List of Government Holidays in India in 2022

list of government holidays 2022 — (Source: sarkarilist.in)

Holidays give the opportunity to plan for a vacation, schedule 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.

National Holidays are to celebrate sovereignty across the nation and apply to all states and sectors. On the other hand, regional holidays comprise important festivals and cultural days, applicable to the concerned state. Here is a complete list of government holidays in 2022.

What Are the Government Holidays in India in 2022?

Below are month-wise tables that consist of all government holidays in 2022, 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 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st January	Saturday	New Year's Day (across the country)
2nd January	Sunday	New Year Holiday (Mizoram)
9th January	Sunday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Chandigarh and Haryana)
11th January	Tuesday	Missionary Day (Mizoram)
12th January	Wednesday	Swami Vivekananda Jayanti (West Bengal)
14th January	Friday	Makar Sankranti (in most of the states) Magh Bihu (Assam)
15th January	Saturday	Thiruvalluvar Day or Pongal (Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry)
16th January	Sunday	Kanuma Panduga (Andhra Pradesh) Uzhavar Thirunal (Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu)
23rd January	Sunday	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti (West Bengal, Odisha and Tripura)
25th January	Tuesday	State Day (Himachal Pradesh)
26th January	Wednesday	Republic Day (National holiday)
31st January	Monday	Me-Dum-Me-Phi (Assam)

Government Holidays in February 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
2nd February	Wednesday	Sonam Losar (Sikkim)
5th February	Saturday	Vasant Panchami (Haryana, Punjab, West Bengal, Tripura and Odisha)
15th February	Tuesday	Lui-Ngai-Ni (Manipur) Hazrat Ali Jayanti (Uttar Pradesh)
16th February	Wednesday	Guru Ravidas Jayanti (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh)
19th February	Saturday	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti (Maharashtra)
20th February	Sunday	State Day (Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram)

Government Holidays in March 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st March	Tuesday	Maha Shivaratri (in maximum states)
3rd March	Thursday	Losar (Sikkim)
5th March	Saturday	Panchayati raj Divas (Odisha)
18th March	Friday	Holi (in most of the states) Doljatra (West Bengal)
22nd March	Tuesday	Bihar Day (Bihar)
23rd March	Wednesday	S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day (Haryana)

Government Holidays in April 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st April	Friday	Odisha Day (Odisha)
2nd April	Saturday	Telugu New Year (Telangana) Gudi Padwa (Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, and Darda and Nagar Haveli)
4th April	Monday	Sarhul (Jharkhand)
5th April	Tuesday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh)
10th April	Sunday	Ram Navami (in many states)
13th April	Wednesday	Ugadi (in a few states) Bohag Bihu (Assam)
14th April	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanti (in maximum states), Bohag Bihu (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh), Vaisakh (Punjab and Jharkhand), Dr Ambedkar Jayanti (in most of the states), Maha Vishuba Sankranti (Odisha), Cheiraoba (Manipur), Tamil New Year (Tamil Nadu)
15th April	Friday	Good Friday (in maximum states) Bengali New Year (West Bengal and Tripura) Vishu (Kerala) Himachal Day (Himachal Pradesh)
16th April	Saturday	Easter Saturday (Nagaland)
17th April	Sunday	Easter Sunday (Nagaland and Kerala)
21st April	Thursday	Garia Puja (Tripura)
29th April	Friday	Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Wida (Jammu and Kashmir)

Government Holidays in May 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st May	Sunday	May Day (in most of the states), Maharashtra Day (Maharashtra)
2nd May	Monday	Eid Ul Fitr (Kerala), Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti (Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh)
3rd May	Tuesday	Basava Jayanti (Karnataka) Eid Ul Fitr (National holiday)
4th May	Wednesday	Eid Ul Fitr Holiday (Telangana)
9th May	Monday	Guru Rabindranath Jayanti (West Bengal and Tripura)
16th May	Monday	Buddha Purnima (in most of the states) State Day (Sikkim)
24th May	Tuesday	Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti (Tripura)

Government Holidays in June 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
2nd June	Thursday	Maharana Pratap Jayanti (Rajasthan, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh)
3rd June	Friday	Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day (Punjab)
14th June	Tuesday	Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh) Pahili Raja (Odisha)
15th June	Wednesday	YMA Day (Mizoram) Raja Sankranti (Odisha)
22nd June	Wednesday	Kharchi Puja (Tripura)
30th June	Thursday	Remna Ni (Mizoram)

Government Holidays in July 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st July	Friday	Ratha Yathra (Odisha)
5th July	Tuesday	Birthday of Guru Hargobind Ji (Jammu and Kashmir)
6th July	Wednesday	MHIP Day (Mizoram)
9th July	Saturday	Bakrid or Eid al Adha (Kerala)
10th July	Sunday	Eid al Adha or Bakrid (in most of the states)
11th July	Monday	Bakrid or Eid al Adha Holiday (Jammu and Kashmir)
13th July	Wednesday	Martyrs' Day (Jammu and Kashmir)
17th July	Sunday	U Tirot Sing Day (Meghalaya)
24th July	Sunday	Bonalu (Telangana)
31st July	Sunday	Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day and Hariyali Teej (Haryana)Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day and Hariyali Teej (Haryana)

