HP Govt Holidays 2025 – The Complete List of Government Holidays in Himachal Pradesh
This post has the complete list of HP Govt Holidays for 2025. This public holidays in Himachal Pradesh list is taken from the official notification by the Himachal government.
According to the official HP government holiday 2025 list, government employees, schools, and other institutions in the state will get 24 holidays in the year.
In addition to the gazetted holiday list, we have included the dates and details of restricted holidays in HP for the year 2025. The post also contains a downloadable HP govt holidays 2025 PDF version.
HP Govt Holidays 2025 – The Official List
The Himachal govt holidays 2023 list includes festivals like Holi, Dussehra, Id-ul-Fitr, Christmas, and Diwali. It also includes national holidays like Republic Day, Gandhi Jayanti, and Independence Day.
Karva Chauth, Raksha Bandhan, and Bhai Dhuj are on the HP govt holidays 2025 list. However, these holidays apply only to women employees working in state-run establishments and schools.
Given below is a table with the details of HP government holidays 2025:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Statehood Day | 25th January, 2025 | Saturday |
| Republic Day | 26th January, 2025 | Sunday |
| Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | 12th February, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri | 26th February, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Holi | 14th March, 2025 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 31st March, 2025 | Monday |
| Ram Navmi | 6th April, 2025 | Sunday |
| Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birthday | 14th April, 2025 | Monday |
| Himachal Day | 15th April, 2025 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 18th April, 2025 | Friday |
| Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti | 29th April, 2025 | Tuesday |
| Buddha Purnima | 12th May, 2025 | Monday |
| Maharana Pratap Jayanti | 29th May, 2025 | Thursday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 7th June, 2025 | Saturday |
| Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) | 11th June, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Muharram | 6th July, 2025 | Sunday |
| Independence Day | 15th August, 2025 | Friday |
| Janmashtami | 16th August, 2025 | Saturday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 2nd October, 2025 | Thursday |
| Dussehra | 2nd October, 2025 | Thursday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 7th October, 2025 | Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 20th October, 2025 | Monday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 5th November, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Christmas Day | 25th December, 2025 | Thursday |
Also read: Central Government Holidays
HP Government Holiday 2025 List – Details of Restricted/ Optional Holidays
In addition to the HP gazetted holidays 2025, the government has declared a list of restricted holidays. Employees in state-run institutions can avail of any 2 holidays from the below-given Himachal Pradesh restricted holiday list 2025.
Here’s the data from “Annexure-III: Restricted Holidays for the Year 2025” formatted into a table:
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | 1st January, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Makar Sankranti | 14th January, 2025 | Tuesday |
| Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | 2nd February, 2025 | Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 23rd February, 2025 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13th April, 2025 | Sunday |
| Easter Sunday | 20th April, 2025 | Sunday |
| Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | 9th May, 2025 | Friday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 27th August, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Dussehra (Mahashtami) | 30th September, 2025 | Tuesday |
| Govardhan Puja | 22nd October, 2025 | Wednesday |
| Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24th November, 2025 | Monday |
| Christmas Eve | 24th December, 2025 | Wednesday |
HP Govt Holidays 2025 – Gazetted Holidays For Women Employees
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| Raksha Bandhan | 9th August, 2025 | Saturday |
| Karva Chauth | 10th October, 2025 | Friday |
| Bhai Duj | 23rd October, 2025 | Thursday |
HP Govt Holidays 2025 PDF
Download and view the PDF version of the HP gazetted holidays 2025 list.
Source: Official Website, HP Government
