Holiday list 2022 – Here is the full list of holidays in the new year
Dec 30, 2021, 11:55 IST
Whether you want to plan for a family or social event or go on a vacation or would like to complete some pending personal tasks, holidays give room for any such agenda. The new year has a long list of holidays in India. Here is the full list of public holidays in India to use as a ready reckoner for planning your activities.
Public holidays in India are of two types, namely, national and regional. While national holidays are applicable throughout the country, regional holidays are applicable in some concerned states only.
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Public holidays in India are of two types, namely, national and regional. While national holidays are applicable throughout the country, regional holidays are applicable in some concerned states only.
Full list of holidays in India in 2022
Date | Day | Holiday description | Applicable in states |
1 Jan | Sat | New Year's Day | All over India |
2 Jan | Sun | New Year Holiday | Mizoram |
9 Jan | Sun | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Chandigarh and Haryana |
11 Jan | Tue | Missionary Day | Mizoram |
12 Jan | Wed | Swami Vivekananda Jayanti | West Bengal |
14 Jan | Fri | Makar Sankranti | Most states |
14 Jan | Fri | Magh Bihu | Assam |
15 Jan | Sat | Pongal / Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry |
16 Jan | Sun | Kanuma Panduga | Andhra pradesh |
16 Jan | Sun | Uzhavar Thirunal | Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry |
23 Jan | Sun | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Orissa, Tripura and West Bengal |
25 Jan | Tue | State Day | Himachal Pradesh |
26 Jan | Wed | Republic Day | National holiday |
31 Jan | Mon | Me-Dum-Me-Phi | Assam |
2 Feb | Wed | Sonam Losar | Sikkim |
5 Feb | Sat | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Orissa, Punjab, Tripura and West Bengal |
15 Feb | Tue | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Manipur |
15 Feb | Tue | Hazrat Ali Jayanti | Uttar Pradesh |
16 Feb | Wed | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana |
19 Feb | Sat | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra |
20 Feb | Sun | State Day | Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram |
1 Mar | Tue | Maha Shivaratri | Many states |
3 Mar | Thu | Losar | Sikkim |
5 Mar | Sat | Panchayatiraj Divas | Orissa |
18 Mar | Fri | Holi | Most states |
18 Mar | Fri | Doljatra | West Bengal |
22 Mar | Tue | Bihar Day | Bihar |
23 Mar | Wed | S. Bhagat Singh's Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
1 Apr | Fri | Odisha Day | Orissa |
2 Apr | Sat | Telugu New Year | Telangana |
2 Apr | Sat | Gudi Padwa | Darda and Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu and Maharashtra |
4 Apr | Mon | Sarhul | Jharkhand |
5 Apr | Tue | Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti | Andra Pradesh, Telangana |
10 Apr | Sun | Ram Navami | Many states |
13 Apr | Wed | Ugadi | Some states |
13 Apr | Wed | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam |
14 Apr | Thu | Mahavir Jayanti | Most states |
14 Apr | Thu | Vaisakh | Punjab, Jharkhand |
14 Apr | Thu | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Most states |
14 Apr | Thu | Tamil New Year | Tamil Nadu |
14 Apr | Thu | Maha Vishuba Sankranti | Orissa |
14 Apr | Thu | Bohag Bih | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
14 Apr | Thu | Cheiraoba | Manipur |
15 Apr | Fri | Vishu | Kerala |
15 Apr | Fri | Good Friday | Most states |
15 Apr | Fri | Bengali New Year | Tripura and West Bengal |
15 Apr | Fri | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh |
16 Apr | Sat | Easter Saturday | Nagaland |
17 Apr | Sun | Easter Sunday | Kerala and Nagaland |
21 Apr | Thu | Garia Puja | Tripura |
29 Apr | Fri | Shab-i-Qadr | Jammu & kashmir |
29 Apr | Fri | Jumat-ul-Wida | Jammu & kashmir |
1 May | Sun | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
1 May | Sun | May Day | Most states |
2 May | Mon | Maharshi Parasuram Jayanti | Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan |
2 May | Mon | Idul Fitr | Kerala |
3 May | Tue | Idul Fitr | Most states |
3 May | Tue | Basava Jayanti | Karanataka |
4 May | Wed | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana |
9 May | Mon | Guru Rabindranath Jayanti | Tripura and West Bengal |
16 May | Mon | State Day | Sikkim |
16 May | Mon | Buddha Purnima | Most states |
24 May | Tue | Kazi Nazrul Islam Jayanti | Tripura |
2 Jun | Thu | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan |
3 Jun | Fri | Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji's Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
14 Jun | Tue | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh |
