List of public and national holidays observed in India in year 2023.
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Public Holidays in India 2023
All National holidays in India are observed as per government declaration of public holidays. All banks, government offices and education institutions remains closed in India during these national holidays. India holiday calendar for year 2023.
National Holidays in India 2023
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | New Year's Day | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Monday | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only | |
| Monday | New Year Celebration | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Wednesday | Missionary Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Thursday | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | Regional Holiday | West Bengal only. | |
| Saturday | Pongal | Regional Holiday | ||
| Saturday | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Pongal | Regional Holiday | ||
| Sunday | Tusu Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam only | |
| Monday | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu | |
| Monday | Kanuma | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh only | |
| Tuesday | Uzhavar Tirunal | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Sonam Lhosar | Regional Holiday | ||
| Monday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal | |
| Wednesday | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only | |
| Thursday | Republic Day | Public Holiday | ||
| Thursday | Vasant Panchami | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Tuesday | Me-dam-me-phi | Regional Holiday | Assam | |
| Friday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh | |
| Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh | |
| Sunday | Thaipoosam | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Imam Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only | |
| Wednesday | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Regional Holiday | Manipur | |
| Saturday | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Most states | |
| Sunday | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only | |
| Monday | Mizoram State Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Monday | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Tuesday | Losar | Regional Holiday | Tibetan New Year | |
| Friday | Chapchar Kut | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Tuesday | Holi Dahan | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi | |
| Tuesday | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | ||
| Tuesday | Bhumchu Festival | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Wednesday | Holi | Regional Holiday | ||
| Wednesday | Yaosang 2nd Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur | |
| Wednesday | Shab e-Barat | Regional Holiday | 15 Sha'aban | |
| Wednesday | Bihar Divas | Regional Holiday | Bihar Only | |
| Wednesday | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Regional Holiday | Manipur | |
| Wednesday | 1st Navratra | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Wednesday | Gudi Padwa | Regional Holiday | ||
| Wednesday | Ugadi | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year | |
| Thursday | Shaheedi Diwas | Regional Holiday | Haryana | |
| Thursday | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | ||
| Thursday | Cheiraoba | Regional Holiday | Manipur | |
| Friday | Sarhul | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand | |
| Thursday | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | ||
| Saturday | Bank Holiday | Not A Public Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing | |
| Saturday | Odisha Day | Regional Holiday | Odisha | |
| Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | ||
| Wednesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only | |
| Apr 06 | Thursday | Hanuman Jayanti | Not A Public Holiday | Devotees celebrates Birthday of Hindu God Hanuman |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Regional Holiday | Kerala only | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Regional Holiday | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Regional Holiday | ||
| Thursday | Biju Festival | Regional Holiday | Tripura | |
| Thursday | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only | |
| Friday | Mahabishuba Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha | |
| Friday | Vaisakhi | Regional Holiday | several states | |
| Friday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional Holiday | ||
| Friday | Ashoka's Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Bihar only | |
| Friday | Tamil New Year | Regional Holiday | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only | |
| Friday | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assamese New Year. Assam only | |
| Saturday | Vishu | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only | |
| Saturday | Bengali New Year | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal only | |
| Saturday | Himachal Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only | |
| Tuesday | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Friday | Jumat-ul-Wida | Regional Holiday | Last Friday of the month of Ramadan | |
| Friday | Garia Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only | |
| Friday | Ramzan | Regional Holiday | Most states | |
| Saturday | Idul Fitr | Regional Holiday | Most states | |
| Saturday | Parashurama Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Basava Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka | |
| Sunday | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Bihar | |
| Sunday | Following Day of Ramazan | Regional Holiday | Telengana | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | International Workers' Day | |
| Monday | Maharashtra Day | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only | |
| Monday | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | Many states | |
| Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha | |
| Tuesday | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal | |
| Tuesday | Sikkim State Day | Regional Holiday | Sikkim only | |
| Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional Holiday | ||
| Tuesday | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab, Chandigarh | |
| Saturday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha | |
| Sunday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha | |
| Sunday | Saga Dawas | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha | |
| Wednesday | Pahili Raja | Regional Holiday | Odisha | |
| Thursday | Raja Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha only | |
| Thursday | YMA Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Tuesday | Ratha Yatra | Regional Holiday | Odisha | |
| Thursday | Thomas Jones Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya | |
| Monday | Kharchi Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only | |
| Thursday | Id-ul-Ad'ha | Regional Holiday | Bakrid. Kerala | |
| Thursday | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states | |
