India is a diverse country with many festivals and cultural events celebrated throughout the year. These occasions are marked with holidays, allowing people to take a break from their daily routine and participate in these celebrations. Indian post office is one of the essential services in India, and it follows a holiday calendar that includes national, public, and bank holidays. The post office holidays in India are significant because they impact the delivery and receipt of postal services, including letters, parcels, and money orders.
This article will provide you a exhaustive list of holidays observed in India in 2023, including post office holidays, public holidays, and government holidays.
List of Postal Holiday in India, 2023
The Postal Holiday List for 2023 in India provides a comprehensive schedule of holidays observed by the postal department throughout the year. By staying up-to-date with this list, you can plan your postal activities accordingly and avoid any inconvenience caused due to a holiday.
Date | Day | Holiday |
26 January 2023 | Thursday | Republic Day Holiday |
8 March 2023 | Wednesday | Holi |
30 March 2023 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
4 April 2023 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
7 April 2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
22 April 2023 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr |
5 May 2023 | Friday | Budha Purnima |
29 June 2023 | Thursday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
29 July 2023 | Saturday | Muharram |
15 August 2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
7 September 2023 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) |
28 September 2023 | Thursday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
2 October 2023 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
24 October 2023 | Tuesday | Dussehra |
12 November 2023 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) |
27 November 2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
25 December 2023 | Monday | Christmas Day |
Curious to Know About Some Public and Government Holidays?
In addition to the postal holidays listed above, we are also providing a list of public and government holidays. This comprehensive list will keep you informed about all upcoming holidays and help you plan accordingly.
Table of Content
- List of Public and Government Holiday in January
- List of Public and Government Holiday in February
- List of Public and Government Holiday in March
- List of Public and Government Holiday in April
- List of Public and Government Holiday in May
- List of Public and Government Holiday in June
- List of Public and Government Holiday in July
- List of Public and Government Holiday in August
- List of Public and Government Holiday in September
- List of Public and Government Holiday in October
- List of Public and Government Holiday in November
- List of Public and Government Holiday in December
JANUARY
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 January 2023 | Sunday | New Year’s Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu |
2 January 2023 | Monday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
4 January 2023 | Wednesday | Gaan-Ngai | Manipur |
11 January 2023 | Wednesday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
12 January 2023 | Thursday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
14 January 2023 | Saturday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
14 January 2023 | Saturday | Makara Sankranti | Gujarat, Karnataka, and Sikkim |
15 January 2023 | Sunday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, and Tamil Nadu |
15 January 2023 | Sunday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
16 January 2023 | Monday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
16 January 2023 | Monday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu |
22 January 2023 | Sunday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
23 January 2023 | Monday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
25 January 2023 | Wednesday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
26 January 2023 | Thursday | Republic Day | National |
26 January 2023 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
31 January 2023 | Tuesday | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam |
FEBRUARY
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
5 February 2023 | Sunday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
5 February 2023 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab |
15 February 2023 | Wednesday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
18 February 2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri | National except for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal |
19 February 2023 | Sunday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
20 February 2023 | Monday | State Day | Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram |
21 February 2023 | Tuesday | Losar | Sikkim |
MARCH
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
5 March 2023 | Sunday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
7 March 2023 | Tuesday | Holi | Telangana |
7 March 2023 | Tuesday | Yaosang | Manipur |
8 March 2023 | Wednesday | Holi | National apart from Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and West Bengal |
8 March 2023 | Wednesday | Doljatra | West Bengal |
8 March 2023 | Wednesday | Yaosang 2nd Day | Manipur |
22 March 2023 | Wednesday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
22 March 2023 | Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
22 March 2023 | Wednesday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
22 March 2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Telangana |
23 March 2023 | Thursday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
24 March 2023 | Friday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
30 March 2023 | Thursday | Ram Navami | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal |
APRIL
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 April 2023 | Saturday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
4 April 2023 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh |
5 April 2023 | Wednesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
7 April 2023 | Friday | Good Friday | National apart from Haryana and Jharkhand |
8 April 2023 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
9 April 2023 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala and Nagaland |
13 April 2023 | Thursday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh and Assam |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National apart from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
14 April 2023 | Friday | Vaisakh | Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab |
15 April 2023 | Saturday | Bengali New Year | Tripura and West Bengal |
15 April 2023 | Saturday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
15 April 2023 | Saturday | Vishu | Kerala |
18 April 2023 | Tuesday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
21 April 2023 | Friday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
21 April 2023 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu and Kashmir |
22 April 2023 | Saturday | Idul Fitr | National |
22 April 2023 | Saturday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan |
23 April 2023 | Sunday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
23 April 2023 | Sunday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
MAY
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 May 2023 | Monday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
1 May 2023 | Monday | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal |
5 May 2023 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal |
9 May 2023 | Tuesday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Tripura and West Bengal |
16 May 2023 | Tuesday | State Day | Sikkim |
