Making the most of your vacation time and maintaining work-life balance in 2025 need careful preparation for the holidays. Knowing the central government's designated public holidays is one of the most important aspects of this planning. These holidays are important for the general organization of our personal and professional schedules in addition to providing an opportunity for relaxation and leisure. To help you keep prepared and make the most of the upcoming year, we will go over the entire list of Central Government holidays for 2025 in this post.
These are the compulsory Public holidays for all Central Government offices in India.
SI No | Occasion | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | Jan-26 | Sunday |
2 | Maha Shivaratri | Feb-26 | Wednesday |
3 | Holi | Mar-14 | Friday |
4 | Id-ul-Fitr | Mar-31 | Monday |
5 | Mahavir Jayanti | Apr-10 | Thursday |
6 | Good Friday | Apr-18 | Friday |
7 | Buddha Purnima | May-12 | Monday |
8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Jun-07 | Saturday |
9 | Muharram | Jul-06 | Sunday |
10 | Independence Day | Aug-15 | Friday |
11 | Janmashtami | Aug-16 | Saturday |
12 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad | Sep-05 | Friday |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi | Oct-02 | Thursday |
14 | Dussehra | Oct-02 | Thursday |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | Oct-20 | Monday |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | Nov-05 | Wednesday |
17 | Christmas Day | Dec-25 | Thursday |
Employees can choose to take leave on these holidays based on personal preference and regional significance, subject to office policies and managerial approval.
SI No | Occasion | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | Jan-01 | Wednesday |
2 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | Jan-06 | Monday |
3 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu/ Pongal / Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | Jan-14 | Tuesday |
4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | Feb-02 | Sunday |
5 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | Feb-12 | Wednesday |
6 | Shiva Ji Jayanti | Feb-19 | Wednesday |
7 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | Feb-23 | Sunday |
8 | Holika Dahan | Mar-13 | Thursday |
9 | Dolayatra | Mar-14 | Friday |
10 | Jumat-ul-Vida | Mar-28 | Friday |
11 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | Mar-30 | Sunday |
12 | Ram Navmi | Apr-06 | Sunday |
13 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | Apr-13 | Sunday |
14 | Puthandu (Tamil New Year’s Day) | Apr-14 | Monday |
15 | Vaishakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Apr-15 | Tuesday |
16 | Easter Sunday | Apr-20 | Sunday |
17 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May-09 | Friday |
18 | Rath Yatra | Jun-27 | Friday |
19 | Raksha Bandhan | Aug-09 | Saturday |
20 | Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | Aug-15 | Friday |
21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Aug-15 | Friday |
22 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | Aug-27 | Wednesday |
23 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Sep-05 | Friday |
24 | Dussehra (Saptami) | Sep-29 | Monday |
25 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Sep-30 | Tuesday |
26 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | Oct-01 | Wednesday |
27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | Oct-07 | Thursday |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth) | Oct-10 | Friday |
29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | Oct-20 | Monday |
30 | Govardhan Puja | Oct-22 | Wednesday |
31 | Bhai Duj | Oct-23 | Thursday |
32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Oct-28 | Tuesday |
33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | Nov-24 | Monday |
34 | Christmas Eve | Dec-24 | Wednesday |
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