India is a diverse country with numerous festivals and cultural events celebrated throughout the year. These occasions are marked by holidays, offering people a chance to take a break from their daily routines and join in the festivities. Along with all authorities of India, the Indian post office, an essential service, also adheres to a holiday calendar that includes national, public, and bank holidays. These holidays significantly impact the delivery and receipt of postal services, including letters, parcels, and money orders. It’s important for citizens to be aware of national holidays to plan their postal activities effectively and avoid any disruptions in service.
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This article provides a comprehensive list of holidays observed in India in 2024, including post office holidays, public holidays, and government holidays.
List of Postal Holidays in India, 2024
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Friday |
| Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Friday |
| Idu’l Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sunday |
| Buddha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thursday |
| Idu’l Zuha | 17-06-2024 | Monday |
| Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thursday |
| Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (ID-E Milad) | 16-09-2024 | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wednesday |
| Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | 12-10-2024 | Saturday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thursday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wednesday |
Other Public and Government Holidays
In addition to the postal holidays listed above, we are also providing a list of public and government holidays for 2024. This comprehensive list will keep you informed about all upcoming holidays and help you plan accordingly.
January 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Monday | New Year’s Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu |
| 2 January | Tuesday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
| 2 January | Tuesday | Mannam Jayanti | Kerala |
| 11 January | Thursday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
| 12 January | Friday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
| 15 January | Monday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
| 15 January | Monday | Makar Sankranti | Gujarat, Karnataka, Telangana, and Sikkim |
| 15 January | Monday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, and Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January | Tuesday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
| 16 January | Tuesday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
| 17 January | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Odisha, Punjab, and Rajasthan |
| 17 January | Wednesday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Pondicherry and Tamil Nadu |
| 23 January | Tuesday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Jharkhand, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 23 January | Tuesday | Gaan-Ngai | Manipur |
| 25 January | Thursday | Thaipoosam | Tamil Nadu |
| 25 January | Thursday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
| 25 January | Thursday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 26 January | Friday | Republic Day | National |
February 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 February | Saturday | Losar | Sikkim |
| 10 February | Saturday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| 14 February | Wednesday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 15 February | Thursday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
| 19 February | Monday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
| 20 February | Tuesday | State Day | Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram |
| 24 February | Saturday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, and Punjab |
March 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 March | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 5 March | Tuesday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 8 March | Friday | 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 |
| 22 March | Friday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
| 23 March | Saturday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
| 25 March | Monday | Holi | National except Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, & West Bengal |
| 25 March | Monday | Doljatra | West Bengal |
| 25 March | Monday | Yaosang | Manipur |
| 26 March | Tuesday | Yaosang 2nd Day | Manipur |
| 28 March | Thursday | Mounday Thursday | Kerala |
| 29 March | Friday | Good Friday | National except Haryana & Jammu and Kashmir |
| 30 March | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 31 March | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala and Nagaland |
April 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April | Monday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 5 April | Friday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 5 April | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu Kashmir |
| 7 April | Sunday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 9 April | Tuesday | Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh |
| 9 April | Tuesday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 April | Tuesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Telangana |
| 10 April | Wednesday | Idul Fitr | National except Andaman & Nicobar, AndhraPradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Lakshawdeep, Manipur, Nagaland, Pondecherry, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura & Uttrakhand. |
| 11 April | Thursday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Andaman & Nicobar, AndhraPradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Lakshawdeep, Manipur, Nagaland, Pondecherry, Orissa, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura & Uttrakhand. |
| 11 April | Thursday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
| 13 April | Saturday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
| 13 April | Saturday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
| 13 April | Saturday | Vaisakh | Jammu Kashmir and Punjab |
| 14 April | Sunday | Bengali New Year | Tripura and West Bengal |
| 14 April | Sunday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh and Assam |
| 14 April | Sunday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
| 14 April | Sunday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura |
| 14 April | Sunday | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
| 14 April | Sunday | Vishu | Kerala |
| 15 April | Monday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
| 17 April | Wednesday | Ram Navami | National apart from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 21 April | Sunday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
| 21 April | Sunday | 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 |
May 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May | Wednesday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 8 May | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Tripura and West Bengal |
| 10 May | Friday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 10 May | Friday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan |
| 16 May | Thursday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 23 May | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal |
| 24 May | Friday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
June 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June | Sunday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan |
| 10 June | Monday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 14 June | Friday | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
| 15 June | Saturday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 15 June | Saturday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
