List of Holidays 2024 Punjab PDF
The Public Holidays (General Holidays) and Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) for 2024 in Punjab Holiday Notification on 15-12-2023. Generally, These Holidays are followed by Schools, Colleges, Universities, Private Office, Industries, Central and State Government Administrative Offices in Punjab.
Central Government Holiday List 2024 DoPT Order
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
(PERSONNEL POLICIES-III BRANCH)
Notification
06/03/2023/2PP3/702
Dated 15.12.2023
It is hereby notified that the holidays enumerated in the schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the Punjab Government during the calendar year-2024: –
SCHEDULE
No. | Name of the Holiday(s) | Date | Day |
All Saturdays | |||
All Sundays | |||
Other Holidays | |||
1. | Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh ji | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
2. | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
3. | Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas ji | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
4. | Maha Shivaratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
5. | Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji | 23-03-2024 | Sat |
6. | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
7. | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
8. | Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji | 08-04-2024 | Mon |
9. | Idu’l Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
10 | Vaisakhi | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
11. | Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
12. | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
13, | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
14. | May Day | 01-05-2024 | Wed |
15. | Lord Parshurarn Jayanti | 10-05-2024 | Fri |
16 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | 10-06-2024 | Mon |
17. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
18. | Kabir Jayanti | 22-06-2024 | Sat |
19 | Independence day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
20 | Janam Ashtami | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
21. | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
22 | Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti | 03-10-2024 | Thu |
23 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
24 | Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
25 | Diwali | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Vishwakarma Day | 01-11-2024 | Fri |
27 | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
28 | Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha ji | 16-11-2024 | Sat |
29 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur ji | 06-12-2024 | Fri |
30 | Christmas day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
31. | Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib | 27-12-2024 | Fri |
Note 2: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year-2023:-
No. | Name of the Holiday(s) | Date | Day |
1. | New Year Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2. | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3. | Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji | 09-02-2024 | Fri |
4. | Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
5. | International Women Day | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
6. | Hola Mohalla | 26-03-2024 | Tue |
7. | Buddh Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8. | Nirjala Ekadashi | 18-06-2024 | Tue |
9. | Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji | 29-06-2024 | Sat |
10. | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
11. | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | 31-07-2024 | Wed |
12. | Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 04-09-2024 | Wed |
13. | Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji | 05-09-2024 | Thu |
Samvatsari Diwas | 07-09-2024 | Sat | |
15. | Saragarhi Day | 12-09-2024 | Thu |
16. | Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji | 12-09-2024 | Thu |
17. | Milad-un-Nabi (or) Id-e-Milad | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
18. | Anant Chaturdashi | 17-09-2024 | Tue |
19. | Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji | 28-09-2024 | Sat |
20. | Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur | 16-10-2024 | Wed |
21. | Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass ji | 19-10-2024 | Sat |
22. | Karva Chauth | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
23. | New Punjab Day | 01-11-2024 | Fri |
24. | Goverdhan Pooja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
25. | Guru Gaddi diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
26. | Chhath Pooja | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
27. | Birthday of Sant Nam Dev ji | 12-11-2024 | Tue |
28. | Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib | 25-12-2024, 26-12-2024 | Wed, Thu |
Note 3 : In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occassion given below during the Calendar Year, 2023 and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays:-
1.Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji
2.Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
3.Maha Shivratri
4.Ram Navami
5.Mahavir Jayanti
6.Vaisakhi
7.Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
8.Janam Ashtami
9.Id-ul-Fitr
10.Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
11.Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
12.Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
13.Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
14.Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
15.Christmas day
The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half day holidays.
Note 4: The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 19th August (Monday). As such Punjab Government Offices/ Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.
Anurag Verma
Chief Secretary to Government Punjab
Punjab Government Holiday 2024 PDF
The Public Holidays (General Holidays), Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) for 2024 in Central Government DoPT Order no. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA release a gazette notification in PDF format on 3rd July, 2023.
