You can imagine how quickly time passes by the fact that every year at the end of the year we say the same dialogue that we did not know when the year started and when it ended. In just a few days, the year 2023 will also end and the year 2024 will begin. Like every year, we will promise ourselves to adopt our new plans and New Year’s resolutions.
The Central Government has released the list of gazetted holidays and other holidays for the year 2024. In such a situation, you can also do your planning by getting information about the holidays in advance.
List of gazetted holidays in 2024
| Occasion | Date | Day |
| Republic Day | January 26 | Friday |
| Holi | March 25 | Monday |
| Good Friday | March 29 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | April 11 | Thursday |
| Ram Navmi | April 17 | Wednesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | April 21 | Sunday |
| Buddha Purnima | May 23 | Thursday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 17 | Monday |
| Muharram | July 17 | Wednesday |
| Independence Day / Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | August 15 | Thursday |
| Janamashtami (Vaishnva) | August 26 | Monday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September 16 | Monday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 2 | Wednesday |
| Dussehra | October 12 | Saturday |
| Diwali | October 31 | Thursday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 15 | Friday |
| Christmas | December 25 | Wednesday |
24 holidays will be spoiled because of Sunday
There will be 22 national holidays in the year 2024. There are some holidays which are falling on Sunday due to which these holidays will get spoiled.
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti — 14 April
Maharana Pratap Jayanti — 9 June
Karva Chauth — 20 October
Bhaiya Dooj — 3rd November
Makar Sankranti — 14 January
Easter is also a Sunday on March 31, 2024
Due to holidays falling on Sunday, people working in government offices will not be able to take advantage of this. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, it is ruined because no extra holiday is available. Because Sunday is already a holiday.
Many times it also happens that if public holidays and Sunday holidays are combined, it becomes a long weekend. In such a situation, many people plan some of their trips easily.
