Gazetted Holidays  For Government Employees – Offices in Delhi and Other States –  2018

S No	Holiday	Date	Day	Holiday Status for Central Govt offices in Delhi	Holiday Status for Central Govt in States other than Delhi ***
1	Republic Day	26th January 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
2	Maha Shivratri	14th  February 2018	Wednesday	Gazetted Holiday	NOT Gazetted Holiday***
3	Holi	02nd  March 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	NOT Gazetted Holiday***
4	Mahavir Jayanti	29th March 2018	Thursday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
5	Good Friday	30th March 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
6	Buddha Purnima	30th April 2018	Monday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
7	Idu’l Fitr *	16th June 2018	Saturday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
8	Independence Day	15th August 2018	Wednesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
9	Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) *	22nd August 2018	Wednesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
10	Janmashtami	03rd September 2018	Monday	Gazetted Holiday	NOT Gazetted Holiday***
11	Muharram *	21st September 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
12	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	2nd October 2018	Tuesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
13	Dussehra	19th October 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
14	Diwali (Deepavali) **	07th November 2018	Wednesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
15	Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) *	21st November 2018	Wednesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
16	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	23rd November 2018	Friday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday
17	Christmas	25th December 2018	Tuesday	Gazetted Holiday	Gazetted Holiday

* For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police). For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

** During 2018, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Wednesday , November 07, 2018 (Ashvina 28). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on- “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

The above are Gazetted Holidays.  Most of the State governments consider the holidays declared for Banks under N I Act  to be”Public Holidays”.

*** Additional Three Gazetted Holidays for offices in States Other than Delhi / New Delhi :

 

In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned as Gazetted Holidays in the column relating to central government offices in States as above, three  holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The final list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

 

(THUS  OUT OF THE FOLLOWING  LIST  THREE  HOLIDAYS  WILL BE DECLARED AS GAZETTED  HOLIDAYS IN STATES (OTHER THAN DELHI)

1	An additional Day for Dussehra
2	Holi
3	Janamashtami (Vaishnavi)
4	Ram Navami
5	Maha Shivratri
6	Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
7	Makar Sankaranti
8	Rath Yatra
9	Onam
10	Pongal
11	Sri Panchami / Basanta Panchami
12	Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sakladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Pada 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth

Restricted Holidays 2018

(Out of the following, Employees are allowed to avail TWO holidays of his / her choice) –  List of Restricted Holidays for States other than Delhi can vary and will not include the three holidays declared as Gazetted holidays as per above referred table.

 

S.No	Holiday	Date	Day
1	New Year’s Day	1st January 2018	Monday	Restricted Holiday
2	Makar Sankranti	14th January 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
3	Pongal	14th January 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
4	Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami	22nd January 2018	Monday	Restricted Holiday
5	Guru Ravidas’s Birthday	31st January 2018	Wednesday	Restricted Holiday
6	Swami Dayananda Sarswati Jayanti	10th February 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
7	Shivaji Jayanti	19th February 2018	Monday	Restricted Holiday
8	Holika Dahan / Dolyatra	1st March 2018	Thursday	Restricted Holiday
9	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand	18th March 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
10	Ram Navami	25th March 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
11	Easter Sunday	1st April 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
12	Hazarat Ali’ Birthday	01st April 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
13	Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi	14th April 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
14	Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)	15th April 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
15	Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday	9th May 2018	Wednesday	Restricted Holiday
16	Jamat-Ul-Vida	15th June 2018	Friday	Restricted Holiday
17	Rath Yatra	14th July 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
18	Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj	17th August 2018	Friday	Restricted Holiday
19	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	25th August 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
20	Raksha Bandhan	26th August 2018	Sunday	Restricted Holiday
21	Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi	13th September 2018	Thursday	Restricted Holiday
22	Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)	16th October 2018	Tuesday	Restricted Holiday
23	Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)	17th October 2018	Wednesday	Restricted Holiday
24	Dussehra (Maha Navmi)	18th October 2018	Thursday	Restricted Holiday
25	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	24th October 2018	Wednesday	Restricted Holiday
26	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)	27th October 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
27	Deepavali (South India)	06th November 2018	Tuesday	Restricted Holiday
28	Naraka Chaturdasi	06th November 2018	Tuesday	Restricted Holiday
29	Govardhan Puja	08th November 2018	Thursday	Restricted Holiday
30	Bhai Duj	09th November 2018	Friday	Restricted Holiday
31	Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)	13th November 2018	Tuesday	Restricted Holiday
32	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	24th November 2018	Saturday	Restricted Holiday
33	Christmas Eve	24th December 2018	Monday	Restricted Holiday