivannan
Date: 29-11-2022 17:37:49
(M.S. Manivannan, IAS)
Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt, of Assam,
General Administration Department.
Dated Dispur the 28th November,2022
Memo e file No.221561/1: -A
Copy to:-
1. The Director General of Police, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati-7.
2. All Commissioners of Divisions.
3. The Commissioner & Secretary to the Governor of Assam, Raj Bhawan, Guwahati-1.
4. P.Ss to all Addl. Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Commissioner & Secretaries/ Secretaries, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
5. All Deputy Commissioners/Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil).
6. S. O. to Chief Secretary, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
7. All P.S.s to Ministers, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
8. All P.S.s to Advisers to Chief Minister, Assam, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
9. The Commissioner of Police, Panbazar, Guwahati-1.
10. The Accountant General, (A&E)/ (Audit) Assam, Guwahati-29.
11. The Registrar General, Gauhati High Court, Guwahati-1.
12. The Secretary, A.P.S.C, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.
13. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Assam, Guwahati-6.
14. The Chairman, Assam Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati.
15. The Chairman, Assam Board of Revenue, Guwahati.
16. The Secretary, O/o the Upa-Lokayukta, Assam, Shaktigarh Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati.
17. The Secretary, State Information Commission, House fed Complex, Dispur.
18. The Secretary, State Election Commission, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
19. The Registrar, Gauhati University, Guwahati / Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh / Assam University, Silchar/ Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat / K. K. Handique State Open University, Guwahati / Tezpur University, Tezpur/Srimanta Sankar University of Health Sciences, Bhangarh./ Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati-1./ Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari /Assam Women Society, Jorhat/ Rabindranath Tagore University, Hojai/Bodoland University/ Bhattadev University Bajali/ Madhavdev University, Lakhimpur/ Majuli University of Culture, Majuli/ Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati/ Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Vishwavidyalaya, Barpeta / Royal Global University, Guwahati/ Assam Down Town University, Panikhaiti, Guwahati/ Kaziranga University, Golaghat /Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati/Sati Sadhani University, Golaghat.
20. The Secretary, AHSEC/SEBA, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21.
21. All Departments of Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
22. All Heads of Department, Guwahati.
23. All Principal Secretaries of Autonomous Councils.
24. All States/ Union Territories of India.
25. The Director, Printing & Stationery, Assam, Guwahati-21. He is requested to publish the above Notification In the Extraordinary Assam Gazette.
26. The Director, Information & Public Relations, Assam, Dispur for wide publicity of the above Notification.
27. The Director, All India Radio, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.
28. The Director, Doordarshan Kendra, Guwahati for wide publicity of the above Notification.
29. The Assistant General Manager (P), Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati-1.
30. The R.C., Assam Bhawan, New Delhi/ JRC, Assam House and Assam Bhawan, Kolkata/D.R.C., Assam Bhawan, Mumbai/ DRC, Assam House, Shillong/ JRC, Assam Bhawan, Chennai and Assam Bhawan, Vellore.
31. Astrologer concerned.
32. Copy for uploading in the Website.
By order etc,
-Sd/-
Joint Secretary to the Govt. of Assam
General Administration Department
Assam Govt Holiday List 2023 PDF Download
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35 days has been declared as Public Holiday for government offices in Assam during the year 2023.
30 days has been declared as a restricted holiday for government offices in Assam during the year 2023.