List of Government Holidays in India in 2024
Government Holidays in India in 2024
Government Holidays 2024 – India has an extensive list of Government Holidays, Regional Holidays and Publics Holidays. These holidays range from religious festivals to birthdays of individuals with historical significance as well as the foundation days of the different states. Here is a list of the major Government Holidays in India in 2024.
Month Wise Public Holidays in 2024
National Holidays in India 2024
India has three national holidays. The country celebrates Republic Day on 26 January , Independence Day on 15 August and Gandhi Jayanti on 02 October every year.
Public and Government Holidays in 2024
Public and Government Holidays in 2024 – India has an extensive list of Public and Government holidays. These holidays range from religious festivals to birthdays of individuals with historical significance as well as the foundation days of the different states. Here is a list of the major Public and Government Holidays 2024.
This page contains a national calendar of all 2024 public holidays for India. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | |||
| 1 January 2024 | Monday | New Year’s Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
| 2 January 2024 | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
| 11 January 2024 | Thursday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 12 January 2024 | Friday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Makara Sankranti | Gujarat, Karnataka, Sikkim & Telangana |
| 15 January 2024 | Monday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry & Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January 2024 | Tuesday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 16 January 2024 | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 17 January 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab & Rajasthan |
| 17 January 2024 | Wednesday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Puducherry & Tamil Nadu |
| 23 January 2024 | Tuesday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, TR & West Bengal |
| 25 January 2024 | Thursday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 25 January 2024 | Thursday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 26 January 2024 | Friday | Republic Day | National |
| 31 January 2024 | Wednesday | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam |
| February 2024 | |||
| 10 February 2024 | Saturday | Losar | Sikkim |
| 10 February 2024 | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 14 February 2024 | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, TR & West Bengal |
| 15 February 2024 | Thursday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| 19 February 2024 | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February 2024 | Tuesday | State Day | AR & Mizoram |
| 24 February 2024 | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, MP & Punjab |
| March 2024 | |||
| 5 March 2024 | Tuesday | Panchayatiraj Divas | OR |
| 8 March 2024 | Friday | Maha Shivaratri | National except AN, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, BR, DL, GA, LD, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal |
| 22 March 2024 | Friday | Bihar Day | BR |
| 23 March 2024 | Saturday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Holi | National except Karnataka, Kerala, LD, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal |
| 25 March 2024 | Monday | Doljatra | West Bengal |
| 29 March 2024 | Friday | Good Friday | National except HR & Jammu and Kashmir |
| 30 March 2024 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 31 March 2024 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala & Nagaland |
| April 2024 | |||
| 1 April 2024 | Monday | Odisha Day | OR |
| 5 April 2024 | Friday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | AP & Telangana |
| 5 April 2024 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 7 April 2024 | Sunday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | DD, DN, Maharashtra & MP |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 April 2024 | Tuesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, GA, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan & Telangana |
| 10 April 2024 | Wednesday | Idul Fitr | National |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
| 11 April 2024 | Thursday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | OR |
| 13 April 2024 | Saturday | Vaisakh | Jammu and Kashmir & Punjab |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Bengali New Year | TR & West Bengal |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Bohag Bihu | AR & AS |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except AN, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, DN, DD, DL, LD, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland & TR |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 April 2024 | Sunday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 15 April 2024 | Monday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 17 April 2024 | Wednesday | Ram Navami | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, GA, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, LD, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, TR & West Bengal |
| 21 April 2024 | Sunday | Garia Puja | TR |
| 21 April 2024 | Sunday | Mahavir Jayanti | CG, Chandigarh, DD, DL, DN, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, LD, Maharashtra, MP, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh |
| May 2024 | |||
| 1 May 2024 | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 1 May 2024 | Wednesday | May Day | Assam, BR, GA, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, TR & West Bengal |
| 8 May 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | TR & West Bengal |
| 10 May 2024 | Friday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 10 May 2024 | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, MP, Punjab & Rajasthan |
| 16 May 2024 | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 23 May 2024 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | AN, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, CG, Chandigarh, DL, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, MP, Mizoram, Odisha, TR, UK, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
| 24 May 2024 | Friday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | TR |
| June 2024 | |||
| 9 June 2024 | Sunday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, HR & Rajasthan |
| 10 June 2024 | Monday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 14 June 2024 | Friday | Pahili Raja | OR |
| 15 June 2024 | Saturday | Raja Sankranti | OR |
| 15 June 2024 | Saturday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
| 17 June 2024 | Monday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, DN, DD & Sikkim |
