Post Office Holidays 2023 India | Post Office Holiday List 2023 PDF
Post Office Holiday Schedule 2023: All Post Offices are managed by the Department of Posts (Ministry of Communication and IT). Central Government declared holidays for the year 2023 through the Dopt order to its offices and the same structure of holiday will be followed in all Post Offices in India, except for some regional holidays in various states.
India Post Office observes a variety of holidays throughout the year. These holidays include national holidays such as Republic Day, Independence Day, and Gandhi Jayanti, as well as regional holidays such as Pongal and Bihu. Additionally, the Post Office also observes festivals such as Diwali, Holi, and Raksha Bandhan. All of these holidays are observed to celebrate the nation’s culture and heritage. On these days, the Post Office remains closed and no services are available. It is important to note that the Post Office may also observe additional holidays and festivals at the local level.
The 2023 India Post Office holidays include Republic Day (on January 26th), Holi (on March 08th), Easter Sunday (April 9th), Buddha Purnima (May 5th), Independence Day (August 15th), Raksha Bandhan (August 30th), Dussehra (October 24th), Diwali (November 12th and 13th), and Christmas (December 25th). Some other holidays are Guru Nanak Jayanti (November 27th), Good Friday (April 7th), and Mahavir Jayanthi (April 4th). In addition, there are also regional holidays, such as Guru Purnima, which varies depending on the state.
List of Holidays to be observed in Department of Posts in the year 2023
No. 21-01/2022-PE-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Establishment Division
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated 18th August, 2022
All Chief Postmasters General
SUB: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023-reg.
The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated. 16th June, 2022 on the subject cited above.
It is requested to bring the aforesaid OM to the notice of all concerned.
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(Sapna)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)
Copy to:
1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (P)/ Sr. PPS to DG Postal Service
2. PPS to All Members, Postal Services Board/Addl DG (Coordination)
3. AS & FA / Secretary (PSB)
4. CGM, PLI / CGM, BD & MD / CGM, Parcel Directorate
5. Director, RAKNPA
6. All DDsG / Directors / ADsG in Postal Directorate
7. Additional Director General, APS C/o 56, APO, R. K. Puram, New Delhi
8. DG P & T Audit, Civil Lines, New Delhi – 54
9. GM, CEPT, Mysore, with a request to upload the OM on the India Post Website.
10. SO Guard File
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(Gulshan Kumar)
Section Officer (PE-II)
India Post Holiday Calendar 2023 PDF Download
List of Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023
List of 17 Gazetted Holidays for Central Government Offices During the Year 2023
Post Office Holidays in January 2023
- Republic Day – 26.1.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in March 2023
- Holi – 8.3.2023 – Wednesday
- Ram Navami – 30.3.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in April 2023
- Mahavir Jayanti – 4.4.2023 – Tuesday
- Good Friday – 7.4.2023 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – 22.4.2023 – Saturday
Post Office Holidays in May 2023
- Buddha Purnima – 5.5.2023 – Friday
Post Office Holidays in June 2023
- Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha – 29.6.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in July 2023
- Muharram – 29.7.2023 – Saturday
Post Office Holidays in August 2023
- Independence Day – 15.8.2023 – Tuesday
Post Office Holidays in September 2023
- Janmashtami (Vaishnva) – 7.9.2023 – Thursday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – 28.9.2023 – Thursday
Post Office Holidays in October 2023
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2.10.2023 – Monday
- Dussehra – 24.10.2023 – Tuesday
Post Office Holidays in November 2023
- Diwali – 12.11.2023 – Sunday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 27.11.2023 – Monday
Post Office Holidays in December 2023
- Christmas Day – 25.12.2023 – Monday
List of Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023
List of 33 Restricted Holidays for Central Government Offices During the Year 2023
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in January 2023
- New Year’s Day – 1.1.2023 – Sunday
- Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu – 14.1.2023 – Saturday
- Pongal – 15.1.2023 – Sunday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – 26.1.2023 – Saturday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in February 2023
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – 5.2.2023 – Sunday
- Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati – 15.2.2023 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 18.2.2023 – Saturday
- Shiva ji Jayanti – 19.2.2023 – Sunday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in March 2023
- Holika dahan, dolyatra – 7.3.2023 – Tuesday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – 22.3.2023 – Wednesday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in April 2023
- Easter Sunday – 9.4.2023 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi – 14.4.2023 – Friday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – 15.4.2023 – Saturday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – 21.4.2023 – Friday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in May 2023
- Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore – 9.5.2023 – Tuesday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in June 2023
- Rath Yatra – 20.6.2023 – Tuesday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in August 2023
- Parsi New Year’s day / Nauraj – 16.8.2023 – Wednesday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi – 20.8.2023 – Sunday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – 29.8.2023 – Tuesday
- Raksha Bandhan – 30.8.2023 – Wednesday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in September 2023
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – 6.9.2023 – Wednesday
- Ganesh Chaturthi – 19.9.2023 – Tuesday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in October 2023
- Dussehra (Saptami) – 21.10.2023 – Saturday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – 22.10.2023 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – 23.10.2023 – Monday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 28.10.2023 – Saturday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in November 2023
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – 1.11.2023 – Wednesday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – 12.11.2023 – Sunday
- Govardhan Puja – 13.11.2023 – Monday
- Bhai Duj – 15.11.2023 – Wednesday
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – 19.11.2023 – Sunday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24.11.2023 – Friday
Central Govt Restricted Holidays in December 2023
- Christmas Eve – 24.12.2023 – Sunday
Central Government Holiday List 2023 PDF Download
