Central Government Holidays 2023 PDF Summary
Dear readers, here we are offering Central Government Holidays 2023 PDF to all of you. Guidelines regarding holidays (Central government holidays 2023) to be celebrated in Central Government offices during the year 2023 by the office memorandum of the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, dated June 16, 2022, and The list of holidays has been issued.
The holidays specified in Annexure-I to this Office Memorandum will be observed in all administrative offices of the Central Government located in Delhi/New Delhi. In addition, every employee shall also be permitted to avail any two holidays of his choice from the list of restricted holidays specified in Annexure-II.89
Central Government Holidays 2023 PDF / Central Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023 PDF
Central Government Closed Holidays 2023
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26, 2023 | Magha | 06 | Thursday |
| 2. | Holi | March 08, 2023 | Phalguna | 17 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Ram Navami | March 30, 2023 | Chaitra | 09 | Thursday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 04, 2023 | Chaitra | 14 | Tuesday |
| 5. | Good Friday | April 07, 2023 | Chaitra | 17 | Friday |
| 6. | Id-ul-Fitr | April 22, 2023 | Vaisakha | 02 | Saturday |
| 7. | Budha Purnima | May 05, 2023 | Vaisakha | 15 | Friday |
| 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 29, 2023 | Ashadha | 08 | Thursday |
| 9. | Muharram | July 29, 2023 | Sarvana | 07 | Saturday |
| 10. | Independence Day | August 15, 2023 | Sarvana | 24 | Tuesday |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | September 07, 2023 | Bhadra | 16 | Thursday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September 28, 2023 | Asvina | 06 | Thursday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2023 | Asvina | 10 | Monday |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 24, 2023 | Kartika | 02 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 12, 2023 | Kartika | 21 | Sunday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 27, 2023 | Agarhayana | 06 | Monday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25, 2023 | Pausha | 04 | Monday |
Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023 / Central Govt Optional Holiday List 2023
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01, 2023 | Pausha | 11 | Sunday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | January 14, 2023 | Pausha | 24 | Saturday |
| 3 | Pongal | January 15, 2023 | Pausha | 25 | Sunday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | January 26, 2023 | Magha | 06 | Thursday |
| 5 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 05, 2023 | Magha | 16 | Sunday |
| 6, | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 15, 2023 | Magha | 26 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Maha Shivratri | February 18, 2023 | Magha | 29 | Saturday |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2023 | Magha | 30 | Sunday |
| 9 | Holika dahan, dolyatra | March 07, 2023 | Phaiguna | 16 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Chaitra Sukladi /Gudi Padava /Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March 22, 2023 | Chaitra | 01 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Easter Sunday | April 09, 2023 | Chaitra | 19 | Sunday |
| 12 | Vaisakhi /Vishu/ Meshadi | April 14, 2023 | Chaitra | 24 | Friday |
| 13 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15, 2023 | Chaitra | 25 | Saturday |
| 14 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 21, 2023 | Vaisakha | 01 | Friday |
| 15 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09, 2023 | Vaisakha | 19 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Rath Yatra | June 20, 2023 | Jyaishtha | 30 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Farsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August 16, 2023 | Sravana | 25 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 20, 2023 | Sravana | 29 | Sunday |
| 19 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 29, 2023 | Bhadra | 07 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | August 30, 2023 | Bhadra | 08 | Wednesday |
| 21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | September 06, 2023 | Bhadra | 15 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 19, 2023 | Bhadra | 28 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Saptami) | October 21, 2023 | Asvina | 29 | Saturday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | October 22, 2023 | Asvina | 30 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 23, 2023 | Kartika | 01 | Monday |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 28, 2023 | Kartika | 06 | Saturday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | November 01, 2023 | Kartika | 10 | Wednesday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 12, 2023 | Kartika | 21 | Sunday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | November 13, 2023 | Kartika | 22 | Monday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | November 15, 2023 | Kartika | 24 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 19, 2023 | Kartika | 28 | Sunday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2023 | Agrahayana | 03 | Friday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2023 | Pausha | 03 | Sunday |
You can download Central Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023 PDF by clicking on the following download button.
