Since post offices are government-backed organizations that offer attractive interest rates on investments, many people prefer to use them for financial services. However, you must make sure that you avoid going to your local post office on holidays while applying for such financial services. To prevent any confusion, continue reading to find out India's post office holidays list for 2025.
Typically, post offices offer two different kinds of vacations. The first kind of holiday is a gazetted holiday, during which the post office is required to be closed. On the other hand, only local post offices are closed on some restricted holidays.
SI NO | Occasion | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | January 26 | Sunday |
2 | Maha Shivaratri | February 26 | Wednesday |
3 | Holi | March 14 | Friday |
4 | Id-ul-Fitr | March 31 | Monday |
5 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 10 | Thursday |
6 | Good Friday | April 18 | Friday |
7 | Buddha Purnima | May 12 | Monday |
8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 7 | Saturday |
9 | Muharram | July 6 | Sunday |
10 | Independence Day | August 15 | Friday |
11 | Janmashtami | August 16 | Saturday |
12 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad | September 5 | Friday |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 2 | Thursday |
14 | Dussehra | October 2 | Thursday |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 20 | Monday |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 5 | Wednesday |
17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Thursday |
SI NO | Occasion | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | January 1 | Wednesday |
2 | Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January 14 | Tuesday |
3 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | February 2 | Sunday |
4 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 12 | Wednesday |
5 | Shiva Ji Jayanti | February 19 | Wednesday |
6 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February 23 | Sunday |
7 | Holika Dahan | March 13 | Thursday |
8 | Dolayatra | March 14 | Friday |
9 | Jumat-ul-Vida | March 28 | Friday |
10 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi | March 30 | Sunday |
11 | Ram Navmi | April 6 | Sunday |
12 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13 | Sunday |
13 | Puthandu (Tamil New Year’s Day) | April 14 | Monday |
14 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 20 | Sunday |
15 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May 9 | Friday |
16 | Rath Yatra | June 27 | Friday |
17 | Raksha Bandhan | August 9 | Saturday |
18 | Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | August 15 | Friday |
19 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 15 | Friday |
20 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 27 | Wednesday |
21 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 5 | Friday |
22 | Dussehra (Saptami) | September 29 | Monday |
23 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | September 30 | Tuesday |
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