List of Gazetted and Restricted Holidays 2025: The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has carefully put together and released a full list of both official and limited holidays for the year 2025. It is very important for government workers and officials to have this detailed document because it lists the dates of official holidays that are honored. For your ease and quick access, the direct link to the downloadable PDF file with this useful information has been included below for you to read and find useful.
List of Gazetted and Restricted Holidays 2025
People who work for the government get better holiday benefits than people who work in the private sector. The Central Government has set up different leave programs just for women who work for the central government or a state government. All year long, government buildings are usually closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, employees of the national and state governments get a lot of holidays, and all public sector workers get a lot of vacation days every year.
| Department | DoPT |
| Beneficiaries | Central Govt Employees |
| Year | 2025 |
| Gazetted Holidays | 17 |
| Restricted Holidays | 33 |
| Notification Updates | Released |
| Post Category | Sarkari Holidays List |
| Post By | SarkariList.Com |
Gazetted Holidays List 2025
The Central Government DOPT Office 2025 has a set list of holidays that everyone must follow. These holidays in India are called gazetted holidays. On these days, government buildings and businesses in the private sector are closed in India. The Central Government releases a full list of holidays for the next year every June.
This calendar comes from an official letter from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). It separates gazetted holidays and restricted holidays. At first, the list has 14 required dates. Following that, people are given the freedom to pick three holidays from the first 14, giving them a total of 17 days off. These 17 days make up the Gazetted Holidays that Central government workers are entitled to.
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| Festival | Date & Day |
| Republic Day | 26.01.25 (Sunday) |
| Holi | 14.03.25 (Friday) |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 30.03.25 (Sunday) |
| Ram Navami | 06.04.25 (Sunday) |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 10.04.25 (Thursday) |
| Good Friday | 18.04.25 (Friday) |
| Buddha Purnima | 12.05.25 (Monday) |
| Id-ul-Zuha | 16.06.25 (Sunday) |
| Muharram | 06.07.25 (Sunday) |
| Independence Day | 15.08.25 (Friday) |
| Janmashtami | 16.08.25 (Saturday) |
| Milad-un-Nabi | 04.09.25 (Thursday) |
| Gandhi’s Birthday | 02.10.25 (Thursday) |
| Dussehra | 02.10.25 (Thursday) |
| Diwali | 18.10.25 (Saturday) |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 05.11.25 (Wednesday) |
| Christmas Day | 25.12.25 (Thursday) |
Restricted Holidays List 2025
The list of restricted holidays for 2025 has been made public by the Central Government Office. Some companies let their workers choose which two days off they want during these holidays, which are called “restricted holidays.” India has a lot of different religions and events, so this rule lets workers take time off for their own religious holidays. There are more than 30 holidays on the Restricted Holidays list, which adds up to 45 days off.
| Festival | Date & Day |
| New Year’s Day | 01.01.25 (Wednesday) |
| Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 06.01.25 (Monday) |
| Lohri | 13.01.25 (Monday) |
| Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 13.01.25 (Monday) |
| Makar Sankranti | 14.01.25 (Tuesday) |
| Magha Bihu, Pongal | 14.01.25 (Tuesday) |
| Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 02.02.25 (Sunday) |
| Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 12.02.25 (Wednesday) |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19.02.25 (Wednesday) |
| Dayananda Saraswati Birthday | 23.02.25 (Sunday) |
| Maha Shivratri | 26.02.25 (Wednesday) |
| Holika dahan | 13.03.25 (Thursday) |
| Dolyatra | 14.03.25 (Friday) |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | 27.03.25 (Thursday) |
| Chaitra Sukladi | 30.03.25 (Sunday) |
| Cheti Chand | 30.03.25 (Sunday) |
| Gudi Padava | 30.03.25 (Sunday) |
| Ugadi | 30.03.25 (Sunday) |
| Vaisakhi, Vishu | 14.04.25 (Monday) |
| Meshadi | 14.04.25 (Monday) |
| Tamil New Year | 14.04.25 (Monday) |
| Bahag Bihu | 14.04.25 (Monday) |
| Easter Sunday | 20.04.25 (Sunday) |
| Rabindranath Tagore Birthday | 07.05.25 (Wednesday) |
| Rath Yatra | 27.06.25 (Friday) |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 07.08.25 (Saturday) |
| Raksha Bandhan | 09.08.25 (Saturday) |
| Parsi New Year’s day, Nauraj | 15.08.25 (Friday) |
| Onam | 26.08.25 (Tuesday) |
| Dusshera (Saptami) | 29.09.25 (Monday) |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 30.09.25 (Tuesday) |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 07.10.25 (Tuesday) |
| Karaka Chaturthi | 10.10.25 (Friday) |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | 20.10.25 (Monday) |
| Govardhan Puja | 22.10.25 (Wednesday) |
| Bhai Duj | 23.10.25 (Thursday) |
| Chhath Puja | 28.10.25 (Tuesday) |
| Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.25 (Monday) |
| Christmas Eve | 24.12.25 (Wednesday) |
