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Punjab Gazetted Holiday 2026: As the year 2025 nears its end, the Punjab government has published the list of holidays for 2026 applicable to all Union government offices across India. The notification includes festivals, national observances and other mandatory public holidays during which government offices, boards, corporations and educational institutions under the state administration will remain closed.

Officials said the early release of the calendar will help departments, businesses and the general public plan events, leave, and administrative activities well in advance.

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Punjab Gazetted Holidays List 2026:

Sr. No. Name of Holiday Date Day
All Saturdays Saturday
All Sundays Sunday
1 Republic Day 26 January Monday
2 Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji 1 February Sunday
3 Maha Shivratri 15 February Sunday
4 Holi 4 March Wednesday
5 Eid-ul-Fitr 21 March Saturday
6 Martyrdom Day of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru 23 March Monday
7 Ram Navami 26 March Thursday
8 Mahavir Jayanti 31 March Tuesday
9 Good Friday 3 April Friday
10 Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass Ji 8 April Wednesday
11 Vaisakhi 14 April Tuesday
12 Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 14 April Tuesday
13 Lord Parshuram Jayanti 19 April Sunday
14 May Day 1 May Friday
15 Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 27 May Wednesday
16 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 18 June Thursday
17 Kabir Jayanti 29 June Monday
18 Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh Ji 31 July Friday
19 Independence Day 15 August Saturday
20 Janmashtami 4 September Friday
21 Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji 2 October Friday
22 Maharaja Agrasain Jayanti 11 October Sunday
23 Dussehra 20 October Tuesday
24 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 26 October Monday
25 Diwali 8 November Sunday
26 Vishwakarma Day 9 November Monday
27 Shahidi Divas of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji 16 November Monday
28 Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 24 November Tuesday
29 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji 14 December Monday
30 Christmas 25 December Friday
31 Shaheedi Sabha, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib 28 December Monday

Note: Holiday date for the Birth Anniversary of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji will be announced later.

Restricted Holidays (Employees may choose any 2)

Sr. No. Restricted Holiday (RH) Date Day
1 New Year’s Day 1 January Thursday
2 Lohri 13 January Tuesday
3 Nirvana Day of Bhagwan Adinath Ji 17 January Saturday
4 Basant Panchami / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji 23 January Friday
5 Hola Mohalla 4 March Wednesday
6 International Women’s Day 8 March Sunday
7 Buddha Purnima 1 May Friday
8 Nirjala Ekadashi 25 June Thursday
9 Muharram 26 June Friday
10 Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji 29 June Monday
11 Milad-un-Nabi / Eid-e-Milad 26 August Wednesday
12 Birthday of Baba Jeevan Singh Ji 5 September Saturday
13 First Parkash Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 12 September Saturday
14 Saragarhi Day 12 September Saturday
15 15 September Tuesday
16 Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji 20 September Sunday
17 Anant Chaturdashi 25 September Friday
18 Birthday of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Ji 28 September Monday
19 Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Ji 16 October Friday
20 Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji 27 October Tuesday
21 Karwa Chauth 29 October Thursday
22 All Saints’ Day 1 November Sunday
23 Vishwakarma Day (additional) 9 November Monday
24 Gurgaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 11 November Wednesday
25 15 November Sunday
26 Birthday of Sant Namdev Ji 20 November Friday
27 Shaheedi Sabha Sri Fatehgarh Sahib 26–27 December Saturday & Sunday

The list of gazetted holidays has been sent to all government offices and will also be made available on the official state portal. Any changes or additional local holidays, if needed, will be announced by the General Administration Department at a later date.

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