Department of Personnel and Training Govt. of India has released DoPT holiday list 2023. The employees working in central government offices can download DoPT holiday list 2023 pdf from the link provided at the end of this article. There are total 14 fixed holidays during year 2023. In addition to 14 fixed holidays two holidays can be chosen from the restricted (optional) holidays list by central government employees. All central government administrative offices will remain closed on holidays declared by Personal and Training Department.
The Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) has also released a list of restricted holidays. The employees of the central government administrative offices are allowed to take two days leave in a year from these DoPT restricted holidays. If any festival or public holiday falls on a weekend day or any other non-working day or two festival or holiday fall on same day then there will be no substitute holiday for that particular public holiday. DoPT holiday list and restricted holiday list of central government by Department of Personnel and Training is given below.
DoPT Holiday List 2023
DoPT holiday list 2023 is applicable in all ministries and department of central government of India, subordinate offices of ministry of personnel and central administrative offices. The list of central government holidays approved by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Government of India is given below.
| DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2023 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| Mar 08, 2023 | Wednesday | Holi |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Thursday | Ram Navami |
| Apr 04, 2023 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Apr 07, 2023 | Friday | Good Friday |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Saturday | Eid-ul-Fitar |
| May 05, 2023 | Friday | Buddha Purnima |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Thursday | Bakri Id / Eid ul-Adha |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Friday | Muharram |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| Sep 07, 2023 | Thursday | Janmashtami |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi |
| Oct 02, 2023 | Monday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Tuesday | Dussehra / Dasara |
| Nov 01, 2023 | Wednesday | Karva Chauth |
| Nov 12, 2023 | Sunday | Diwali / Deepavali |
| Nov 27, 2023 | Monday | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
| Dec 25, 2023 | Monday | Christmas |
List of Holidays 2023 PDF - Government & Gazetted Holidays List 2023
DoPT Restricted Holiday List 2023
The list of restricted holidays by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Govt. of India is given below. The employees of central government services are allowed to take two days leave in a year from these holidays list.
| DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 01, 2023 | Sunday | New Year's Day |
| Jan 14, 2023 | Saturday | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu |
| Jan 15, 2023 | Sunday | Pongal |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Thursday | Basant Panchami |
| Feb 05, 2023 | Sunday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| Feb 18, 2023 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
| Feb 19, 2023 | Sunday | Shiva Ji Jayanti |
| 07 March 2023 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Wednesday | Ugadi / Gudi Padwa / Chaitra Sukladi / Cheti Chand |
| Apr 04, 2023 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Friday | Vaisakhi/ Meshadi |
| Apr 15, 2023 | Saturday | Vaisakhadi / Bahag Bihu |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Friday | Jamat-UI-Vida |
| May 01, 2023 | Monday | Labour Day |
| May 09, 2023 | Tuesday | Guru Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Tuesday | Rath Yatra |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Wednesday | Parsi Year Year's Day / Nauraj |
| Aug 20, 2023 | Sunday | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Tuesday | Onam |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan |
| Sep 06, 2023 | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | Tuesday | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Wednesday | Milad un Nabi |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Saturday | Maharishi Valmiki's Jayanti |
| Nov 01, 2023 | Wednesday | Karva Chauth |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Monday | Govardhan Puja |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj |
| Nov 19, 2023 | Sunday | Chhat Puja |
| Nov 24, 2023 | Friday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| Dec 24, 2023 | Sunday | Christmas Eve |
DoPT Holidays List 2023 PDF
Download DoPT holiday list PDF 2023 from the link given below.
