Gujarat Public Holidays 2024: Full list of Gujarat State Government public and optional holidays in 2024
The Gujarat state government has announced the public holiday list for 2024 for the government institutions in the state.
By Sneha Kulkarni, ET Online | Updated:
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The Gujarat state government has announced the public holiday list for 2024 for the government institutions in the state. Public holidays differ from one to another in India. So all the state governments release their list of public and optional holiday lists every year.
Central government holiday list 2024
According to the Government of Gujarat notification dated November 20, 2023, “If any of the Muslim religion Holidays notified above do not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Employees of the Government may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is observed. The holidays will also apply to all State Government Undertakings, Board, Corporations, and Panchayat Offices.”
Gujarat government offices optional holidays list 2024
Government employees may avail of a maximum of any avail two days as optional holidays as notified below for the year 2024.
Central government holiday list 2024
Gujarat public holiday list in 2024
| Sr. No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-24 | Friday |
| 2 | Maha Shivratri (Maha vad-13) | 8-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 3 | Holi 2nd Day-Dhuleti | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 4 | Good Friday | 29-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 5 | Chetichand | 10-Apr-24 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (1st Shawaal) | 11-Apr-24 | Thursday |
| 7 | Shree Ram Navmi | 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti (Vaishakh sud-3) | 10-May-24 | Friday |
| 9 | Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri Eid) | 17-Jun-24 | Monday |
| 10 | Muharram (Ashoora) | 17-Jul-24 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| Parsi New Year Day- Pateti (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday | |
| 12 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 13 | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) | 26-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 14 | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) | 7-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 15 | Eid-e-Meeladunnabi (Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday) (Bara Vafat) | 16-Sep-24 | Monday |
| 16 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2-Oct-24 | Wednesday |
| 17 | Dusshera (Vijaya Dashmi) (Aaos sud-10) | 12-Oct-24 | Saturday |
| 18 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| Diwali (Dipawali) | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday | |
| 19 | Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 2-Nov-24 | Saturday |
| 20 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-Nov-24 | Friday |
| 21 | Christmas | 25-Dec-24 | Wednesday |
According to the Government of Gujarat notification dated November 20, 2023, “If any of the Muslim religion Holidays notified above do not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Employees of the Government may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is observed. The holidays will also apply to all State Government Undertakings, Board, Corporations, and Panchayat Offices.”
Gujarat government offices optional holidays list 2024
Government employees may avail of a maximum of any avail two days as optional holidays as notified below for the year 2024.
Gujarat: Full list of optional holidays in 2024
| Sr. No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Christian New Year Day | 1-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 2 | Vassi Uttarayan (Next Day to Makar Sankranti) | 15-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 3 | Guru Govindsingh’s Birthday | 17-Jan-24 | Wednesday |
| 4 | Vishvakarma Jayanti (Maha Sud-13) | 22-Feb-24 | Thursday |
| 5 | Saint Shiromani Ravidasji’s Birthday | 24-Feb-24 | Saturday |
| 6 | Shab-e-Barat | 26-Feb-24 | Monday |
| 7 | Birthday of Dhani Matang Dev | 27-Feb-24 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Jamshedi Navroz (Parsi Shahenshahi & Parsi Kadmi) | 21-Mar-24 | Thursday |
| 9 | Shahadat-e-Hazarat Ali | 1-Apr-24 | Monday |
| 10 | Gudi Padvo (Chaitra Sud-1) | 9-Apr-24 | Tuesday |
| 11 | Ramjan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (2nd Shawaal) | 12-Apr-24 | Friday |
| 12 | Hatkeshvar Jayanti | 22-Apr-24 | Monday |
| Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Kadami) | 22-Apr-24 | Monday | |
| 13 | Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Sud-15) | 23-Apr-24 | Tuesday |
| Pesah (1st Day) (Yahudi) | 23-Apr-24 | Tuesday | |
| 14 | Maha Prabhuji’s Praktyotsava (Vallabhacharya Jayanti) | 4-May-24 | Saturday |
| 15 | Zarthost-no-Disho (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 22-May-24 | Wednesday |
| 16 | Buddha Purnima (Vaishakh Sud-15) | 23-May-24 | Thursday |
| 17 | Guru Arjundev’s Martyrdom Day | 10-Jun-24 | Monday |
| 18 | Shavuoth (Yahudi) | 12-Jun-24 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Kadmi) | 13-Jul-24 | Saturday |
| 20 | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Kadmi) | 15-Jul-24 | Monday |
| 21 | 9th Muharram | 16-Jul-24 | Tuesday |
| Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) | 16-Jul-24 | Friday | |
| 22 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples | 9-Aug-24 | Friday |
| 23 | Gatha Gahamber (Gatha-III) (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 12-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 24 | Tisha-be-aav (Yahudi) | 13-Aug-24 | Tuesday |
| 25 | Parsi New Year Day Eve (Gatha-V) (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 14-Aug-24 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) | 20-Aug-24 | Tuesday |
| 27 | Nand Utsav (Shravan Vad-9) | 27-Aug-24 | Tuesday |
| 28 | Shravan Vad-12 (Paryusan 1st Day) (Chaturthi Paksha) | 31-Aug-24 | Saturday |
| 29 | Shahadat-e-Imam Hasan | 2-Sep-24 | Monday |
| 30 | Mahavir Swami Janma Vachan (Chaturthi Paksha) | 4-Sep-24 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Ganesh Chaturthi (Bhadarva Sud-4) | 7-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 32 | Id-e-Maulud | 21-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 33 | Rosh Hashanah (1st Day) (New Year) (Yahudi) | 3-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 34 | Eve of Kippur (Yahudi) | 11-Oct-24 | Friday |
| 35 | Yom Kippur (Yahudi) | 12-Oct-24 | Saturday |
| 36 | Succoth (Yahudi) | 17-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 37 | Dhan Terash | 29-Oct-24 | Tuesday |
| 38 | Kali Chaudash | 30-Oct-24 | Wednesday |
| 39 | Dev-Diwali (Kartak Sud-15) | 15-Nov-24 | Friday |
| 40 | Shrimad Bhagwad Gita Jayanti | 11-Dec-24 | Wednesday |
| 41 | Boxing Day (Next Day to Christmas) | 26-Dec-24 | Thursday |
Gujarat banks public holidays list 2024
| Sr. No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-24 | Friday |
| 2 | Maha Shivratri (Maha vad-13) | 8-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 3 | Holi 2nd Day-Dhuleti | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 4 | Good Friday | 29-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 5 | Ramjan-Eid (Eid-Ul-Fitra) (1st Shawaal) | 11-Apr-24 | Thursday |
| 6 | Shree Ram Navmi | 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Eid-Ul-Adha (Bakri Eid) | 17-Jun-24 | Monday |
| 8 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| 9 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 10 | Janmashtami (Shravan Vad-8) | 26-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 11 | Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha) | 7-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 12 | Eid-e-Meeladunnabi (Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday) (Bara Vafat) | 16-Sep-24 | Monday |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2-Oct-24 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Birthday | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| Diwali (Dipawali) | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday | |
| 15 | Vikram Samvant New Year Day | 2-Nov-24 | Saturday |
| 16 | Christmas | 25-Dec-24 | Wednesday |
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