Public Holidays in India 2022
Holidays are important for everyone as it takes us away from the stresses and strains of everyday life. Being a cultural diverse country, there are many Public Holidays in India 2022. Here in this page, candidates can check out the list of Gazetted /National Holiday or can check the Public Holidays Calendar & Info from here.
Every year, Central government and State government prepare a list of Public Holidays in India in their respective government offices. This list is divided in two parts- Gazetted holidays and restricted holidays. Even the local administration issues a list of holidays known as local holidays which is observed at the district level.
Public Holidays in India
Indian Public Holidays:
- India Public Holidays schedule is divided across three classifications: gazetted, restricted, as well as state and union territory
- The three main holidays are Independence Day (the 15th of August), Republic Day (the 26th of January), and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (the 2nd of October).
- Festivals of Hindus such as Maha Shivratri, Makar Sankranti, Janmashtami, Saraswati Puja, Diwali, Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Durga Puja, Dussehra
- Festivals OF Sikhs such as Vaisakhi and Guru Nanak Jayanti;
- Festivals of Islamic includes Eid ul-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Milad un-Nabi, Muharram and
- Christian festivals of Christmas.
List of Holidays in India in 2022:
Here is a list of all the Public and Government holidays in India in 2022:
Date | Day | Holiday | States |
1 Jan 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
2 Jan 2022 | Sunday | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
9 Jan 2022 | Sunday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh & Haryana |
11 Jan 2022 | Tuesday | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
12 Jan 2022 | Wednesday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
14 Jan 2022 | Friday | Makara Sankranti | Gujarat, Karnataka, Sikkim & Telangana |
14 Jan 2022 | Friday | Magh Bihu | Assam |
15 Jan 2022 | Saturday | Pongal | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
15 Jan 2022 | Saturday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu |
16 Jan 2022 | Sunday | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra Pradesh |
16 Jan 2022 | Sunday | Uzhavar Thirunal | Puducherry, & Tamil Nadu |
23 Jan 2022 | Sunday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal |
25 Jan 2022 | Tuesday | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
26 Jan 2022 | Wednesday | Republic Day | National |
31 Jan 2022 | Monday | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam |
2 Feb 2022 | Wednesday | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
5 Feb 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha, Punjab, Tripura & West Bengal |
15 Feb 2022 | Tuesday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
15 Feb 2022 | Tuesday | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
16 Feb 2022 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab |
19 Feb 2022 | Saturday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
20 Feb 2022 | Sunday | State Day | Arunachal Pradesh & Mizoram |
1 Mar 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal |
3 Mar 2022 | Thursday | Losar | Sikkim |
5 Mar 2022 | Saturday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
18 Mar 2022 | Friday | Holi | Delhi |
18 Mar 2022 | Friday | Doljatra | West Bengal |
19 Mar 2022 | Saturday | Holi | National except Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal |
22 Mar 2022 | Tuesday | Bihar Day | Bihar |
23 Mar 2022 | Wednesday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
1 Apr 2022 | Friday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
2 Apr 2022 | Saturday | Telugu New Year | Tamil Nadu |
2 Apr 2022 | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Daman and Diu, DN & Maharashtra |
4 Apr 2022 | Monday | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
5 Apr 2022 | Tuesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana |
10 Apr 2022 | Sunday | Ram Navami | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, DN, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
13 Apr 2022 | Wednesday | Ugadi | Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Rajasthan & Telangana |
13 Apr 2022 | Wednesday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Chandigarh, CH, Daman and Diu, Delhi, DN, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & Uttar Pradesh |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Vaisakh | Jharkhand & Punjab |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, AR, Assam, CH, DN, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry & Tripura |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | TamilTamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Vishu | Kerala |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Odisha |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Bohag Bihu | Arunachal Pradesh & Assam |
14 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
15 Apr 2022 | Friday | Good Friday | National except Haryana & Jharkhand |
15 Apr 2022 | Friday | Bengali New Year | Tripura & West Bengal |
15 Apr 2022 | Friday | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
16 Apr 2022 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
17 Apr 2022 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Kerala & Nagaland |
21 Apr 2022 | Thursday | Garia Puja | Tripura |
29 Apr 2022 | Friday | Shab-i-Qadr | Jharkhand |
29 Apr 2022 | Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jharkhand |
1 May 2022 | Sunday | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
1 May 2022 | Sunday | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Puducherry, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Tripura & West Bengal |
2 May 2022 | Monday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan |
3 May 2022 | Tuesday | Idul Fitr | National |
3 May 2022 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanti | Karnataka |
4 May 2022 | Wednesday | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
9 May 2022 | Monday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Tripura & West Bengal |
16 May 2022 | Monday | State Day | Sikkim |
16 May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima | Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, HaryanaR, Jharkhand, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
24 May 2022 | Tuesday | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
2 June 2022 | Thursday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Rajasthan |
3 June 2022 | Friday | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
14 June 2022 | Tuesday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana & Punjab |
14 June 2022 | Tuesday | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
15 June 2022 | Wednesday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
15 June 2022 | Wednesday | YMA Day | Mizoram |
22 June 2022 | Wednesday | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
30 June 2022 | Thursday | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
1 July 2022 | Friday | Ratha Yathra | Odisha |
5 July 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday | Jharkhand |
