Holidays 2026 in India Gazetted, restricted and bank holidays, each from its own official list

1. Gazetted holidays 2026 · राजपत्रित अवकाश

Central Government offices in Delhi and New Delhi (Annexure I). Source: DoPT O.M. No. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 03/07/2025.

• * The date may change with the sighting of the moon (para 5.1, 5.2, 5.3).
• No substitute holiday is given when a festival holiday falls on a weekly off or another non-working day, or when two festivals fall on the same day. (para 3.2)
• Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026 (Kartika 17). Where a state declares Naraka Chaturdasi alone as the compulsory Diwali holiday for its own offices, Central Government offices in that state may observe Naraka Chaturdasi instead of Diwali. (para 6)
• Industrial, commercial and trading Central Government establishments observe up to 16 holidays, including the three national holidays: Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday. (para 7)

2. Restricted holidays 2026 · प्रतिबंधित अवकाश

Each employee may also take any two holidays of their choice from the list of restricted holidays (Annexure II). Annexure II, DoPT O.M. No. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 03/07/2025.

3. Bank holidays 2026 by city · बैंक अवकाश

Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act for banks in New Delhi (Delhi). Source: RBI, checked 08/11/2026. Banks also close every Sunday and on the 2nd and 4th Saturday.

Month by month, with the cities where banks close on each date

4. Central Government offices in the state capitals

Central Government offices outside Delhi observe the 14 compulsory holidays plus 3 chosen from the 12 optional ones by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the state capital. The list then applies to all Central Government offices in that state and cannot be changed.

The 14 compulsory holidays

Republic Day · Independence Day · Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday · Buddha Purnima · Christmas Day · Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) · Diwali (Deepavali) · Good Friday · Guru Nanak's Birthday · Idu'l Fitr · Idu'l Zuha · Mahavir Jayanti · Muharram · Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Id-e-milad)

The 12 optional holidays (3 chosen in each state capital)

The 9 optional occasions not chosen by a state are added to that state's list of restricted holidays. Bank holidays follow the instructions of the Department of Financial Services, not this list.