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Central Government Employees Holiday List 2027 PDF: The Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), has officially notified the Central Government Holiday List for 2027 for offices located in Delhi/New Delhi. The notification includes the list of Gazetted Holidays (Closed Holidays) and Restricted Holidays (RH) that can be availed by Central Government employees during the calendar year.

The 2027 holiday calendar is a mixed one. While there are several excellent long weekends, a number of important national and religious festivals unfortunately fall on Saturdays and Sundays, reducing the effective number of working-day holidays.

Highlights of Central Government Holidays 2027

17 Gazetted Holidays
32 Restricted Holidays (RH)
Employees may choose any two Restricted Holidays from the RH list.
Offices outside Delhi/New Delhi may select three additional optional holidays from the list prescribed by DoPT depending upon local festivals.

Complete Gazetted Holiday List – 2027

Holiday	Date	Day
Republic Day	26 January	Tuesday
Id-ul-Fitr	10 March	Wednesday
Holi	23 March	Tuesday
Good Friday	26 March	Friday
Ram Navami	15 April	Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti	19 April	Monday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	17 May	Monday
Buddha Purnima	20 May	Thursday
Muharram	16 June	Wednesday
Independence Day	15 August	Sunday
Milad-un-Nabi	15 August	Sunday
Janmashtami	25 August	Wednesday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	2 October	Saturday
Dussehra	9 October	Saturday
Diwali	29 October	Friday
Guru Nanak Jayanti	14 November	Sunday
Christmas	25 December	Saturday

Holidays Falling on Saturday & Sunday in 2027

One disappointing feature of the 2027 calendar is that several major holidays coincide with weekends.

Holidays on Sunday

Holiday	Date
Independence Day	15 August
Milad-un-Nabi	15 August
Guru Nanak Jayanti	14 November

Total Sunday Gazetted Holidays: 3

Holidays on Saturday

Holiday	Date
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti	2 October
Dussehra	9 October
Christmas Day	25 December

Total Saturday Gazetted Holidays: 3

Overall Weekend Loss

Saturday Holidays : 3
Sunday Holidays : 3

Total Gazetted Holidays lost to weekends = 6

According to DoPT instructions, no substitute holiday is granted if a notified festival holiday falls on a weekly off or another holiday.

Gazetted Holidays Creating Long Weekends

Fortunately, several holidays create attractive long weekends.

1. Good Friday Weekend

Friday, 26 March – Good Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Three-day weekend

2. Mahavir Jayanti Weekend

Saturday
Sunday
Monday, 19 April – Mahavir Jayanti

Three-day weekend

3. Bakrid Weekend

Saturday
Sunday
Monday, 17 May – Bakrid

Three-day weekend

4. Diwali Weekend

Friday, 29 October – Diwali
Saturday
Sunday

Three-day weekend

Best Long Weekend Opportunities by Taking Only One Day Leave

The real advantage in 2027 lies in strategic leave planning.

Long Weekend 1 (March)

Leave: Thursday, 25 March

Holiday sequence:

Tuesday – Holi
Wednesday – Working Day
Thursday – Leave
Friday – Good Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Enjoy 6 days away from office with only 1 day Casual Leave.

Long Weekend 2 (April)

Leave: Friday, 16 April

Thursday – Ram Navami
Friday – Casual Leave
Saturday
Sunday
Monday – Mahavir Jayanti

Enjoy 5 consecutive holidays using 1 day leave.

Long Weekend 3 (May)

Leave: Friday, 21 May

Thursday – Buddha Purnima
Friday – Leave
Saturday
Sunday

Enjoy 4 consecutive holidays.

Long Weekend 4 (October – Dussehra)

Leave: Friday, 1 October

Friday – Leave
Saturday – Gandhi Jayanti
Sunday
Monday to Friday – Office

Useful for those planning travel before the festive season.

Long Weekend 5 (Diwali)

Leave: Thursday, 28 October

Thursday – Leave
Friday – Diwali
Saturday
Sunday

Enjoy 4 days with just one leave.

Long Weekend 6 (Christmas)

Leave: Friday, 24 December (Restricted Holiday available as Christmas Eve)

Friday – Christmas Eve (can be chosen as RH)
Saturday – Christmas
Sunday

A pleasant 3-day Christmas holiday using one Restricted Holiday.

Important Restricted Holidays in 2027

The DoPT notification contains 32 Restricted Holidays, out of which every Central Government employee may choose any two. Some of the popular Restricted Holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Pongal
Makar Sankranti
Maha Shivratri
Ugadi
Tamil New Year
Vaisakhi
Rath Yatra
Raksha Bandhan
Ganesh Chaturthi
Onam
Naraka Chaturdasi
Govardhan Puja
Bhai Dooj
Chhath Puja
Christmas Eve

Festivals Sharing the Same Date

An interesting feature of the 2027 calendar is that 15 August 2027 (Sunday) coincides with:

Independence Day
Milad-un-Nabi (Id-e-Milad)

Since both fall on the same Sunday, employees do not receive an additional substitute holiday.

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