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List of Punjab Government Holidays in 2025

Punjab government has announced 31 public holidays for the year 2025. This was notified by the Department of Personnel on 11 December 2024. Along with this, the government has also given a list of 28 restricted holidays, out of which every employee can pick any 2 as per their choice. There is one more list too, of 15 special occasions, where employees can take 4 half-day holidays. 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 2025MondayBirthday of Guru Gobind Singh JiReligious
13 Jan 2025MondayLohriCultural
26 Jan 2025SundayRepublic DayNational
28 Jan 2025TuesdayNirvan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath JiReligious
2 Feb 2025SundayBasant Panchmi / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh JiReligious
12 Feb 2025WednesdayBirthday of Sri Guru Ravidas JiReligious
26 Feb 2025WednesdayMaha ShivratriReligious
8 Mar 2025SaturdayInternational Women's DayCultural
14 Mar 2025FridayHoliReligious
15 Mar 2025SaturdayHola MohallaReligious
23 Mar 2025SundayShaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru JiNational
31 Mar 2025MondayId-ul-FitrReligious
6 Apr 2025SundayRam NavamiReligious
8 Apr 2025TuesdayBirthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass JiReligious
10 Apr 2025ThursdayMahavir JayantiReligious
13 Apr 2025SundayVaisakhiCultural
14 Apr 2025MondayBirthday of Dr. B.R. AmbedkarNational
18 Apr 2025FridayGood FridayReligious
29 Apr 2025TuesdayBirthday of Lord Parshuram JiReligious
1 May 2025ThursdayMay DayCultural
12 May 2025MondayBuddh PurnimaReligious
30 May 2025FridayMartyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev JiReligious
7 Jun 2025SaturdayId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Religious
7 Jun 2025SaturdayNirjala EkadashiReligious
11 Jun 2025WednesdayKabir JayantiReligious
29 Jun 2025SundayDeath Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh JiCultural
6 Jul 2025SundayMuharramReligious
31 Jul 2025ThursdayMartyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham SinghNational
9 Aug 2025SaturdayRaksha BandhanCultural
15 Aug 2025FridayIndependence DayNational
16 Aug 2025SaturdayJanam AshtamiReligious
24 Aug 2025SundayPehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib JiReligious
27 Aug 2025WednesdaySamvatsari DiwasReligious
1 Sep 2025MondayBirthday of Baba Sri Chand JiReligious
5 Sep 2025FridayBirthday of Baba Jiwan Singh JiReligious
5 Sep 2025FridayBirthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi)Religious
6 Sep 2025SaturdayAnant ChaturdashiReligious
12 Sep 2025FridaySaragarhi DayNational
22 Sep 2025MondayMaharaj Agarsain JayantiReligious
28 Sep 2025SundayBirthday of S. Bhagat Singh JiNational
2 Oct 2025ThursdayBirthday of Mahatma Gandhi JiNational
2 Oct 2025ThursdayDussehraReligious
7 Oct 2025TuesdayBirthday of Maharishi Valmiki JiReligious
8 Oct 2025WednesdayBirthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass JiReligious
10 Oct 2025FridayKarva ChauthCultural
16 Oct 2025ThursdayBirthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji BahadurReligious
20 Oct 2025MondayDiwaliReligious
22 Oct 2025WednesdayVishwakarma DayCultural
22 Oct 2025WednesdayGoverdhan PoojaReligious
23 Oct 2025ThursdayGuru Gaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib JiReligious
28 Oct 2025TuesdayChhath PoojaReligious
1 Nov 2025SaturdayNew Punjab DayNational
2 Nov 2025SundayBirthday of Sant Nam Dev JiReligious
5 Nov 2025WednesdayBirthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev JiReligious
16 Nov 2025SundayMartyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha JiNational
25 Nov 2025TuesdayMartyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur JiReligious
25 Dec 2025ThursdayChristmas DayReligious
25 to 26 Dec 2025Thursday and FridayShaheedi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh SahibReligious
27 Dec 2025SaturdayShaheedi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh SahibReligious

Besides the two calendars above, Punjab also permits each employee to avail four second-half day holidays from a separate list of 15 occasions, including Vaisakhi, Janam Ashtami, Id-ul-Fitr, and Id-ul-Zuha, to attend Nagar Kirtan or Sobha Yatra events. The Controlling Authority maintains the record for these separately. Raksha Bandhan is specifically noted in the notification as falling on Saturday, 9 August 2025.

How Punjab Holidays Impact Payroll and Leave Management

Punjab's calendar has two dense stretches: late August into September, and the run of October into November. Between 24 August and 12 September alone, five distinct religious observances fall within a three-week window, several sharing the same date, such as 5 September carrying two separate entries. October is heavier still, with Dussehra, Karva Chauth, Diwali, Vishwakarma Day, Goverdhan Pooja, and Chhath Pooja all landing within a four-week span.

With 28 restricted holidays and a cap of two, plus 15 second-half day options capped at four, employees often want more days off than they're entitled to during these windows, and manual tracking makes it hard for HR to catch a request that exceeds someone's yearly allowance until after it's approved. A leave system that holds both lists, enforces both caps automatically, and shows employees their remaining balance before the festival season starts removes most of this friction for HR and payroll alike.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Punjab has notified 31 gazetted holidays for public offices in 2025. Employees can additionally choose any two of 28 restricted holidays, and four second-half day holidays from a separate list of 15 occasions.