List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2025: The government has released the list of holidays for central employees for 2025. This list includes two types of holidays – Gazetted (compulsory) and Restricted (optional). Gazetted holidays are telling about those 17 holidays which are considered mandatory in all government offices.
List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2025: The government has released the list of holidays for central employees for 2025. This list includes two types of holidays – gazetted (mandatory) and restricted (optional). Gazetted holidays refer to the 17 holidays which are considered mandatory in all government offices.
These holidays include major national days and religious festivals. The government has also given a list of 34 restricted holidays, which employees can choose as per their choice. Gazetted holidays are mandatorily implemented in every government office, while restricted holidays depend on the wish of the employee. This list is recognized in all government offices, so that employees can know about the holidays in advance and plan their work.
List of holidays for government employees in the year 2025
The government has released the list of holidays for central employees. The central government has released the list of public holidays (Gazetted Holidays) and restricted holidays (Restricted Holidays 2025) for the year 2025. According to this list, there are a total of 17 gazetted and 34 restricted holidays.
Gazetted holidays are compulsory holidays in the government calendar. Restricted Holidays are an option. Employees can choose them as per their wish. The holiday calendar issued by the government is implemented in all government offices.
Gazetted Holidays 2025
List of 17 major gazetted holidays which are mandatory for central government offices
Republic Day
Independence Day
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Buddha Purnima
Christmas
Dussehra (Vijayadashami)
Diwali (Deepawali)
Good Friday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Mahavir Jayanti
Muharram
Eid-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)
| Holiday (year 2025) | date | the day |
| Republic Day | 26 January | sunday |
| maha shivaratri | 26 February | Wednesday |
| Holi | 14 March | Friday |
| id-ul-fitr | 31 March | monday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 10th April | Thursday |
| good friday | 18th April | Friday |
| buddha purnima | 12th May | monday |
| Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | 7 June | Saturday |
| Muharram | 6 July | sunday |
| Independence Day | August 15 | Friday |
| Janmashtami | 16 August | Saturday |
| Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) | 5 September | Friday |
| Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | 2 October | Thursday |
| Dussehra | 2 October | Thursday |
| Diwali | 20 October | monday |
| guru nanak jayanti | 5 November | Wednesday |
| christmas day | 25th December | Thursday |
List of optional holidays
Apart from this, every employee gets 12 optional holidays out of which he is allowed to take 3 leaves. This is the list of optional holidays.
An extra day for Dussehra
Holi
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
ram navami
mahashivaratri
Ganesh Chaturthi
Makar Sankranti
Rath Yatra
onam
Pongal
Shri Panchami / Vasant Panchami
Vishu/Vaisakhi/Bhag Bihu/Ugadi/Chaitra Shukladi/Cheti Chand/Gudi Padwa/First Navratra/Karva Chauth etc.
Employees can choose these optional holidays according to their personal religious, cultural or family festivals. Thus, this list gives the Central Government employees the opportunity to take leave on their festivals and special occasions.
| Holiday (year 2025) | date | the day |
| new Year’s Day | 1 January | Wednesday |
| guru gobind singh birth anniversary | 6 January | monday |
| Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal | 14 January | Tuesday |
| Basant Panchami | 2 February | sunday |
| guru ravidas jayanti | 12 February | Wednesday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19 February | Wednesday |
| Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 23 February | sunday |
| bonfire | 13 March | Thursday |
| Dolyatra | 14 March | Friday |
| ram navami | 16th April | sunday |
| Janmashtami (Smart) | august | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi | 27 August | Wednesday |
| Onam or Thiruonam | 5 September | Friday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 29 September | monday |
| Dussehra (Mahastami) | 30 September | Tuesday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 1 October | Wednesday |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 7 October | Tuesday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 10 October | Friday |
| Naraka Chaturdashi | 20 October | monday |
| govardhan puja | 22 October | Wednesday |
| Bhai Dooj | 23 October | Thursday |
| Pratihara Shashthi or Sun Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | 28 October | Tuesday |
| Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur | 24 November | monday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | Wednesday |