How many gazetted holidays are there in 2027?

The DoPT list for 2027 has 17 gazetted (closed) holidays for Central Government offices in Delhi / New Delhi, plus 32 restricted holidays from which each employee may choose any two.

What is the difference between a gazetted and a restricted holiday?

A gazetted holiday is a closed holiday: Central Government offices stay shut. A restricted (optional) holiday is one an employee may take by choice; each employee can pick any two from the restricted list in a year.

When is the Diwali holiday in 2027?

Diwali (Deepavali) is a gazetted holiday on Friday, 29 October 2027.

Do these holidays apply in every state?

No. Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi observe 14 compulsory holidays plus 3 chosen by the state coordination committee, and states, banks and schools publish their own lists. Dates of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad may change depending on sighting of the moon.

Government Holidays 2027: Gazetted and Restricted Holiday List

Holidays for Central Government offices in Delhi / New Delhi for 2027, as notified by the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT). 17 gazetted holidays and 32 restricted holidays.

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Gazetted holidays 2027 (17)

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
26 January	Tuesday	Republic Day	Gazetted
10 March	Wednesday	Id-ul-Fitr	Gazetted
23 March	Tuesday	Holi	Gazetted
26 March	Friday	Good Friday	Gazetted
15 April	Thursday	Ram Navami	Gazetted
19 April	Monday	Mahavir Jayanti	Gazetted
17 May	Monday	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	Gazetted
20 May	Thursday	Buddha Purnima	Gazetted
16 June	Wednesday	Muharram	Gazetted
15 August	Sunday	Independence Day	Gazetted
15 August	Sunday	Milad-un-Nabi / Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)	Gazetted
25 August	Wednesday	Janmashtami (Vaishnav)	Gazetted
2 October	Saturday	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday	Gazetted
9 October	Saturday	Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi)	Gazetted
29 October	Friday	Diwali (Deepavali)	Gazetted
14 November	Sunday	Guru Nanak's Birthday	Gazetted
25 December	Saturday	Christmas Day	Gazetted

Restricted holidays 2027 (32)

Each employee may take any two restricted holidays from this list in the year.

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
1 January	Friday	New Year's Day	Restricted
14 January	Thursday	Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu	Restricted
15 January	Friday	Pongal / Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday	Restricted
11 February	Thursday	Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami	Restricted
19 February	Friday	Shivaji Jayanti	Restricted
20 February	Saturday	Guru Ravi Das's Birthday	Restricted
2 March	Tuesday	Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday	Restricted
5 March	Friday	Jamat-ul-Vida	Restricted
6 March	Saturday	Maha Shivratri	Restricted
22 March	Monday	Holika Dahan / Dolyatra	Restricted
28 March	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Restricted
7 April	Wednesday	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / 1st Navratra	Restricted
14 April	Wednesday	Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)	Restricted
15 April	Thursday	Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)	Restricted
9 May	Sunday	Guru Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday	Restricted
5 July	Monday	Rath Yatra	Restricted
15 August	Sunday	Parsi New Year's Day / Navroz	Restricted
17 August	Tuesday	Raksha Bandhan	Restricted
4 September	Saturday	Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi	Restricted
12 September	Sunday	Onam / Thiru Onam Day	Restricted
6 October	Wednesday	Dussehra (Saptami)	Restricted
7 October	Thursday	Dussehra (Mahashtami)	Restricted
8 October	Friday	Dussehra (Mahanavami)	Restricted
15 October	Friday	Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday	Restricted
18 October	Monday	Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth)	Restricted
28 October	Thursday	Naraka Chaturdashi	Restricted
30 October	Saturday	Govardhan Puja	Restricted
31 October	Sunday	Bhai Duj	Restricted
4 November	Thursday	Pratihar Shashthi / Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)	Restricted
24 November	Wednesday	Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day	Restricted
12 December	Sunday	Hazrat Ali's Birthday	Restricted
24 December	Friday	Christmas Eve	Restricted

States may differ

The list above applies to administrative offices of the Central Government in Delhi / New Delhi. Central Government offices elsewhere observe 14 compulsory holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, Christmas, Dussehra, Diwali, Good Friday, Guru Nanak's Birthday, Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Mahavir Jayanti, Muharram, Id-e-Milad) plus 3 chosen by the state coordination committee. State governments, banks and schools publish their own holiday lists.

Dates of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad may change depending on sighting of the moon. The official holiday date for some festivals can differ from the tithi-based date on our festival pages; for office closures, the government list applies.

Source

DoPT O.M. No. 12/2/2023-JCA dated 16 July 2026 (holidays 2027)

Frequently asked questions

How many gazetted holidays are there in 2027?: The DoPT list for 2027 has 17 gazetted (closed) holidays for Central Government offices in Delhi / New Delhi, plus 32 restricted holidays from which each employee may choose any two.
What is the difference between a gazetted and a restricted holiday?: A gazetted holiday is a closed holiday: Central Government offices stay shut. A restricted (optional) holiday is one an employee may take by choice; each employee can pick any two from the restricted list in a year.
When is the Diwali holiday in 2027?: Diwali (Deepavali) is a gazetted holiday on Friday, 29 October 2027.
Do these holidays apply in every state?: No. Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi observe 14 compulsory holidays plus 3 chosen by the state coordination committee, and states, banks and schools publish their own lists. Dates of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad may change depending on sighting of the moon.