As 2023 draws to a close, people are getting ready for 2024. One of the questions on everyone’s mind is how many holidays they will have in the new year. The answer is now available, as the central government has released the list of gazetted and restricted holidays for 2024. Gazetted holidays are compulsory for government employees, while restricted holidays are optional. According to the government’s list, there will be 17 gazetted and 31 restricted holidays in 2024. Restricted holidays may vary depending on the state and the institution, as they are not mandatory. Below are the lists of both types of holidays.

Mandatory Holidays in 2024

1. Republic Day- 26 January, Friday
2. Holi – 25 March, Holi
3. Good Friday – 29 March, Friday
4. Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan Eid) – 11 April, Thursday
5. Ram Navami – 17 April, Wednesday
6. Mahavir Jayanti – 21 April, Sunday
7. Buddha Purnima – 23 May, Thursday
8. Bakri Eid – 17 June, Monday
9. Ashura (Muharram) – 17 July, Wednesday
10. Independence Day – 15 August, Thursday
11. Janmashtami – 26 August, Monday
12. Eid-e-Milad- 16 September, Monday
13. Gandhi Jayanti – 2 October, Wednesday
14. Dussehra – 12 October, Saturday
15. Diwali – 31 October, Thursday
16. Guru Nanak Jayanti – 15 November, Friday
17. Christmas – 25 December, Wednesday

Optional Holidays in 2024

1. New Year – 1 January, Monday
2. Lohri – 13 January, Saturday
3. Makar Sankranti – 14 January, Sunday
4. Magh Bihu / Pongal- 15 January, Monday
5. Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti – 17 January, Wednesday
6. Hazrat Ali’s birthday – 25 January, Thursday
7. Vasant Panchami – 14 February, Wednesday
8. Shivaji Jayanti- 19 February, Monday
9. Guru Ravidas Jayanti- 24 February, Saturday
10. Swami Dayanand Saraswati – 6 March, Wednesday
11. Maha Shivaratri – 8 March, Friday
12. Holika Dahan- 24 March, Sunday
13. Dol Yatra – 25 March, Monday
14. Easter- 31 March, Sunday
15. Jamat-ul-Vida- 5th April, Friday
16. Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Chaitra Shukladi- 9 April, Tuesday
17. Baisakhi, Vishu- 13 April, Saturday
18. Tamil New Year’s Day, Vaishakhadi (Bengal) / Bohag Bihu (Assam) – 14 April, Sunday
19. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti – 8 May, Wednesday
20. Rath Yatra- 7th July, Sunday
21. Parsi New Year’s Day, Navroz- 15 August, Thursday
22. Raksha Bandhan- 19 August, Monday
23. Ganesh Chaturthi, Vinayak Chaturthi- 7 September, Saturday
24. Onam- 15 September, Sunday
25. Dussehra (Saptami)- 10 October, Thursday
26. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) – 11 October, Friday
27. Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti – 17 October, Thursday
28. Karva Chauth – 20 October, Sunday
29. Narak Chaturdashi- 31 October, Thursday
30. Govardhan Puja- 2 November, Saturday
31. Bhai Bij- 3 November, Sunday
32. Chhath Puja- 7 November, Thursday
33. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24 November, Sunday

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