General and restricted Karnataka state government holidays 2024

Similar to banks, state government public holidays also differ depending on the state of residence. Here is a list of general holidays the Karnataka State Government Employees may utilise and any of the restricted holidays not exceeding two days during the year 2024.

Central government holiday list 2024

Karnataka State Government holiday list 2024

NO	PUBLIC HOLIDAYS	DATE	DAYS
1	Uttarayana Punyakala,	15-01-2024	Mon
	Makara Sankranti Festival
2	Republic Day	26-01-2024	Fri
3	Maha Shivaratri	8/3/2024	Fri
4	Good Friday	29-03-2024	Fri
5	Ugadi Festival	9/4/2024	Tue
6	Khutub-E- Ramzan	11/4/2024	Thu
7	May Day	1/5/2024	Wed
8	Basava Jayanthi /	10/5/2024	Fri
	Akshaya Tritiya
9	Bakrid	17-06-2024	Mon
10	Last Day of Moharam	17-07-2024	Wed
11	Independence Day	15-08-2024	Thu
12	Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata	7/9/2024	Sat
13	Eid-Milad	16-09-2024	Mon
14	Gandhi Jayanthi /	2/10/2024	Wed
	Mahalaya Amavasye
15	Mahanavami,	11/10/2024	Fri
	Ayudhapooja
16	Maharshi Valmiki Jayanthi	17-10-2024	Thu
17	Naraka Chaturdashi	31-10-2024	Thu
18	Kannada Rajyothsava	1/11/2024	Fri
19	Balipadyami, Deepavali	2/11/2024	Sat
20	Kanakadasa Jayanthi	18-11-2024	Mon
21	Christmas	25-12-2024	Wed

As per the notification:
This list does not include Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi (14.04.2024) & Mahaveera Jayanthi (21.04.2024) which falls on Sundays and Vijayadasami (12.10.2024) which falls on Second Saturday.
2. Government Offices will be closed through out the State on General Holidays. However, Heads of department should make necessary arrangements for the discharge of urgent works.

3. If any of the Holidays for the festivals of Muslim Fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, Muslim Fraternity in Government Service may be granted holiday on the date of observance in view of the holidays already notified.
4. Local Holiday is declared for Kodagu District only on account of Kail Muhuruth on 03.09.2024 (Tuesday), Tula Sankramana on 17.10.2024 (Thursday) and Huthri Festival on 14.12.2024 (Saturday).
5. Separate list of Holidays will be published by the Commissioner of Public Instructions for the Education Department.
6. In addition to the General Holidays the State Government Employees may utilize any of the restricted holidays not exceeding two days during the year 2024 with prior permission from the authority who is authorized to sanctioned Casual Leave.

Karnataka Govt Restricted Holiday List 2024

NO	RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS	DATE	DAYS
1	New Year	1/1/2024	Mon
2	Holi Festival	25-03-2024	Mon
3	Holy Saturday	30-03-2024	Sat
4	Jumat-Ul-Wida	5/4/2024	Fri
5	Shab-e-Qadar	6/4/2024	Sat
6	Sri Ramanavami	17-04-2024	Wed
7	Buddha Poornima	23-05-2024	Thu
8	Vara mahalakshmi	16-08-2024	Fri
	Vrata
9	Rug-Upakarma,	19-08-2024	Mon
	Yajur Upakarma
10	Brahma Shri Naryana	20-08-2024	Tue
	Guru Jayanthi
11	Sri Krishna Janmashtami	26-08-2024	Mon
12	Swama Gowri Vrata	6/9/2024	Fri
13	Vishwakarma Jayanthi	17-09-2024	Tue
14	Guru Nanak Jayanthi	15-11-2024	Fri
15	Christmas Eve	24-12-2024	Tue