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- On a Sunday. The list also names Diwali (Deepavali) (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Schedule-I names 16 holidays plus a 17th line: the Guru Gobind Singh Ji birthday holiday 'will be declared as announced by the Government of Punjab'; it is not in the list.
- Diwali (8 Nov) falls on a Sunday, leaving 15 listed holidays. Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar) and Independence Day (15 Aug) fall on a Saturday, a weekly off in Chandigarh offices; still listed.
- Bakrid: original notification says Wednesday 27 May; Chandigarh Administration moved it to Thursday 28 May 2026. 28 May is used.
- Govardhan Puja/Vishwakarma Day (9 Nov) is a restricted holiday in the notification (Schedule-II) but is a public holiday for banks (Schedule-III).
- Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi are restricted, not gazetted, in the Chandigarh notification.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may take any 2 restricted holidays from Schedule-II (e.g. Lohri 13 Jan, Makar Sankranti 14 Jan, Vaisakhi 14 Apr, Muharram 26 Jun, Milad-un-Nabi 26 Aug, Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug, Karva Chauth 29 Oct, Govardhan Puja/Vishwakarma Day 9 Nov, Christmas Eve 24 Dec).
- Source difference. Bakrid: 27 May (notification, Keka, hono) vs 28 May (later revision per PTC News, Newswav). Chose 28 May.
- Source difference. Keka, hono.ai (CGEWCC central-employee list) list Muharram 26 Jun and Milad-un-Nabi 26 Aug as gazetted; the Chandigarh notification makes them restricted. Notification followed.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri adds Govardhan Puja/Vishwakarma Day 9 Nov as gazetted; the notification lists it only as restricted (public for banks). Notification followed.
- Festivals tied to the moon, such as the Eid festivals and Muharram, can move by a day. Any change is announced at short notice.
Building your company's Chandigarh calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Chandigarh, treat this list as your starting point. Add the national days your policy gives, decide whether you offer floating holidays, say in writing what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and publish the final calendar before the year begins. If you have offices in several states, keep one calendar for each.
For the central government list, see Central Government holiday list 2026. The Chandigarh list for 2027 is at Chandigarh holiday list 2027.
Source
Chandigarh Government notification No. 6/1/1-IH(I)-2025/17488 dated 30.12.2025, Chandigarh Administration, Home Department; Bakrid moved from 27 May to 28 May 2026 by a later notification (number not found) (holidays for 2026), as read from Chandigarh Administration Home Dept notification 17488 (PDF), mysarkarinaukri, PTC News and Newswav, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (Chandigarh Administration Home Dept notification 17488 (PDF), mysarkarinaukri, PTC News and Newswav). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.