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Holidays to be observed to Central Government Offices during the year 2023

F.No.12/5/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16 June 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023- reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2023. 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.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / 1st NAVRATRA / NAORAZ / CHHATH POOJA / KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt, of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’lFitr, Idu’lZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V./A.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2023, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram and Diwali included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. 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.

11. Hindi version will follow.

sd/-
(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023

Festival Date and Month Year Day
Republic Day 26 January 2023 Thursday
Holi 08 March 2023 Wednesday
Ram Navami 30 March 2023 Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti 04 April 2023 Tuesday
Good Friday 07 April 2023 Friday
Eid-ul-Fitr 22 April 2023 Saturday
Buddha Purnima 05 May 2023 Friday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 29 June 2023 Thursday
Muharram 29 July 2023 Saturday
Independence Day 15 August 2023 Tuesday
Janmashtami (Vaishnava) 07 September 2023 Thursday
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) 28 September 2023 Thursday
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday 02 October 2023 Monday
Dussehra 24 October 2023 Tuesday
Diwali (Deepavali) 12 November 2023 Sunday
Guru Nanak’s Birthday 27 November 2023 Monday
Christmas Day 25 December 2023 Monday

List of 33 Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023

Festival Date and Month Year Day
New Year’s Day 01 January 2023 Sunday
Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu 14 January 2023 Saturday
Pongal 15 January 2023 Sunday
Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami 26 January 2023 Saturday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday 05 February 2023 Sunday
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati 15 February 2023 Wednesday
Maha Shivratri 18 February 2023 Saturday
Shivaji Jayanti 19 February 2023 Sunday
Holika Dahan, Dolyatra 07 March 2023 Tuesday
Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand 22 March 2023 Wednesday
Easter Sunday 09 April 2023 Sunday
Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi 14 April 2023 Friday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam) 15 April 2023 Saturday
Jamat-Ul-Vida 21 April 2023 Friday
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore 09 May 2023 Tuesday
Rath Yatra 20 June 2023 Tuesday
Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj 16 August 2023 Wednesday
Vinayaka Chaturthi 20 August 2023 Sunday
Onam or Thiru Onam Day 29 August 2023 Tuesday
Raksha Bandhan 30 August 2023 Wednesday
Janmashtami (Smarta) 06 September 2023 Wednesday
Ganesh Chaturthi 19 September 2023 Tuesday
Dussehra (Saptami) 21 October 2023 Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) 22October 2023 Sunday
Dussehra (Maha Navami) 23 October 2023 Monday
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday 28 October 2023 Saturday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) 01 November 2023 Wednesday
Naraka Chaturdasi 12 November 2023 Sunday
Govardhan Puja 13 November 2023 Monday
Bhai Duj 15 November 2023 Wednesday
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) 19 November 2023 Sunday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day 24 December 2023 Friday
Christmas Eve 24 December 2023 Sunday

Restricted Holidays 2023 in India

  • Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, Buddha Purnima, Christmas Day, Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi), Diwali (Deepavali), Good Friday, Guru Nanak’s Birthday, Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Mahavir Jayanti, Muharram, Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (Id-e-milad).

General Holidays 2023 in India

  • An Additional Day For Dussehra, Holi, Janmashtami (Vaishnavi), Rama Navami, Maha Shivratri
    Ganesh Chaturthi, Vinayak Chaturthi, Makar Sankranti, Rath Yatra, Onam, Pongal, Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami, Vishu, Baisakhi, Vaisakhadi, Bohag Bihu, Mashadi Ugadi, Chaitra Sukladi, Cheti Chand, Gudi Padwa, 1st Navratra, Naoraz, Chhath Pooja, Karva Chauth.

Public Holidays 2023 in India

  • 26 January 2023 – Thursday – Republic Day
  • 18 February 2023 – Saturday – Maha Shivaratri
  • 8 March 2023 – Wednesday – Holi
  • 4 April 2023 – Tuesday – Mahavir Jayanti
  • 7 April 2023 – Friday – Good Friday
  • 22 April 2023 – Saturday – Idul-Fitr
  • 5 May 2023 – Friday – Buddha Purnima
  • 29 June 2023 – Thursday – Bakrid, Eid al Adha
  • 29 July 2023 – Saturday – Muharram
  • 15 August 2023 – Tuesday – Independence Day
  • 07 September 2023 – Thursday – Janmashtami
  • 28 September 2023 – Thursday – Milad-un-Nabi
  • 2 October 2023 – Monday – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
  • 24 October 2023 – Tuesday – Dussehra
  • 12 November 2023 – Sunday – Diwali
  • 27 November 2023 – Monday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
  • 25 December 2023 – Monday – Christmas Day

January Festival 2023

  • The Latest list of January Month and Festival Celebration holiday are given below for your Information.

CG Holidays in January 2023

  • 01.01.2023 – Sunday – New Year’s Day, 26.01.2023 – Thursday – Republic Day

Saturday Bank Holidays in January 2023

  • 14.01.2023 – Saturday – Second Saturday – 2023, 28.01.2023 – Saturday – Fourth Saturday – 2023

Sunday Holidays in January 2023

  • 01.01.2023 – Sunday Holiday, 08.01.2023 – Sunday Holiday, 15.01.2023 – Sunday Holiday, 22.01.2023 – Sunday Holiday, 29.01.2023 – Sunday Holiday

Note: DoPT (Department of Personnel and Training) will publish in the second week of June 2023 a list of gazetted and prohibited holidays to be observed by 2023. We will update the page as per the office order!)

