India’s state of Karnataka is renowned for its colorful festivals and rich cultural heritage. For state government employees, the state offers a wide variety of public holidays, bank holidays, and restricted holidays. Karnataka’s public holidays Numerous public holidays are observed throughout the year in Karnataka. These festivals are held in remembrance of significant occurrences in the state’s past, including Tipu Sultan’s birth, which is commemorated. Republic Day (January 26), Mahaveer Jayanti (April 17), Independence Day (August 15), and Diwali (November 4th) are a few of the public holidays in Karnataka in 2023. The people of Karnataka commemorate these holidays with a great deal of delight and passion.
The State Government offices remain closed on all 2nd Saturdays, 4th Saturdays, Sundays, and the following days in the table.
26.01.2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
18.02.2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
22.03.2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi Festival |
03.04.2023 | Monday | Mahaveera Jayanthi |
07.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
14.04.2023 | Friday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi |
01.05.2023 | Monday | May Day |
29.06.2023 | Thursday | Bakrid |
29.07.2023 | Saturday | Last Day of Moharam |
15.08.2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
18.09.2023 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
28.09.2023 | Thursday | Eid-Milad |
02.10.2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
23.10.2023 | Monday | Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja |
24.10.2023 | Tuesday | Vijayadasami |
01.11.2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava |
14.11.2023 | Tuesday | Balipadyami, Deepavali |
30.11.2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
25.12.2023 | Monday | Christmas |
The following holidays are not included on this list: Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival, Basava Jayanthi/Akshaya Tritiya, Naraka Chaturdashi, Makara Chaturdashi Day, Makara Sankranti Day, Makara Chaturdashi Day, Naraka Chaturdashi Day, Naraka Chaturdashi Day, Naraka Chaturdashi Day, Naraka Chaturdashi Day, Naraka Chaturdashi Day,
On recognized holidays, all state government offices will be closed. Nevertheless, department heads will need to establish plans for finishing urgent tasks. Members of the Muslim Fraternity who work for the government may be given a holiday on the day of observation, taking into account the holidays that have previously been announced, if any of the Muslim Fraternity festivals do not take place on the scheduled date.
For the occasions of Kail Muhuruth on Sunday, September 3, 2023; Tula Sankramana on Wednesday, October 18, 2023; and Hurthi Festival on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, a local holiday has been proclaimed for the Kodagu District. A separate list of holidays will be released by the Education Department’s Commissioner of Public Instructions.
State Government Employees may take up to two restricted holidays in addition to the General Holidays in 2023 with the previous approval of the appropriate authority issuing Casual Leave.
Additionally, the Karnataka state government has a list of prohibited holidays for its personnel. These days off are observed so that the staff can take a break from their regular schedule and get some much-needed rest. In Karnataka, 2023, some of the limited holidays for state government workers are Guru Purnima (July 11), Raksha Bandhan (August 21), and Dussehra (October 19th). All state government employees follow these holidays, which are crucial to their work-life balance. The following is a list of restricted holidays for state government employees in 2023.
30.01.2023 | Monday | Sri Madvanavami |
07.03.2023 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Barath |
08.03.2023 | Wednesday | Holi Festival |
30.03.2023 | Thursday | Sri Ramanavami |
18.04.2023 | Tuesday | Shab-e-Qadar |
21.04.2023 | Friday | Jumat-Ul-Wida |
25.04.2023 | Tuesday | Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi |
25.04.2023 | Tuesday | Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi |
05.05.2023 | Friday | Buddha Poornima |
25.08.2023 | Friday | Varamahalakshmi Vrata |
29.08.2023 | Tuesday | Rug-Upakarma, Onam Festival |
30.08.2023 | Wednesday | Yajur Upakarma |
31.08.2023 | Thursday | Brahma Shri Naryana Guru Jayanthi |
06.09.2023 | Wednesday | Sri Krishna Janmashtami |
08.09.2023 | Friday | Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi |
18.10.2023 | Wednesday | Tula Sankramana |
27.11.2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanthi |
28.11.2023 | Tuesday | Huttari Festival |
The following dates are not included in this Annexure: November Year (01.01.2023), Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi (26.03.2023), Vishwakarma Jayanthi (17.09.2023), Christmas Eve (24.12.2023), and Holy Saturday (08.04.2023), which falls on the second Saturday after Devara Dasimayya Jayanthi.
This list does not include Swarna Gowri Vrata (18.09.2023) Monday, which is a General Holiday for Varasiddhi Vinavaka Vrata, or Souramana Ugadi (14.04.2023) Friday, which is a General Holiday due to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanthi. It also does not include Ananta Padmanabha Vrata (28.09.2023) Thursday, which is a General Holiday for Eid-Mil
A list of bank holidays that are observed throughout the year is also available for Karnataka. To offer banks and their staff a respite from their regular schedules, certain holidays are honored. In 2023, Karnataka will observe bank holidays for Good Friday (April 2), Eid-ul-Fitr (May 13), Ganesh Chaturthi (August 11), and Christmas (December 25th). All of the state’s banks follow these holidays, which are crucial to the banking system.
26.01.2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
18.02.2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
22.03.2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi Festival |
01.04.2023 | Saturday | Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts |
03.04.2023 | Monday | Mahaveera Jayanthi |
07.04.2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
14.04.2023 | Friday | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi |
01.05.2023 | Monday | May Day |
29.06.2023 | Thursday | Bakrid |
29.07.2023 | Saturday | Last Day of Moharam |
15.08.2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
18.09.2023 | Monday | Varasiddhi Vinavaka Vrata |
28.09.2023 | Thursday | Eid-Milad |
02.10.2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
23.10.2023 | Monday | Mahanawami |
23.10.2023 | Monday | Ayudhapooja |
24.10.2023 | Tuesday | Vijayadasami |
01.11.2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava |
14.11.2023 | Tuesday | Balipadyami, Deepavali |
30.11.2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
25.12.2023 | Monday | Christmas |
The following holidays are not included on this list: Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival (15.01.2023), Basava Jayanthi/Akshaya Tritiya (23.04.2023), Naraka Chaturdashi (12.11.2023) on Sundays, Mahalaya Amavasya (14.10.2023) on the second Saturday, Khutub-E-Ramzan (22.04.2023), and Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi (28.10.2023) on the 4th Saturday.
For the purpose of closing accounts held by commercial banks and cooperative banks, a holiday has been declared for April 1, 2023. Only in the Kodagu District, local holidays are to be commemorated in honor of Kail Muhuruth on Sunday, September 3, 2023; Tula Sankramana on Wednesday, October 18, 2023; and the Huttari Festival on Sunday, November 28, 2023. (Tuesday).