Check Indian public and restricted holidays for the calendar year 2020. Government of India declares the 2020 public holidays for the Central Government Administrative offices in India.
Check public holidays dates in 2020 for Republic Day, Maha Shivratri, Holi, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday, Buddha Purnima, Eid-al-Fitr, Eid al-Zuha, Independence Day and Janmashtami.
Public Holidays
List of holidays during the year 2020 for the Central Government offices located in the Delhi.
India Public Holidays 2020
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
26
Sunday
Republic Day
2
March
10
Tuesday
Holi
3
April
2
Thursday
Shree Ram Navami
4
April
6
Monday
Mahavir Jayanti
5
April
10
Friday
Good Friday
6
May
7
Thursday
Buddha Purnima
7
May
25
Monday
Eid-al-Fitr *
8
August
1
Saturday
Eid al-Zuha (Bakari Eid) *
9
August
12
Wednesday
Janmashtami
10
August
15
Saturday
Independence Day
11
August
30
Sunday
Muharram *
12
October
2
Friday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
13
October
25
Sunday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
14
October
30
Friday
Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid) *
15
November
14
Saturday
Diwali
16
November
30
Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
17
December
25
Friday
Christmas
* Date Subject to change with the appearance of the moon.
Restricted
In addition to above public holidays Government employee can avail any two holidays out of restricted holidays list given below.
2020 Restricted Holidays In India
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
1
Wednesday
New Year’s Day
2
January
2
Thursday
Guru Gobind Sing Birthday
3
January
13
Monday
Lohri
4
January
15
Wednesday
Makar Sankranti (Pongal)
5
January
30
Thursday
Vasant Panchami (Sri Panchami)
6
February
9
Sunday
Guru Ravidas Jayanti
7
February
18
Tuesday
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
8
February
19
Wednesday
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti
9
February
21
Friday
Mahashivratri
10
March
9
Monday
Holika Dahan (Dolyatra)
11
March
9
Monday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
12
March
25
Wednesday
Chaitra Sukladi (Gudi Padwa/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand)
13
April
12
Sunday
Easter Sunday
14
April
13
Monday
Vaisakhi (Vishu)
15
April
14
Tuesday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal) (Bahag Bihu (Assam))
16
May
8
Friday
Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday
17
May
22
Friday
Jamat-ul-Vida
18
June
23
Tuesday
Rath Yatra
19
August
3
Monday
Raksha Bandhan
20
August
11
Tuesday
Janmashtami
21
August
16
Sunday
Parsi New Year’s day
22
August
22
Saturday
Ganesh Chaturthi
23
August
31
Monday
Onam
24
October
23
Friday
Maha Saptami
25
October
24
Saturday
Maha Ashtami
26
October
26
Monday
Vijaya Dashami ( Bengal, Kerala)
27
October
31
Saturday
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
28
November
4
Wednesday
Karva Chauth
29
November
14
Saturday
Narak Chaturdashi
30
November
15
Sunday
Govardhan Puja
31
November
16
Monday
Bhai Dooj
32
November
20
Friday
Chhat Puja
33
November
24
Tuesday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
34
December
24
Thursday
Christmas Eve
Outside Delhi
Following public holidays in the year 2020 are observed by the Central Government Administrative offices located outside Delhi.
Indian Central Government Holidays 2020 (Out Side Delhi)
No
Month
Day
Week Day
Holiday
1
January
26
Sunday
Republic Day
2
April
6
Monday
Mahavir Jayanti
3
April
10
Friday
Good Friday
4
May
7
Thursday
Buddha Purnima
5
May
25
Monday
Eid-al-Fitr
6
August
1
Saturday
Eid al-Zuha (Bakari Eid)
7
August
15
Saturday
Independence Day
8
August
30
Sunday
Muharram
9
October
2
Friday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
10
October
25
Sunday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra)
11
October
30
Friday
Eid-e-Milad (Mawlid)
12
November
14
Saturday
Diwali
13
November
30
Monday
Guru Nanak Jayanti
14
December
25
Friday
Christmas
In addition to above 14 holidays, another 3 (three) holidays from following list are available.
