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Central Government Holidays List 2025: Check Complete Compulsory and Optional Holidays

The government has released the list of holidays for central government employees in 2025. Additionally, each employee may choose any two holidays from the restricted holiday list.
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As 2025 is nearing, here is the list of holidays announced by the central government. The government administrative offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi are mandated to observe the following holidays, along with three optional holidays selected from a list of 12 optional holidays.

Compulsory Holidays 2025 for Central Government Offices Outside Delhi/New Delhi:

S. No Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1 Republic Day January 26 Magha 06 Sunday
2 Independence Day August 15 Sravana 24 Friday
3 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday October 02 Asvina 10 Thursday
4 Buddha Purnima May 12 Vaisakha 22 Monday
5 Christmas Day December 25 Pausha 04 Thursday
6 Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) October 02 Asvina 10 Thursday
7 Diwali (Deepavali) October 20 Asvina 28 Monday
8 Good Friday April 18 Chaitra 28 Friday
9 Guru Nanak's Birthday November 05 Kartika 14 Wednesday
10 Id-ul-Fitr March 31 Chaitra 10 Monday
11 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 07 Jyaishtha 17 Saturday
12 Mahavir Jayanti April 10 Chaitra 20 Thursday
13 Muharram July 06 Ashadha 15 Sunday
14 Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Id-e-Milad) September 05 Bhadra 14 Friday

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List of 12 Optional Holidays in 2025:

S. No Holiday
1 Additional day for Dussehra
2 Holi
3 Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
4 Ram Navami
5 Maha Shivratri
6 Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi
7 Makar Sankranti
8 Rath Yatra
9 Onam
10 Pongal
11 Sri Panchami/Basant Panchami
12 Vishu/Vaisakhi/Bahag Bihu/Mashadi Ugadi/Chaitra Sukladi/Cheti Chand/Gudi Padava/1st Navratra/Naoraz/Chhath Puja/Karva Chauth

2025 Holidays List for Central Government Offices in Delhi/New Delhi:

 

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S. No Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1 Republic Day January 26 Magha 06 Sunday
2 Maha Shivaratri February 26 Phalguna 07 Wednesday
3 Holi March 14 Phalguna 23 Friday
4 Id-ul-Fitr March 31 Chaitra 10 Monday
5 Mahavir Jayanti April 10 Chaitra 20 Thursday
6 Good Friday April 18 Chaitra 28 Friday
7 Buddha Purnima May 12 Vaisakha 22 Monday
8 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 07 Jyaishtha 17 Saturday
9 Muharram July 06 Ashadha 15 Sunday
10 Independence Day August 15 Sravana 24 Friday
11 Janmashtami August 16 Sravana 25 Saturday
12 Milad-un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet) September 05 Bhadra 14 Friday
13 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 02 Asvina 10 Thursday
14 Dussehra October 02 Asvina 10 Thursday
15 Diwali (Deepavali) October 20 Asvina 28 Monday
16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 05 Kartika 14 Wednesday
17 Christmas Day December 25 Pausha 04 Thursday

Restricted Holidays for Central Government Offices in Delhi/New Delhi:

S. No Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1 New Year's Day January 01 Pausha 11 Wednesday
2 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday January 06 Pausha 16 Monday
3 Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/Pongal/Hazarat Ali’s Birthday January 14 Pausha 24 Tuesday
4 Sri Basant Panchami February 02 Magha 13 Sunday
5 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday February 12 Magha 23 Wednesday
6 Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Magha 30 Wednesday
7 Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati February 23 Phalguna 04 Sunday
8 Holika Dahan March 13 Phalguna 22 Thursday
9 Dolyatra March 14 Phalguna 23 Friday
10 Jamat-Ul-Vida March 28 Chaitra 07 Friday
11 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand March 30 Chaitra 09 Sunday
12 Ram Navami April 06 Chaitra 16 Sunday
13 Vaisakhi/Vishu April 13 Chaitra 23 Sunday
14 Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) April 14 Chaitra 24 Monday
15 Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 15 Chaitra 25 Tuesday
16 Easter Sunday April 20 Chaitra 30 Sunday
17 Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday May 09 Vaisakha 19 Friday
18 Rath Yatra June 27 Ashadha 06 Friday
19 Raksha Bandhan August 09 Sravana 18 Saturday
20 Parsi New Year’s Day/Nauraj August 15 Sravana 24 Friday
Published date : 15 Nov 2024 10:36AM

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