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List of Government Holidays in India in 2022
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