6 July 2022 | Wednesday | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
10 July 2022 | Sunday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Puducherry & Sikkim |
11 July 2022 | Monday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jharkhand |
13 July 2022 | Wednesday | Martyrs’ Day | Jharkhand |
13 July 2022 | Wednesday | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
17 July 2022 | Sunday | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
24 July 2022 | Sunday | Bonalu | Telangana |
31 July 2022 | Sunday | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
31 July 2022 | Sunday | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
8 Aug 2022 | Monday | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
9 Aug 2022 | Tuesday | Muharram | National except AR, Assam, DN, Daman and Diu, Goa, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Puducherry, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttarakhand & West Bengal |
12 Aug 2022 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Chandigarh, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
12 Aug 2022 | Friday | Jhulan Purnima | Odisha |
13 Aug 2022 | Saturday | Patriots Day | Manipur |
15 Aug 2022 | Monday | Independence Day | National |
16 Aug 2022 | Tuesday | De Jure Transfer Day | Puducherry |
16 Aug 2022 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat & Maharashtra |
19 Aug 2022 | Friday | Janmashtami | National except Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Puducherry & West Bengal |
28 Aug 2022 | Sunday | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab |
29 Aug 2022 | Monday | Hartalika Teej | Chandigarh & Sikkim |
31 Aug 2022 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Andhra Pradesh, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
1 Sep 2022 | Thursday | Nuakhai | Odisha |
1 Sep 2022 | Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa |
6 Sep 2022 | Tuesday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
6 Sep 2022 | Tuesday | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
7 Sep 2022 | Wednesday | First Onam | Kerala |
8 Sep 2022 | Thursday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
9 Sep 2022 | Friday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
10 Sep 2022 | Saturday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
21 Sep 2022 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
23 Sep 2022 | Friday | Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
25 Sep 2022 | Sunday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal |
25 Sep 2022 | Sunday | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
26 Sep 2022 | Monday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryana |
26 Sep 2022 | Monday | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
28 Sep 2022 | Wednesday | S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti | Punjab |
2 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura & West Bengal |
2 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
3 Oct 2022 | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura & West Bengal |
4 Oct 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, SK, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal |
5 Oct 2022 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami | National except DN, Manipur & Puducherry |
9 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura & West Bengal |
9 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | CH, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh & Punjab |
9 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Eid e Milad | National except Andaman and Nicobar Islands, AR, Assam, Bihar, CH, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, SK & West Bengal |
14 Oct 2022 | Friday | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jharkhand |
24 Oct 2022 | Monday | Diwali | Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Telangana & Tamil Nadu |
25 Oct 2022 | Tuesday | Diwali | National except Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu & Telangana |
25 Oct 2022 | Tuesday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
26 Oct 2022 | Wednesday | Deepavali Holiday | Daman and Diu, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
27 Oct 2022 | Thursday | Bhai Dooj | Gujarat, Rajasthan, SK, Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh |
30 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Chhath Puja | Bihar, Chandigarh & Jharkhand |
31 Oct 2022 | Monday | Chhath Puja Holiday | Bihar |
31 Oct 2022 | Monday | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
1 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Kut | Manipur |
1 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry |
1 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Haryana Day | Haryana |
1 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
8 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Karthika Purnima | Odisha & Telangana |
8 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | National except Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, DN, Daman and Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu & Tripura |
15 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Lhabab Duchen | SK |
22 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
23 Nov 2022 | Wednesday | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
28 Nov 2022 | Monday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji’s Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
1 Dec 2022 | Thursday | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal Pradesh |
3 Dec 2022 | Saturday | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
5 Dec 2022 | Monday | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jharkhand |
12 Dec 2022 | Monday | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
18 Dec 2022 | Sunday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
18 Dec 2022 | Sunday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chandigarh |
19 Dec 2022 | Monday | Liberation Day | Daman and Diu & Goa |
24 Dec 2022 | Saturday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya & Mizoram |
25 Dec 2022 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National |
26 Dec 2022 | Monday | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
26 Dec 2022 | Monday | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya, Mizoram & Telangana |
29 Dec 2022 | Thursday | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Meghalaya & Haryana |
30 Dec 2022 | Friday | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
30 Dec 2022 | Friday | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
31 Dec 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Eve | Manipur |
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Holiday Calendar in India- List of Gazetted/National Holiday
India is among the culturally diverse countries as there are different religions followed within India like Hinduism, Islam & Christianity. Due to this, the federal and state governments have acknowledged a number of holidays
We, the members of recruitmentresult.com have brought you the list of Gazetted/National Holiday and Public Holidays in India together with the 2022 Holiday Calendar India. Take a look at the list of Public Holidays in India 2022 from this page.
