Punjab govt list of gazetted holidays 2023
TCN Service/Chandigarh
Punjab government list of gazetted holidays 2023 including non-gazetted or restricted holidays is notified.
Informing about this, an official said the holidays listed in schedule will be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the Punjab government during the calendar year 2023:
SCHEDULE
Sr. No. Name of the Holiday(s) Date Day of the week
All Saturdays
All Sundays Other Holidays
1. Republic Day 26th January Thursday Sunday
2. Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas ji 05th February
3. Maha Shivaratri 18th February Saturday
4. Holi 08 March Wednesday
5. Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru 23 March Thursday
6. Ram Navami 30th March Thursday
7. Mahavir Jayanti 04th April Tuesday
8. Good Friday 07th April Friday
9. Birthday of Sri Guru Nabha Dass ji 08 April Saturday
10 Vaisakhi/ Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 14th April Friday
11. Idul Fitr/ Lord Parshuram Jayanti 22nd April Saturday
12 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev 23 May Tuesday
13. Kabir Jayanti 04 June Sunday
14. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 29 June Thursday
15 Independence day 15th August Tuesday
16 Janam Ashtami 07 September Thursday
17 Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji 02nd October Monday
18 Agarsain Jayanti 15 October Sunday
19 Dussehra 24th October Tuesday
20 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 28 October Saturday
21, Diwali 12 November Sunday
22 Vishwakarma Day 13 November Monday
23 Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 27 November Monday
24 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur 17 December Sunday
25 Christmas day 25th December Monday
Note 1: Date of holiday in respect of “Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji” will be announced later.
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 list.
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 during the Calendar Year, 2023.
The concerned Controlling Authority is tasked to ensure and 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
13. Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
14. Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
15. Christmas day
The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half-day holidays.
The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 30th August (Wednesday). As such Punjab Government Offices/ Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.
