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Holiday list 2027 for companies in India
Every date from the Government of India’s official 2027 list: 17 gazetted holidays (offices closed), 32 restricted holidays (optional: each person picks two) and the long weekends, plus an Excel template to make your own company’s list.
Source: DoPT Office Memorandum F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 16 July 2026, Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2027. Updated .
National holidays 2027
Gazetted holidays 2027
The 17 holidays central government offices in Delhi take in 2027. Offices elsewhere take 14 of them (all but Holi, Ram Navami and Janmashtami) plus three chosen in each state. 6 fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 26 January | Tuesday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 10 March | Wednesday |
| Holi | 23 March | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 26 March | Friday |
| Ram Navami | 15 April | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 19 April | Monday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 17 May | Monday |
| Buddha Purnima | 20 May | Thursday |
| Muharram | 16 June | Wednesday |
| Independence Day | 15 August | Sunday (weekend) |
| Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad) | 15 August | Sunday (weekend) |
| Janmashtami | 25 August | Wednesday |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | 2 October | Saturday (weekend) |
| Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) | 9 October | Saturday (weekend) |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 29 October | Friday |
| Guru Nanak's Birthday | 14 November | Sunday (weekend) |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | Saturday (weekend) |
Long weekends in 2027
From the gazetted list, with Saturday and Sunday off. Worth knowing before you plan deadlines and leave.
- 23 Jan – 26 Jan · Republic Day: Saturday to Tuesday, 4 days with Monday off
- 20 Mar – 23 Mar · Holi: Saturday to Tuesday, 4 days with Monday off
- 26 Mar – 28 Mar · Good Friday: Friday to Sunday, 3 days
- 15 Apr – 18 Apr · Ram Navami: Thursday to Sunday, 4 days with Friday off
- 17 Apr – 19 Apr · Mahavir Jayanti: Saturday to Monday, 3 days
- 15 May – 17 May · Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid): Saturday to Monday, 3 days
- 20 May – 23 May · Buddha Purnima: Thursday to Sunday, 4 days with Friday off
- 29 Oct – 31 Oct · Diwali (Deepavali): Friday to Sunday, 3 days
Restricted (optional) holidays 2027
Offices stay open on these days; central government staff each take any two they choose. Many companies use it for their own one or two optional days.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 January | Friday |
| Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | 14 January | Thursday |
| Pongal, Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday | 15 January | Friday |
| Sri Panchami / Basant Panchami | 11 February | Thursday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19 February | Friday |
| Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | 20 February | Saturday |
| Swami Dayananda Saraswati's Birthday | 2 March | Tuesday |
| Jamat-ul-Vida | 5 March | Friday |
| Maha Shivratri | 6 March | Saturday |
| Holika Dahan, Dolyatra | 22 March | Monday |
| Easter Sunday | 28 March | Sunday |
| Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / 1st Navratra | 7 April | Wednesday |
| Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day) | 14 April | Wednesday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 April | Thursday |
| Guru Rabindranath Tagore's Birthday | 9 May | Sunday |
| Rath Yatra | 5 July | Monday |
| Parsi New Year's Day / Navroz | 15 August | Sunday |
| Raksha Bandhan | 17 August | Tuesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 4 September | Saturday |
| Onam / Thiru Onam | 12 September | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 6 October | Wednesday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 7 October | Thursday |
| Dussehra (Mahanavami) | 8 October | Friday |
| Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | 15 October | Friday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | 18 October | Monday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | 28 October | Thursday |
| Govardhan Puja | 30 October | Saturday |
| Bhai Duj | 31 October | Sunday |
| Chhath Puja (Pratihar / Surya Shashthi) | 4 November | Thursday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | 24 November | Wednesday |
| Hazarat Ali's Birthday | 12 December | Sunday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 December | Friday |
How companies in India usually make their list
Start with the three national days
Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti are paid holidays across India. In 2027, 2 of the three fall on a weekend.
Add the festivals your team celebrates
Most companies add Holi, Diwali, Dussehra, Eid, Christmas and a few more, then the festivals of their own state: Ugadi in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Gudi Padwa and Ganesh Chaturthi in Maharashtra, Pongal in Tamil Nadu, Onam in Kerala, Bihu in Assam, Durga Puja days in West Bengal, Chhath in Bihar.
Keep one or two optional days
Many companies give a fixed list of about 10 to 12 days, plus one or two optional holidays each person picks from a list, the way central government staff pick two restricted holidays.
Check your state’s rules
Most states’ Shops and Establishments or festival holiday rules set a minimum number of paid national and festival holidays for private employers. Check yours before you publish the list.
The Excel template
All 49 dates in one sheet, with the day of the week and an “Our office” column to mark Yes or No. The national days are already marked. Share it with your team or print it.
Then nobody is marked absent on a holiday
In Timerfly, the 2027 government list is built in. Pick India and 2027, tick the days your company takes, and add your state festivals as your own days. Attendance and late marks skip them, and the monthly payroll Excel counts them as paid holidays.
Questions
Do private companies have to follow the central government holiday list?
No. This list is for central government offices. Private companies follow their state’s rules for a minimum number of paid national and festival holidays, and choose the rest themselves. Most use the government list as the starting point.
How many holidays do companies in India give in a year?
Commonly about 10 to 12 paid holidays, including the three national days, often with one or two optional holidays each person chooses. Central government offices in Delhi have 17 gazetted holidays in 2027 and two restricted holidays per person.
What happens when a holiday falls on a Sunday?
For central government offices, no other day is given instead. In 2027, 6 of the 17 gazetted holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday. Private companies decide for themselves; some move the day, most don’t.
Is Diwali 2027 on 28 or 29 October?
The government list has Diwali on Friday 29 October 2027. Some states celebrate it a day earlier, on Naraka Chaturdasi (Thursday 28 October), and the order allows that day instead where the state does so.
Can the Eid dates change?
Yes. Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi depend on the moon, so the date can move by a day; it’s announced close to the day.
How do I stop people being marked absent on holidays in Timerfly?
In Settings → Organization → Company holidays, click Add holidays, pick India and 2027, and tick the days your company takes. For a state festival or a day of your own, click Add a day. Nobody is marked absent or late on those days, and the payroll Excel counts them as paid holidays.
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Dates as in the DoPT Office Memorandum F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 16 July 2026, Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2027, checked 29 October 2026. Eid and Muharram dates can move by a day with the moon.