Central Government holidays 2027
हिंदी में पढ़ेंThe holidays for Central Government administrative offices in Delhi/New Delhi, as notified by the Department of Personnel and Training. Offices elsewhere observe the same 14 compulsory holidays plus three chosen in each State.
- Gazetted holidays
- 17
- Restricted holidays
- 32
- On a weekend
- 6
- Long weekends
- 8
Gazetted holidays 2027
No substitute holiday is given when a holiday falls on a weekly off (O.M. para 3.2).
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 26 JanuaryTuesday | Republic DayMagha 6, Saka 1948 |
| 10 MarchWednesday | Id-ul-FitrPhalguna 19, Saka 1948Date may change with the moon |
| 23 MarchTuesday | HoliChaitra 2, Saka 1949Panchang date: 22 March(Hindi) |
| 26 MarchFriday | Good FridayChaitra 5, Saka 1949 |
| 15 AprilThursday | Ram NavamiChaitra 25, Saka 1949राम नवमी(Hindi) |
| 19 AprilMonday | Mahavir JayantiChaitra 29, Saka 1949 |
| 17 MayMonday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Vaisakha 27, Saka 1949Date may change with the moon |
| 20 MayThursday | Buddha PurnimaVaisakha 30, Saka 1949बुद्ध पूर्णिमा(Hindi) |
| 16 JuneWednesday | MuharramJyaishtha 26, Saka 1949Date may change with the moon |
| 15 AugustSunday | Independence DaySravana 24, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 15 AugustSunday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)Sravana 24, Saka 1949WeekendDate may change with the moon |
| 25 AugustWednesday | Janmashtami (Vaishnav)Bhadra 3, Saka 1949जन्माष्टमी(Hindi) |
| 2 OctoberSaturday | Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayAsvina 10, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 9 OctoberSaturday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)Asvina 17, Saka 1949Weekendदशहरा(Hindi) |
| 29 OctoberFriday | Diwali (Deepavali)Kartika 7, Saka 1949दीवाली(Hindi) |
| 14 NovemberSunday | Guru Nanak's BirthdayKartika 23, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 25 DecemberSaturday | Christmas DayPausha 4, Saka 1949Weekend |
Long weekends 2027
Runs of three or more days off for a five-day-week office, from gazetted holidays. Some need one day of leave.
- 23 January – 26 January · 4 days · Republic Daytake leave on 25 January (Monday)
- 20 March – 23 March · 4 days · Holitake leave on 22 March (Monday)
- 26 March – 28 March · 3 days · Good Friday
- 15 April – 19 April · 5 days · Ram Navami, Mahavir Jayantitake leave on 16 April (Friday)
- 17 April – 19 April · 3 days · Mahavir Jayanti
- 15 May – 17 May · 3 days · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- 20 May – 23 May · 4 days · Buddha Purnimatake leave on 21 May (Friday)
- 29 October – 31 October · 3 days · Diwali (Deepavali)
Restricted holidays 2027
Each employee may take any two of these.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 JanuaryFriday | New Year's DayPausha 11, Saka 1948 |
| 14 JanuaryThursday | Makar Sankranti / Magha BihuPausha 24, Saka 1948Panchang date: 15 January(Hindi) |
| 15 JanuaryFriday | Pongal, Guru Gobind Singh's BirthdayPausha 25, Saka 1948पोंगल(Hindi) |
| 11 FebruaryThursday | Sri Panchami, Basant PanchamiMagha 22, Saka 1948वसन्त पञ्चमी(Hindi) |
| 19 FebruaryFriday | Shivaji JayantiMagha 30, Saka 1948 |
| 20 FebruarySaturday | Guru Ravidas's BirthdayPhalguna 1, Saka 1948Weekend |
| 2 MarchTuesday | Swami Dayananda Saraswati's BirthdayPhalguna 11, Saka 1948 |
| 5 MarchFriday | Jamat-ul-VidaPhalguna 14, Saka 1948 |
| 6 MarchSaturday | Maha ShivratriPhalguna 15, Saka 1948Weekendमहा शिवरात्रि(Hindi) |
| 22 MarchMonday | Holika Dahan, DolyatraChaitra 1, Saka 1949Panchang date: 21 March(Hindi) |
| 28 MarchSunday | Easter SundayChaitra 7, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 7 AprilWednesday | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / 1st NavratraChaitra 17, Saka 1949चैत्र नवरात्रि(Hindi) |
