National Holidays in India in 2024
Select Year:
2024
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Monday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | January 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
Thursday | January 11 | Missionary Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Friday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | Regional Holiday | West Bengal only. |
Friday | January 12 | Sonam Lhosar | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | January 14 | Bhogi | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Monday | January 15 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | January 15 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | January 16 | Tusu Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
Tuesday | January 16 | Kanuma | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh only |
Tuesday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
Thursday | January 25 | Thaipoosam | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | National Holiday | |
Friday | January 26 | Imam Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only |
Wednesday | January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Saturday | February 10 | Losar | Regional Holiday | Tibetan New Year |
Wednesday | February 14 | Vasant Panchami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | February 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Monday | February 19 | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Tuesday | February 20 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
Tuesday | February 20 | Mizoram State Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Saturday | February 24 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
Saturday | February 24 | Bhumchu Festival | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Saturday | February 24 | Yaosang 2nd Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Sunday | February 25 | Shab e-Barat | Regional Holiday | 15 Sha'aban |
Friday | March 08 | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Friday | March 22 | Bihar Divas | Regional Holiday | Bihar Only |
Saturday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Sunday | March 24 | Holi Dahan | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
Sunday | March 24 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | March 25 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | March 28 | Maundy Thursday | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Friday | March 29 | Good Friday | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | March 31 | Easter Sunday | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Monday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Not a Public Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Friday | April 05 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Regional Holiday | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan |
Friday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
Sunday | April 07 | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Tuesday | April 09 | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | April 09 | 1st Navratra | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Tuesday | April 09 | Gudi Padwa | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | April 09 | Ugadi | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
Tuesday | April 09 | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Wednesday | April 10 | Idul Fitr | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Thursday | April 11 | Following Day of Ramazan | Regional Holiday | Telengana |
Thursday | April 11 | Sarhul | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand |
Saturday | April 13 | Cheiraoba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Saturday | April 13 | Biju Festival | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
Saturday | April 13 | Mahabishuba Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Saturday | April 13 | Vaisakhi | Regional Holiday | several states |
Sunday | April 14 | Ashoka's Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Bihar only |
Sunday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assamese New Year. Assam only |
Sunday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Sunday | April 14 | Vishu | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
Sunday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Regional Holiday | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
Sunday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | April 14 | Bengali New Year | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal only |
Monday | April 15 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Monday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Wednesday | April 17 | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | April 20 | Garia Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Sunday | April 21 | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | April 23 | Khongjom Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Tuesday | April 23 | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Bihar |
Wednesday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | International Workers' Day |
Wednesday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Wednesday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Wednesday | May 08 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal |
Friday | May 10 | Basava Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Friday | May 10 | Parashurama Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | May 16 | Sikkim State Day | Regional Holiday | Sikkim only |
Thursday | May 23 | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
Sunday | June 09 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | June 14 | Pahili Raja | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Saturday | June 15 | Raja Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Saturday | June 15 | YMA Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Monday | June 17 | Id-ul-Ad'ha | Regional Holiday | Bakrid. Kerala |
Monday | June 17 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Saturday | June 22 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha |
Sunday | June 23 | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Sunday | June 30 | Remna Ni | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Saturday | July 06 | MHIP Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Sunday | July 07 | Ratha Yatra | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Sunday | July 14 | Kharchi Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Tuesday | July 16 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Tuesday | July 16 | Harela | Regional Holiday | Uttarakhand |
Tuesday | July 16 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram |
Wednesday | July 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Monday | July 29 | Bonalu | Regional Holiday | Telangana |
Monday | July 29 | Ker Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Wednesday | July 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab only |
Tuesday | August 13 | Patriot's Day | Regional Holiday | Observed on August 13th |
Thursday | August 15 | Parsi New Year | Regional Holiday | Jamshed Navroz |
Thursday | August 15 | Independence Day | National Holiday | |
Friday | August 16 | De jure Transfer Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry |
Monday | August 19 | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | August 24 | Chehlum | Regional Holiday | Safar 20 |
Monday | August 26 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | August 26 | Krishna Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Restricted Holiday |
Wednesday | August 28 | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Saturday | September 07 | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Saturday | September 07 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Saturday | September 07 | Samvatsari | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | September 07 | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Regional Holiday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Sunday | September 08 | Nuakhai | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
Friday | September 13 | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan only |
Sunday | September 15 | First Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Sunday | September 15 | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Monday | September 16 | Thiruvonam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Tuesday | September 17 | Third Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Tuesday | September 17 | Karam Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Wednesday | September 18 | Fourth Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Friday | September 20 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Saturday | September 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
Monday | September 23 | Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Monday | September 23 | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Monday | September 30 | Jananeta Irawat Birth Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Tuesday | October 01 | Bathukamma Starting Day | Regional Holiday | Nine days before Durgatsami |
Wednesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | National Holiday | |
Wednesday | October 02 | Mahalaya | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | October 03 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan only |
Thursday | October 10 | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | October 10 | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Friday | October 11 | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Friday | October 11 | Mahanavami | Regional Holiday | Ninth day of Dussehra |
Friday | October 11 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Saturday | October 12 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | October 12 | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami |
Saturday | October 12 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only |
Sunday | October 13 | Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Thursday | October 17 | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Thursday | October 17 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | October 26 | Accession Day | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Thursday | October 31 | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Thursday | October 31 | Kali Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal |
Thursday | October 31 | Sardar Patel's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Gujarat |
Friday | November 01 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Friday | November 01 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Friday | November 01 | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | November 01 | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Friday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Friday | November 01 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Deepavali |
Friday | November 01 | Kut | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Friday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana only |
Saturday | November 02 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional Holiday | Gujarat only. |
Saturday | November 02 | Vishvakarma Day | Regional Holiday | Day after Dewali |
Saturday | November 02 | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
Saturday | November 02 | Ningol Chakkouba | Regional Holiday | 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
Sunday | November 03 | Bhai Bij | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Monday | November 04 | Bhatri Dwitiya | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Thursday | November 07 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Friday | November 08 | Wangala Festival | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya. Second week of November |
Friday | November 15 | Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Madhya Pradesh |
Friday | November 15 | Rasa Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Friday | November 15 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik |
Monday | November 18 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Friday | November 22 | Lhabab Duechen | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | November 23 | Seng Kut Snem | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Sunday | November 24 | Lachit Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Sunday | December 01 | State Inauguration Day | Regional Holiday | Nagaland |
Sunday | December 01 | Indigenous Faith Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
Monday | December 02 | Asom Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | December 03 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional Holiday | Goa |
Thursday | December 12 | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Wednesday | December 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Wednesday | December 18 | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | Goa only |
Tuesday | December 24 | Christmas Eve | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Regional Holiday | Observed in all states |
Thursday | December 26 | Christmas Holiday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Thursday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | December 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Tuesday | December 31 | New Year's Eve | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | December 31 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |