Uttarakhand government releases holiday list for 2024
The Uttarakhand government has released the holidays calendar for the year 2024. This time the government has also included Igas-Bagwal in the calendar. The government has declared a total of 29 public holidays. However, in such offices including Secretariat and Assembly, where five-day week is applicable, only 25 public holidays will be allowed. This time three holidays are falling on Sunday and one holiday is on Saturday. Only 23 holidays will be allowed in banks and treasury. Apart from this, two restricted holidays have also been kept. In such a situation, general employees will get 31 leaves and secretariat and assembly people will get 27 leaves.
List of Uttarakhand Government Holidays 2024
Holiday Name | Date | Day |
Republic Day | 26 January 2024 | Friday |
Maha Shivratri | 08 March 2024 | Friday |
Holika Dahan | 24 March 2024 | Sunday |
Holi | 25 March 2024 | Monday |
Good Friday | 29 March 2024 | Friday |
Eid-ul-Fitr* | 11 April 2024 | Thursday |
Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2024 | Sunday |
Ram Navmi | 17 April 2024 | Wednesday |
Mahavir Jayanti | 21 April 2024 | Sunday |
Budh Purnima | 23 May 2024 | Thursday |
Eid-ul-Zuha | 17 June 2024 | Monday |
Harela | 16 July 2024 | Tuesday |
Muharram* | 17 July 2024 | Wednesday |
Independence Day | 15 August 2024 | Thursday |
Raksha Bandhan | 19 August 2024 | Monday |
Janmashtami | 26 August 2024 | Monday |
Eid-e-Milad* | 16 September 2024 | Monday |
Gandhi Jayanti | 02 October 2024 | Wednesday |
Dussehra (Vijaydashmi) | 12 October 2024 | Saturday |
Valmiki Jayanti | 17 October 2024 | Thursday |
Diwali | 01 November 2024 | Friday |
Diwali (Goverdhan Puja) | 02 November 2024 | Saturday |
Igas-Bagwal | 12 November 2024 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti | 15 November 2024 | Friday |
Christmas | 25 December 2024 | Wednesday |
*Subject to sighting of the moon
In the information issued by the General Administration Department for public holidays, it has also been made clear that the District Magistrate can declare three holidays in a year on days of local importance. The Secretariat and Assembly will remain open on local holidays.