22 May 2023 | Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan |
23 May 2023 | Tuesday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
24 May 2023 | Wednesday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
JUNE
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
4 June 2023 | Sunday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab |
14 June 2023 | Wednesday | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
15 June 2023 | Thursday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
15 June 2023 | Thursday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
20 June 2023 | Tuesday | Ratha Yathra | Odisha |
29 June 2023 | Thursday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Sikkim |
30 June 2023 | Friday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
30 June 2023 | Friday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
JULY
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
5 July 2023 | Wednesday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
6 July 2023 | Thursday | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
8 July 2023 | Saturday | Behdeinkhlam Festival | Meghalaya |
13 July 2023 | Thursday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
13 July 2023 | Thursday | Bonalu | Telangana |
13 July 2023 | Thursday | Martyrs’ Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
17 July 2023 | Monday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
29 July 2023 | Saturday | Muharram | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal |
31 July 2023 | Monday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
AUGUST
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
8 August 2023 | Tuesday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
13 August 2023 | Sunday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
15 August 2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day | National |
16 August 2023 | Wednesday | De Jure Transfer Day | Pondicherry |
16 August 2023 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, and Maharashtra |
19 August 2023 | Saturday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
28 August 2023 | Monday | First Onam | Kerala |
29 August 2023 | Tuesday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
31 August 2023 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan | Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh |
31 August 2023 | Thursday | Jhulan Purnima | Odisha |
SEPTEMBER
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
7 September 2023 | Thursday | Janmashtami | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Pondicherry, and West Bengal |
17 September 2023 | Sunday | Hartalika Teej | Chhattisgarh and Sikkim |
19 September 2023 | Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu |
20 September 2023 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa |
20 September 2023 | Wednesday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
21 September 2023 | Thursday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
23 September 2023 | Saturday | Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
25 September 2023 | Monday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
25 September 2023 | Monday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
28 September 2023 | Thursday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
28 September 2023 | Thursday | Eid e Milad | National apart from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, and West Bengal |
29 September 2023 | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu and Kashmir |
29 September 2023 | Friday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
OCTOBER
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
2 October 2023 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
14 October 2023 | Saturday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
14 October 2023 | Saturday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
15 October 2023 | Sunday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
15 October 2023 | Sunday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
21 October 2023 | Saturday | Maha Saptami | Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, and West Bengal |
22 October 2023 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh. Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, and West Bengal |
23 October 2023 | Monday | Maha Navami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal |
24 October 2023 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami | National apart from Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Manipur, and Pondicherry |
28 October 2023 | Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
28 October 2023 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab |
31 October 2023 | Tuesday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
NOVEMBER
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 November 2023 | Wednesday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
1 November 2023 | Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
1 November 2023 | Wednesday | Kut | Manipur |
1 November 2023 | Wednesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Pondicherry |
4 November 2023 | Saturday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
12 November 2023 | Sunday | Deepavali | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu |
12 November 2023 | Sunday | Diwali | National apart from Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana |
13 November 2023 | Monday | Deepavali Holiday | Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh |
13 November 2023 | Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
15 November 2023 | Wednesday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh |
19 November 2023 | Sunday | Chhath Puja, | Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, and Jharkhand |
20 November 2023 | Monday | Chhath Puja Holiday | Bihar |
23 November 2023 | Thursday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
27 November 2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National apart from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, and Tripura |
27 November 2023 | Monday | Karthika Purnima | Odisha and Telangana |
30 November 2023 | Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
DECEMBER
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 December 2023 | Friday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
3 December 2023 | Sunday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
5 December 2023 | Tuesday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
12 December 2023 | Tuesday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
17 December 2023 | Sunday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
18 December 2023 | Monday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
18 December 2023 | Monday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chandigarh |
19 December 2023 | Tuesday | Liberation Day | Daman and Diu and Goa |
24 December 2023 | Sunday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Mizoram |
25 December 2023 | Monday | Christmas Day | National |
26 December 2023 | Tuesday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Telangana |
26 December 2023 | Tuesday | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
30 December 2023 | Saturday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
30 December 2023 | Saturday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
31 December 2023 | Sunday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur and Mizoram |
India, being one of the most populous nations in the world, boasts of a diverse cultural legacy. The country celebrates various festivals, embracing all faiths, owing to the coexistence of multiple religions, traditions, and languages. If you wish to experience these celebrations, you can refer to the holiday calendar mentioned above and plan a trip or an event to break away from your mundane routine.
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