Restricted Holidays 2026
These are the restricted holidays 2026 for Central Government offices in Delhi and New Delhi. A restricted holiday is optional: each employee may choose any two from this list of 34, in addition to the 18 gazetted holidays everyone gets.
Restricted holiday list 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thu | New Year's Day |
| 3 Jan | Sat | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 14 Jan | Wed | Makar Sankranti |
| 14 Jan | Wed | Magha Bihu / Pongal |
| 23 Jan | Fri | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami |
| 1 Feb | Sun | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
| 12 Feb | Thu | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati |
| 15 Feb | Sun | Maha Shivratri |
| 19 Feb | Thu | Shiva Ji Jayanti |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Holika Dahan |
| 3 Mar | Tue | Dolyatra |
| 19 Mar | Thu | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand |
| 20 Mar | Fri | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 14 Apr | Tue | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) |
| 15 Apr | Wed | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
| 9 May | Sat | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore |
| 16 Jul | Thu | Rath Yatra |
| 15 Aug | Sat | Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj |
| 26 Aug | Wed | Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
| 28 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan |
| 14 Sep | Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi |
| 18 Oct | Sun | Dussehra (Saptami) |
| 19 Oct | Mon | Dussehra (Mahashtami) |
| 20 Oct | Tue | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) |
| 26 Oct | Mon | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
| 29 Oct | Thu | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) |
| 8 Nov | Sun | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| 9 Nov | Mon | Govardhan Puja |
| 11 Nov | Wed | Bhai Duj |
| 15 Nov | Sun | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) |
| 24 Nov | Tue | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 23 Dec | Wed | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 24 Dec | Thu | Christmas Eve |
How restricted holidays work
Restricted holidays let people mark festivals that are not on the gazetted list. Apply to your office in advance. Offices outside Delhi may draw up their own restricted list.
Common questions
How many restricted holidays can I take in 2026?
Two, chosen from the restricted list.
Is a restricted holiday the same as a gazetted holiday?
No. On a gazetted holiday the office is closed. A restricted holiday is an optional day off that an employee chooses.