Public holidays in India in 2025: A circular issued by the government has declared 17 gazetted holidays and 34 restricted holidays. The government has released the list of public holidays for the year 2025
List of Public Gazetted Holidays 2025 India: The Central Government has announced a list of gazetted and restricted holidays for 2025.
Gazetted holidays are mandated government vacations, whereas restricted holidays are discretionary and vary by institute and state.
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions published a circular declaring about 17 gazetted and 34 restricted holidays.
Gazetted holidays 2025
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | January 26 | Sunday |
| Maha Shivaratri | February 26 | Wednesday |
| Holi | March 14 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | March 31 | Monday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | April 10 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | April 18 | Friday |
| Budha Purnima | May 12 | Monday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 7 | Saturday |
| Muharram | July 6 | Sunday |
| Independence Day | August 15 | Friday |
| Janmashtami | August 16 | Saturday |
| Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | September 5 | Friday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 2 | Thursday |
| Dussehra | October 2 | Thursday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | October 20 | Monday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 5 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Thursday |
Restricted holidays 2025
In addition to the gazetted holidays, each employee is allowed to avail of any of the two restricted holidays in from the list of Restricted Holidays 2025.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Wednesday |
| Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 6 | Monday |
| Makar Sankranti /Magha Bihu /Pongal | January 14 | Tuesday |
| Basant Panchami | February 2 | Sunday |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 12 | Wednesday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 23 | Sunday |
| Holika Dahan | March 13 | Thursday |
| Dolyatra | March 14 | Friday |
| Ram Navami | April 16 | Sunday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | August | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 27 | Wednesday |
| Onam or Thiruonam | September 5 | Friday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | September 29 | Monday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | September 30 | Tuesday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 1 | Wednesday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 7 | Tuesday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 10 | Friday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | October 20 | Monday |
| Govardhan Puja | October 22 | Wednesday |
| Bhai Duj | October 23 | Thursday |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | October 28 | Tuesday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Monday |
| Christmas Eve | December 24 | Wednesday |
