The Office Memorandum dated July 3, 2023 states that the following holidays would be observed by the Central Government Administrative Offices located in Delhi/New Delhi in 2024. Additionally, each employee will be able to choose any two holidays from the list of prohibited holidays.
The following holidays must be observed by Central Government Administrative Offices outside of Delhi or New Delhi, in addition to three more holidays that may be selected from the list of 12 optional holidays below.
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-24 | Friday |
| 2 | Holi | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 3 | Good Friday | 29-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-Apr-24 | Thursday |
| 5 | Ram Navami | 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayant | 21-Apr-24 | Sunday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | 23-May-24 | Thursday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-Jun-24 | Monday |
| 9 | Muharram | 17-Jul-24 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| 11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 12 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-Sep-24 | Monday |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2-Oct-24 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Dussehra | 12-Oct-24 | Saturday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-Nov-24 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-24 | Wednesday |
12 optional holiday list
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- Republic day
- Independence day
- Mahatma gandhi’s birthday
- Buddha purnima
- Christmas day
- Dussehra (vijayadashami)
- Diwali (deepavali)
- Good friday
- Guru nanak’s birthday
- Eid ul fitr
- Eid ul adha
- Mahavir jayanti
- Muharram
- Prophet mohammad’s birthday (id-e-milad).
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Compulsory holiday and restricted holiday list 2024
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 1-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 2 | Lohri | 13-Jan-24 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-Jan-24 | Sunday |
| 4 | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 15-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-Jan-24 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-Jan-24 | Thursday |
| 7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-February-24 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-Feb-24 | Monday |
| 9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-Feb-24 | Saturday |
| 10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 6-Mar-24 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Maha Shivratri | 8-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 12 | Holika dahan | 24-Mar-24 | Sunday |
| 13 | Dolyatra | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | 31-Mar-24 | Sunday |
| 15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 5-Apr-24 | Friday |
| 16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 9-Apr-24 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-Apr-24 | Saturday |
| 18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-Apr-24 | Sunday |
| 19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 8-May-24 | Wednesday |
| 20 | Rath Yatra | 7-Jul-24 | Sunday |
| 21 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| 22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 7-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-Sep-24 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) /Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-Oct-24 | Friday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-Oct-24 | Sunday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | 2-Nov-24 | Saturday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | 3-Nov-24 | Sunday |
| 32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 7-Nov-24 | Thursday |
| 33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-Nov-24 | Sunday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | 24-Dec-24 | Tuesday |
Central government holiday list 2024
According to the OM, “The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will announce any changes in the dates of holidays for Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Muharram, and Eid-e-Milad, if necessary, based upon the sighting of the Moon, after ascertaining the position from the Govt, of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police)” for offices located in Delhi or New Delhi.
Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is observed on Sunday, November 12, 2024 (Kartika 21). Celebrate the celebration on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day,” which falls on a specified day in several states. Since that day alone is designated as a mandatory holiday for Diwali for State Government offices in that State, there is no issue with a holiday for Deepavali being observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (instead of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in that State.
