Just before the new year, the government released the calendar of public holidays. This calendar has been released by Secretary General Administration Vinod Kumar Suman. It includes a total of 25 public holidays. Harela, Igas-Bagwal of Uttarakhand will be public holidays this time too. Two days holiday has been kept on Holi.
There will be a holiday on March 13 on the occasion of Holika Dahan and on March 14 on the occasion of Holi. The holiday for Harela will be on July 16 and the holiday for Igas-Bagwal will be on November 1. Holidays have been declared on Republic Day on January 26, Mahashivratri on February 26, Eid-ul-Fitr on March 31, Ramnavami on April 6, Mahavir Jayanti on April 10, Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14, Good Friday on April 18, Buddha Purnima on May 12, Eid-ul-Zuha on June 7.
Holidays have been declared on July 6 for Muharram, August 9 for Raksha Bandhan, August 15 for Independence Day, September 5 for Eid Milad, October 2 for Gandhi Jayanti, October 2 for Dussehra, October 7 for Valmiki Jayanti, October 20 for Diwali, October 22 for Govardhan Puja, November 5 for Guru Nanak Jayanti and December 25 for Christmas.
