Bihar public holidays 2025 announced: Check Bihar state govt holiday list for the year 2025

The government of Bihar has issued the following notification for the year 2025 regarding holidays and leaves applicable for state government employees.

The government circular released on October 3 stated that, “In state government secretariat departments and directorates, a five-day workweek system will remain in effect. For regional offices (including divisional commissioner offices, offices of chief engineers, etc.), a six-day workweek system will remain in effect. In the year 2025, due to the occurrence of both the 358th and 359th birth anniversaries of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, holidays have been declared for both dates.”

Also read: Central government holiday list 2025


However, the dates of some holidays are subject to change. “Depending upon moon being sighted, the dates for Islamic holidays are subject to change,” said the circular.

Restricted Holidays
In addition to the general holidays mentioned, state government employees may avail themselves of a maximum of three holidays from the optional/restricted holidays in the year 2025.

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Bihar public holidays in 2025

S. No.	Event	Date	Day
1	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	6-Jan-25	Saturday
2	Basant Panchami	3-Feb-25	Monday
3	Sant Ravidas Jayanti	12-Feb-25	Wednesday
4	Shab-e-Miraj	14-Feb-25	Friday
5	Republic Day	26-Jan-25	Sunday
6	Mahavir Jayanti	5-Apr-25	Saturday
7	Good Friday	10-Apr-25	Thursday
8	Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti	23-Apr-25	Wednesday
9	Buddha Purnima	6-May-25	Tuesday
10	Jyeshtha Purnima	12-May-25	Monday
11	Kabir Jayanti	11-Jun-25	Wednesday
12	Ashura (10th Muharram)	15-Aug-25	Friday
13	Hazrat Muhammad’s Birth Anniversary	5-Sep-25	Friday
14	Durga Puja (Saptami)	29-Sep-25	Monday
15	Vijaya Dashami/Dussehra	23-Oct-25	Thursday
16	Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti	27-Dec-25	Saturday

Restricted holiday list 2025
State government employees are eligible to take 3 optional holidays from the below list.

No.	Event	Date	Day
1	New Year	1-Jan-25	Wednesday
2	Makar Sankranti	14-Jan-25	Monday
3	Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti	24-Jan-25	Friday
4	Holika Dahan	13-Mar-25	Thursday
5	Ramadan Last Fast	28-Mar-25	Friday
6	Eid-ul-Fitr (Eid)	1-Apr-25	Tuesday
7	Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)	8-Jun-25	Sunday
8	Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jayanti	18-Jun-25	Wednesday
9	Muharram	7-Jul-25	Monday
10	Last Shravan Monday	4-Aug-25	Monday
11	Raksha Bandhan	9-Aug-25	Saturday
12	Hartalika Teej	26-Aug-25	Tuesday
13	Ganesh Chaturthi	6-Sep-25	Saturday
14	Vishwakarma Puja	14-Sep-25	Sunday
15	Durga Puja	17-Sep-25	Wednesday
16	Durga Puja (Saptami Establishment)	22-Sep-25	Monday
17	Durga Puja (Ekadashi)	3-Oct-25	Friday
18	Diwali (Lakshmi Puja)	11-Oct-25	Saturday
19	Chhath Puja	21-Oct-25	Tuesday
20	Bhai Dooj	26-Oct-25	Sunday
21	Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanti	3-Dec-25	Wednesday
22	Christmas Eve	24-Dec-25	Wednesday

Public Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881:
Under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India's notification number 20-25/26/Public-1, dated June 8, 1957, the holidays listed below will be observed as public holidays in Bihar during 2025.

S. No.	Event	Date	Day
1	Republic Day	26-Jan-25	Sunday
2	Holi	14-Mar-25	Friday
	Holika Dahan	15-Mar-25	Saturday
3	Bihar Day	22-Mar-25	Saturday
4	Eid-ul-Fitr	31-Mar-25	Monday
5	Ram Navami	6-Apr-25	Sunday
6	Bhimrao Ambedkar Jayanti	14-Apr-25	Monday
7	Good Friday	18-Apr-25	Friday
8	Labor Day	1-May-25	Thursday
9	Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid)	7-Jun-25	Saturday
10	Muharram	6-Jul-25	Sunday
11	Independence Day	15-Aug-25	Friday
12	Shri Krishna Janmashtami	16-Aug-25	Saturday
13	Durga Puja	30-Sep-25	Tuesday
	Durga Puja (Utsav Begins)	1-Oct-25	Wednesday
	Durga Puja (Ashtami)	2-Oct-25	Thursday
14	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	2-Oct-25	Thursday
15	Dussehra	22-Oct-25	Wednesday
16	Bhai Dooj	27-Oct-25	Monday
	Govardhan Puja	28-Oct-25	Tuesday
17	Christmas Eve	25-Dec-25	Thursday