List of Holidays 2023 for Chandigarh – PDF Download
The Chandigarh government has recently released the list of Public Holidays for 2023, details of those holidays can be found here. if you want PDF file You can download it from the below download link
Chandigarh Administration
Home Department
Notification
Dated, the 16-12-2022
No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2022/19921 It is hereby notified that the Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in all the Public Offices under the Chandigarh Administration during the calendar year 2023 :-
SCHEDULE-I
All Sundays.
All Saturdays are Holidays.
| S.No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Saka-Era 1944-45 | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic Day | January – 26 | Magha – 06 | Thursday |
| 2 | Holi | March – 08 | Phalguna – 17 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Ram Navami | March – 30 | Chaitra – 09 | Thursday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | April – 04 | Chaitra – 14 | Tuesday |
| 5 | Good Friday | April – 07 | Chaitra – 17 | Friday |
| 6 | Vaisakhi / Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday | April – 14 | Chaitra – 24 | Friday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | May – 05 | Vaisakha – 15 | Friday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June – 29 | Ashadha – 08 | Thursday |
| 9 | Independence Day | August – 15 | Sravana – 24 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Janmashtami | September – 07 | Bhadra – 16 | Thursday |
| 11 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September – 28 | Asvina – 06 | Thursday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October – 02 | Asvina – 10 | Monday |
| 13 | Dussehra | October – 24 | Kartika – 02 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Diwali | November – 12 | kartika – 21 | Sunday |
| 15 | Goverdhan Puja | November – 13 | Kartika – 22 | Monday |
| 16 | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | November – 27 | Agarhayana – 06 | Monday |
| 17 | Christmas | December – 25 | Pausha – 04 | Monday |
Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself / herself any of two (2) holidays to be chosen by him / her out of Restricted Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below during the Calendar Year 2023 :-
SCHEDULE-II
| S.No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Saka-Era 1944-45 | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lohri | January – 13 | Pausha – 23 | Friday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti | January – 14 | Pausha – 24 | Saturday |
| 3 | Basant Panchami | January – 26 | Magha – 06 | Thursday |
| 4 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday / Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | February – 05 | Magha – 16 | Sunday |
| 5 | Maha Shivratri | Februrary – 18 | Magha – 29 | Saturday |
| 6 | Holika Dahan | March – 07 | Phalguna – 16 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March – 22 | Chaitra – 01 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Easter Sunday | April – 09 | Chaitra – 19 | Sunday |
| 9 | Id-ul-Fitr | April – 22 | Vaisakha – 02 | Saturday |
| 10 | Sant Kabir Jayanti | June – 04 | Jayestha – 15 | Sunday |
| 11 | Muharram | July – 29 | Sravana – 07 | Saturday |
| 12 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August – 20 | Sravana – 29 | Sunday |
| 13 | Onam | August – 29 | Bhadra – 07 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Raksha Bandhan | August – 30 | Bhadra – 08 | Wednesday |
| 15 | Ganesh Chaturthi | September – 19 | Bhadra – 28 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October – 28 | Kartika – 06 | Saturday |
| 17 | Karwa Chouth | November – 01 | Kartika – 10 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Bhai Duj | November – 15 | Kartika – 24 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Chhat Puja | November – 19 | Kartika – 28 | Sunday |
| 20 | Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day | December – 17 | Agrahayana – 26 | Sunday |
| 21 | Christmas Eve | December – 24 | Pausha – 03 | Sunday |
| 22 | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib | December – 26 | Pausha 05 | Tuesday |
| 23 | -do- | December – 27 | Pausha – 06 | Wednesday |
| 24 | -do- | December – 28 | Pausha – 07 | Thursday |
It is also hereby notified that the Holidays enumerated in the Schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the Union Territory of Chandigarh during the calendar year 2023 within the meaning of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881:-
SCHEDULE-III
| S.No. | Name of the Holidays | Date on which they fall | Saka-Era 1944-45 | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic Day | January – 26 | Magha – 06 | Thursday |
| 2 | Holi | March – 08 | Phalguna – 17 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Ram Navami | March – 30 | Chaitra – 09 | Thursday |
| 4 | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Bank Holiday) | April – 01 | Chaitra – 12 | Saturday |
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | April – 04 | Chaitra – 14 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Good Friday | April – 07 | Chaitra – 17 | Friday |
| 7 | Vaisakhi / Dr. B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday | April – 14 | Chaitra – 24 | Friday |
| 8 | Buddha Purnima | May – 05 | Vaisakha – 15 | Friday |
| 9 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June – 29 | Ashadha – 08 | Thursday |
| 10 | Independence Day | August – 15 | Sravana – 24 | Tuesday |
| 11 | Janmashtami | September – 07 | Bhadra – 16 | Thursday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October – 02 | Asvina – 10 | Monday |
| 13 | Dussehra | October – 24 | Kartika – 02 | Tuesday |
| 14 | Diwali | November – 12 | kartika – 21 | Sunday |
| 15 | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | November – 27 | Agarhayana – 06 | Monday |
| 16 | Christmas | December – 25 | Pausha – 04 | Monday |
Chandigarh, dated the 13th December, 2022
Nitin Kumar Yadav, IAS,
Home Secretary,
Chandigarh Administration, dated, the 16-12-22