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Vishu 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

Vishu in India. Kerala: 2026-04-15 (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.

Kerala

Public · regional coverage · Confirmed — source checked

Kerala state public-office calendar; bank entitlement is separately flagged from the NI Act list. Official source

Madhya Pradesh

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

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 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. Mahe region only; separate annual schedule. 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