Punjab government notifies list of gazetted holidays, restricted holidays 2024

Punjab government notifies list of gazetted holidays, restricted holidays 2024

Punjab government on Friday, i.e. 15 December notified the list of gazetted holidays, restricted holidays in the calendar year of 2024.

These holidays will be applicable to schools, government offices, boards and corporations of the state of Punjab in 2024.

List of Gazetted Holidays, Restricted Holidays 2024

Sr. No. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which it falls Day of the week

1. Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh ji 17th January Friday

2. Republic Day 26th January Wednesday

3. Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas ji 24th February

4. Maha Shivaratri 8 March Saturday Friday

5. Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji 23rd March Saturday

6. Holi 25th March Friday

7. Good Friday 29 March

8. Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji 08th April Monday

9. Idu’l Fitr 11th April Thursday

10. Vaisakhi 13th April Sunday

11.Birthday of Dr B.R. Ambedkar 14 April Saturday

12. Ram Navami 17 April Wednesday

13. Mahavir Jayanti 21st April Sunday

14 May Day 01st May Wednesday

15. Lord Parshuram Jayanti 10 May Friday

16.Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 10th June Monday

17. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 17th June Monday

18. Kabir Jayanti 22nd June Saturday

19 Independence day 15th August Thursday

20 Janam Ashtami 26th August Monday

21. Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji 02nd October Wednesday Thursday

22 Maharaj Agarsain Jayanti 03rd October

23 Dussehra 12th October Saturday

24 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 17th October Thursday

25 Diwali 31st October Thursday

26 Vishwakarma Day 01st November Friday

27 Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 15th November Friday

28 Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha ji 16th November Saturday

29 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg 06th December Friday Bahadur ji

30 Christmas day 25 December Wednesday

31. Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib 26- 27th December Thursday Friday

Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the Restricted Holidays.

Sr. No. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which it falls Day of the week

1. New Year Day 01st January Monday

2. Lohri 13th January Saturday

3. Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji 09th February Friday

4. Basant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji 14th February Wednesday

5. International Women Day 08th March Friday

6. Hola Mohalla 26th March Tuesday

7. Buddh Purnima 23rd May Thursday

8. Nirjala Ekadashi 18th June Tuesday

9. Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji 29th June Saturday

10. Muharram 17th July Wednesday

11. Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh 31 July Wednesday

12. Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 04th September Wednesday

13. Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Ji 05th September Thursday

14. Samvatsari Diwas 07th September Saturday

15. Saragarhi Day 12th September Thursday

16. Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji 12th September Thursday

17. Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad) 16th September Monday

18. Anant Chaturdashi 17th September Tuesday

19. Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji 28th September Saturday

20. Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur 16th October Wednesday

21. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass ji 19th October Saturday

22. Karva Chauth 20th October Sunday

23. New Punjab Day 01st November Friday

24. Goverdhan Pooja 02nd November Saturday

25. Guru Gaddi diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji 03rd November Sunday

26. Chhath Pooja 07th November Thursday

27. Birthday of Sant Nam Dev ji 12th November Tuesday

28. Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib 25,26th December Wednesday Thursday

In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/herself any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occassion given below and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays:-

1. Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji

2. Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji

3. Maha Shivratri

4. Ram Navami

5. Mahavir Jayanti

6. Vaisakhi

7. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji

8. Janam Ashtami

9. Id-ul-Fitr

10. Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji

11. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

12. Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji