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The year 2025 is now at its last stage and the sound of the new year 2026 has started. On hearing the name of New Year, the first thing people look for is the holiday calendar so that they can plan to travel and spend time with family. So there is great news for government employees! The General Administration Department has released the holidays calendar for the year 2026 and this time this calendar is no less than a gift for the employees.
‘Mini Vacation’ will be held 12 times in 2026!
The most important thing about the next year is that not one or two employees, but the entire 12 times There will be such occasions when they will get leave for 3 consecutive days. This means that there will be 12 weeks when government offices will be open only for four days.
- 5 times: There will be a holiday on Monday immediately after the Saturday-Sunday holiday, which will provide a long weekend.
Overall, employees 31 public holidaysAnd 19 optional leaveWill meet. However, out of the 19 optional leaves, any employee can take only two leaves of his choice. In this way, a total of 50 leaves will be credited to the employees’ account.
But you will regret these 9 holidays
While on one hand there is the gift of a long weekend, on the other hand there is also a small sadness. In the year 2026, 9 public holidays are falling on Saturday or Sunday, which will make it a weekend.
Festivals falling on Sunday:
- Shivratri (15 February)
- Parshuram Jayanti (19 April)
- Tribal Day (9 August)
- Ghat Sthapana (11 October)
- Diwali (8 November)
Festivals falling on Saturday:
- Jyoti Ba Phule Jayanti (11 April)
- Independence Day (15 August)
There will be holidays on major festivals
Not to worry, you will get plenty of holidays around Holi and Diwali. Holika Dahan (Monday, March 2) And Dhulandi (Tuesday, March 3) There will be continuous leave. similarly Diwali (Sunday, November 8) After Govardhan Puja (Monday, November 9) There will also be a holiday.
Apart from this, district collectors have also been given the power to declare two additional local holidays in a year. The calendar of holidays for banks will be released separately by the Finance Department.