Government of The National Capital Territory of Delhi General Administration Department

Holidays list 2025

Issue Date: 13 November 2024 Published: 16 November 2024 Published with 3 days delay

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-16112024-258677 Download PDF Official source ↗

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Notification declaring the holidays to be observed in all Government offices under the National Capital Territory of Delhi during the year 2025.

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The General Administration Department (Co-ordination Branch), Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, issued Notification No. F. 53/689/GAD/CN/2024-25/2018-2064 dated 13th November 2024, by which the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi declared the holidays to be observed in all Government offices under Government of NCT of Delhi during the year 2025 (Saka Era 1946-47). The notification lists 18 compulsory/gazetted holidays, including Republic Day (26 January), Holi (14 March), Independence Day (15 August), Diwali/Deepavali (20 October) and Christmas Day (25 December), and separately lists 33 Restricted Holidays from which each employee may avail of any two during the year. The notification was issued by order and in the name of the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, signed by Pradeep Tayal, Deputy Secretary (GAD/CN).

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REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-16112024-258677 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 285] DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2024/KARTIKA 22, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 250 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 7346 DG/2024 (1) GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT (Co-ordination Branch) NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 13th November, 2024 No. F. 53/689/GAD/CN/2024-25/2018-2064.—The Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi is pleased to declare the days specified in the following schedule to be observed as holidays in all Government offices under Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi during the year 2025 (Saka Era 1946-47):- +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | S. No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | +========+=================+==============+================+===========+ | | | 1946 SAKA ERA | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Sunday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 2. | Maha Shivaratri | February 26 | Phalguna 07 | Wednesday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 3. | Holi | March 14| Phalguna 23 | Friday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | 1947 SAKA ERA | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 4. | Id-ul Fitr | March 31| Chaitra 10 | Monday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 5. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 10| Chaitra 20 | Thursday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 6. | Good Friday | April 18| Chaitra 28 | Friday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 7. | Buddha Purnima | May 12| Vaisakha 22 | Monday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 07| Jyaishtha 17 | Saturday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 9. | Muharram | July 06| Ashadha 15 | Sunday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 10. | Independence Day| August 15| Sravana 24 | Friday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 11. | Janmashtami | August 16| Sravana 25 | Saturday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad | September 05 | Bhadra 14 | Friday | | | (Birthday of Prophet | | | | | | Mohammad) | | | | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 13. | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday| October 02| Asvina 10 | Thursday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 14. | Dussehra | October 02| Asvina 10 | Thursday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 15. | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday| October 07| Asvina 15 | Tuesday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 16. | Diwali (Deepavali)| October 20| Asvina 28 | Monday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 17. | Guru Nanak's Birthday | November 05| Kartika 14 | Wednesday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 18. | Christmas Day | December 25| Pausha 04 | Thursday | +--------+-----------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ In addition to the holidays specified above, an employee is entitled to avail himself/herself any of two holidays out of the following Restricted Holidays during the year 2025 (Saka Era 1946-47) as mentioned below : +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | S.No | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | +======+===========================================+==============+================+===========+ | | | 1946 SAKA ERA | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 1. | New Year's Day | January 01| Pausha 11 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 2. | Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | January 06| Pausha 16 | Monday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 3. | Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ | January 14| Pausha 24 | Tuesday | | | Pongal/ Hazarat Ali's Birthday | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 4. | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | February 02| Magha 13 | Sunday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 5. | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | February 12| Magha 23 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 6. | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19| Magha 30 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 7. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda | February 23| Phalguna 04 | Sunday | | | Saraswati | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 8. | Holika Dahan | March 13| Phalguna 22 | Thursday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 9. | Dolyatra | March 14| Phalguna 23 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | | | 1947 SAKA ERA | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 10. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | March 28| Chaitra 07 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 11. | Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava / | March 30| Chaitra 09 | Sunday | | | Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 12. | Ram Navmi | April 06| Chaitra 16 | Sunday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 13. | Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13| Chaitra 23 | Sunday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 14. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | April 14| Chaitra 24 | Monday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 15. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu | April 15| Chaitra 25 | Tuesday | | | (Assam) | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 16. | Easter Sunday | April 20| Chaitra 30 | Sunday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 17. | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | May 09| Vaisakha 19 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 18. | Rath Yatra | June 27| Ashadha 06 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 19. | Raksha Bandhan | August 09| Sravana 18 | Saturday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 20. | Parsi New Year's day/ Nauraj | August 15| Sravana 24 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 15| Sravana 24 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka | August 27| Bhadra 05 | Wednesday | | | Chaturthi | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 23. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September 05 | Bhadra 14 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 24. | Dussehra (Saptami) | September 29 | Asvina 07 | Monday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 25. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | September 30 | Asvina 08 | Tuesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 26. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 01| Asvina 09 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 27. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | October 10| Asvina 18 | Friday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 28. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October 20| Asvina 28 | Monday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 29. | Govardhan Puja | October 22| Asvina 30 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 30. | Bhai Duj | October 23| Kartika 01 | Thursday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 31. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya | October 28| Kartika 06 | Tuesday | | | Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 32. | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom | November 24| Agrahayana 03 | Monday | | | Day | | | | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ | 33. | Christmas Eve | December 24| Pausha 03 | Wednesday | +------+-------------------------------------------+--------------+----------------+-----------+ By Order and in the Name of the Lt. Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi PRADEEP TAYAL, Dy. Secy. (GAD/CN) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2024.11.16 15:06:50+0530

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