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Holiday List 2023 in India
The word holiday always brings a smile to the face and joy to the mind! Holidays in India are a bit more common compared to other countries! India has different religions, languages and cultures! The government prepares the holiday list very carefully so as to respect each other’s identities!
CG Gazetted Holiday List 2023 PDF Download
DoPT Order Holiday List 2023
Today the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has notified a new list of Gazetted and Restricted holidays for Central Government offices located in Delhi to be observed in the year 2023. The full text of the Office Memorandum has been reproduced and given it below for your information…
Holidays to be observed to Central Government Offices during the year 2023
F.No.12/5/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16 June 2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure-I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2023. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.
2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen 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, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:
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 / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / 1st NAVRATRA / NAORAZ / CHHATH POOJA / KARVA CHAUTH.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
5.1 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).
5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorized to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’lFitr, Idu’lZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V./A.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
6. During 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi 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) in 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.
7. Central Government Organizations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2023, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram and Diwali included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.
10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
sd/-
(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Central Government Compulsory Holiday List 2023
List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023
Festival | Date | Month | Year | Day |
Republic Day | 26 | January | 2023 | Thursday |
Holi | 08 | March | 2023 | Wednesday |
Ram Navami | 30 | March | 2023 | Thursday |
Mahavir Jayanti | 04 | April | 2023 | Tuesday |
Good Friday | 07 | April | 2023 | Friday |
Eid-ul-Fitr | 22 | April | 2023 | Saturday |
Buddha Purnima | 05 | May | 2023 | Friday |
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29 | June | 2023 | Thursday |
Muharram | 29 | July | 2023 | Saturday |
Independence Day | 15 | August | 2023 | Tuesday |
Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 07 | September | 2023 | Thursday |
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 28 | September | 2023 | Thursday |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02 | October | 2023 | Monday |
Dussehra | 24 | October | 2023 | Tuesday |
Diwali (Deepavali) | 12 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 27 | November | 2023 | Monday |
Christmas Day | 25 | December | 2023 | Monday |
Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023
List of 33 Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023
Festival | Date | Month | Year | Day |
New Year’s Day | 01 | January | 2023 | Sunday |
Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu | 14 | January | 2023 | Saturday |
Pongal | 15 | January | 2023 | Sunday |
Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami | 26 | January | 2023 | Saturday |
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 05 | February | 2023 | Sunday |
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 15 | February | 2023 | Wednesday |
Maha Shivratri | 18 | February | 2023 | Saturday |
Shivaji Jayanti | 19 | February | 2023 | Sunday |
Holika Dahan, Dolyatra | 07 | March | 2023 | Tuesday |
Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand | 22 | March | 2023 | Wednesday |
Easter Sunday | 09 | April | 2023 | Sunday |
Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi | 14 | April | 2023 | Friday |
Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 | April | 2023 | Saturday |
Jamat-Ul-Vida | 21 | April | 2023 | Friday |
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore | 09 | May | 2023 | Tuesday |
Rath Yatra | 20 | June | 2023 | Tuesday |
Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj | 16 | August | 2023 | Wednesday |
Vinayaka Chaturthi | 20 | August | 2023 | Sunday |
Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 29 | August | 2023 | Tuesday |
Raksha Bandhan | 30 | August | 2023 | Wednesday |
Janmashtami (Smarta) | 06 | September | 2023 | Wednesday |
Ganesh Chaturthi | 19 | September | 2023 | Tuesday |
Dussehra (Saptami) | 21 | October | 2023 | Saturday |
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | 22 | October | 2023 | Sunday |
Dussehra (Maha Navami) | 23 | October | 2023 | Monday |
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 28 | October | 2023 | Saturday |
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 01 | November | 2023 | Wednesday |
Naraka Chaturdashi | 12 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
Govardhan Puja | 13 | November | 2023 | Monday |
Bhai Dooj | 15 | November | 2023 | Wednesday |
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 19 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 | December | 2023 | Friday |
Christmas Eve | 24 | December | 2023 | Sunday |
Tamil Nadu Gazetted Holiday List 2023 PDF Download
We will modify the holiday list once we received the official report of public holidays in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays January 2023
Date | Day | Holiday |
1.1.2023 | Sun | New Year’s Day |
15.1.2023 | Sun | Pongal |
15.1.2023 | Sun | Thiruvalluvar Day |
16.1.2023 | Mon | Uzhavar Thirunal |
26.1.2023 | Thu | Republic Day |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays March 2023
22.3.2023 | Wed | Telugu New Year |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays April 2023
4.4.2023 | Tue | Mahavir Jayanti |
7.4.2023 | Fri | Good Friday |
14.4.2023 | Fri | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti |
14.4.2023 | Fri | Tamil New Year |
22.4.2023 | Sat | Idul Fitr |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays May 2023
1.5.2023 | Mon | May Day |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays June 2023
29.6.2023 | Thu | Bakrid or Eid al Adha |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays July 2023
29.7.2023 | Sat | Muharram |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays August 2023
15.8.2023 | Tue | Independence Day |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays September 2023
7.9.2023 | Thu | Janmashtami |
19.9.2023 | Tue | Ganesh Chaturthi |
28.9.2023 | Thu | Eid e Milad |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays October 2023
2.10.2023 | Mon | Gandhi Jayanti |
23.10.2023 | Mon | Maha Navami |
24.10.2023 | Tue | Vijaya Dashami |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays November 2023
12.11.2023 | Sun | Deepavali |
Tamil Nadu Public Holidays December 2023
25.12.2023 | Mon | Christmas Day |
Check Today Government Holiday in 2023
Central Government Holidays in January 2023
January 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 01 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 |
National Holidays January 2023
- 26th January 2023 (Thursday) – Republic Day
Gazetted Holidays January 2023
- 26th January 2023 (Thursday) – Republic Day
Restricted Holidays January 2023
- 01st January 2023 (Sunday) – New Year’s Day
- 14th January 2023 (Saturday) – Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu
- 15th January 2023 (Sunday) – Pongal
- 26th January 2023 (Thursday) – Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami
Central Government Holidays in February 2023
February 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 05 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Gazetted Holidays February 2023
- There is no Gazetted Holiday in February Month.
