2025 Holiday Calendar Central Government India
F. No. 12/2/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section
2nd Floor, ‘B’ Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 9th July, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2025-reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/ New Delhi during the year 2025. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/ herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.
Gazetted Holidays in 2025
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2025 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.N. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26, 2025 | Sunday |
| 2. | Maha Shivaratri | February 26, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Holi | March 14, 2025 | Friday |
| 4. | Id-ul-Fitr | March 31, 2025 | Monday |
| 5. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 10, 2025 | Thursday |
| 6. | Good Friday | April 18, 2025 | Friday |
| 7. | Budha Purnima | May 12, 2025 | Monday |
| 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 07, 2025 | Saturday |
| 9. | Muharram | July 06, 2025 | Sunday |
| 10. | Independence Day | August 15, 2025 | Friday |
| 11. | Janmashtami | August 16, 2025 | Saturday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September 05, 2025 | Friday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2025 | Thursday |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 02, 2025 | Thursday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 20, 2025 | Monday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 05, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25, 2025 | Thursday |
Restricted Holidays in 2025
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2025 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S. N | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 1, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 6, 2025 | Monday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal/ Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 14, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 4. | Basant Panchami Sri Panchami | February 2, 2025 | Sunday |
| 5. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 12, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 6. | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Baraswati | February 23, 2025 | Sunday |
| 8. | Holika Dahan | March 13, 2025 | Thursday |
| 9. | Dolyatra | March 14, 2025 | Friday |
| 10. | Jamat-UI-Vida | March 28, 2025 | Friday |
| 11. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | March 30, 2025 | Sunday |
| 12. | Ram Navmi | April 6, 2025 | Sunday |
| 13. | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13, 2025 | Sunday |
| 14. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | April 14, 2025 | Monday |
| 15. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 16. | Easter Sunday | April 20, 2025 | Sunday |
| 17. | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 9, 2025 | Friday |
| 18. | Rath Yatra | June 27, 2025 | Friday |
| 19. | Raksha Bandhan | August 9, 2025 | Saturday |
| 20. | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 15, 2025 | Friday |
| 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 15, 2025 | Friday |
| 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 27, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 23. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 5, 2025 | Friday |
| 24. | Dussehra (Saptami) | September 29, 2025 | Monday |
| 25. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | September 30, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 26. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 1, 2025 | Wednes day |
| 27. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 7, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 28. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 10, 2025 | Friday |
| 29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 20, 2025 | Monday |
| 30. | Govardhan Puja | October 22, 2025 | Wednesday |
| 31. | Bhai Duj | October 23, 2025 | Thursday |
| 32. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | October 28, 2025 | Tuesday |
| 33. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2025 | Monday |
| 34. | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2025 | Wednesday |