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. 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

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.

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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