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- On a Sunday. The list also names Maha Shivratri (15 February); Diwali (Deepavali) / Naraka Chaturdasi (8 November); Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) (15 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to Government offices, semi-government offices, local bodies and commercial banks in the UT (Part I); the notification cites DoPT F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 03.07.2025 as a reference.
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) and Muharram are optional (restricted) holidays here, not gazetted: Bakrid is printed as 27 May 2026 (Wednesday). No revision to 28 May was found, so Bakrid is not in the gazetted list.
- Labour Day (1 May) is a holiday only for industrial establishments and PSUs (Part III B), not for government offices; Guru Nanak's Birthday is optional.
- The 2nd Saturday of September 2026 (12 Sep) is a working day for all Government offices.
- Maha Shivratri (15 Feb), Diwali/Naraka Chaturdasi (8 Nov) and Chhath (15 Nov) fall on Sundays and are not notified as general holidays.
- Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar) and Independence Day (15 Aug) fall on a Saturday.
- 14 April (Ambedkar Jayanti) was not in the December 2025 list; added by OM dated 13.04.2026.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may avail any two of 26 optional holidays (Part II), including New Year's Day 1 Jan, Hazrat Ali's Birthday 3 Jan, Basant Panchami 23 Jan, Easter Sunday 5 Apr, Budha Purnima 1 May, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 27 May, Muharram 26 Jun, Rath Yatra 16 Jul, Onam 26 Aug, Karva Chauth 29 Oct, Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day / Guru Nanak's Birthday 24 Nov, Christmas Eve 24 Dec.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri omits 14 April Ambedkar Jayanti (added after the base list); official OM used.
- Source difference. Bakrid: no 28 May revision found for this UT; only an optional holiday dated 27 May. Not verified whether a later order exists.
- 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, 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 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu list for 2027 is at Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu holiday list 2027.
Source
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Government notification No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2024-25/4046 dated 22.12.2025, UT Administration of DNH & DD, Office of the Collector/Additional Director (GAD), Daman; Ambedkar Jayanti added by Office Memorandum No. 11/01/96-06/GA/Holiday/III/2026-27/462 dated 13.04.2026 (holidays for 2026), as read from UT Administration DNH & DD notification 22.12.2025 (Holiday List 2026), Office Memorandum 13.04.2026, Collectorate Moti Daman and mysarkarinaukri.com DNH & DD list, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (UT Administration DNH & DD notification 22.12.2025 (Holiday List 2026), Office Memorandum 13.04.2026, Collectorate Moti Daman and mysarkarinaukri.com DNH & DD list). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.