List of Government Holidays in India in 2025

Holidays allow planning for a vacation, scheduling vital work, or any event without official leave. In India, the Union Government declares a set of government holidays for each year before it starts. These holidays include national and regional holidays.

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Government Holidays in India in 2025
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- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Frequently Asked Questions

What are the Government Holidays in India in 2025?

Below are month-wise tables comprising all government holidays in 2025, including national and state-specific holidays. The state or regional holidays may comprise foundation days, festivals, and important days regarding eminent personalities or historical events.

Government Holidays in January 2025

Here are the government holidays in January 2025.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st January	Wednesday	New Year's Day	Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana & Tamil Nadu
2nd January	Thursday	Mannam Jayanti	Kerala
2nd January	Thursday	New Year Holiday	Mizoram
6th January	Monday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab & Rajasthan
11th January	Saturday	Missionary Day	Mizoram
12th January	Sunday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti	West Bengal
12th January	Sunday	Gaan-Ngai	Manipur
14th January	Tuesday	Pongal	Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondicherry & Tamil Nadu
15th January	Wednesday	Magh Bihu	Assam
14th January	Tuesday	Makara Sankranti	Gujarat, Kerala, Sikkim & Telangana
14th January	Tuesday	Hazrat Ali Jayanti	Uttar Pradesh
15th January	Wednesday	Thiruvalluvar Day	Tamil Nadu
16th January	Thursday	Kanuma Panduga	Andhra Pradesh
16th January	Thursday	Uzhavar Thirunal	Pondicherry & Tamil Nadu
23rd January	Thursday	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
25th January	Saturday	State Day	Himachal Pradesh
26th January	Sunday	Republic Day	National
30th January	Thursday	Sonam Losar	Sikkim

Government Holidays in February 2025

Here are the government holidays in February 2025.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
2nd February	Sunday	Vasant Panchami	Haryana, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
12th February	Wednesday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab
15th February	Saturday	Lui-Ngai-Ni	Manipur
19th February	Wednesday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti	Maharashtra
20th February	Thursday	State Day	Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram
26th February	Wednesday	Maha Shivaratri	Most states across India
28th February	Friday	Losar	Sikkim

Government Holidays in March 2025

Here are the holidays in March 2025.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
5th March	Wednesday	Panchayati Raj Divas	Odisha
7th March	Friday	Chapchar Kut	Mizoram
14th March	Friday	Holi	National except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal
14th March	Friday	Doljatra	West Bengal
14th March	Friday	Yaosang	Manipur
23rd March	Sunday	S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana
26th March	Wednesday	Yaosang 2nd Day	Manipur
27th March	Thursday	Shab-i-Qadr	Jammu & Kashmir
30th March	Sunday	Jumat-ul-Wida	Jammu & Kashmir
30th March	Sunday	Ugadi	Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan & Telangana
30th March	Sunday	Eid-al-Fitr	National except Maharashtra & Mizoram
30th March	Sunday	Cheiraoba	Manipur
31st March	Monday	Gudi Padwa	Maharashtra & Madhya Pradesh

Government Holidays in April 2025

Given below is the list of government holidays in April 2025.

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st April	Tuesday	Odisha Day	Odisha
1st April	Tuesday	Sarhul	Jharkhand
5th April	Saturday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti	Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
6th April	Sunday	Ram Navami	Most states across India
9th April	Wednesday	Telugu New Year	Tamil Nadu
10th April	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti	Most states across India
13th April	Sunday	Vaisakh	Jammu & Kashmir & Pubjab
14th April	Monday	Bohag Bihu Holiday	Assam
14th April	Monday	Maha Vishuba Sankranti	Odisha
14th April	Monday	Dr Ambedkar Jayanti	Several states across India
14th April	Monday	Bohag Bihu	Arunachal Pradesh & Assam
14th April	Monday	Vishu	Kerala
14th April	Monday	Tamil New Year	Tamil Nadu
15th April	Tuesday	Bengali New Year	Tripura & West Bengal
15th April	Monday	Himachal Day	Himachal Pradesh
18th April	Friday	Good Friday	National except Haryana & Jammu & Kashmir
19th April	Saturday	Easter Saturday	Nagaland
20th April	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Kerala & Nagaland
21st April	Monday	Garia Puja	Tripura
29th April	Tuesday	Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti	Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab & Rajasthan
30th April	Wednesday	Basava Jayanti	Kerala

