Jharkhand Holidays 2026

State holiday lists Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Jharkhand holidays 2026: the Jharkhand government list has 34 holidays for state government offices in 2026, from the Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha (Karmik, Prashasnik Sudhar tatha Rajbhasha Vibhag), Government of Jharkhand notification (Notification No. 10/Sa.Av.-03-03/2025 Ka.-7244 dated 10.12.2025, Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary) No. 542 dated 15.12.2025; amended by Notification No. 10/Sa.Av.-03-03/2025 Ka.-3453 (May 2026) shifting Id-ul-Zuha to 28.05.2026). 0 of them fall on a Sunday.

Jharkhand government holiday list 2026

Date	Day	Holiday
12 Jan	Mon	Sohrai Schedule-2 (executive order)
13 Jan	Tue	Sohrai (Khuntaav) Schedule-2 (executive order)
14 Jan	Wed	Makar Sankranti Schedule-2 (executive order)
23 Jan	Fri	Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Basant Panchami Schedule-2 (executive order)
26 Jan	Mon	Republic Day Schedule-1 (NI Act)
3 Mar	Tue	Holika Dahan Schedule-1 (NI Act)
4 Mar	Wed	Holi Schedule-1 (NI Act)
21 Mar	Sat	Id-ul-Fitr / Sarhul Schedule-1 (NI Act); Id subject to moon sighting
26 Mar	Thu	Ram Navami Schedule-1 (NI Act)
31 Mar	Tue	Mahavir Jayanti Schedule-1 (NI Act)
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday Schedule-1 (NI Act)
14 Apr	Tue	Ambedkar Jayanti Schedule-1 (NI Act)
1 May	Fri	Buddha Purnima / Birth Day of Pandit Raghunath Murmu Schedule-1 (NI Act)
1 May	Fri	Labour Day (Mazdoor Diwas) Schedule-2 (executive order)
28 May	Thu	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) reported Originally notified for 27 May; revised to 28 May by notification Ka.-3453 on moon sighting (reported by TeamLease RegTech; revision notice not read directly)
26 Jun	Fri	Muharram Schedule-1 (NI Act); subject to moon sighting
30 Jun	Tue	Hul Diwas Schedule-2 (executive order)
16 Jul	Thu	Rath Yatra Schedule-2 (executive order)
15 Aug	Sat	Independence Day Schedule-1 (NI Act)
26 Aug	Wed	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) Schedule-1 (NI Act); subject to moon sighting
28 Aug	Fri	Raksha Bandhan Schedule-2 (executive order)
4 Sep	Fri	Janmashtami Schedule-1 (NI Act)
14 Sep	Mon	Ganesh Chaturthi Schedule-2 (executive order)
17 Sep	Thu	Vishwakarma Puja Schedule-2 (executive order)
22 Sep	Tue	Karma Puja Schedule-1 (NI Act)
23 Sep	Wed	Karma Puja (Phulkhosi) Schedule-2 (executive order)
2 Oct	Fri	Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday Schedule-1 (NI Act)
19 Oct	Mon	Maha Ashtami Schedule-1 (NI Act)
20 Oct	Tue	Maha Navami / Vijayadashami Schedule-1 (NI Act)
9 Nov	Mon	Govardhan Puja Schedule-2 (executive order)
11 Nov	Wed	Bhaiya Duj / Chitragupta Puja Schedule-2 (executive order)
16 Nov	Mon	Surya Shashthi Dala Chhath (morning arghya) Schedule-1 (NI Act)
24 Nov	Tue	Guru Nanak Jayanti Schedule-1 (NI Act)
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Schedule-1 (NI Act)

Notes from the list

Schedule-1 lists 21 holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and Schedule-2 lists 13 holidays by executive order; both apply to state government offices (34 entries; 1 May carries one of each). Schedule-3: 1 April 2026, annual closing of bank accounts (NI Act, banks only, not government offices). Festivals falling on Sundays are not separately declared (Mahashivratri, Diwali, Dala Chhath evening arghya, Sant Ravidas Jayanti, Sarhul/Phulkhosi, World Tribal Day, Kalash Sthapana, Maha Saptami, Birsa Munda Jayanti/Jharkhand Foundation Day). Dates of Muslim festivals may change with moon sighting. Secretariat follows a five-day week, field offices a six-day week.

Jharkhand 2026 calendar

January 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

February 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

March 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

April 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

May 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

June 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

July 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

August 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

September 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

October 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

November 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

December 2026

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

Other states

Common questions

How many government holidays does Jharkhand have in 2026?

34 holidays in the Jharkhand state list for 2026.

Are Jharkhand bank holidays the same?

Not always. Banks follow the RBI holiday list for the state, which can differ, and banks close on the second and fourth Saturday.