Lakshadweep Holiday List 2024
The Lakshadweep government has recently released the list of Public Holidays for 2024, details of those holidays can be found here. if you want PDF file You can download it from the below download link
LAKSHADWEEP ADMINISTRATION
SECRETARIAT
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PROTOCOL
KAVARATTI -682 555
Dated 10th November, 2023
NOTIFICATION
F.No.35/02/2018-Genl: /4076 The Hon’ble Administrator, Union Territory of Lakshadweep is pleased to declare that the holidays specified in Annexure I&II below shall be observed as closed holidays and Restricted holidays for UTL Administration during the year 2024 in all Government Offices under the Administration of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/ herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him out of the list of Restricted Holidays.
Annexure -I
Closed Holidays for Lakshadweep Administration for the year 2024
| S.NO. | HOLIDAYS | DATE | DAY OF THE WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic Day | 26.01.2024 | Friday |
| 2 | Mahavir Jayanti | 08.03.2024 | Friday |
| 3 | Holi | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
| 4 | Good Friday | 29.03.2024 | Friday |
| 5 | Idu’l Fitr | 11.04.2024 | Thursday |
| 6 | Ram Navami | 17.04.2024 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Budha Purnima | 23.05.2024 | Thursday |
| 8 | Idul Zuha (Bakrid) | 17.06.2024 | Monday |
| 9 | Muharram | 17.07.2024 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Independence Day / Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
| 11 | Raksha Bandhan | 19.08.2024 | Monday |
| 12 | Janmashtami | 26.08.2024 | Monday |
| 13 | Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) | 16.09.2024 | Monday |
| 14 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birhtday (Gandhi Jayanti) | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Jayanti | 15.11.2024 | Friday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday |
The above holidays are also applicable to Banks in Lakshadweep. In Addition to above 01.04.2024 will be closed holiday for Banks on account of annual closing of Bank Account.
Annexure – II
Restricted Holidays for Lakshadweep Administration for the year 2024
| S.NO. | NAME OF THE HOLIDAY | DATE | DAY OF THE WEEK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2024 | Monday |
| 2 | Lohri | 13.01.2024 | Saturday |
| 3 | Makar Sankaranti | 14.01.2024 | Sunday |
| 4 | Magha Bihu / Pongal | 15.01.2024 | Monday |
| 5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17.01.2024 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25.01.2024 | Thursday |
| 7 | Rajab 27 | 09.02.2024 | Friday |
| 8 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14.02.2024 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Shivaji Jayanthi | 19.02.2024 | Monday |
| 10 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24.02.2024 | Saturday |
| 11 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06.03.2024 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Holika Dahan | 24.03.2024 | Sunday |
| 13 | Dolyatra | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | 31.03.2024 | Sunday |
| 15 | Jamat-ul-Vida | 05.04.2024 | Friday |
| 16 | Ramazan 27 | 07.04.2024 | Sunday |
| 17 | Chaithra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday |
| 18 | Vaishakhi /Vishnu / Meshadi | 13.04.2024 | Saturday |
| 19 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bagal Bihu (Assam) | 14.04.2024 | Sunday |
| 20 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21.04.2024 | Sunday |
| 21 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08.05.2024 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Rath Yatra | 07.07.2024 | Sunday |
| 23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07.09.2024 | Saturday |
| 24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15.09.2024 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Saptami) | 10.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11.10.2024 | Friday |
| 27 | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | 12.10.2024 | Saturday |
| 28 | Maharshi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 29 | Karaka Chathurthi (Karva Chauth) | 20.10.2024 | Sunday |
| 30 | Naraka Chedurdasi | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
| 31 | Govardhan Puja | 02.11.2024 | Saturday |
| 32 | Bhai Duj | 15.11.2023 | Sunday |
| 33 | Pratihar Shashti or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07.11.2024 | Thursday |
| 34 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24.11.2024 | Sunday |
| 35 | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2024 | Tuesday |
Any change in the date of Holiday in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idul Zuha (Bakird) Muharram and Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) if necessary will be declared depending upon sighting of the moon. For the office outside Kavaratti, the DCs/BDO & AO, Kochi are authorized to declared the change int he date of holiday in respect of above holidays.
This is issued with the approval of Hon’ble Administrator vide Diary No.336 dated 05.11.2023.
(Dr. GIRI SANKAR, IAS)
DIRECTOR
(GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PROTOCOL)