IC/HR/2022-23/030

LIST OF HOLIDAYS - 2023

S.
Holiday Date Day of the Week
No.
1. Republic Day January 26 Thursday
2. Holi March 8 Wednesday
3. Ram Navami March 30 Thursday
4. Mahavir Jayanti April 04 Tuesday
5. Good Friday April 07 Friday
6. Id-ul Fitr April 22 Saturday
7. Budha Purnima May 05 Friday
8. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 29 Thursday
9. Muharram July 29 Saturday
10. Independence Day August 15 Tuesday
11. Janmashtami September 07 Thursday
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday
12. September 28 Thursday
of Prophet Mohammad)
13. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday October 02 Monday
14. Dussehra October 24 Tuesday
15. Maharisi Valmiki’s Birthday October 28 Saturday
16. Diwali (Deepavali) November 12 Sunday
17. Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 27 Monday
18. Christmas Day December 25 Monday

In addition to the holidays specified in the above schedule, employees are entitled to avail any
two holidays out of the Restricted Holidays during the year 2023 as mentioned below :-
 Restricted Holidays

S. Day of the
Holiday Date
No. Week
1 New Year’s Day January 01 Sunday
2 Makar Sankranti/ Magha / Bihu January 14 Saturday
3 Pongal January 15 Sunday
4 Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami January 26 Thursday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Gobind Singh’s
5 February 05 Sunday
Birthday
6 Swamy Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti February 15 Wednesday
7 Maha Shivratri February 18 Saturday
8 Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Sunday
9 Holika Dahan, Dolyatra March 07 Tuesday
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti
10 March 22 Wednesday
Chand
11 Easter Sunday April 09 Sunday
12 Vaisakhi/ Vishu/ Meshadi April 14 Friday
13 Vaisakhadi (Bengal(/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) April 15 Saturday
14 Jamat-Ul-Vida April 21 Friday
15 Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore May 09 Tuesday
16 Rath Yatra June 20 Tuesday
17 Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj August 16 Wednesday
18 Vinayaka Chaturthi August 20 Sunday
19 Onam OR Thiru Onam Day August 29 Tuesday
20 Raksha Bandhan August 30 Wednesday
21 Janmashtami (Smarta) September 06 Wednesday
22 Ganesh Chaturthi September 19 Tuesday
23 Dussehra (Saptami) October 21 Saturday
24 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) October 22 Sunday
25 Dussehra (Maha Navami) October 23 Monday
26 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) November 01 Wednesday
27 Naraka Chaturdasi November 12 Sunday
28 Govardhan Puja November 13 Monday
29 Bhai Duj November 15 Wednesday
30 Pratihar Sahshti OR Surya Sahshti (Chhat Puja) November 19 Sunday
31 Guru Teg Bhadur’s Martyrdom Day November 24 Friday
32 Christmas Eve December 24 Sunday

For the employees working in Health Services Group and Cash Collection Centers, the following
two Restricted Holidays are hereby fixed, on which medical dispensaries, cash counters will
remain closed.

1. Raksha Bandhan August 30 Wednesday