Jammu & Kashmir Public Holidays List 2026

How Jammu & Kashmir Holidays Impact Payroll and Leave Management?

Jammu & Kashmir's holiday calendar is among the most complex of any Indian state or Union Territory. At 28 Annexure-A holidays alone, it is significantly longer than most states, and this is before accounting for Annexure-B provincial holidays, local district-specific observances and restricted holidays that apply selectively depending on where an employee is based.

Nine holidays follow the Islamic lunar calendar, each carrying a moon-sighting dependency that can shift the date by a day with no separate government order required. For organisations with employees spread across Jammu Province and Kashmir Province, the payroll calendar can be materially different between the two provinces in any given month. Maintaining a single centralised leave and payroll system that handles UT-wide, province-level and district-level holidays simultaneously is the core compliance challenge for HR teams operating in J&K.