Government Holidays in August 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
8th August	Monday	Tendong Lho Rum Faat (Sikkim)
9th August	Tuesday	Muharram (in most of the states)
12th August	Friday	Raksha Bandhan (in many states) Jhulan Purnima (Odisha)
13th August	Saturday	Patriots Day (Manipur)
15th August	Monday	Independence Day (National holiday)
16th August	Tuesday	Parsi New Year (Maharashtra, Daman and Diu, and Darda and Nagar Haveli) De Jure Transfer Day (Pondicherry)
19th August	Friday	Janmashtami (in most of the states)
28th August	Sunday	Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Punjab)
29th August	Monday	Hartalika Teej (Sikkim and Chhattisgarh)
31st August	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi (in most states)

Government Holidays in September 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st September	Thursday	Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday (Goa) Nuakhai (Odisha)
6th September	Tuesday	Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi (Rajasthan)
7th September	Wednesday	First Onam (Kerala)
8th September	Thursday	Thiruvonam (Kerala)
9th September	Friday	Indra Jatra (Sikkim)
10th September	Saturday	Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti (Kerala)
21st September	Wednesday	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi (Kerala)
23rd September	Friday	Heroes' Martyrdom Day (Haryana)
25th September	Sunday	First Day of Bathukamma (Telangana) Mahalaya Amavasya (in few states)
26th September	Monday	Ghatasthapana (Rajasthan) Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (Haryana)
28th September	Wednesday	S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti (Punjab)

Government Holidays in October 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
2nd October	Sunday	Gandhi Jayanti (National holiday) Maha Saptami (in some states)
3rd October	Monday	Maha Ashtami (in maximum states)
4th October	Tuesday	Maha Navami, Navaratri (in many states)
5th October	Wednesday	Vijaya Dashami, Dussehra (in most of the states)
8th October	Saturday	Eid-e-Milad (Kerala)
9th October	Sunday	Lakshmi Puja (West Bengal, Odisha and Tripura) Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (in a few states) Eid e Milad (in some of the states)
24th October	Monday	Diwali (in some states)
25th October	Tuesday	Diwali (in most states) Vikram Samvat New Year (Gujarat)
26th October	Wednesday	Deepavali Holiday (in some states)
27th October	Thursday	Bhai Dooj (in many states)
30th October	Sunday	Chhath Puja (Bihar, Jharkhand and Chandigarh)
31st October	Monday	Chhath Puja Holiday (Bihar)

Government Holidays in November 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st November	Tuesday	Puducherry Liberation Day (Pondicherry) Haryana Day (Haryana) Kut (Manipur) Kannada Rajyotsava (Karnataka)
8th November	Tuesday	Guru Nanak Jayanti (in most states) Karthika Purnima (in some of the states)
11th November	Friday	Kanakadasa Jayanti (Karnataka)
15th November	Tuesday	Lhabab Duchen (Sikkim)
22nd November	Tuesday	Kanakadasa Jayanti (Karnataka)
23rd November	Wednesday	Seng Kut Snem (Meghalaya)
28th November	Monday	Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day (Punjab)

Government Holidays in December 2022

Date	Day	Government Holidays
1st December	Thursday	Indigenous Faith Day (Arunachal Pradesh)
3rd December	Saturday	Feast of St Francis Xavier (Goa)
5th December	Monday	Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti (Jammu and Kashmir
12th December	Monday	Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma (Meghalaya)
18th December	Sunday	Guru Ghasidas Jayanti (Chandigarh) Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham (Meghalaya)
19th December	Monday	Liberation Day (Goa and Daman and Diu)
24th December	Saturday	Christmas Eve (Mizoram and Meghalaya)
25th December	Sunday	Christmas Day (in maximum states)
26th December	Monday	Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti (Haryana)
29th December	Thursday	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Haryana and Chandigarh)
30th December	Friday	U Kiang Nangbah (Meghalaya) Tamu Losar (Sikkim)
31st December	Saturday	New Year's Eve (Manipur)

These tables show all the government holidays in 2022, where some were national, but most were state holidays. However, the Public offices inside and outside of Delhi do not enjoy all of these holidays. 14 among those holidays apply for government offices outside of Delhi, along with three additional holidays. On the other hand, government offices in New Delhi will enjoy 17 central government holidays in 2022

Frequently asked questions

✓ What are the mandatory government holidays in 2022?

The mandatory Central government holidays are Republic Day (26th January), Independence Day (15th August) and Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) in 2022.

✓ Is Eid one of the government holidays in 2022 in India?

Eid is one of the most important festivals that fall under this nation’s list of government holidays in 2022.