List of Holidays 2023 for Punjab – PDF Download
The Punjab 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
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL
(PERSONNEL POLICIES-III BRANCH)
Notification
06/05/2022/2PP3/ 985
Dated: 13-12-2022
It is hereby notified that the holidays enumerated in the schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the Punjab Government during the calendar year-2023: –
SCHEDULE
Punjab Govt Public Holiday List 2023
| S.No. | Name of the Holiday(s) | Date On Which it Falls | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| All Saturdays | |||
| All Sundays | |||
| Other Holidays | |||
| 1 | Republic Day | 26th January | Thursday |
| 2 | Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji | 05thFebruary | Sunday |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | 18th February | Saturday |
| 4 | Holi | 8th March | Wednesday |
| 5 | Shaheedi Diwas of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru Ji | 23rd March | Thursday |
| 6 | Ram Navami | 30th March | Thursday |
| 7 | Mahavir Jayanti / Vaisakhi / Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 4th April | Tuesday |
| 8 | Good Friday | 07th April | Friday |
| 9 | Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji | 08th April | Saturday |
| 10 | Vaisakhi / Birhtday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14th April | Friday |
| 11 | Idu’l Fitr / Lord Parshuram Jayanti | 22rd April | Saturday |
| 12 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji | 23rd May | Tuesday |
| 13 | Kabir Jayanti | 04th June | Sunday |
| 14 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29th June | Thursday |
| 15 | Independence Day | 15th August | Tuesday |
| 16 | Janam Ashtami | 07th September | Thursday |
| 17 | Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji | 02nd October | Monday |
| 18 | Agarsain Jayanti | 15th October | Monday |
| 19 | Dussehra | 24th October | Tuesday |
| 20 | Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji | 28th October | Saturday |
| 21 | Diwali | 121th November | Sunday |
| 22 | Vishwakarma Day | 13th November | Monday |
| 23 | Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji | 27th November | Monday |
| 24 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | 17th December | Sunday |
| 25 | Christmas Day | 25th December | Monday |
Note 1: Date of holiday in respect of “Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji” will be announced later.
Note 2: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to avail himself/ herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen by him/ her out of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year-2023:-
Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar Year 2023
| S.No. | Name of the Holiday(s) | Date On Which it Falls | Day of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | New Year Day | 01st January | Sunday |
| 2 | Lohri | 13th January | Friday |
| 3 | Nirwan Diwas of Bhagwan Adinath Ji | 20th January | Friday |
| 4 | Basant Panchmi / Birthday of Satguru Ram Singh Ji | 26th January | Thursday |
| 5 | International Women Day | 08th March | Wednesday |
| 6 | Hola Mohalla | 08th March | Wednesday |
| 7 | May Day | 01st May | Monday |
| 8 | Buddh Purnima | 05th May | Friday |
| 9 | Nirjala Ekadashi | 31st May | Wednesday |
| 10 | Death Anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji | 29th June | Thursday |
| 11 | Muharram | 29th July | Saturday |
| 12 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | 31st July | Monday |
| 13 | Birthday of Baba Jiwan Singh Jii | 05th September | Tuesday |
| 14 | Saragarhi Day | 12th September | Tuesday |
| 15 | Pehla Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 16th September | Saturday |
| 16 | Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji | 24th September | Sunday |
| 17 | Anant Chaturdashi | 28th September | Thursday |
| 18 | Birthday of S. Bhagat Singh Ji | 28th September | Thursday |
| 19 | Birthday of Prophet Mohammad Sahib (Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad) | 28th September | Thursday |
| 20 | Birthday of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur | 16th October | Monday |
| 21 | Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji | 30th October | Monday |
| 22 | Karva Chauth | 01st November | Wednesday |
| 23 | New Punjab Day | 01st November | Wednesday |
| 24 | Goverdhan Pooja | 13th November | Monday |
| 25 | Guru Gaddi Diwas Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | 15th November | Wednesday |
| 26 | Martyrdom Day of S. Kartar Singh Sarabha Ji | 16th November | Thursday |
| 27 | Chhath Pooja | 30th October | Sunday |
| 28 | Birthday of Sant Nam Dev Ji | 23rd November | Thursday |
| 29 | Shaheehi Sabha, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib | 26, 27 and 28th December | Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday |
Note 3: In addition to the above holidays each employee will be permitted to avail himself/ herself any four (4) second half day holidays to be chosen by him/ her to join the Nagar Kirtan/ Sobha Yatra in connection with the list of occasion given below during the Calendar Year, 2023 and the concerned Controlling Authority shall ensure to maintain the record of such holidays:-
- Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji
- Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji
- Maha Shivratri
- Ram Navami
- Mahavir Jayanti
- Vaisakhi
- Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji
- Janam Ashtami
- Id-ul-Fitr
- Birthday of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
- Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji
- Birthday of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji
- Christmas day
The rules applicable in the Restricted Holidays will also be applicable for these half day holidays.
Note 4: The festival of ‘Raksha Bandhan’ falls on 30th August (Wednesday). As such Punjab Government Offices/ Institutions will open at 11.00 A.M. on that day.
Vijay Kumar Janjua
Chief Secretary to Government Punjab