Central Government Holiday List in India 2024 PDF–Click Here
CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024 | CG Restricted Holidays in 2024
Central Government Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024
S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
2 | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
3 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
5 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
7 | Budha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
9 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
12 | Milad – un – Nabi (or) Id – e – Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
14 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Central Government Closed Holidays 2024 | Central Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2024
Central Government Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024
Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2024 | Central Govt Optional Holiday List 2024
S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2024 | Sun |
4 | Magha Bihu / Pongal | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-02-2024 | Mon |
9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-02-2024 | Sat |
10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06-03-2024 | Wed |
11 | Maha Shivratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
12 | Holika dahan | 24-03-2024 | Sun |
13 | Dolyatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
14 | Easter Sunday | 31-03-2024 | Sun |
15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 05-04-2024 | Fri |
16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09-04-2024 | Tue |
17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-04-2024 | Sat |
18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
20 | Rath Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
21 | Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-09-2024 | Sun |
25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
30 | Govardhan Puja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
31 | Bhai Duj | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2024 | Sun |
33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
Saturday & Sunday 2024 List | |||
January Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | February Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
06-01-2024 | Saturday | 03-02-2024 | Saturday |
07-01-2024 | Sunday | 04-02-2024 | Sunday |
13-01-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-2-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-01-2024 | Sunday | 11-2-2024 | Sunday |
20-01-2024 | Saturday | 17-02-2024 | Saturday |
21-01-2024 | Sunday | 18-02-2024 | Sunday |
27-01-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-02-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-01-2024 | Sunday | 25-02-2024 | Sunday |
March Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | April Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
02-03-2024 | Saturday | 06-04-2024 | Saturday |
03-03-2024 | Sunday | 07-04-2024 | Sunday |
09-03-2024 | Second Saturday | 13-04-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-03-2024 | Sunday | 14-04-2024 | Sunday |
16-03-2024 | Saturday | 20-04-2024 | Saturday |
17-13-2024 | Sunday | 21-04-2024 | Sunday |
23-03-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 27-04-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-03-2024 | Sunday | 28-04-2024 | Sunday |
30-03-2024 | Saturday | ||
31-03-2024 | Sunday | ||
May Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | June Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
Date | Days | Date | Days |
04-05-2024 | Saturday | 01-06-2024 | Saturday |
05-05-2024 | Sunday | 02-06-2024 | Sunday |
11-05-2024 | Second Saturday | 08-06-2024 | Second Saturday |
12-05-2024 | Sunday | 09-06-2024 | Sunday |
18-05-2024 | Saturday | 15-06-2024 | Saturday |
19-05-2024 | Sunday | 16-06-2024 | Sunday |
25-05-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 22-06-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
26-05-2024 | Sunday | 23-06-2024 | Sunday |
29-06-2024 | Saturday | ||
30-06-2024 | Sunday | ||
July Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | August Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
06-07-2024 | Saturday | 03-08-2024 | Saturday |
07-07-2024 | Sunday | 04-08-2024 | Sunday |
13-07-2024 | Second Saturday | 10-8-2024 | Second Saturday |
14-07-2024 | Sunday | 11-8-2024 | Sunday |
20-07-2024 | Saturday | 17-08-2024 | Saturday |
21-07-2024 | Sunday | 18-08-2024 | Sunday |
27-07-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 24-08-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
28-07-2024 | Sunday | 25-08-2024 | Sunday |
31-08-2024 | Saturday | ||
September Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | October Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
07-09-2024 | Saturday | 05-10-2024 | Saturday |
08-09-2024 | Sunday | 06-10-2024 | Sunday |
14-09-2024 | Second Saturday | 12-10-2024 | Second Saturday |
15-09-2024 | Sunday | 13-10-2024 | Sunday |
21-09-2024 | Saturday | 19-10-2024 | Saturday |
22-09-2024 | Sunday | 20-10-2024 | Sunday |
28-09-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 26-10-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
29-09-2024 | Sunday | 27-10-2024 | Sunday |
November Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | December Month Saturday & Sunday List 2024 | ||
02-11-2024 | Saturday | 07-12-2024 | Saturday |
03-11-2024 | Sunday | 08-12-2024 | Sunday |
09-11-2024 | Second Saturday | 14-12-2024 | Second Saturday |
10-11-2024 | Sunday | 15-12-2024 | Sunday |
16-11-2024 | Saturday | 21-12-2024 | Saturday |
17-11-2024 | Sunday | 22-12-2024 | Sunday |
23-11-2024 | Fourth Saturday | 28-12-2024 | Fourth Saturday |
24-11-2024 | Sunday | 29-12-2024 | Sunday |
30-11-2024 | Saturday |
Importance of Holidays
Holidays provide us with a period of respite from the hustle and bustle of daily life and allow us to enjoy the peace and relaxation. Taking some time off from our busy lives provides us with an opportunity to reset and regain focus. It gives us the time to reflect on life and plan for the future. Having a break also means that we can decompress and deal with any stress or anxiety we have been feeling. Finally, holidays provide us with a feeling of freedom and liberation, allowing us to enjoy our lives and appreciate the little things. Overall, holidays are essential for our well-being , holidays are the only thing which can boost up people’s mind and bring them back on to work with full-focused manner and achieve their dreams after a small nap.
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