Restricted Holidays 2027
These are the restricted holidays 2027 for Central Government offices in Delhi and New Delhi. A restricted holiday is optional: each employee may choose any two from this list of 32, in addition to the 17 gazetted holidays everyone gets.
Restricted holiday list 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Fri | New Year's Day |
| 14 Jan | Thu | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu |
| 15 Jan | Fri | Pongal, Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday |
| 11 Feb | Thu | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami |
| 19 Feb | Fri | Shiva Ji Jayanti |
| 20 Feb | Sat | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday |
| 2 Mar | Tue | Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday |
| 5 Mar | Fri | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| 6 Mar | Sat | Maha Shivratri |
| 22 Mar | Mon | Holika Dahan, Dolyatra |
| 28 Mar | Sun | Easter Sunday |
| 7 Apr | Wed | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / 1st Navratra |
| 14 Apr | Wed | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) |
| 15 Apr | Thu | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
| 9 May | Sun | Guru Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday |
| 5 Jul | Mon | Rath Yatra |
| 15 Aug | Sun | Parsi New Year's Day / Navroz |
| 17 Aug | Tue | Raksha Bandhan |
| 4 Sep | Sat | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi |
| 12 Sep | Sun | Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
| 6 Oct | Wed | Dussehra (Saptami) |
| 7 Oct | Thu | Dussehra (Mahashtami) |
| 8 Oct | Fri | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) |
| 15 Oct | Fri | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
| 18 Oct | Mon | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) |
| 28 Oct | Thu | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| 30 Oct | Sat | Govardhan Puja |
| 31 Oct | Sun | Bhai Duj |
| 4 Nov | Thu | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) |
| 24 Nov | Wed | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 12 Dec | Sun | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 24 Dec | Fri | 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 2027?
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.