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 Friday 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.
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 Friday 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.