Public Holidays 2025: The government has announced the holidays to be given in the year 2025. It has been informed through a circular that there will be 17 Gazetted Holidays and 34 Restricted Holidays in 2025. The list of holidays is released before the beginning of every year. These include holiday dates for schools, colleges, government offices and other departments.
The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has released the list of public holidays. Apart from Sunday, on which special occasions will there be public holidays? Let’s know.
Gazetted Holidays List 2025
| date | Day | Holiday |
| 26 January 2025 | sunday | Republic Day |
| 26 February 2025 | Wednesday | maha shivaratri |
| 14 March 2025 | Friday | Holi |
| 31 March 2025 | monday | eid ul fitr |
| 10 April 2025 | Thursday | mahavir jayanti |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | good friday |
| 12 May 2025 | monday | Buddha Purnima |
| 7 June 2025 | Saturday | Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid) |
| 6 July 2025 | sunday | Muharram |
| 15 August 2025 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 16 August 2025 | Saturday | Janmashtami |
| 5 September 2025 | Friday | Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad) |
| 2 October 2025 | Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday |
| 2 October 2025 | Thursday | Dussehra |
| 20 October 2025 | monday | Diwali (Deepawali) |
| 5 November 2025 | Wednesday | guru nanak jayanti |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day |
Restricted Holidays 2025 Full List
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 1 January | Wednesday | new year’s day |
| 6 January | monday | Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh |
| 14 January | Tuesday | Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal |
| 2 February | sunday | Basant Panchami |
| 12 February | Wednesday | Birthday of Guru Ravidas |
| 19 February | Wednesday | Shivaji Jayanti |
| 23 February | sunday | Birthday of Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 13 March | Thursday | bonfire |
| 14 March | Friday | Dole travel |
| 16th April | sunday | ram navami |
| August 15 | Friday | Janmashtami (Smart) |
| 27 August | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi |
| 5 September | Friday | Onam or Thiruonam |
| 29 September | monday | Dussehra (Saptami) |
| 30 September | Tuesday | Dussehra (Mahastami) |
| 1 October | Wednesday | Dussehra (Mahannavami) |
| 7 October | Tuesday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 10 October | Friday | Karak Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) |
| 20 October | monday | Naraka Chaturdashi |
| 22 October | Wednesday | govardhan puja |
| 23 October | Thursday | Bhai Dooj |
| 28 October | Tuesday | Pratihara Shashthi or Sun Shashthi (Chhath Puja) |
| 24 November | monday | Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur |
| 24 December | Wednesday | Christmas Eve |
Difference between gazetted holidays and restricted holidays?
Actually, the main difference between Gazetted Holidays and Restricted Holidays is that Gazetted Holidays are mandatory. Whereas, Restricted Holidays are optional. This optional leave is provided by the organization under the cultural or religious program of its employees.
