Holidays are intended to allow individuals to take a break from their routine lives to celebrate festivals or events related to culture, tradition, or religious significance. 2022 has a long list of holidays that is set aside by the law or custom when normal activities like work, business, or school are suspended.
While some national holidays are applicable all over India, certain others are restricted holidays which are applicable only in some states. In this article, we talk about the detailed list of holidays in 2022 which includes bank holidays, public holidays and government holidays.
National Holiday 2022
India has three national holidays. The country celebrates Independence Day on 15th August, Republic Day on 26th January and Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October every year, which are duly marked as national holidays for the entire country.
Public and Government Holidays List 2022
India has an extensive list of government and public holidays. These holidays range from the foundation day of different states to religious festivals as well as birthdays of famous people with historical significance. Let’s take a look at the list of Public and Gazetted holidays of India in 2022.
Date | Day | Holiday | States | Nature of Holiday |
1st January 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Puducherry, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana | All over India |
2nd January 2022 | Sunday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram | |
9th January 2022 | Sunday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh & Haryana | |
11th January 2022 | Tuesday | Missionary Day | Mizoram | |
12th January 2022 | Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal | |
14th January 2022 | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Karnataka, Gujrat, Sikkim, Telangana | Restricted Holiday |
14th January 2022 | Friday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry | Restricted Holiday |
15th January 2022 | Saturday | Magh Bihu | Assam | |
15th January 2022 | Saturday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh | |
15th January 2022 | Saturday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Puducherry | |
16th January 2022 | Sunday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu | |
20th January 2022 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh and Haryana | Restricted Holiday |
23rd January 2022 | Sunday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti | West Bengal, Odisha, Tripura | |
25th January 2022 | Tuesday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh | |
26th January 2022 | Wednesday | Republic Day | All States | All Over India |
31st January 2022 | Monday | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam | |
2th February 2022 | Wednesday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim | |
5th February 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal and Punjab | Restricted Holiday |
15th February 2022 | Tuesday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur | |
16th February 2022 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal and Punjab | Restricted Holiday |
19th February 2022 | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra | Restricted Holiday |
20th February 2022 | Sunday | State Day | Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh | |
26th February 2022 | Saturday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh | Restricted Holiday |
1st March 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | All states except: Assam, Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Dadar and Nagar Haveli | Restricted Holiday |
3rd March 2022 | Thursday | Losar | Sikkim | |
5th March 2022 | Saturday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha | |
18th March 2022 | Friday | Holi/Doljatra | Delhi/ West Bengal | |
19th March 2022 | Saturday | Holi | National Holiday except Karnataka, Delhi, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal | |
22nd March 2022 | Tuesday | Bihar Diwas | Bihar | |
23rd March 2022 | Wednesday | S.Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana | |
1st April 2022 | Friday | Odisha Day | Odisha | |
2nd April 2022 | Saturday | Telugu New Year/Gudi Padwa | Tamil Nadu/Daman and Diu, DN & Maharashtra | |
4th April 2022 | Monday | Sarhul | Jharkhand | Restricted Holiday |
5th April 2022 | Tuesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | |
10th April 2022 | Sunday | Ram Navami | Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Gujrat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Odisha, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan and Telangana | |
13th April 2022 | Wednesday | Telugu New Year | Telangana | |
13th April 2022 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujrat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Telangana & Rajasthan | |
13th April 2022 | Wednesday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam | |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu | |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Chandigarh, Gujrat, Haryana Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Punjab, West Bengal, Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu | Restricted Holiday |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Vaisakh | Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir | Restricted Holiday |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | National except Andaman and Nicobar Island, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Assam, Lakshawadeep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Tripura, | |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Vishu | Kerala | |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha | Restricted Holiday |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Bohag Bihu | Assam and Arunachal Pradesh | Restricted Holiday |
14th April 2022 | Thursday | Cheiraoba | Manipur | |
15th April 2022 | Friday | Bengali New Year | West Bengal and Tripura | Restricted Holiday |
15th April 2022 | Friday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh | |
15th April 2022 | Friday | Good Friday | National except Haryana & Jharkhand | |
16th April 2022 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland | |
17th April 2022 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala & Nagaland | |
21st April 2022 | Thursday | Garia Puja | Tripura | |
29th April 2022 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jharkhand | |
29th April 2022 | Friday | Shab-e-Qadr | Jharkhand | Restricted Holiday |
1st May 2022 | Sunday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra | |
1st May 2022 | Sunday | May Day | Goa, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Manipur, Telangana, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal | Restricted Holiday |
2nd May 2022 | Monday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujrat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh | |
3rd May 2022 | Tuesday | Idul Fitr | National | |
3rd May 2022 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka | |
4th May 2022 | Wednesday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana | |
9th May 2022 | Monday | Guru Rabrindranath Jayanti | Tripura and West Bengal | |
16th May 2022 | Monday | State Day | Sikkim | |
16th May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Andaman and Nicobar, Chandigarh, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tripura, Mizoram, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand & West Bengal | |
24th May 2022 | Tuesday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura | |
2nd June 2022 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan | |
3rd June 2022 | Friday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab | |
14th June 2022 | Tuesday | Pahili Raja | Odisha | |
14th June 2022 | Tuesday | Sri Guru Kabir Jayanti | Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh & Haryana | |
15th June 2022 | Wednesday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha | |
15th June 2022 | Wednesday | YMA Day | Mizoram | |
22th June 2022 | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura | |