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Government Holidays in January 2023

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
26 27 28 29 30 31 01
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 01 02 03 04 05

National Holidays January 2023

  • January 26, 2023 (Thursday) – Republic Day

Gazetted Holidays January 2023

  • January 26, 2023 (Thursday) – Republic Day

Restricted Holidays January 2023

  • January 01, 2023 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day
  • January 14, 2023 (Saturday) – Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu
  • January 15, 2023 (Sunday) – Pongal
  • January 26, 2023 (Thursday) – Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami

Government Holidays in February 2023

February 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
30 31 1 2 3 4 05
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 21 23 24 25 26
27 28 1 2 3 4 5

Gazetted Holidays February 2023

  • There is no Gazetted Holiday in February Month.

Restricted Holidays February 2023

  • February 05, 2023 (Sunday) – Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
  • February 15, 2023 (Wednesday) – Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
  • February 18, 2023 (Saturday) – Maha Shivratri
  • February 19, 2023 (Sunday) – Shivaji Jayanti

March 2023 Calendar with Holidays

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
27 28 1 2 3 4 5
6 07 08 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2

Gazetted Holidays March 2023

  • March 08, 2023 (Wednesday) – Holi
  • March 30, 2023 (Thursday) – Ram Navami

Restricted Holidays March 2023

  • March 07, 2023 (Tuesday) – Holika Dahan, Dolyatra
  • March 22, 2023 (Wednesday) – Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand

April 2023 Calendar with Holidays

April 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 04 5 6 07 08 09
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Gazetted Holidays April 2023

  • April 04, 2023 (Tuesday) – Mahavir Jayanti
  • April 07, 2023 (Friday) – Good Friday
  • April 22, 2023 (Saturday) – Id-ul-Fitr

Restricted Holidays April 2023

  • April 09, 2023 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
  • April 14, 2023 (Friday) – Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi
  • April 15, 2023 (Saturday) – Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam)
  • April 21, 2023 (Friday) – Jamat-Ul-Vida

May 2023 Calendar with Holidays

May 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 05 6 7
8 09 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 1 2 3 4

Gazetted Holidays May 2023

  • May 05, 2023 (Friday) – Budha Purnirma

Restricted Holidays May 2023

  • May 09, 2023 (Tuesday) – Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore

June 2023 Calendar with Holidays

June 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2

Gazetted Holidays June 2023

  • June 29, 2023 (Thursday) – Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

Restricted Holidays June 2023

  • June 20, 2023 (Tuesday) – Rath Yatra

July 2023 Calendar with Holidays

July 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 08 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6

Gazetted Holidays July 2023

  • July 29, 2023 (Saturday) – Muharram

Restricted Holidays July 2023

  • There is no Restricted Holiday in July Month.

August 2023 Calendar with Holidays

August 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3

National Holidays August 2023

  • August 15, 2023 (Tuesday) – Independence Day

Gazetted Holidays August 2023

  • August 15 2023 (Tuesday) – Independence Day

Restricted Holidays August 2023

  • August 16, 2023 (Wednesday) – Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj
  • August 20, 2023 (Sunday) – Vinayaka Chaturthi
  • August 29, 2023 (Tuesday) – Onam or Thiru Onam Day
  • August 30, 2023 (Wednesday) – Raksha Bandhan

September 2023 Calendar with Holidays

September 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 06 07 8 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Gazetted Holidays September 2023

  • September 07 2023 (Thursday) – Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
  • September 28 2023 (Thursday) – Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

Restricted Holidays September 2023

  • September 06, 2023 (Wednesday) – Janmashtami (Smarta)
  • September 19, 2023 (Tuesday) – Ganesh Chaturthi

October 2023 Calendar with Holidays

October 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
25 26 27 28 29 30 1
02 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5

National Holidays October 2023

  • October 02 2023 (Monday) – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

Gazetted Holidays October 2023

  • October 02 2023 (Monday) – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
  • October 24 2023 (Tuesday) – Dussehra

Restricted Holidays October 2023

  • October 21, 2023 (Saturaday) – Dussehra (Saptami)
  • October 22, 2023 (Sunday) – Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
  • October 23, 2023 (Monday) – Dussehra (Maha Navami)
  • October 28, 2023 (Saturday) – Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday

November 2023 Calendar with Holidays

November 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
30 31 01 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 21 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3

Gazetted Holidays November 2023

  • November 12 2023 (Sunday) – Diwali (Deepavali)
  • November 27 2023 (Monday) – Dussehra

Restricted Holidays November 2023

  • November 01, 2023 (Wednesday) – Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
  • November 12, 2023 (Sunday)- Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
  • November 13, 2023 (Monday) – Govardhan Puja
  • November 15, 2023 (Wednesday) – Bhai Duj
  • November 19, 2023 (Sunday) – Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)
  • November 24, 2023 (Friday) – Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day

December 2023 Calendar with Holidays

December 2023 Calendar with Holidays India
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 09 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Gazetted Holidays December 2023

  • December 25 2023 (Sunday) – Christmas Day

Restricted Holidays December 2023

  • December 25, 2023 (Sunday)- Christmas Eve