List of Holidays 2022: A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school are suspended or reduced. Generally holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by government, religious institutions or other groups or organizations.
India has an extensive list of Public and Government holidays. These holidays range from religious festivals to birthdays of individuals with historical significance as well as the foundation days of the different states. The holidays list 2022 is given below.
List of Holidays 2022
The below list of Holidays and Observances in India 2022. Central and State Government Holidays List 2022 with type of Holiday is given below in the table.
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Saturday | New Year's Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Jan | Sunday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 13 Jan | Thursday | Lohri | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Friday | Pongal | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Jan | Friday | Makar Sankranti | Restricted Holiday |
| 26 Jan | Wednesday | Republic Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 1 Feb | Tuesday | Chinese New Year | Observance |
| 5 Feb | Saturday | Vasant Panchami | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Feb | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 15 Feb | Tuesday | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Restricted Holiday |
| 16 Feb | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Feb | Saturday | Shivaji Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 26 Feb | Saturday | Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 1 Mar | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri/Shivaratri | Gazetted Holiday |
| 17 Mar | Thursday | Holika Dahana | Restricted Holiday |
| 18 Mar | Friday | Holi | Gazetted Holiday |
| 18 Mar | Friday | Dolyatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 20 Mar | Sunday | March Equinox | Season |
| 2 Apr | Saturday | Chaitra Sukhladi | Restricted Holiday |
| 2 Apr | Saturday | Ugadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 2 Apr | Saturday | Gudi Padwa | Restricted Holiday |
| 10 Apr | Sunday | Rama Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian |
| 14 Apr | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Thursday | Vaisakhi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Thursday | Mesadi / Vaisakhadi | Restricted Holiday |
| 14 Apr | Thursday | Ambedkar Jayanti | Observance |
| 15 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16 Apr | Saturday | First day of Passover | Observance |
| 17 Apr | Sunday | Easter Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 29 Apr | Friday | Jamat Ul-Vida (Tentative Date) | Restricted Holiday |
| 1 May | Sunday | May Day | Observance |
| 3 May | Tuesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 3 May | Tuesday | Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | Muslim, Common local holiday |
| 8 May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 9 May | Monday | Birthday of Ravindranath | Restricted Holiday |
| 16 May | Monday | Buddha Purnima/Vesak | Gazetted Holiday |
| 19 Jun | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 21 Jun | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 1 Jul | Friday | Rath Yatra | Restricted Holiday |
| 10 Jul | Sunday | Bakr Id/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 13 Jul | Wednesday | Guru Purnima | Observance |
| 7 Aug | Sunday | Friendship Day | Observance |
| 8 Aug | Monday | Muharram/Ashura (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 11 Aug | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 15 Aug | Monday | Independence Day | Gazetted Holiday |
| 16 Aug | Tuesday | Parsi New Year | Restricted Holiday |
| 18 Aug | Thursday | Janmashtami (Smarta) | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Aug | Friday | Janmashtami | Gazetted Holiday |
| 31 Aug | Wednesday | Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | Restricted Holiday |
| 8 Sep | Thursday | Onam | Restricted Holiday |
| 23 Sep | Friday | September Equinox | Season |
| 26 Sep | Monday | First Day of Sharad Navratri | Observance, Hinduism |
| 1 Oct | Saturday | First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | Observance, Hinduism |
| 2 Oct | Sunday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 2 Oct | Sunday | Maha Saptami | Restricted Holiday |
| 3 Oct | Monday | Maha Ashtami | Restricted Holiday |
| 4 Oct | Tuesday | Maha Navami | Restricted Holiday |
| 5 Oct | Wednesday | Dussehra | Gazetted Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Sunday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
| 9 Oct | Sunday | Milad un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (Tentative Date) | Gazetted Holiday |
| 13 Oct | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Oct | Monday | Naraka Chaturdasi | Restricted Holiday |
| 24 Oct | Monday | Diwali/Deepavali | Gazetted Holiday |
| 25 Oct | Tuesday | Govardhan Puja | Restricted Holiday |
| 26 Oct | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Restricted Holiday |
| 30 Oct | Sunday | Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | Restricted Holiday |
| 31 Oct | Monday | Halloween | Observance |
| 8 Nov | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Gazetted Holiday |
| 24 Nov | Thursday | Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Restricted Holiday |
| 19 Dec | Monday | First Day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 22 Dec | Thursday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24 Dec | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Restricted Holiday |
| 25 Dec | Sunday | Christmas | Gazetted Holiday |
| 26 Dec | Monday | Last day of Hanukkah | Observance |
| 29 Dec | Thursday | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti | Restricted Holiday |
Government Holidays Calendar 2022 PDF
Download list of compulsory & restricted holidays to be observed during the calcendar year 2022 from below link. State Government Holiday List PDF
Central Government Holidays List 2022 PDF Download at dopt.gov.in
Download List of Holidays 2022 PDF from below link.
https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/holiday%20list%202022..pdf
Read : List of Holidays in Bank | Government Bank Holiday Calendar India
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