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Central Government holidays 2026

All 17 gazetted holidays for Central Government offices in Delhi/New Delhi in 2026, exactly as in the official order. Offices in other states also give 3 optional holidays chosen by their state committee from a list of 12 (for example Makar Sankranti, Maha Shivratri, Ganesh Chaturthi, Onam, Pongal, Chhath Puja).

HolidayDateDaySaka date
Republic Day26 January 202626 JanMondayMonMagha 6, 1947💌 Wish
Holi4 March 20264 MarWednesdayWedPhalguna 13, 1947💌 Wish
Id-ul-Fitr 🌙21 March 202621 MarSaturdaySatPhalguna 30, 1947💌 Wish
Ram Navami26 March 202626 MarThursdayThuChaitra 5, 1948💌 Wish
Mahavir Jayanti31 March 202631 MarTuesdayTueChaitra 10, 1948
Good Friday3 April 20263 AprFridayFriChaitra 13, 1948
Buddha Purnima1 May 20261 MayFridayFriVaishakha 11, 1948💌 Wish
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 🌙27 May 202627 MayWednesdayWedJyeshtha 6, 1948💌 Wish
Muharram 🌙26 June 202626 JunFridayFriAshadha 5, 1948
Independence Day15 August 202615 AugSaturdaySatShravana 24, 1948💌 Wish
Milad-un-Nabi 🌙26 August 202626 AugWednesdayWedBhadra 4, 1948
Janmashtami4 September 20264 SepFridayFriBhadra 13, 1948💌 Wish
Gandhi Jayanti2 October 20262 OctFridayFriAshvin 10, 1948💌 Wish
Dussehra20 October 202620 OctTuesdayTueAshvin 28, 1948💌 Wish
Diwali8 November 20268 NovSundaySunKartika 17, 1948💌 Wish
Guru Nanak Jayanti24 November 202624 NovTuesdayTueAgrahayana 3, 1948💌 Wish
Christmas25 December 202625 DecFridayFriPausha 4, 1948💌 Wish

🌙 Date depends on moon sighting. The Government may change it at short notice.

Source: DoPT gazetted holiday list 2026 (Central Government offices, Delhi/New Delhi)