Holidays 2025: The government has unveiled the full list of holidays for 2025. The year includes 17 mandatory and 34 optional holidays.
Holidays 2025 Overview: With just two days remaining before the new year, preparations for 2025 are already underway. The Government of India has published the comprehensive list of holidays. This year, the majority of the holidays coincide with weekdays, and popular festivals such as Makar Sankranti, Eid, and Diwali do not fall on Sundays. Here’s a detailed look at the holiday schedule to assist you in planning your time off. The government has categorized the holidays into two groups: gazetted holidays and optional holidays. Gazetted holidays are mandated by the government for observance by all government entities, educational institutions, and businesses. There are 17 gazetted holidays designated for 2025.
View the list of gazetted holidays
- Republic Day – 26 January (Sunday)
- Holi – 14 March (Friday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr – 31 March (Monday)
- Mahavir Jayanti – 10 April (Thursday)
- Good Friday – 18 April (Friday)
- Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 7 June (Saturday)
- Buddha Purnima – 12 May (Monday)
- Muharram – 6 July (Sunday)
- Independence Day – 15 August (Friday)
- Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) – 5 September (Friday)
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti – 2 October (Thursday)
- Dussehra – 2 October (Thursday)
- Diwali – 20 October (Monday)
- Guru Nanak Jayanti – 5 November (Wednesday)
- Christmas – 25 December (Thursday)
Optional Holidays
Optional holidays are not compulsory, allowing employees to select days off based on their personal, religious, or cultural preferences. This year, there are 34 optional holidays available.
List of optional or restricted holidays for 2025
- New Year – January 1 (Wednesday)
- Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti – January 6 (Monday)
- Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal – January 14 (Tuesday)
- Basant Panchami – February 2 (Sunday)
- Guru Ravidas Jayanti – February 12 (Wednesday)
- Shivaji Jayanti – February 19 (Wednesday)
- Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti – February 23 (Sunday)
- Holika Dahan – March 13 (Thursday)
- Dol Yatra – March 14 (Friday)
- Ram Navami – April 16 (Sunday)
- Janmashtami (Smart) – August 16 (Friday)
- Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi – August 27 (Wednesday)
- Onam or Thiruonam – September 5 (Friday)
- Dussehra (Saptami) – September 29 (Monday)
- Dussehra (Mahastami) – 30 September (Tuesday)
- Dussehra (Mahanavami) – 1 October (Wednesday)
- Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti – 7 October (Tuesday)
- Kark Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) – 10 October (Friday)
- Narak Chaturdashi – 20 October (Monday)
- Govardhan Puja – 22 October (Wednesday)
- Bhai Dooj – 23 October (Thursday)
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) – 28 October (Tuesday)
- Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur – 24 November (Monday)
- Christmas Eve – 24 December (Wednesday)
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