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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.
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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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.
The mandatory Central government holidays are Republic Day (26th January), Independence Day (15th August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) in 2025.
Eid is one of the most important festivals that fall under this nation’s list of government holidays in 2025.
In total, there are approximately 31 restricted holidays across various states and regions in India for the year 2025.
Yes, many states have their own regional holidays that are included in the government holiday list.
Republic Day celebrated on 26th January, marks the adoption of the Constitution of India and is a day of national pride and celebrations.
Diwali will be celebrated on the 20th and 21st of October 2025 across various states in India.
Yes, public sector employees may receive additional holidays based on state-specific regulations and organizational policies.
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.
Yes, changes can occur based on national events or emergencies, leading to the declaration of additional holidays or rescheduling of existing ones.
If a government holiday falls on a weekend, it may not be compensated with an additional day off.