| 17 June | Monday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Sikkim |
| 18 June | Tuesday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 22 June | Saturday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab |
| 30 June | Sunday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
July 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July | Friday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 July | Saturday | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
| 7 July | Sunday | Ratha Yathra | Odisha |
| 8 July | Monday | Behdienkhlam Festival | Meghalaya |
| 13 July | Saturday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
| 13 July | Saturday | Martyrs’ Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 17 July | Wednesday | Muharram | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Haryana, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Pondicherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal |
| 17 July | Wednesday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
| 31 July | Wednesday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 31 July | Wednesday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
August 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August | Saturday | Karkidaka Vavu | Kerala |
| 7 August | Wednesday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
| 8 August | Thursday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
| 13 August | Tuesday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
| 15 August | Thursday | Independence Day | National |
| 15 August | Thursday | Parsi New Year | Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat & Maharashtra |
| 16 August | Friday | De Jure Transfer Day | Pondicherry |
| 19 August | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
| 19 August | Monday | Jhulan Purnima | Odisha |
| 26 August | Monday | Janmashtami | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Pondicherry & West Bengal |
September 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September | Wednesday | Tithi of Srimanta Shankardev | Assam |
| 5 September | Thursday | Hartalika Teej | Chhattisgarh & Sikkim |
| 6 September | Friday | Hariyali Teej | Haryana |
| 7 September | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu |
| 8 September | Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa |
| 8 September | Sunday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
| 13 September | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 13 September | Friday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
| 14 September | Saturday | First Onam | Kerala |
| 15 September | Sunday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| 16 September | Monday | Eid e Milad | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab, Sikkim, and West Bengal |
| 17 September | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 18 September | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 20 September | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu Kashmir |
| 21 September | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
| 23 September | Monday | Heroes Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
October 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October | Wednesday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, and West Bengal |
| 2 October | Wednesday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| 3 October | Thursday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
| 3 October | Thursday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
| 3 October | Thursday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
| 10 October | Thursday | Maha Saptami | Meghalaya, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal |
| 11 October | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura and West Bengal |
| 11 October | Friday | Maha Ashtami | Meghalaya, Pondecherry and TamilNadu |
| 12 October | Saturday | Maha Navami | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
| 13 October | Sunday | Vijaya Dashami | National except Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Manipur |
| 13 October | Sunday | Janmostav of Srimanta Shankardev | Assam |
| 16 October | Thursday | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal |
| 17 October | Thursday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab |
| 17 October | Thursday | Kati Bihu | Assam |
| 31 October | Thursday | Deepavali | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
| 31 October | Thursday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
November 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 November | Friday | Diwali | National except Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana |
| 1 November | Friday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
| 1 November | Friday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
| 1 November | Friday | Kut | Manipur |
| 1 November | Friday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Pondicherry |
| 2 November | Saturday | Deepavali Holiday | Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
| 2 November | Saturday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
| 2 November | Saturday | Govardhan Puja | Uttar Pradesh |
| 3 November | Sunday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 November | Thursday | Chhath Puja | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand |
| 8 November | Friday | Wangala Festival | Meghalaya |
| 15 November | Friday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Pondicherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and Tripura |
| 15 November | Friday | Karthika Purnima | Odisha and Telangana |
| 18 November | Monday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 22 November | Friday | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
| 23 November | Saturday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
December 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday | States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December | Sunday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 3 December | Tuesday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
| 5 December | Thursday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 6 December | Friday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
| 12 December | Thursday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
| 18 December | Wednesday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
| 18 December | Wednesday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chhattisgarh |
| 19 December | Thursday | Liberation Day | Daman and Diu, Goa |
| 24 December | Tuesday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Mizoram |
| 25 December | Wednesday | Christmas Day | National |
| 26 December | Thursday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya and Telangana |
| 30 December | Monday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
| 30 December | Monday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
| 31 December | Tuesday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur and Mizoram |
Check out: Bank Holidays in India for 2024
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FAQs
Do all states in India have the same government and public holidays?
No, the government or public holidays in India are not the same across all states. While some holidays are observed nationwide, each state has its own unique holidays based on its history and culture.
Is New Year's Day a public holiday in all states in India?
New Year's Day is not a compulsory public holiday in India. It is up to the discretion of employers and individual states to decide if they want to grant a holiday on that day.
How many national holidays does India have?
India has three national holidays. Republic Day is celebrated on January 26th, Independence Day on August 15th, and Gandhi Jayanti on October 2nd. These holidays hold great significance and are celebrated throughout the country with enthusiasm.
