The Delhi Government has announced the list of public and optional holidays for 2025.
As in previous years, both public and optional holidays have been set for government and private office employees. The list includes 18 public holidays and 33 optional holidays.
Employees can choose any two days from the 33 optional holidays to take leave without a salary deduction. Here are the holidays for 2025.
Public Holiday List 2025 (18 Days)
The Delhi Government has declared the following public holidays for 2025.
On these days, all government offices and institutions will remain closed.
Republic Day: January 26 (Sunday)
Mahashivratri: February 14 (Friday)
Holi: March 14 (Saturday)
Eid-ul-Fitr: March 31 (Sunday)
Mahavir Jayanti: April 10 (Friday)
Good Friday: April 18 (Friday)
Buddha Purnima: May 12 (Monday)
Id-ul-Azha (Bakrid): June 7 (Saturday)
Muharram: July 6 (Sunday)
Independence Day: August 15 (Friday)
Janmashtami: August 16 (Saturday)
Baravafat: September 5 (Friday)
Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra: October 2 (Thursday)
Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti: October 7 (Friday)
Deepavali: October 20 (Monday)
Guru Nanak Jayanti: November 5 (Wednesday)
Christmas: December 25 (Thursday)
Optional Holidays for 2025 (33 Days)
Optional holidays allow employees to take leave on days of their choice. Two of these holidays can be selected during the year.
January 1: New Year’s Day
January 6: Guru Gobind Singh’s Birth Anniversary
January 14: Makar Sankranti
February 2: Vasant Panchami
February 12: Guru Ravidas Jayanti
February 19: Shivaji Jayanti
February 23: Swami Dayanand Jayanti
March 13: Holika Dahan
March 14: Dole Yatra
March 28: Jumat-ul-Vida
March 30: Chaitra Shukladi (Gudi Padwa)
April 6: Ram Navami
April 13: Vaisakhi
April 20: Easter Sunday
May 9: Rabindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary
June 27: Rath Yatra
August 9: Raksha Bandhan
August 15: Parsi New Year
August 27: Ganesh Chaturthi
September 5: Onam
September 29 to October 1: Dussehra (Saptami, Mahashtami, and Mahanavami)
October 10: Karwa Chauth
October 22-23: Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj
October 29: Chhath Puja
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December 24: Christmas Eve
This list includes 33 optional holidays for employees to choose from in 2025.
National Holiday List
Republic Day (26th January), Independence Day (15th August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2nd October) are the three national holidays observed across India each year.
In 2025, government employees in Delhi will enjoy both public and optional holidays.
This list provides details about the festivals and also helps in planning personal holidays.