Government Holidays in May 2025

Find below the holidays in May 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st May	Thursday	May Day	Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura & West Bengal
1st May	Thursday	Maharashtra Day	Maharashtra
8th May	Thursday	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti	Tripura & West Bengal
9th May	Friday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti	Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
12th May	Monday	Buddha Purnima	Several states across India
16th May	Friday	State Day	Sikkim
26th May	Monday	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti	Tripura
30th May	Friday	Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab

Government Holidays in June 2025

Here are the holidays in June in 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
6th June	Friday	Bakrid / Eid al Adha	National except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Sikkim
7th June	Saturday	Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday	Jammu & Kashmir
11th June	Wednesday	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti	Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab
12th June	Thursday	Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday	Jammu & Kashmir
14th June	Saturday	Pahili Raja	Odisha
15th June	Sunday	YMA Day	Mizoram
15th June	Sunday	Raja Sankranti	Odisha
27th June	Friday	Ratha Yatra	Odisha
30th June	Monday	Remna Ni	Mizoram

Government Holidays in July 2025

Here are the government holidays in July 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
6th July	Sunday	MHIP Day	Mizoram
6th July	Sunday	Muharram	Several sates across India
13th July	Sunday	Martyrs' Day	Jammu & Kashmir
13th July	Sunday	Bhanu Jayanti	Sikkim
14th July	Monday	Behdeinkhlam Festival	Meghalaya
17th July	Thursday	U Tirot Sing Day	Meghalaya
21st July	Monday	Bonalu	Telangana
27th July	Sunday	Haryali Teej	Haryana
31st July	Thursday	Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day	Haryana

Government Holidays in August 2025

Given below are the government holidays in August 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
8th August	Friday	Tendong Lho Rum Faat	Sikkim
8th August	Friday	Jhulan Purnima	Odisha
9th August	Saturday	Raksha Bandhan	Many states across India
13th August	Wednesday	Patriots Day	Manipur
15th August	Friday	Independence Day	National
15th August	Friday	Parsi New Year	Daman & Diu, Gujarat & Madhya Pradesh
16th August	Saturday	De Jure Transfer Day	Pondicherry
16th August	Saturday	Janmashtami	Many states across India
25th August	Monday	Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev	Assam
26th August	Tuesday	Hartalika Teej	Chandigarh & Sikkim
26th August	Tuesday	First Onam	Kerala
27th August	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi	Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu
28th August	Thursday	Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday	Goa
28th August	Thursday	Nuakhai	Odisha

Government Holidays in September 2025

Given below are the government holidays in September 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
2nd September	Tuesday	Teja Dashmi	Rajasthan
2nd September	Tuesday	Ramdev Jayanti	Rajasthan
5th September	Friday	Thiruvonam	Kerala
5th September	Friday	Eid e Milad	Many states in India
6th September	Saturday	Indra Jatra	Sikkim
7th September	Sunday	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti	Kerala
12th September	Friday	Friday following Eid e Milad	Jammu & Kashmir
21st September	Sunday	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	Kerala
21st September	Sunday	Mahalaya	Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
21st September	Sunday	First Day of BaThukamma	Telangana
22nd September	Monday	Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti	Haryana
22nd September	Monday	Ghatasthapana	Rajasthan
23rd September	Tuesday	Heroes' Martyrdom Day	Haryana
29th September	Monday	Maha Saptami	Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura & West Bengal
30th September	Tuesday	Maha Ashtami	Many states in India