30th June 2022 | Thursday | Remna Ni | Mizoram | |
1st July 2022 | Friday | Ratha Yathra | Odisha | |
5th July 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
6th July 2022 | Wednesday | MHIP Day | Mizoram | |
10th July 2022 | Sunday | Bakrid/Eid al Adha | Nationalexcept Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Puducherry & Sikkim | |
11th July 2022 | Monday | Bakrid/Eid al Adha | Jharkhand | |
13th July 2022 | Wednesday | Martyrs Day | Jammu and Kashmir | |
13th July 2022 | Wednesday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim | |
17th July 2022 | Sunday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura | |
17th July 2022 | Sunday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya | |
24th July 2022 | Sunday | Bonalu | Telangana | |
31st July 2022 | Sunday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana | |
8th August 2022 | Monday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim | |
9th August 2022 | Tuesday | Muharram | All States except: Daman and Diu, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Goa, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Puducherry, Uttrakhand, Sikkim and West Bengal | All over India |
12th August2022 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Haryana, Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh | |
12th August2022 | Friday | Jhulan Purnima | Odisha | |
13th August 2022 | Saturday | Patriots Day | Manipur | |
15th August 2022 | Monday | Independence Day | All States | All over India |
16th August 2022 | Tuesday | De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry | |
16th August 2022 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | |
19th August 2022 | Friday | Janmashtami | All states except: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Manipur, Mizoram and West Bengal | All over India |
28th August 2022 | Sunday | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab | Restricted Holiday |
29th August 2022 | Monday | Hartalika Teej | Sikkim and chandigarh | |
31st August 2022 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Daman and Diu, Andhra Pradesh, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Goa, Odisha, Telangana, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu | All over India |
1st September 2022 | Thursday | Nuakhai | Odisha | |
1st September 2022 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa | |
6th September 2022 | Tuesday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan | |
6th September 2022 | Tuesday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan | |
7th September 2022 | Wednesday | First Onam | Kerala | |
8th September 2022 | Thursday 2022 | Thiruvonam | Kerala | |
9th September 2022 | Friday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim | |
10th September 2022 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala | |
10th September 2022 | Saturday | Samvatsari Festival | Gujarat | |
21st September 2022 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala | |
23rd September 2022 | Friday | Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana | |
25th September 2022 | Sunday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana | |
25th September 2022 | Sunday | Mahalaya Amavasya | Karnataka, Odisha, West Bengal, Tripura | |
26th September 2022 | Monday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana | |
26th September 2022 | Monday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan | |
28th September 2022 | Wednesday | S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti | Punjab | |
2nd October 2022 | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura & West Bengal | |
2nd October 2022 | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | All States | All over India |
3rd October 2022 | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Jharkhand, Manipur, Rajasthan, Odisha, Telangana, Sikkim, West Bengal & Tripura | |
4th October 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Bihar, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Nagaland, Sikkim, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura and West Bengal | Restricted Holiday |
5th October 2022 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami | All states except: Manipur and Puducherry | Restricted Holiday |
9th October 2022 | Sunday | Lakshmi Puja | Tripura, Odisha and West Bengal | |
9th October 2022 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, Punjab | |
9th October 2022 | Sunday | Eid e Milad | All states except: Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Assam, Goa, Chandigarh, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Punjab, West Bengal and Manipur | All over India |
14th October 2022 | Friday | Friday following Eid e Milad | Jharkhand | |
24th October 2022 | Monday | Diwali | Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana | |
25th October 2022 | Tuesday | Diwali | National except Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana | |
25th October 2022 | Tuesday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat | |
26th October 2022 | Wednesday | Deepavali Holiday | Haryana, Daman and Diu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh | |
27th October 2022 | Thursday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand, Sikkim & Uttar Pradesh | |
30th October 2022 | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Chandigarh, Bihar & jharkhand | |
31st October 2022 | Monday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat | |
31st October 2022 | Monday | Chhath Puja Holiday | Bihar | |
1st November 2022 | Tuesday | Kut | Manipur | |
1st November 2022 | Tuesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry | |
1st November 2022 | Tuesday | Haryana Day | Haryana | |
1st November 2022 | Tuesday | Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka | |
8th November 2022 | Tuesday | karthika Purnima | Odisha & Telangana | |
8th November 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | All States except: Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Daman and Diu, Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, Puducherry, Tripura and Tamil Nadu | All over India |
15th November 2022 | Tuesday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim | |
22nd November 2022 | Tuesday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka | |
23rd November 2022 | Tuesday | Seng kut Snem | Meghalaya | |
28th November 2022 | Monday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab | |
1stDecember 2022 | Thursday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh | |
3rd December 2022 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa | |
5th December 2022 | Monday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir | |
12th December 2022 | Monday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya | |
18th December 2022 | Saturday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya | |
18th December 2022 | Saturday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chandigarh | |
19th December 2022 | Monday | Liberation Day | Goa, Daman and Diu | |
24th December 2022 | Saturday | Christmas Holiday | Mizoram and Meghalaya | Restricted Holiday |
25th December 2022 | Sunday | Christmas Day | All states | All over India |
26th December 2022 | Monday | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana | |
26th December 2022 | Monday | Christmas Holiday | Mizoram, Meghalaya and Telangana | Restricted Holiday |
29th December 2022 | Friday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana & Meghalaya | |
30th December 2022 | Friday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya | |
30th December 2022 | Friday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim | |
31st December 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur |
As one of the most populated countries in the world, India has a rich cultural heritage. With many different religions, traditions and languages, our country is blessed with many festivals as all faiths are embraced in this land. In order to be a part of these festivals, you can make use of the above-mentioned holiday calendar to take a break from routine life and plan a trip- or event.