Closed Holidays List 2024
Closed Holidays List 2024
SL.No. | Occasion | Date | Day of the week |
1 | Republic Day | January 26 | Friday |
2 | #Maha Shivarathri | March 08 | Friday |
3 | Good Friday | March 29 | Friday |
4 | *Idu'l Fitr (Ramzan) | April 10 | Wednesday |
5 | Mahavir Jayanthi | April 21 | Sunday |
6 | Buddha Purnima | May 23 | Thursday |
7 | * Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) | June 17 | Monday |
8 | * Muharram | July 16 | Tuesday |
9 | Independence Day | August 15 | Thursday |
10 | # Janmashtami | August 26 | Monday |
11 | *Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
September 16 | Monday |
12 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | October 02 | Wednesday |
13 | # Durgashtami | October 11 | Friday |
14 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) | October 13 | Sunday |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | October 31 | Thursday |
16 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | November 15 | Friday |
17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Wednesday |
*Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
The dates for the four holidays of Idu-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) (April 10), Idu-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
(June 17), Muharram (July 16) and Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (September 16) have
been adopted from the State List. If the State Government changes any of these
holidays, the changed date will be observed as a Closed Holiday for RGCB. If the change
of date of any of the above occasions is notified at very short notice, announcement
through TV/ AIR/ Newspaper can be taken as authority for such change.
# Selected from the optional holidays’ list, other than 14 compulsory holidays.