| 18 June 2024 | Tuesday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 22 June 2024 | Saturday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | CG, Himachal Pradesh, HR & Punjab |
| 30 June 2024 | Sunday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
| July 2024 | |||
| 5 July 2024 | Friday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 July 2024 | Saturday | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
| 7 July 2024 | Sunday | Ratha Yathra | OR |
| 8 July 2024 | Monday | Behdeinkhlam Festival | Meghalaya |
| 13 July 2024 | Saturday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
| 13 July 2024 | Saturday | Martyrs’ Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | Muharram | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, DN, DD, GA, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, UK & West Bengal |
| 17 July 2024 | Wednesday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
| 31 July 2024 | Wednesday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 31 July 2024 | Wednesday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| August 2024 | |||
| 7 August 2024 | Wednesday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
| 8 August 2024 | Thursday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 13 August 2024 | Tuesday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August 2024 | Thursday | Parsi New Year | DD, DN, Gujarat & Maharashtra |
| 16 August 2024 | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry |
| 19 August 2024 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | CG, DD, Gujarat, Haryana, MP, Rajasthan, UK & Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 August 2024 | Monday | Jhulan Purnima | OR |
| 26 August 2024 | Monday | Janmashtami | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, GA, Karnataka, Kerala, LD, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Puducherry & West Bengal |
| September 2024 | |||
| 5 September 2024 | Thursday | Hartalika Teej | CG & Sikkim |
| 7 September 2024 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, DD, DN, GA, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
| 8 September 2024 | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | GA |
| 8 September 2024 | Sunday | Nuakhai | OR |
| 13 September 2024 | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 13 September 2024 | Friday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
| 14 September 2024 | Saturday | First Onam | Kerala |
| 15 September 2024 | Sunday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 16 September 2024 | Monday | Eid e Milad | National except AN, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, BR, GA, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim & West Bengal |
| 17 September 2024 | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 18 September 2024 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 20 September 2024 | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 21 September 2024 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
| 23 September 2024 | Monday | Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| October 2024 | |||
| 2 October 2024 | Wednesday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, Odisha, TR & West Bengal |
| 2 October 2024 | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
| 3 October 2024 | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
| 10 October 2024 | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, TR & West Bengal |
| 11 October 2024 | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, TR & West Bengal |
| 12 October 2024 | Saturday | Maha Navami | Assam, BR, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, TR, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
| 13 October 2024 | Sunday | Vijaya Dashami | National except Chandigarh, DN, Manipur & Puducherry |
| 17 October 2024 | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, TR & West Bengal |
| 17 October 2024 | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, MP & Punjab |
| 31 October 2024 | Thursday | Deepavali | Andhra Pradesh, GA, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
| 31 October 2024 | Thursday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
| November 2024 | |||
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Diwali | National except Andhra Pradesh, GA, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Kut | Manipur |
| 1 November 2024 | Friday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
| 2 November 2024 | Saturday | Deepavali Holiday | DD, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, UK & Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 November 2024 | Saturday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
| 3 November 2024 | Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, UK & Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 November 2024 | Thursday | Chhath Puja | Assam, BR, CG & Jharkhand |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except Andhra Pradesh, BR, DN, DD, GA, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & TR |
| 15 November 2024 | Friday | Karthika Purnima | OR & Telangana |
| 18 November 2024 | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 22 November 2024 | Friday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
| 23 November 2024 | Saturday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
| December 2024 | |||
| 1 December 2024 | Sunday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 3 December 2024 | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | GA |
| 5 December 2024 | Thursday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 December 2024 | Friday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 12 December 2024 | Thursday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
| 18 December 2024 | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
| 18 December 2024 | Wednesday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | CG |
| 19 December 2024 | Thursday | Liberation Day | DD & GA |
| 24 December 2024 | Tuesday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya & Mizoram |
| 25 December 2024 | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 December 2024 | Thursday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya & Telangana |
| 26 December 2024 | Thursday | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
| 30 December 2024 | Monday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
| 30 December 2024 | Monday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
| 31 December 2024 | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur & Mizoram |
| The dates in this table are from multiple sources. Please choose your state below to view original source. | |||
| Visit india.gov.in for the original release. | |||
Note: Please verify the holiday dates with the government gazette.
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