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List of Uttarakhand Government Holidays in 2025

Uttarakhand government has announced 29 public holidays for the year 2025. This was notified by the General Administration Department on 30 December 2024 under Para 243 of the Manual of Government Orders. Along with this, the government has also given a list of 17 restricted holidays, out of which every employee can pick any 2 as per their choice. There is one more thing to note: 4 of the 29 public holidays do not apply to the Secretariat, the Vidhan Sabha, or any office running a five-day week, where they count as restricted holidays instead. Below you can see the full table with dates, days, and the type of each holiday, so you get a clear picture of how the holidays are spread through the year.

Holiday calendar 2025

DateDayHolidayHoliday Type
1 Jan 2025WednesdayNew Year DayCultural
6 Jan 2025MondaySri Guru Gobind Singh JayantiReligious
14 Jan 2025TuesdayMakar SankrantiCultural
26 Jan 2025SundayRepublic DayNational
2 Feb 2025SundayBasant PanchamiReligious
12 Feb 2025WednesdayGuru Ravidas JayantiReligious
14 Feb 2025FridayShab-e-BaratReligious
26 Feb 2025WednesdayMaha ShivratriReligious
13 Mar 2025ThursdayHolika DahanReligious
14 Mar 2025FridayHoliCultural
28 Mar 2025FridayJamat-ul-VidaReligious
30 Mar 2025SundayCheti ChandReligious
31 Mar 2025MondayId-ul-FitrReligious
6 Apr 2025SundayRam NavamiReligious
10 Apr 2025ThursdayMahavir JayantiReligious
13 Apr 2025SundayVaisakhiCultural
14 Apr 2025MondayDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar JayantiNational
18 Apr 2025FridayGood FridayReligious
21 Apr 2025MondayEaster MondayReligious
3 May 2025SaturdayVeer Kesharichand Shaheed DiwasNational
12 May 2025MondayBuddha PurnimaReligious
7 Jun 2025SaturdayId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Religious
6 Jul 2025SundayMuharramReligious
16 Jul 2025WednesdayHarelaCultural
9 Aug 2025SaturdayRaksha BandhanCultural
15 Aug 2025FridayIndependence DayNational
15 Aug 2025FridayChehallumReligious
16 Aug 2025SaturdayJanmashtamiReligious
5 Sep 2025FridayId-e-Milad / Milad-un-Nabi (Barawafat)Religious
6 Sep 2025SaturdayAnant ChaturdashiReligious
17 Sep 2025WednesdayVishwakarma PujaReligious
22 Sep 2025MondayMaharaja Agrasen JayantiReligious
1 Oct 2025WednesdayDussehra (Mahanavami)Religious
2 Oct 2025ThursdayMahatma Gandhi JayantiNational
2 Oct 2025ThursdayDussehra (Vijayadashami)Religious
7 Oct 2025TuesdayMaharishi Valmiki JayantiReligious
20 Oct 2025MondayDeepavaliReligious
20 Oct 2025MondayDeepavali (Narak Chaturdashi)Religious
22 Oct 2025WednesdayDeepavali (Govardhan Puja)Religious
23 Oct 2025ThursdayBhaiya DoojCultural
28 Oct 2025TuesdayChhath PujaReligious
1 Nov 2025SaturdayIgas-BagwalCultural
5 Nov 2025WednesdayGuru Nanak JayantiReligious
24 Nov 2025MondayGuru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed DiwasReligious
24 Dec 2025WednesdayChristmas EveReligious
25 Dec 2025ThursdayChristmas DayReligious

Besides the calendar above, Uttarakhand permits each District Magistrate to declare up to three local holidays under Para 247 of the Manual of Government Orders, though the Secretariat, the Vidhan Sabha and five-day-week offices stay open on those days. Banks, treasuries and sub-treasuries do not follow the state list at all and observe a separate 23-day calendar under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, which drops Mahavir Jayanti, Muharram and Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti and adds the annual closing of commercial bank accounts on Tuesday, 1 April 2025. Id-ul-Fitr, Bakrid, Muharram, Id-e-Milad, Shab-e-Barat, Jamat-ul-Vida and Chehallum are observed by local moon sighting, and the notification specifies that a shifted date takes effect automatically without any further order.

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How Uttarakhand Holidays Impact Payroll and Leave Management?

Uttarakhand's calendar has one dense stretch that dominates the year: October into early November. Mahanavami on 1 October is followed by Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra sharing 2 October, Valmiki Jayanti on the 7th, Deepavali and Narak Chaturdashi both on the 20th, Govardhan Puja on the 22nd, Bhaiya Dooj on the 23rd, Chhath Puja on the 28th and Igas-Bagwal on 1 November. Nine entries land inside a five-week window, and four of them are restricted rather than gazetted, which is twice an employee's entire yearly allowance.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Uttarakhand has notified 29 public holidays for 2025, of which 25 apply to all offices and 4 do not apply to the Secretariat, the Vidhan Sabha or five-day-week offices. Employees can additionally choose any two of 17 restricted holidays.