The new year is about to come. Even before the new year, the government has released the list of holidays for next year. There will be 17 gazetted holidays and 34 restricted holidays in the year 2025. In total, employees will get 41 holidays apart from weekly holidays. There are a total of 52 Sundays this year. Also, 26 Saturday holidays will be available as second and fourth Saturdays. A general government employee will get around 98-100 holidays in 2025 (including gazetted, Sunday, and Saturday). This number can increase to 105-110 for bank employees.

The maximum number of holidays are being given in January, April, August, and October. Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Pongal, and Republic Day will be celebrated in January. The beginning of the new financial year, Mahavir Jayanti, and Good Friday are in April. Rakshabandhan, Independence Day, and Janmashtami are in August. Holidays are starting from Gandhi Jayanti in October. This month, there will be holidays on Dussehra, Deepawali, and Chhath. Employees will also get some long weekends in the year 2025. There will be three to four consecutive holidays in January, March, April, August, and October. The stock market will remain closed for 14 days in the year 2025 apart from the regular holidays on Saturday and Sunday. That means there will be 14 days of holiday in the stock market as well.

Gazetted Holidays

Republic Day: 26 January (Sunday)

Mahashivratri: 26 February (Wednesday)

Holi: 14 March (Friday)

Eid-ul-Fitr: 31 March (Monday)

Mahavir Jayanti: 10 April (Thursday)

Good Friday: 18 April (Friday)

Buddha Purnima: 12 May (Monday)

Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid): 7 June (Saturday)

Muharram: 6 July (Sunday)

Independence Day: 15 August (Friday)

Janmashtami: 16 August (Saturday)

Milad-un-Nabi (Eid-e-Milad): 5 September (Friday)

Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi: 2 October (Thursday)

Dussehra: 2 October (Thursday)

Diwali (Deepawali): 20 October (Monday)

Birthday of Guru Nanak: 5 November (Wednesday)

Christmas Day: 25 December (Thursday)

Optional or Restricted Holidays

New Year: 1 January (Wednesday)

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti: 6 January (Monday)

Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/Pongal: 14 January (Tuesday)

Basant Panchami: 2 February (Sunday)

Guru Ravidas Jayanti: 12 February (Wednesday)

Shivaji Jayanti: 19 February (Wednesday)

Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti: 23 February (Sunday)

Holika Dahan: 13 March (Thursday)

Dola Yatra: 14 March (Friday)

Ram Navami: 16 April (Sunday)

Janmashtami (Smart): 16 August (Friday)

Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi: 27 August (Wednesday)

Onam or Thiruonam: 5 September (Friday)

Dussehra (Saptami): 29 September (Monday)

Dussehra (Mahastami): 30 September (Tuesday)

Dussehra (Mahanavami): 1 October (Wednesday)

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti: 7 October (Tuesday)

Kark Chaturthi (Karva Chauth): 10 October (Friday)

Narak Chaturdashi: 20 October (Monday)

Govardhan Puja: 22 October (Wednesday)

Bhai Dooj: 23 October (Thursday)

Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja): 28 October (Tuesday)

Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur: 24 November (Monday)

Christmas Eve: 24 December (Wednesday)

When will we get long weekends?

11 and 12 January are Saturday and Sunday holidays. If you take leave on 13 January, you will get the Makar Sankranti holiday on 14 January. In such a situation, you can go on a long weekend from 11 to 14 January. Holi is on the 14th of March and Saturday and Sunday holidays are on the 15th and 16th of February. In this way, one can go on a long drive for three days. Similarly, Saturday-Sunday is on the 29th and 30th of March and the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday is on the 31st of March. That means three holidays are coming together.

There will be two long weekends in April. Good Friday is on the 12th, 13th, 14th April, and 18th April, and Saturday and Sunday are on 19th-20th April. After the Independence Day holiday on the 15th of August, Saturday and Sunday holidays will be available on the 16th and 17th of August. In September, there is the Eid-e-Milad holiday on the 5th and Saturday and Sunday holidays will be on the 6th and 7th of September.

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