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Makar Sankranti in India

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

Makar Sankranti in India. Delhi: 2026-01-14 (restricted, 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.

Andhra Pradesh

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

G.O.Rt.No.2276, 4 December 2025, Annexures I/II including weekend occasions. State offices only; does not automatically apply to industrial establishments, PSUs, PWD workmen or educational institutions. Moon-dependent dates await amendments. Official source

Arunachal Pradesh

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

GA-10/2015, 26 August 2025, gazetted Annexure I and explicitly declared Itanagar local day. Government offices/institutions only; banks excluded. Restricted Annexure II and district-selected local dates remain pending import. Official source

Chandigarh

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

30 December 2025 Administration notification: 16 dated public holidays, restricted entries 1-14. Guru Gobind Singh birthday explicitly awaits Punjab announcement. Remaining restricted entries and lunar amendments pending; bank calendar not inferred. Schedule II verified entries 1-14 only; remaining restricted entries await verification. Eligible employee may choose two. Official source

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

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

Delhi

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

Central government administrative offices in Delhi/New Delhi only; not the Delhi state, private-business or bank calendar. Restricted/optional leave for eligible employees only; offices do not close universally. Eligible central employees may choose two restricted holidays; consult the complete official list. Official source

Delhi - GNCTD government offices

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

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

Goa

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

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

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

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. Official source

Himachal Pradesh

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

Official state portal 2026 gazetted/restricted table, including women-employee and municipal-limits qualifications. Bank calendar not inferred. Eligible state employees only. Official source

Jharkhand

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Jharkhand Gazette 542, 15 December 2025, notification 7244 of 10 December; government notification copy hosted by SGC Services. Schedule 1 NI Act holidays; Schedule 2 executive government/revenue office closures; Schedule 3 bank closing only. Secretariat/attached offices retain five-day and field offices six-day working weeks. Sunday exceptions apply only to establishments normally working Sundays. Muslim dates subject to moon sighting. No school vacations inferred; later amendment completeness pending. Bakrid amended to 28 May by official notification 3453 dated 25 May 2026. PDF page 5. Executive government/revenue office closure only; NI Act bank coverage not established. Official source

Karnataka

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Karnataka DPAR 16 HHL 2025, 17 November 2025, signed notification copy, English pages 6-10. Notification I office holidays; Notification II NI Act; Kodagu local holidays separate. Offices close on second/fourth Saturdays and Sundays, not every Saturday. Two restricted holidays require approval. Education department issues a separate schedule. Muslim dates provisional. Official source

Lakshadweep

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

17 December 2025 Annexure I: Lakshadweep Administration government offices only. Combined named occasions shown separately on the same date. Restricted list and bank coverage remain pending; lunar dates may be amended by the competent local authority. Official source

Manipur

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

Manipur LIB-101/1/2022-GAD-GAD (Part 1), 24 November 2025, signed government notification copy, seven pages. Annexure I 28 general days; II 35 restricted days with maximum two per employee; III 21 NI Act dates. Kang can be replaced in Hill Districts and Manipur Bhawans with prior government approval; no replacement inferred. Moon-dependent dates provisional. Tarpon Houba date conflicts within Annexure II and remains unimported pending clarification. Official source

Mizoram

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

NIC Mizoram 2026 government-office calendar, 28 public and 25 restricted entries. Saturdays and Sundays closed; private and bank arrangements not inferred. Lunar amendments remain pending. Eligible employees may choose two with prior approval. Combined source labels retain Dolyatra, Cheti Chand and Tamil New Year equivalents. Official source

Odisha

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Odisha R&DM notification RDM-Reg-MISC-0021-2025-42428, 11 November 2025; signed government notification copy hosted by SGC Services, matched to official R&DM listing. Annexure I: 29 state government office and Revenue/Magisterial Court (Executive) holidays. Annexure II: one optional day with written permission, irrespective of religious affiliation. Annexure III weekend coincidences not separately declared holidays. Separate bank notice 42419 not verified; no bank or school vacation coverage inferred. Muslim dates provisional; later amendments pending. PDF page 3. Official source

Puducherry

Local · local coverage · Confirmed — source checked

G.O.Ms.No.73, 11 November 2025, Appendix I government offices/institutions. Mahe, Yanam and Puducherry/Karaikal differences are labelled local. Bank and restricted appendices pending; later Muharram and election notices remain to be integrated. Yanam region only. Shared Bakrid 28 May, Milad 26 August, Vinayagar 14 September and Ayudha Puja 19 October also apply to Yanam. Official source

Sikkim

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Gazette 391, 10 October 2025 notification. Government offices, PSUs and educational institutions. Multi-day holidays expanded into dated entries without inventing substitute days. School breaks are not inferred. Official source

Telangana

Gazetted · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Official Telangana 2026 portal: red general and green optional classifications transcribed separately. Office schedule only; bank and school breaks not inferred. Moon-dependent dates and later amendments remain pending. Official source

Uttar Pradesh

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

UP Extraordinary Gazette, 17 November 2025, notification 671/three-2025-39(2)-2016, government notification copy including December amendment removing 5 January Guru Gobind Singh executive holiday. General NI Act, restricted leave and bank closing remain separate. Executive holiday 24 November does not apply to offices following a five-day week. Muslim dates depend on local moon sighting. Additional Holi closure 3 March is supported by the official 27 February 2026 press release; 28 February is a compensating working Saturday. Official source

Uttarakhand

Restricted · sector coverage · Confirmed — source checked · Conditional entitlement

Uttarakhand GAD signed notification 24 December 2025, GAD-GEN/GEN/28/2025-XXXI-A-1, I/356133/2025; government notification copy hosted by Amar Ujala. Schedule 1 public office holidays explicitly excludes banks/treasuries; Schedule 4 is the separate NI Act bank/treasury list. Schedule 2 is public only outside five-day-week offices and restricted leave within them. Two restricted days from Schedule 3. District magistrates may notify up to three local holidays, with five-day-week offices excluded; actual local dates not inferred. Starred Muslim dates follow local moon sighting automatically and remain provisional. School vacations and later amendments pending. PDF page 3. 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.

Holiday guides

Official sources

Reviewed pending register: Pending review item: Other lunar amendments, local/election orders, future years and broader school periods

Government of India, National Portal: Official calendar portal; future notifications require verification

Government of India, DoPT: DoPT OM 12/2/2023-JCA, 3 July 2025; 2026 central-office holidays

Government of Kerala, Information and Public Relations Department: 24 May 2026: Bakrid public holidays on 27 and 28 May

Government of India, DoPT: 9 April 2026 memorandum: Ambedkar birthday closure