This national overview identifies holiday occasions. Public holiday dates, substitute days and school calendars depend on the state or territory. Use your jurisdiction calendar for closures and countdowns.
State and territory calendars
Choose your jurisdiction for public holidays, substitute dates, local exceptions and school calendars.
About this calendar
Gudi Padwa in India. Maharashtra: 2026-03-19 (public, source checked). Coverage is limited to the reviewed jurisdictions and institution types; this is not a nationwide closure claim.
Coverage
India has national holidays, central-office gazetted holidays, state/UT notifications and employee-specific restricted leave. All 28 states and 8 union territories are listed. Reviewed 2026 entries are available for all 36 states/UTs. The newly completed 19 jurisdiction calendars retain 128 provisional entries; unsupported dates and amendments remain pending. Delhi central administrative offices and GNCTD government offices have separate calendars. Coverage is limited to the establishments and dates identified in each notice; 2027/2028 schedules remain pending authoritative verification. A festival is not automatically a holiday for every institution.
Dates and coverage by jurisdiction — 2026
Additional and substitute dates are separate entries. Local and sector-only holidays apply only to the areas or institutions specified.
Chhattisgarh Gazette 845, 6 November 2025, GENS-1001/86/2025-GAD-5; signed government notice copy hosted by Internet Archive. General list covers state government offices/institutions; separate NI Act list establishes bank coverage. Three optional days per employee, not office closures. Sunday exclusions carry no substitute. Muslim dates retained provisionally; later amendments and separate school schedules remain pending. Optional Sunday exclusions (page 8): Louis Braille 4 January; Rajim Mela/Sant Ravidas 1 February; Gaur Gauri 8 March; Dr Khubchand Baghel 19 July; Agrasen Jayanti 11 October. Bakrid date follows the official DPR report of the 26 May amendment. PDF page 6. Official source
22 December 2025 notification Parts I and III. General office and industrial/bank scope kept distinct. Second Saturday 12 September is a working day for government offices; the planner weekend assumption must be adjusted by users. Restricted list pending. Official source
Central administrative offices only. Restricted list transcribed from the CGCA official page; the separate GNCTD calendar has different entitlements. Existing gazetted dates and amendments are preserved. Central administrative offices in Delhi/New Delhi. Optional employee leave, not office closure. Combined source labels include Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand, Vaisakhi/Vishu/Tamil New Year and Magha Bihu/Pongal. Official source
Government of NCT of Delhi offices only, notification 4 December 2025: 18 gazetted and 33 restricted entries. Separate from central offices, banks and private employers. Lunar amendments remain pending; central Bakrid amendment is not applied to GNCTD without GNCTD evidence. GNCTD employees may choose two restricted holidays. Combined labels retained in coverage notes; no universal closure. Official source
Official Goa Gazette Series II No.28, 2025, archived official publication. Notification 37/8/2025-GAD-III/4171 dated 30 September 2025 and Saka-year corrigendum 7 October. Annexure I office closures; II special employee leave (offices functional); III two restricted days; IV specified commercial/industrial holidays; V bank holidays. Moon-dependent dates provisional. No special-leave substitute day inferred. Official source
Gujarat GAD notification GS/22/2025/JSR/2025/509/GH, 27 November 2025, Part I, copy published by Gujarat Technological University. State offices, undertakings, boards, corporations and panchayats. Sunday exclusions are observances, not additional holidays. Part II permits two optional days with advance approval. Bank/NI Act Part III not imported; Muslim dates remain provisional. Part II notified optional leave only; two days with approval. Weekend-excluded optional occasions are not imported. Official source
Madhya Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette 364, 29 December 2025, F 3-1-2025-1-4; government Gazette copy hosted by Internet Archive. General government office/institution list and NI Act bank/treasury list remain distinct. Three optional days per government employee from 63 listed; not office closures. Sunday exclusions do not create substitutes. Muslim dates provisional; school vacations and later amendments not established. Optional item 28 on 5 June is Gadir-e-Khum; item 30 on 24 June includes Yom-e-Ashura as printed. Lunar dates remain provisional; no general closure inferred. Optional Sunday exclusions are listed on page 4 and confer no additional optional entitlement. PDF page 1-2. Official source
Public · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked
Maharashtra notification coverage; individual employers and essential services may differ. Official source
Missing entries do not establish that a jurisdiction has no holiday. Check its calendar for pending official dates and local exceptions.
Background
Holiday administration follows the applicable government, state/UT and institution calendar. Festival identities and closure dates are recorded separately.
Workplaces
Check the coverage label: central offices, state offices and private employers may follow different schedules. Restricted leave requires eligibility and approval.
Banks
Bank-only closing days are separate from public-office holidays. Follow the relevant NI Act notification and your branch schedule; do not treat every gazetted or school holiday as a bank closure.
Schools
Use the named KVS group for the available inclusive break dates. Board, institution, station classification and emergency orders can change school calendars.
Planning
Choose the destination state/UT and year before planning. Lunar dates and future notifications can change. The default Saturday/Sunday weekend is an assumption, not a universal Indian working week.
Frequently asked questions
Are gazetted holidays national holidays?
No. Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are the national anchors. Central-office and state notifications apply to their stated establishments; private workplaces must check their own arrangements.
Why do state festival dates differ?
Use the selected jurisdiction. In 2026 Holi is 3 March in Maharashtra and 4 March for Delhi central offices. Kerala Vijayadasami is 21 October, while Delhi and Maharashtra list Dussehra on 20 October.
Are lunar dates confirmed?
Only dates supported by checked official evidence are confirmed here. Moon-dependent published dates remain provisional unless a later authoritative announcement settles the closure. Future estimates are not announcements.
Do restricted holidays close offices?
No. They are optional leave for eligible employees under the applicable notification. They are excluded from general public-closure long weekends.
Is there an automatic substitute holiday?
No substitute day is inferred. The DoPT memorandum does not grant a substitute just because a festival falls on a weekly off. Kerala 28 May 2026 is an explicitly announced additional Bakrid holiday, not a general substitute rule.
What is covered by school calendars?
Only the named KVS school groups and published 2026/2027 breaks are included. They do not represent every school in Delhi, Maharashtra or Kerala.