| 14 AprilWednesday | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)Chaitra 24, Saka 1949मेष संक्रान्ति(Hindi) |
| 15 AprilThursday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)Chaitra 25, Saka 1949 |
| 9 MaySunday | Guru Rabindranath Tagore's BirthdayVaisakha 19, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 5 JulyMonday | Rath YatraAshadha 14, Saka 1949जगन्नाथ रथयात्रा(Hindi) |
| 15 AugustSunday | Parsi New Year's Day / NavrozSravana 24, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 17 AugustTuesday | Raksha BandhanSravana 26, Saka 1949रक्षा बन्धन(Hindi) |
| 4 SeptemberSaturday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak ChaturthiBhadra 13, Saka 1949Weekendगणेश चतुर्थी(Hindi) |
| 12 SeptemberSunday | Onam or Thiru Onam DayBhadra 21, Saka 1949Weekendओणम(Hindi) |
| 6 OctoberWednesday | Dussehra (Saptami)Asvina 14, Saka 1949 |
| 7 OctoberThursday | Dussehra (Mahashtami)Asvina 15, Saka 1949दुर्गा अष्टमी(Hindi) |
| 8 OctoberFriday | Dussehra (Mahanavami)Asvina 16, Saka 1949महा नवमी(Hindi) |
| 15 OctoberFriday | Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayAsvina 23, Saka 1949 |
| 18 OctoberMonday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth)Asvina 26, Saka 1949करवा चौथ(Hindi) |
| 28 OctoberThursday | Naraka ChaturdasiKartika 6, Saka 1949नरक चतुर्दशी(Hindi) |
| 30 OctoberSaturday | Govardhan PujaKartika 8, Saka 1949Weekendगोवर्धन पूजा(Hindi) |
| 31 OctoberSunday | Bhai DujKartika 9, Saka 1949Weekendभैया दूज(Hindi) |
| 4 NovemberThursday | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)Kartika 13, Saka 1949छठ पूजा(Hindi) |
| 24 NovemberWednesday | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom DayAgrahayana 3, Saka 1949 |
| 12 DecemberSunday | Hazrat Ali's BirthdayAgrahayana 21, Saka 1949Weekend |
| 24 DecemberFriday | Christmas EvePausha 3, Saka 1949 |
Offices outside Delhi
These 14 holidays are compulsory everywhere. The Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in each State capital adds three more from the 12 optional holidays below, and the State's final list is then fixed.
Compulsory (14)
Optional: three are chosen (12)
- An additional day for Dussehra
- Holi
- Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
- Ram Navami
- Maha Shivratri
- Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi
- Makar Sankranti
- Rath Yatra
- Onam
- Pongal
- Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami
- Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu / Mashadi / Ugadi / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Padava / 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Puja / Karva Chauth
For Delhi/New Delhi, DoPT chose Holi, Ram Navami and Janmashtami.
Notes from the order
- Dates of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad may change with the sighting of the moon. Changes can be announced at short notice through PIB, TV, radio and newspapers (para 5).
- In States where Naraka Chaturdasi alone is the State Government's Diwali holiday, Central offices there may observe it on that day instead (para 6).
- Bank holidays follow the Department of Financial Services' instructions, not this list (para 10). We will add 2027 bank holidays when RBI publishes them.
- Industrial, commercial and trading establishments of the Central Government set up to 16 holidays of their own, including the three national holidays (para 7).
- Festival dates in our panchang can differ from the holiday date; where they do, both are shown.
Source: Department of Personnel and Training O.M. F. No. 12/2/2023-JCA, 16 July 2026 — Department of Posts letter No. Y-21/2/2026-PE-II-DOP (8 September 2026), forwarding the O.M. (checked 11 October 2026).