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Himachal Pradesh Government Holidays List 2025: Himachal Government has released the holidays calendar for the year 2025. Employees working in government offices, boards and corporations will get these holidays.

Notification in this regard (Government Holidays 2025 List) has been issued by the General Administration Department of the State Government.

List of government holidays in Himachal Pradesh for 2025

There are 24 gazetted holidays in the 2025 calendar, but Gandhi Jayanti and Dussehra are on the same day, on October 2. Similarly, three festivals are coming on Sunday. That means, the fun of this holiday has been spoiled due to many gazetted holidays (Holidays 2025 List) falling on Sunday.

There will also be 12 optional holidays in 2025. Apart from this, women will get three separate holidays for Raksha Bandhan, Karva Chauth and Bhai Dooj. According to the notification issued by the Himachal Government for the calendar of the year 2025, there will be a holiday on Holi on March 14 in the new year.

Ram Navami on 6 April, Buddha Purnima on 12 May, Janmashtami on 16 August, Dussehra on 2 October, Diwali on 20 October. The festival of Mahashivratri will be celebrated on 26th February. Republic Day is on Sunday, 26 January. Ram Navami is also on Sunday, 6th April. Similarly, Muharram is on Sunday, 6th July. All three are gazetted holidays, but fall on Sunday.

Women will get three different holidays

The festival of Rakshabandhan is on 9th August, Saturday. Sunday is a holiday. Similarly, there is a holiday of Karva Chauth on 10th October. 11th is the second Saturday and 12th is Sunday. A three-day holiday package is being prepared. There is a three-day holiday for women on Rakshabandhan, Bhai Dooj and Karva Chauth.

Let us tell you that everyone has started preparations for Diwali. This time Diwali will be celebrated on 1st November. But the official holiday of Diwali in Himachal Pradesh will be on 31st October. To get information about government holidays in Himachal Pradesh, visit the official website of AAP government. You can check by visiting himachal.nic.in.