Restricted Holidays February 2023
- 05th February 2023 (Sunday) – Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
- 15th February 2023 (Wednesday) – Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- 18th February 2023 (Saturday) – Maha Shivratri
- 19th February 2023 (Sunday) – Shivaji Jayanti
Central Government Holidays in March 2023
March 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
27 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 07 | 08 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
Gazetted Holidays March 2023
- 08th March 2023 (Wednesday) – Holi
- 30th March 2023 (Thursday) – Ram Navami
Restricted Holidays March 2023
- March 07, 2023 (Tuesday) – Holika Dahan, Dolyatra
- March 22, 2023 (Wednesday) – Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand
Central Government Holidays in April 2023
April 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 04 | 5 | 6 | 07 | 08 | 09 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Gazetted Holidays April 2023
- 04th April 2023 (Tuesday) – Mahavir Jayanti
- 07th April 2023 (Friday) – Good Friday
- 22nd April 2023 (Saturday) – Id-ul-Fitr
Restricted Holidays April 2023
- April 09, 2023 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday
- April 14, 2023 (Friday) – Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi
- April 15, 2023 (Saturday) – Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam)
- April 21, 2023 (Friday) – Jamat-Ul-Vida
Central Government Holidays in May 2023
May 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 05 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Gazetted Holidays May 2023
- 05th May 2023 (Friday) – Budha Purnirma
Restricted Holidays May 2023
- May 09, 2023 (Tuesday) – Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore
Central Government Holidays in June 2023
June 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
Gazetted Holidays June 2023
- 29th June 2023 (Thursday) – Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Restricted Holidays June 2023
- 20th June 2023 (Tuesday) – Rath Yatra
Central Government Holidays in July 2023
July 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 08 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Gazetted Holidays July 2023
- 29th July 2023 (Saturday) – Muharram
Restricted Holidays July 2023
- There is no Restricted Holiday in July Month.
Central Government Holidays in August 2023
August 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
National Holidays August 2023
- 15th August 2023 (Tuesday) – Independence Day
Gazetted Holidays August 2023
- 15th August 2023 (Tuesday) – Independence Day
Restricted Holidays August 2023
- 16th August 2023 (Wednesday) – Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj
- 20th August 2023 (Sunday) – Vinayaka Chaturthi
- 29th August 2023 (Tuesday) – Onam or Thiru Onam Day
- 30th August 2023 (Wednesday) – Raksha Bandhan
Central Government Holidays in September 2023
September 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 06 | 07 | 8 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Gazetted Holidays September 2023
- 07th September 2023 (Thursday) – Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
- 28th September 2023 (Thursday) – Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
Restricted Holidays September 2023
- September 06, 2023 (Wednesday) – Janmashtami (Smarta)
- September 19, 2023 (Tuesday) – Ganesh Chaturthi
Central Government Holidays in October 2023
October 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 |
02 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
National Holidays October 2023
- 02nd October 2023 (Monday) – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Gazetted Holidays October 2023
- 02nd October 2023 (Monday) – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
- 24th October 2023 (Tuesday) – Dussehra
Restricted Holidays October 2023
- 21st October 2023 (Saturday) – Dussehra (Saptami)
- 22nd October 2023 (Sunday) – Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
- 23rd October 2023 (Monday) – Dussehra (Maha Navami)
- 28th October 2023 (Saturday) – Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
Central Government Holidays in November 2023
November 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
30 | 31 | 01 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Gazetted Holidays November 2023
- 12th November 2023 (Sunday) – Diwali (Deepavali)
- 23rd November 2023 (Monday) – Dussehra
Restricted Holidays November 2023
- 01st November 2023 (Wednesday) – Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
- 12th November 2023 (Sunday)- Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)
- 13th November 2023 (Monday) – Govardhan Puja
- 15th November 2023 (Wednesday) – Bhai Duj
- 19th November 2023 (Sunday) – Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)
- 24th November 2023 (Friday) – Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
Central Government Holidays in December 2023
December 2023 Calendar with Holidays India | ||||||
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Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 09 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Gazetted Holidays December 2023
- 25th December 2023 (Sunday) – Christmas Day
Restricted Holidays December 2023
- 25th December 2023 (Sunday)- Christmas Eve
Central Government Holidays 2022
How many Central Government holidays are there in 2023?
The recent Central Government notification said that 17 days were declared as Gazetted Holidays and 33 days were declared as Restricted Holidays for the year 2023.
When is Holi 2023 in India?
On the day of the colorful festival of Holi, 8th March 2023 (Wednesday) has been declared by the Government of India as Gazetted Holiday for all Central Government offices.
When is Diwali 2023 in India?
The great Hindu festival of Diwali falls on Sunday. There is no question about the holiday of Diwali in 2023.