During 2024, it has been determined that the Central Government Administrative Offices based in Delhi/New Delhi would observe the holidays listed below, according to the Office Memorandum dated July 3, 2023. Furthermore, every staff member will have the freedom to select any two holidays from the list of restricted holidays provided in Annexure II.
Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below.
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Republic Day | 26-Jan-24 | Friday |
| 2 | Holi | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 3 | Good Friday | 29-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 4 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-Apr-24 | Thursday |
| 5 | Ram Navami | 17-Apr-24 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-Apr-24 | Sunday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | 23-May-24 | Thursday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-Jun-24 | Monday |
| 9 | Muharram | 17-Jul-24 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| 11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 12 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-Sep-24 | Monday |
| 13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2-Oct-24 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Dussehra | 12-Oct-24 | Saturday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-Nov-24 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-Dec-24 | Wednesday |
12 optional holiday list
- Republic day
- Independence day
- Mahatma gandhi’s birthday
- Buddha purnima
- Christmas day
- Dussehra (vijayadashami)
- Diwali (deepavali)
- Good friday
- Guru nanak’s birthday
- Eid ul fitr
- Eid ul adha
- Mahavir jayanti
- Muharram
- Prophet mohammad’s birthday (id-e-milad).
Compulsory holiday and restricted holiday list 2024
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 1-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 2 | Lohri | 13-Jan-24 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-Jan-24 | Sunday |
| 4 | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 15-Jan-24 | Monday |
| 5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-Jan-24 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-Jan-24 | Thursday |
| 7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-Feb-24 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-Feb-24 | Monday |
| 9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-Feb-24 | Saturday |
| 10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 6-Mar-24 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Maha Shivratri | 8-Mar-24 | Friday |
| 12 | Holika dahan | 24-Mar-24 | Sunday |
| 13 | Dolyatra | 25-Mar-24 | Monday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | 31-Mar-24 | Sunday |
| 15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 5-Apr-24 | Friday |
| 16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 9-Apr-24 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-Apr-24 | Saturday |
| 18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-Apr-24 | Sunday |
| 19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 8-May-24 | Wednesday |
| 20 | Rath Yatra | 7-Jul-24 | Sunday |
| 21 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 15-Aug-24 | Thursday |
| 22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-Aug-24 | Monday |
| 23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 7-Sep-24 | Saturday |
| 24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-Sep-24 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) /Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-Oct-24 | Friday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-Oct-24 | Sunday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-Oct-24 | Thursday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | 2-Nov-24 | Saturday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | 3-Nov-24 | Sunday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 7-Nov-24 | Thursday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-Nov-24 | Sunday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | 24-Dec-24 | Tuesday |
Central government holiday list 2024
According to the OM, “For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Eid ul Fitr, Eid ul Adha, Muharram, and Eid-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon the sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt, of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).”
“During 2024, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2024 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.s., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if a holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.”
