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Uttar Pradesh Public Holidays List 2026

Holidays are spread through different regions, calendars and ethnicities; In Uttar Pradesh they play a critical role in shaping workforce planning and operational continuity. Holidays influence attendance, staffing requirements, and employee expectations throughout the year. Many organizations operate from multiple locations and not only from Uttar Pradesh which makes managing public holidays difficult, especially when it varies from region to region. Tackling public holidays is essential to ensure fairness, compliance, and consistency, while balancing business needs with employee well-being.

Holiday calendar 2026

DateDayHolidayHoliday Type
Jan 1ThursdayNew Year's DayRegional
Jan 3SaturdayHazrat Ali's BirthdayRegional
Jan 5MondayGuru Govind Singh JayantiRegional
Jan 14WednesdayMakar SankrantiRegional
Jan 23FridayBasant PanchamiRegional
Jan 24SaturdayJannayak Karpoori Thakur BirthdayRegional
Jan 26MondayRepublic DayNational
Feb 1SundaySant Ravidas JayantiRegional
Feb 4WednesdayShab-e-BaratRegional
Feb 15SundayMaha ShivaratriRegional
Mar 2MondayHolika DahanRegional
Mar 4WednesdayHoliRegional
Mar 5ThursdayHoli Next dayRegional
Mar 13FridayJamat-ul-Vida (Alvida) / Last Friday of RamzanRegional
Mar 19ThursdayCheti ChandRegional
Mar 21SaturdayEid-ul-FitrRegional
Mar 26ThursdayRam NavamiRegional
Mar 31TuesdayMahavir JayantiRegional
Apr 1WednesdayCommercial Banks' Annual ClosingRegional
Apr 3FridayGood FridayRegional
Apr 4SaturdayEaster SaturdayRegional
Apr 5SundayMaharishi Kashyap & Maharaja Nishad Guhya JayantiRegional
Apr 6MondayEaster MondayRegional
Apr 14TuesdayDr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's BirthdayRegional
Apr 17FridayChandrashekhar JayantiRegional
Apr 19SundayParshuram JayantiRegional
May 1FridayBuddha PurnimaRegional
May 9SaturdayLok Nayak Maharana Pratap JayantiRegional
May 27WednesdayEid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid)Regional
May 28ThursdayEid-uz-Zuha (Bakrid) Next dayRegional
Jun 25ThursdayMuharramRegional
Jun 26FridayMuharramRegional
Aug 4TuesdayChehllumRegional
Aug 15SaturdayIndependence DayNational
Aug 26WednesdayEid-e-Milad / BarawafatRegional
Aug 28FridayRaksha BandhanRegional
Sep 4FridayJanmashtamiRegional
Sep 17ThursdayVishwakarma PujaRegional
Sep 25FridayAnant ChaturdashiRegional
Oct 2FridayMahatma Gandhi JayantiNational
Oct 11SundayMaharaja Agrasen JayantiRegional
Oct 19MondayDussehra (Maha Ashtami)Regional
Oct 20TuesdayDussehra (Mahanavami) / VijayadashmiRegional
Oct 26MondayMaharishi Valmiki / Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel & Acharya Narendra Dev JayantiRegional
Oct 31SaturdayNarak ChaturdashiRegional
Nov 8SundayDeepawaliRegional
Nov 9MondayGovardhan PujaRegional
Nov 11WednesdayBhaiyaduj / Chitragupt JayantiRegional
Nov 15SundayChhath Puja ParvRegional
Nov 16MondayVeerangana Uda Devi Shaheed DiwasRegional
Nov 24TuesdayGuru Nanak Jayanti / Kartik Purnima / Guru Tegh Bahadur Shaheed DiwasRegional
Dec 16WednesdayUrs of Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti Ajmeri Garib Nawaz R.A.Regional
Dec 23WednesdayChaudhary Charan Singh's BirthdayRegional
Dec 25FridayChristmas-DayRegional

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How Uttar Pradesh Holidays Impact Payroll and Leave Management?

Every region, and state, operates differently when it comes to Public Holidays. When we talk about Deepawali celebrations in Uttar Pradesh feel like a grand wedding celebration - people are on leave and enjoying their personal time. All this is bound to bring changes in attendance, increased leave requests, and varied working arrangements which impacts payroll accuracy and leave processes for both employers and employees.

While all of these issues can impact adversely, if enterprises are well-prepared and rely on technology instead of human intervention; it will help in aligning pay cycles, overtime, and statutory requirements without disruption. This not just eases processes for the employer but aids employees while providing clarity on leave entitlements, pay calculations, and timely compensation during a high-expectation period.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Not all state holidays are mandatory for private companies. However, all State holidays that are also National holidays are required to be followed by all Private companies.