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India Holiday List 2025: Central Government and Restricted Holidays for Your Business

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Published on: Feb 03, 2025
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Plan your company's holiday calendar for 2025 with this quick guide. Learn about restricted and public holidays in India to help your employees plan their leaves and vacations effectively.

Introduction 

As the new year approaches, HR professionals are set to create an official list of holidays for their companies. It's better to know about the restricted and public holidays as they are updated yearly. Holidays in general are quite important for both the business and the employees. Employees can smoothly plan their leaves for vacations, holidays etc. Here's a quick guide to help you make your holiday calendar for 2025.  


Central Government Holiday List 2025  

Sr No Event Date Day
1 Republic Day 26 January  Sunday
2 Maha Shivratri 26 February  Wed

3

Holi

 14 March Friday
4 Id-ul-Fitr 31 March Monday
5 Mahavir Jayanti 10 April Thursday
6 Good Friday 18 April Friday
7 Buddha Purnima  12 May Monday 
8 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 7 June Saturday
9 Muharram 6 July Sunday
10 Independence Day 15 August  Friday
11 Janmashtami  16 August Saturday
12 Id-e-Milad 5 September  Friday
13 Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti 2 October Thursday
14 Dusshera  2 October Thursday
15 Diwali 20 October Monday
16 Guru Nanak's Birthday 5 November Wednesday
17 Christmas Day 25 December Thursday

Restricted Central Government Holidays 2025  

Restricted holidays offer employees the flexibility to take time off on specific days that hold personal or cultural significance. Unlike mandatory public holidays, these optional holidays allow businesses to continue operations while granting employees the choice to observe festivals or events important to them. The list of restricted holidays is curated by the company’s HR department by the Shop and Establishment Act of the respective state, ensuring compliance with local labor laws.

This system is designed to embrace cultural and religious diversity, recognizing that in a country rich with traditions, not all celebrations warrant a nationwide holiday. Instead, individuals can choose leave days that align with their customs and beliefs, fostering an inclusive work environment while maintaining business continuity. Human resource professionals can refer to the following updated list of restricted holidays while preparing the company's holiday list. 

Sr No Event Date Day
1 New Year's Day 1 January Wednesday
2 Guru Govind Singh's Birthday 6 January Monday
3 Makar Sankranti / Pongal 14 January Tuesday
4 Basant Panchami 02 February  Sunday
5 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday 12 February  Wednesday

6

 Shivaji Jayanti 19 February  Wednesday
7 Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati 23 February  Sunday
8 Holika Dahan 13 March Thursday
9 Dolyatra 14 March Friday
10 Jumat-ul-Vida 28 March Friday
11 Gudi Padva/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand 30 March Sunday
12 Ram Navmi 06 April Sunday
13 Vaisakhi 13 April Sunday
14 Puthandu (Tamil's New Year's Day) 14 April Monday
15 Vaishakhadi / Bahag Bihu 15 April Tuesday 
16 Easter Sunday 20 April Sunday
17 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 09 May Friday
18 Rath Yatra  27 June Friday
19 Raksha Bandhan 09 August Saturday
20 Parsi New Year's Day 15 August Friday
21 Janmashtami  15 August Friday
22 Ganesh Chaturthi 27 August Wednesday
23 Onam 05 September Friday
24 Dussehra (Saptami) 29 September Monday
25 Dussehra (Mahashtami) 30 September Tuesday
26 Dussehra (Mahanavmi) 01 October Wednesday
27 Maharshi Valmiki's Birthday 07 October Thursday
28 Karwa Chouth 10 October Friday
29 Naraka Chaturdasi 20 October Monday
30 Govardhan Puja 22 October Wednesday
31 Bhai Duj 23 October Thursday
32 Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) 28 October Tuesday
33 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day 24 November Monday
34 Christmas Eve 24 December Wednesday

 

 

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