| Friday | Remna Ni | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Wednesday | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Thursday | MHIP Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram | |
| Tuesday | Ker Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only | |
| Sunday | Harela | Regional Holiday | Uttarakhand | |
| Monday | Bonalu | Regional Holiday | Telangana | |
| Monday | U Tirot Sing Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya | |
| Friday | Drukpa Tsheshi | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Saturday | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram | |
| Saturday | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states | |
| Monday | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab only | |
| Sunday | Patriot's Day | Regional Holiday | Observed on August 13th | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Public Holiday | ||
| Wednesday | Parsi New Year | Regional Holiday | Jamshed Navroz | |
| Wednesday | De jure Transfer Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry | |
| Monday | First Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival | |
| Monday | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only | |
| Tuesday | Thiruvonam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival | |
| Wednesday | Third Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival | |
| Thursday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Thursday | Fourth Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival | |
| Wednesday | Chehlum | Regional Holiday | Safar 20 | |
| Wednesday | Krishna Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Restricted Holiday | |
| Thursday | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | ||
| Sunday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | |
| Sunday | Karam Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam | |
| Monday | Samvatsari | Regional Holiday | ||
| Monday | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Regional Holiday | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | |
| Tuesday | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata | |
| Tuesday | Nuakhai | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Thursday | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Regional Holiday | Kerala | |
| Saturday | Maharaja Hari Singh Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Saturday | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana | |
| Monday | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan only | |
| Wednesday | Maulud Nabi | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad | |
| Thursday | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad | |
| Friday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Kerala | |
| Friday | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Public Holiday | ||
| Saturday | Mahalaya | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Rajasthan | |
| Wednesday | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam | |
| Saturday | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Sunday | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Monday | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states | |
| Monday | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Monday | Mahanavami | Regional Holiday | Ninth day of Dussehra | |
| Tuesday | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Tuesday | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | ||
| Tuesday | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami | |
| Tuesday | Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only | |
| Wednesday | Solar Eclipse | Regional Holiday | Odisha | |
| Thursday | Accession Day | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir | |
| Saturday | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. | |
| Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Regional Holiday | Several states | |
| Tuesday | Sardar Patel's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Gujarat | |
| Wednesday | Haryana Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana only | |
| Wednesday | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | ||
| Wednesday | Kannada Rajyothsava | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only | |
| Wednesday | Kut | Regional Holiday | Manipur | |
| Saturday | Lhabab Duechen | Regional Holiday | ||
| Friday | Wangala Festival | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya. Second week of November | |
| Sunday | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only | |
| Sunday | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Most states | |
| Sunday | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Deepavali | |
| Sunday | Kali Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal | |
| Sunday | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Some states | |
| Monday | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional Holiday | Gujarat only. | |
| Monday | Vishvakarma Day | Regional Holiday | Day after Dewali | |
| Monday | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand | |
| Monday | Ningol Chakkouba | Regional Holiday | 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei | |
| Monday | Bhai Bij | Regional Holiday | Some states | |
| Wednesday | Bhratridwitiya | Regional Holiday | West Bengal | |
| Wednesday | Birsa Munda Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Madhya Pradesh | |
| Sunday | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states | |
| Thursday | Seng Kut Snem | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya | |
| Friday | Lachit Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam | |
| Monday | Rasa Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha only | |
| Monday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik | |
| Thursday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka | |
| Friday | State Inauguration Day | Regional Holiday | Nagaland | |
| Friday | Indigenous Faith Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh | |
| Saturday | Asom Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam only | |
| Sunday | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional Holiday | Goa | |
| Tuesday | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Wednesday | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Thursday | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Friday | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Saturday | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim | |
| Sunday | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab | |
| Monday | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | ||
| Monday | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya | |
| Tuesday | Goa Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | Goa only | |
| Sunday | Christmas Eve | Regional Holiday | ||
| Monday | Christmas Day | Regional Holiday | Observed in all states | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Holiday | Regional Holiday | ||
| Saturday | U Kiang Nangbah | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya | |
| Sunday | New Year's Eve | Regional Holiday |