14 Jun | Tue | Pahili Raja | Orissa |
15 Jun | Wed | Raja Sankranti | Orissa |
15 Jun | Wed | YMA Day | Mizoram |
22 Jun | Wed | Kharchi Puja | Tripura |
30 Jun | Thu | Remna Ni | Mizoram |
1 Jul | Fri | Ratha Yathra | Orissa |
5 Jul | Tue | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Jammu & Kashmir |
6 Jul | Wed | MHIP Day | Mizoram |
9 Jul | Sat | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | Kerala |
10 Jul | Sun | Bakrid / Eid al Adha | Most states |
11 Jul | Mon | Bakrid / Eid al Adha Holiday | Jammu & kashmir |
13 Jul | Wed | Martyrs' Day | Jammu & Kashmir |
13 Jul | Wed | Bhanu Jayanti | Sikkim |
17 Jul | Sun | U Tirot Sing Day | Meghalaya |
24 Jul | Sun | Bonalu | Telangana |
31 Jul | Sun | Haryali Teej | Haryana |
31 Jul | Sun | Shaheed Udham Singh's Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
8 Aug | Mon | Tendong Lho Rum Faat | Sikkim |
9 Aug | Tue | Muharram | Most states |
12 Aug | Fri | Raksha Bandhan | Many states |
12 Aug | Fri | Jhulan Purnima | Orissa |
13 Aug | Sat | Patriots Day | Manipur |
15 Aug | Mon | Independence Day | National Holiday |
16 Aug | Tue | De Jure Transfer Day | Pondicherry |
16 Aug | Tue | Parsi New Year | Darda and Nagar Haveli Daman & Diu and Maharashtra |
19 Aug | Fri | Janmashtami | Most states |
28 Aug | Sun | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab |
29 Aug | Mon | Hartalika Teej | Chhattisgarh, Sikkim |
31 Aug | Wed | Ganesh Chaturthi | Most states |
1 Sep | Thu | Nuakhai | Orissa |
1 Sep | Thu | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Goa |
6 Sep | Tue | Ramdev Jayanti | Rajasthan |
6 Sep | Tue | Teja Dashmi | Rajasthan |
7 Sep | Wed | First Onam | Kerala |
8 Sep | Thu | Thiruvonam | Kerala |
9 Sep | Fri | Indra Jatra | Sikkim |
10 Sep | Sat | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala |
21 Sep | Wed | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala |
23 Sep | Fri | Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Haryana |
25 Sep | Sun | Mahalaya Amavasye | Some states |
25 Sep | Sun | First Day of Bathukamma | Telangana |
26 Sep | Mon | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Haryanan |
26 Sep | Mon | Ghatasthapana | Rajasthan |
28 Sep | Wed | S. Bhagat Singh Ji Jayanti | Punjab |
2 Oct | Sun | Maha Saptami | Some states |
2 Oct | Sun | Gandhi Jayanti | National Holiday |
3 Oct | Mon | Maha Ashtami | Many states |
4 Oct | Tue | Maha Navami | Many states |
5 Oct | Wed | Vijaya Dashami | Most states |
8 Oct | Sat | Eid e Milad | Kerala |
9 Oct | Sun | Lakshmi Puja | Orissa, Tripura, West Bengal |
9 Oct | Sun | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Some states |
9 Oct | Sun | Eid e Milad | Most states |
14 Oct | Fri | Friday Following Eid e Milad | Jammu & Kashmir |
24 Oct | Mon | Diwali | Some states |
25 Oct | Tue | Diwali | Most states |
25 Oct | Tue | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat |
26 Oct | Wed | Deepavali Holiday | Some states |
27 Oct | Thu | Bhai Dooj | Many states |
30 Oct | Sun | Chhath Puja | Bihar, Chandigarh, Jharkhand |
31 Oct | Mon | Chhath Puja Holiday | Bihar |
31 Oct | Mon | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
1 Nov | Tue | Kut | Manipur |
1 Nov | Tue | Puducherry Liberation Day | Pondicherry |
1 Nov | Tue | Haryana Day | Haryana |
1 Nov | Tue | Kannada Rajyothsava | Karnataka |
8 Nov | Tue | Karthika Purnima | Some states |
8 Nov | Tue | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Most states |
11 Nov | Fri | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
15 Nov | Tue | Lhabab Duchen | Sikkim |
22 Nov | Tue | Kanakadasa Jayanti | Karnataka |
23 Nov | Wed | Seng Kut Snem | Meghalaya |
28 Nov | Mon | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji's Martyrdom Day | Punjab |
1 Dec | Thu | Indigenous Faith Day | Arunachal pradesh |
3 Dec | Sat | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa |
5 Dec | Mon | Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah Jayanti | Jammu & Kashmir |
12 Dec | Mon | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Meghalaya |
18 Dec | Sun | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Meghalaya |
18 Dec | Sun | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chandigarh |
19 Dec | Mon | Liberation Day | Goa, Daman and Diu |
24 Dec | Sat | Christmas Holiday | Meghalaya Mizoram |
25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Day | Most states |
26 Dec | Mon | Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti | Haryana |
26 Dec | Mon | Christmas Holiday | Some states |
29 Dec | Thu | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | CH & HR |
30 Dec | Fri | U Kiang Nangbah | Meghalaya |
30 Dec | Fri | Tamu Losar | Sikkim |
31 Dec | Sat | New Year's Eve | Manipur |
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