If you are planning to visit a post office in 2026, this information is very important for you. People visit post offices for many services such as savings accounts, RD and FD accounts, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, PPF, Postal Life Insurance,
and various official documents. To avoid inconvenience, it is useful to know in advance on which days post offices will remain closed.
Types of Post Office Holidays
Post office holidays are divided into two categories:
Gazetted Holidays: These holidays are observed across the country, and post offices remain closed nationwide.
Restricted (Optional) Holidays: These are optional holidays. Offices may remain open depending on local decisions.
List of Gazetted Post Office Holidays (2026)
January 26 (Monday): Republic Day
March 21 (Saturday): Eid al-Fitr (date depends on moon sighting)
March 26 (Thursday): Ram Navami
March 31 (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti
April 3 (Friday): Good Friday
May 1 (Friday): Buddha Purnima
May 27 (Wednesday): Eid al-Adha (Bakrid)
June 26 (Friday): Muharram
August 15 (Saturday): Independence Day
August 26 (Wednesday): Eid-e-Milad
October 2 (Friday): Gandhi Jayanti
October 20 (Tuesday): Dussehra
November 8 (Sunday): Diwali
November 24 (Tuesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25 (Friday): Christmas
List of Optional (Restricted) Holidays
January 1: New Year
January 3: Hazrat Ali’s Birth Anniversary
January 14: Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Magh Bihu
January 23: Basant Panchami
February 1: Guru Ravidas Jayanti
February 12: Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s Birth Anniversary
February 15: Mahashivratri
February 19: Shivaji Jayanti
March 3–4: Holika Dahan / Holi
March 19: Gudi Padwa / Ugadi
March 20: Jumat-ul-Wida
April 5: Easter
April 14–15: Baisakhi / Tamil New Year / Bihu
May 9: Rabindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary
July 16: Rath Yatra
August 15: Parsi New Year
August 26: Onam
August 28: Raksha Bandhan
September 4: Janmashtami
September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 18–20: Dussehra (on different days)
October 26: Valmiki Jayanti
October 29: Karwa Chauth
November 8–11: Diwali to Bhai Dooj
November 15: Chhath Puja
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December 23–24: Hazrat Ali Jayanti / Christmas Eve
