Central Government Holidays 2026 – List Of Gazetted Holidays

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October 23, 2025

Looking for Central Government holidays 2026? Which are gazetted holidays 2026 and restricted holidays?

Find out everything your should know about the compulsory and restricted Central Government holidays for the year 2026 The list is based on the DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training) official order (F.No.12/2/2023-JCA) dated July 03, 2025.

Central Government Holidays 2026 – Gazetted Holidays Delhi

The below listed gazetted holidays 2026 is applicable to central government employees who are working at administrative offices based in Delhi/New Delhi.

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Day
1	Republic Day	January 26	Monday
2	Holi	March 4	Wednesday
3	Id-ul-Fitr	March 21	Saturday
4	Ram Navami	March 26	Thursday
5	Mahavir Jayanti	March 31	Tuesday
6	Good Friday	April 3	Friday
7	Buddha Purnima	May 1	Friday
8	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	May 27	Wednesday
9	Muharram	June 26	Friday
10	Independence Day	August 15	Saturday
11	Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad, Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	August 26	Wednesday
12	Janmashtami (Vaishnava)	September 4	Friday
13	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 2	Friday
14	Dussehra	October 20	Tuesday
15	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 8	Sunday
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 24	Tuesday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Friday

Restricted Central Government Holidays 2026

The restricted Central Government holidays 2026 are for employees working at administrative offices in Delhi/New Delhi.

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	Jan 01	Pausha 11	Thursday
2	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	Jan 03	Pausha 13	Saturday
3	Makar Sankranti	Jan 14	Pausha 24	Wednesday
4	Magha Bihu / Pongal	Jan 14	Pausha 24	Wednesday
5	Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami	Jan 23	Magha 03	Friday
6	Guru Ravi Dass Birthday	Feb 01	Magha 12	Sunday
7	Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati	Feb 12	Magha 23	Thursday
8	Maha Shivratri	Feb 15	Magha 26	Sunday
9	Shivaji Jayanti	Feb 19	Magha 30	Thursday
10	Holika Dahan	Mar 03	Phalguna 12	Tuesday
11	Dolyatra	Mar 03	Phalguna 12	Tuesday
12	Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand	Mar 19	Phalguna 28	Thursday
13	Jamat-Ul-Vida	Mar 20	Phalguna 29	Friday
14	Easter Sunday	Apr 05	Chaitra 15	Sunday
15	Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi /Tamil New Year’s Day	Apr 14	Chaitra 24	Tuesday
16	Vaisakhadi (Bengal/Bahag Bihu, Assam)	Apr 15	Chaitra 25	Wednesday
17	Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore	May 09	Vaisakha 19	Saturday
18	Rath Yatra	Jul 16	Ashadha 25	Thursday
19	Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj	Aug 15	Sravana 24	Saturday
20	Onam / Thiru Onam Day	Aug 26	Bhadra 04	Wednesday
21	Raksha Bandhan	Aug 28	Bhadra 06	Friday
22	Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi	Sep 14	Bhadra 23	Monday
23	Dusshera (Saptami)	Oct 18	Asvina 26	Sunday
24	Dusshera (Maha Ashtami)	Oct 19	Asvina 27	Monday
25	Dusshera (Mahanavmi)	Oct 20	Asvina 28	Tuesday
26	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	Oct 26	Kartika 04	Monday
27	Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)	Oct 29	Kartika 07	Thursday
28	Naraka Chaturdasi	Nov 08	Kartika 17	Sunday
29	Govardhan Puja	Nov 09	Kartika 18	Monday
30	Bhai Duj	Nov 11	Kartika 20	Wednesday
31	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	Nov 15	Kartika 24	Sunday
32	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	Nov 24	Agrahayana 03	Tuesday
33	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	Dec 23	Pausha 02	Wednesday
34	Christmas Eve	Dec 24	Pausha 03	Thursday

Central Government Holiday 2026 and Long Weekends

Republic Day: January 26 (Monday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday before (Jan 24-26)
Good Friday: April 3 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (Apr 3-5)
Buddha Purnima: May 1 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (May 1-3)
Muharram: June 26 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (June 26-28)
Janmashtami (Vaishnava): September 4 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (Sep 4-6)
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday: October 2 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (Oct 2-4)
Christmas Day: December 25 (Friday) – Long weekend with Saturday and Sunday after (Dec 25-27)

Central Government Holidays 2026 – Mandatory Holidays for Offices Outside Delhi

Central government employees working in office outside Delhi/ New Delhi can plan holidays based on the following list of mandatory Central Government Holidays 2026.