Popular Festival Holidays in India 2022
Day | Date | Holiday |
Friday | Jan 14, 2022 | Makarsankranti / Pongal |
Tuesday | Jan 18, 2022 | Thaipusam |
Saturday | Feb 05, 2022 | Vasant Panchami |
Tuesday | Mar 01, 2022 | Maha Shivaratri |
Thursday | Mar 17, 2022 | Holika Dahan |
Friday | Mar 18, 2022 | Holi |
Tuesday | Mar 22, 2022 | Hindi New Year |
Saturday | Aprl 02, 2022 | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Telugu New Year |
Sunday | Apr 10, 2022 | Hanuman Jayanti |
Sunday | Apr 10, 2022 | Ramanavami |
Thursday | Apr 14, 2022 | Vaisakhi / Baisakhi / Vishu |
Thursday | Apr 14, 2022 | Tamil New Year |
Friday | Apr 15, 2022 | Bengali New Year / Bihu |
Tuesday | May 03, 2022 | Akshaya Tritiya |
Monday | May 30, 2022 | Savitri Pooja |
Friday | July 01, 2022 | Puri Rath Yatra |
Wednesday | July 13, 2022 | Guru Purnima |
Tuesday | Aug 02, 2022 | Nag Panchami |
Thursday | Aug 11, 2022 | Raksha Bandhan |
Friday | Aug 12, 2022 | Varalakshmi Vrat |
Friday | Aug 19, 2022 | Krishna Janmashtami |
Wednesday | Aug31, 2022 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Thursday | Sep 08, 2022 | Onam |
Saturday | Sep 17, 2022 | Vishwakarma Puja |
Sunday | Sep25, 2022 | Mahalaya Amavasya |
Monday | Sep 26, 2022 | Navaratri begins |
Tuesday | Oct 04, 2022 | Navaratri ends / Maha Navami |
Wednesday | Oct 05, 2022 | Dusshera |
Sunday | Oct 09, 2022 | Sharad Purnima |
Thursday | Oct 13, 2022 | Karwa Chauth |
Saturday | Oct 22, 2022 | Dhan Teras |
Monday | Oct 24, 2022 | Diwali |
Wednesday | Oct 26, 2022 | Bhai Dooj |
Sunday | Oct 30, 2022 | Chhath Puja |
Tuesday | Nov 08, 2022 | Kartik Poornima |
Saturday | Dec 03, 2022 | Geeta Jayanti |
Friday | Dec 16, 2022 | Dhanu Sankranti |
Bank Holidays in India 2022:
Date | Day | Holiday |
1 Jan 2022 | Saturday | New Year’s Day |
14 Jan 2022 | Friday | Makara Sankranti |
26 Jan 2022 | Wednesday | Republic Day |
5 Feb 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
1 Mar 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri |
19 Mar 2022 | Saturday | Holi |
10 Apr 2022 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
13 Apr 2022 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
14 Apr2022 | Thursday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
15 Apr 2022 | Friday | Good Friday |
1 May 2022 | Sunday | May Day |
2 May 2022 | Monday | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti |
3 May 2022 | Tuesday | Idul Fitr |
16 May 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
14 June 2022 | Tuesday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti |
10 July 2022 | Sunday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
9 Aug 2022 | Tuesday | Muharram |
12 Aug 2022 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan |
15 Aug 2022 | Monday | Independence Day |
16 Aug 2022 | Tuesday | Parsi New Year |
19 Aug 2022 | Friday | Janmashtami |
31 Aug 2022 | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
25 Sep 2022 | Sunday | Mahalaya Amavasye |
2 Oct 2022 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti |
3 Oct 2022 | Monday | Maha Ashtami |
4 Oct 2022 | Tuesday | Maha Navami |
5 Oct 2022 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami |
9 Oct2022 | Sunday | Eid e Milad |
24 Oct 2022 | Monday | Diwali |
25 Oct 2022 | Tuesday | Diwali |
26 Oct 2022 | Wednesday | Deepavali Holiday |
27 Oct 2022 | Thursday | Bhai Dooj |
08 Nov 2022 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
25 Dec 2022 | Sunday | Christmas Day |
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Indian Calendar 2022 – Festivals:
Do You Know Holidays Declared As Gazetted Holidays In States (Other Than Delhi)?
1 | An additional Day for Dussehra |
2 | Holi |
3 | Janamashtami (Vaishnavi) |
4 | Ram Navami |
5 | Maha Shivratri |
6 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi |
7 | Makar Sankaranti |
8 | Rath Yatra |
9 | Onam |
10 | Pongal |
11 | Sri Panchami / Basanta Panchami |
12 | Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sakladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Pada 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth |
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Public Holidays in India 2022 for all the Sectors:
As per the India Public Holidays schedule, there are gazetted, restricted, as well as state and union territory holidays. Gazetted holidays are mandatory, restricted holidays are optional, and state and union territory holidays are local. Many companies in India provide leave to the employees on the gazetted holidays and provide restricted holidays of the employees choosing. Usually all the Public Holidays in India gets decided as per the Indian Holiday Calendar 2022
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