As 2020 draws closer, it is a perfect time to plan ahead according to the number of holidays are in offer for the last year of the decade.
On behalf of Government of India, the Ministry of Personnel declares a list of holidays applicable to central government offices during the respective year.
Complete list of holidays for year 2020:
| Date | Day | Name of Holiday |
States Celebrated
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| January | |||
| 1 January 2020 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day | Several states |
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2 January 2020
|
Thursday
|
Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | |
| Mannam Jayanthi | Kerala | ||
| 12 January 2020 | Sunday | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
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15 January 2020
|
Wednesday
|
Bhogi |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
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| Makar Sankranti | Several states | ||
| Pongal | Several states | ||
| Tusu Puja | Assam | ||
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16 January 2020
|
Thursday
|
Thiruvallavur Day |
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
|
| Kanuma Pandunga |
Andhra Pradesh
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| 23 January 2020 | Thursday | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha
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25 January 2020
|
Saturday
|
Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
| Statehood Day |
Himachal Pradesh
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| 26 January 2020 | Sunday | Republic Day | All over India |
| 30 January 2020 | Thursday | Vasant Panchami |
West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha, Haryana, Punjab
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| February | |||
| 9 February 2020 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh
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| 19 February 2020 | Wednesday | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
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20 February 2020
|
Thursday
|
Statehood Day |
Arunachal Pradesh
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| State Day | Mizoram | ||
| 21 February 2020 | Friday | Maha Shivrathri | Several states |
| March | |||
| 5 March 2020 | Thursday | Panchayatiraj Divas | Odisha |
| 6 March 2020 | Friday | Chapchar Kut | Mizoram |
| 8 March 2020 | Sunday | Hazrat Ali’s birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 10 March 2020 | Tuesday | Holi | Several states |
| 22 March 2020 | Sunday | Bihar Diwas | Bihar |
| 23 March 2020 | Monday | S. Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day |
Punjab and Haryana
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| 25 March 2020 | Wednesday | Ugadi |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra
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| Gudi Padwa | Maharashtra | ||
| April | |||
| 1 April 2020 | Wednesday | Odisha Day | Odisha |
| 2 April 2020 | Thursday | Ram Navami | Several states |
| 6 April 2020 | Monday | Mahavir Jayanti | Several states |
| 9 April 2020 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Kerala |
| 10 April 2020 | Friday | Good Friday | Several states |
| 11 April 2020 | Saturday | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
| 12 April 2020 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Several states |
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13 April 2020
|
Monday
|
Bohag Bihu | Assam |
| Vaisakh |
Haryana, Jharkhand, and Punjab
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14 April 2020
|
Tuesday
|
Vishu | Kerala |
| Bohag Bihu |
Arunachal Pradesh
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| Bengali New Year |
West Bengal, Tripura
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| Puthandu |
Tamil New Year
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| Mahabishubha Sankranti | Odisha | ||
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti | Several states | ||
| Ashoka’s birth anniversary | Bihar | ||
| 15 April 2020 | Wednesday | Himachal Day |
Himachal Pradesh
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| 21 April 2020 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi | Several states |
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25 April 2020
|
Saturday
|
Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Several states |
| Basava Jayanti | Karnataka | ||
| May | |||
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1 May 2020
|
Friday
|
Labour Day | Several states |
| Maharasthra Day | Maharashtra | ||
| 7 May 2020 | Thursday | Buddha Purnima | Several states |
| 8 May 2020 | Friday | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti |
West Bengal, Tripura
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| 16 May 2020 | Saturday | State Day | Sikkim |
| 20 May 2020 | Wednesday | Shab-i-Qadr |
Jammu and Kashmir
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| 22 May 2020 | Friday | Jumatul Bidah |
Jammu and Kashmir
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| 24 May 2020 | Sunday | Eid-al-Fitr | Several states |
| 25 May 2020 | Monday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Several states |
| June | |||
| 5 June 2020 | Friday | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Several states |
| 15 June 2020 | Monday | Raja Sankranti | Odisha |
| 23 June 2020 | Tuesday | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| July | |||
| 16 July 2020 | Thursday | Bonalu | Telangana |
| 23 July 2020 | Thursday | Haryali Teej |
Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh
|
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31 July 2020
|
Friday
|
Bakrid/Eid-al-Adha | Several states |
| Shaheed Udham Singh’s Martyrdom Day |
Haryana and Punjab
|
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| August | |||
| 1 August 2020 | Saturday | Bakrid | Several states |
| 3 August 2020 | Monday | Raksha Bandhan | Several states |
| 11 August 2020 | Tuesday | Janmashtami | Several states |
| 15 August 2020 | Saturday | Independence Day | All over India |
| 17 August 2020 | Monday | Parsi New Year |
Maharashtra and Gujarat
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| 22 August 2020 | Saturday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Several states |
| 28 August 2020 | Friday | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| 30 August 2020 | Sunday | Muharram | Several states |
| 31 August 2020 | Monday | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
| September | |||
| 1 September 2020 | Tuesday | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
| 2 September 2020 | Wednesday | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
| 17 September 2020 | Thursday | Mahalaya Amavasye | Several states |
| October | |||
| 2 October 2020 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | All over India |
| 23 October 2020 | Friday | Maha Saptami | Several states |
| 24 October 2020 | Saturday | Maha Ashtami | Several states |
| 25 October 2020 | Sunday | Maha Navami | Several states |
| 26 October 2020 | Monday | Vijaya Dashami | Several states |
| 30 October 2020 | Friday | Eid-e-Milad | Several states |
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31 October 2020
|
Saturday
|
Lakshmi Puja |
West Bengal, Tripura, Odisha
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| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Several states | ||
| November | |||
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1 November 2020
|
Sunday
|
Kannada Rajyotsava | Karnataka |
| Kerala Piravi | Kerala | ||
| Puducherry Liberation Day | Puducherry | ||
| Haryana Day | Haryana | ||
| 14 November 2020 | Saturday | Diwali/Deepavali | Several states |
| 16 November 2020 | Monday | Bhai Dooj | Several states |
| 20 November 2020 | Friday | Chhath Puja |
Jharkhand, Bihar
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| 30 November 2020 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Several states |
| December | |||
| 19 December 2020 | Saturday | Liberation Day | Goa |
| 25 December 2020 | Saturday | Christmas | All over India |
