LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026
| Sr.No. |
Month |
Date |
Day |
Occasion |
| 1 |
January |
26.01.2026 |
Monday |
Republic Day |
| 2 |
March |
19.03.2026 |
Thursday |
Ugadi |
| 3 |
March |
21.03.2026 |
Saturday |
Id-ul-Fitr* |
| 4 |
March |
31.03.2026 |
Tuesday |
Mahavir Jayanthi |
| 5 |
April |
03.04.2026 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
| 6 |
May |
01.05.2026 |
Friday |
Buddha Purnima |
| 7 |
May |
27.05.2026 |
Wednesday |
Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)* |
| 8 |
June |
26.06.2026 |
Friday |
Muharram* |
| 9 |
August |
15.08.2026 |
Saturday |
Independence Day |
| 10 |
August |
26.08.2026 |
Wednesday |
Id-e-Milad* |
| 11 |
August |
28.08.2026 |
Friday |
Varamahalakshmi Festival |
| 12 |
September |
14.09.2026 |
Monday |
Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 13 |
October |
02.10.2026 |
Friday |
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 14 |
October |
20.10.2026 |
Tuesday |
Dussehra |
| 15 |
November |
09.11.2026 |
Monday |
Deepavali |
| 16 |
November |
24.11.2026 |
Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanthi |
| 17 |
December |
25.12.2026 |
Friday |
Christmas |
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026
| Sr. No. |
Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| 1 |
New Year’s Day |
January 01 |
Thursday |
| 2 |
Hazart Ali’s Birthday |
January 03 |
Saturday |
| 3 |
Makar Sankranti |
January 14 |
Wednesday |
| 4 |
Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami |
January 23 |
Friday |
| 5 |
Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
February 01 |
Sunday |
| 6 |
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
February 12 |
Thursday |
| 7 |
Maha Shivaratri |
February 15 |
Sunday |
| 8 |
Shivaji Jayanti |
February 19 |
Thursday |
| 9 |
Holika Dahan |
March 03 |
Tuesday |
| 10 |
Dolyatra |
March 03 |
Tuesday |
| 11 |
Jamat-Ul-Vida |
March 20 |
Thursday |
| 12 |
Easter Sunday |
April 05 |
Sunday |
| 13 |
Vaisakhi/ Vishu/ Meshadi(Tamil New Year's Day) |
April 14 |
Tuesday |
| 14 |
Vaishakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
April 15 |
Wednesday |
| 15 |
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore |
May 09 |
Saturday |
| 16 |
Rath Yatra |
July 16 |
Thursday |
| 17 |
Parsi New Year's Day/ Nauraj |
August 15 |
Saturday |
| 18 |
Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
August 26 |
Wednesday |
| 19 |
Raksha Bandhan |
August 28 |
Friday |
| 20 |
Dussehra (Saptami) |
October 18 |
Sunday |
| 21 |
Dussehra (Mahashtami) |
October 19 |
Monday |
| 22 |
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday |
October 26 |
Monday |
| 23 |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) |
October 29 |
Thursday |
| 24 |
Naraka Chaturdasi |
November 08 |
Sunday |
| 25 |
Bhai Duj |
November 11 |
Wednesday |
| 26 |
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) |
November 15 |
Sunday |
| 27 |
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November 24 |
Tuesday |
| 28 |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday |
December 23 |
Wednesday |
| 29 |
Christmas Eve |
December 24 |
Thursday |
Note: *Any changes in the date of holidays in respect of Sl. Nos. 3, 7, 8 & 10 in the List of Holidays subject to change as per GOI notification.
Declared holidays falling on Saturdays & Sundays and falling on staggered weekly off days will not be compensated.
An employee is entitled to take any of the two Restricted Holidays in a calendar year.