Government Holidays in October 2025

Check out the government holidays in October 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st October	Wednesday	Maha Navami	Many states in India
2nd October	Thursday	Gandhi Jayanti	National
2nd October	Thursday	Vijaya Dashami	Maharashtra & Mizoram
2nd October	Thursday	Janmostav of Srimanta Shankardev	Assam
6th October	Monday	Lakshmi Puja	Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal
7th October	Tuesday	Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti	Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab
18th October	Saturday	Kati Bihu	Assam
20th October	Friday	Diwali	Mizoram
21st October	Tuesday	Deepavali	Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Telangana
21st October	Tuesday	Diwali	Most states in India
23rd October	Thursday	Bhai Dooj	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh
28th October	Tuesday	Chhath Puja	Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
31st October	Friday	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti	Gujarat

Government Holidays in November 2025

Here are all the government holidays to be observed in November 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st November	Saturday	Haryana Day	Haryana
1st November	Saturday	Kannada Rajyotsava	Karnataka
1st November	Saturday	Kut	Manipur
1st November	Saturday	Puducherry Liberation Day	Pondicherry
2nd November	Sunday	Vikram Samvat New Year	Gujarat
5th November	Wednesday	Guru Nanak Jayanti	Many states in India
5th November	Wednesday	Karthika Purnima	Odisha & Telangana
8th November	Saturday	Kanakadasa Jayanti	Karnataka
11th November	Tuesday	Lhabab Duchen	Sikkim
23rd November	Sunday	Seng Kut Snem	Meghalaya
24th November	Monday	Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day	Punjab

Government Holidays in December 2025

Given below are the government holidays to be observed in December 2025:

Date	Day	Holiday	States
1st December	Monday	Indigenous Faith Day	Arunachal Pradesh
3rd December	Wednesday	Feast of St Francis Xavier	Goa
5th December	Wednesday	Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti	Jharkhand
12th December	Friday	Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma	Meghalaya
18th December	Thursday	Guru Ghasidas Jayanti	Chhattisgarh
18th December	Thursday	Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham	Meghalaya
19th December	Friday	Liberation Day	Daman & Diu & Goa
24th December	Wednesday	Christmas Holiday	Meghalaya & Mizoram
25th December	Thursday	Christmas Day	National
26th December	Friday	Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti	Haryana
26th December	Friday	Christmas Holiday	Meghalaya, Mizoram & Telangana
30th December	Tuesday	U Kiang Nangbah	Meghalaya
30th December	Tuesday	Tamu Losar	Sikkim
31st December	Wednesday	New Year's Eve	Manipur & Mizoram

* Some states are celebrating Eid-al-Fitr on 30th March, while others on 31st March.

**Please note that the days and dates may vary.

These tables show all the government holidays in 2025, where some are national, but most are state holidays. However, the public offices inside and outside of Delhi do not enjoy all of these holidays.

FAQs about Government Holidays in India in 2025

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What are the mandatory government holidays in 2025?

The mandatory Central government holidays are Republic Day (26th January), Independence Day (15th August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) in 2025.

Is Eid one of the government holidays in 2025 in India?

Eid is one of the most important festivals that fall under this nation’s list of government holidays in 2025.

How many total government holidays are there in India for 2025?

In total, there are approximately 31 restricted holidays across various states and regions in India for the year 2025.

Are there any regional holidays included in the government holiday list for 2025?

Yes, many states have their own regional holidays that are included in the government holiday list.

What is the significance of Republic Day as a government holiday?

Republic Day celebrated on 26th January, marks the adoption of the Constitution of India and is a day of national pride and celebrations.

When is Diwali celebrated as a government holiday in 2025?

Diwali will be celebrated on the 20th and 21st of October 2025 across various states in India.

Do public sector employees get additional holidays besides the mandatory ones?

Yes, public sector employees may receive additional holidays based on state-specific regulations and organizational policies.

How can I find the complete list of government holidays for my state in 2025?

The complete list of government holidays for each state can usually be found on the official state government websites or through notifications from local administrative offices.

Are there any changes to the holiday calendar due to national events or emergencies?

Yes, changes can occur based on national events or emergencies, leading to the declaration of additional holidays or rescheduling of existing ones.

What happens if a government holiday falls on a weekend?

If a government holiday falls on a weekend, it may not be compensated with an additional day off.