As per the latest Official Central Government Employees News in India, the holiday list for the year 2025 is out now. This schedule includes more than 50 holidays across two categories official and prohibited, which means that employees can schedule and use both, company and personal holidays throughout the year.
Gazetted Holidays Essential Days Off for All
Government holidays are general and applicable to all the government departments therefore these days are predetermined and the same for the entire nation. In 2025 central employees will enjoy 17 gazetted holidays including key national and religious events:
- Republic Day – January 26 (Sunday)
- Holi – March 14 (Friday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr – March 31 (Monday)
- Good Friday – April 18th (Weekend)
- Guru Purnima – July 27, 2011
- Diwali – October 20 (Monday)
- Christmas – December 25 (Thursday)
These holidays also make sure that government offices are closed on important occasions that can unify and create the spirit of holidays.
Restricted Holidays
Employees can again designate their holidays out of 34 gazetted restricted holidays available to them. These holidays are flexible or observed only when an employee may wish to attend a cultural or religious event. Though employees can claimed only up to three restricted holidays within the year selection of such holidays is very crucial for occasions such as birthday or wedding anniversary.
Popular choices for restricted holidays include:
- Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
- Ram Navami
- Mahashivratri
- Ganesh Chaturthi
- Pongal
- Karva Chauth
Providing these options, the government enables its employees to follow the traditions, while not hindering the working process.
The current holiday list for 2025 means that the civil servants at the central employees’ services are now in a better position to cue their year. Such advancements like gazetted holidays and restricted holidays which will be clearly mentioned have helped in efficient time management of personal and family time.
