List of Public Holidays in India 2023
Public Holidays in India 2023: New Year is around the corner and 2023 came to an end. Let us have a look at the list of public holidays in India so that people can plan their leaves for the upcoming year.
As per the Circular issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, for the upcoming year, there are 17 Gazetted holidays and more than 25 Restricted holidays.
Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi are advised to observe 14 holidays in relation to 3 additional holidays from a list of 12 optional holidays.
These 14 obligatory holidays are; Republic Day, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, Buddha Purnima, Christmas Day, Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi), Diwali, Good Friday, Guru Nanak's birthday, Eid-ul- Fitr, Eid-ul Zuha, Mahavir Jayanti, Muharram, and Prophet Mohammad's birthday.
Those who are trying to plan their vacation in 2023 can review the calendar provided below and arrange their vacations accordingly.
List of Public Holidays in India 2023
| Date |
Day |
Holiday |
| January 1 |
Sunday |
New Year's Day (R) |
| January 12 |
Thursday |
Swami Vivekanand Jayanti (G) |
| January 13 |
Friday |
Lohri (R) |
| January 14 |
Saturday |
Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal (R) |
| January 26 |
Thursday |
Republic Day (G)/ Basant Panchami (R) |
| February 5 |
Sunday |
Hazarat Ali's Birthday (R)/Guru Ravidas's Birthday (R) |
| February 15 |
Wednesday |
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti (R) |
| February 18 |
Saturday |
Maha Shivratri (G) |
| February 19 |
Saturday |
Shivaji Yatra (Restricted Holiday) |
| March 7 |
Tuesday |
Doli Yatra (R)/ Holika Dahan (R) |
| March 8 |
Wed |
Holi (R) |
| March 18 |
Friday |
Holi (G) |
| March 22 |
Saturday |
Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand (R) |
| April 4 |
Tue |
Mahavir Jayanti (G) |
| April 7 |
Friday |
Good Friday (G) |
| April 14 |
Friday |
Ambedkar Jayanti(G) |
| April |
Friday |
Jamat-Ul-Vida(R) |
| April 22 |
Saturday |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
| April 29 |
Friday |
Jamat-Ul-Vida (R) |
| May 9 |
Tuesday |
Guru Rabindranath's Birthday (R) |
| June 20 |
Tuesday |
Rath Yatra (R) |
| June29 |
Thursday |
Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) (G) |
| July 29 |
Muharram |
Muharram (G) |
| August 15 |
Tue |
Independence Day (G) |
| August 20 |
Sunday |
Vinayak Chaturthi |
| August 30 |
Wednesday |
Rakshabandhan (R) |
| August 18 |
Thursday |
Janmashtami (Smarta) (R)
|
| August 19 |
Friday |
Janmashtami (G) |
| August 31 |
Wednesday |
Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi (R) |
| September 6 |
Wednesday |
Janmashtami (R) |
| September 19 |
Tuesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi (R) |
| September 28 |
Thursday |
Milad-Un-Nabi (R) |
| October 2 |
Monday |
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (G) |
| October 23 |
Monday |
Mahanavmi (R) |
| October 24 |
Tuesday |
Dusshera(R) |
| October 28 |
Saturday |
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (R) |
| November 1 |
Wednesday |
Karva Chauth (R)/ Kannada Rajyotsav(G) |
| November 12 |
Sunday |
Diwali (G) |
| November 13 |
Monday |
Govardhan Puja (G) |
| November 14 |
Tuesday |
Bhai Dooj (G) |
| November 19 |
Sunday |
Chhath Puja (G) |
| November 27 |
Monday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| December 24 |
Sunday |
Christmas Eve (R) |
| December 25 |
Monday |
Christmas Day (G) |
| December 29 |
Thursday |
Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday (R) |
Note: Gazetted (G) and Restricted (R)
Therefore, some of the popular public (Gazetted) holidays in India are Republic Day, Holi, Eid-ul- Fitr, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Diwali, and Christmas. So, after going through the list you can plan your leaves for the upcoming year.
