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- On a Sunday. The list also names Mahashivratri (15 February); Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday (5 July); Diwali (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Only Annexure A (holidays throughout the Union Territory) is listed. Annexure A has 28 numbered holidays; 3 fall on a Sunday (Mahashivratri 15 Feb, Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday 5 Jul, Diwali 8 Nov), leaving 25 holidays on 25 numbered rows; Eid-ul-Azha is notified for two days (27 and 28 May), shown as two entries, and 21 Mar, 14 Apr and 20 Oct each carry two holidays.
- Eid-ul-Azha is notified by the order itself for both Wednesday 27 May and Thursday 28 May 2026. No later J&K revision was found; Bakrid date used: 27 May and 28 May (both).
- Kashmir province only: Friday following Shab-i-Miraj 23 Jan, Urs Shah-i-Hamdan 23 May (Saturday), Mela Khir Bhawani 22 Jun, Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din 8 Oct.
- Jammu province only: Lohri 13 Jan, Guru Ravi Das Ji's Birthday 1 Feb (Sunday), Holi 4 Mar. Holi is therefore not UT-wide.
- Local holidays: Mela Bahu Fort 26 Mar, Mahavir Jayanti 31 Mar and Good Friday 3 Apr (Jammu district only); Kishtwar, Bhaderwah/Bhalessa and Doda/Ramban local days as in Annexure B.
- 13 July (Martyrs' Day) and 5 December are not holidays in the 2026 list (Tribune, Sakshi Post reports).
- All Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of the moon (marked with an asterisk in the order).
- Saturday weekend rule could not be found; recorded as unknown.
- Optional holidays. Restricted holidays (Annexure B iv): Parshuram Jayanti 19 Apr (Jammu only, Sunday), Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji 16 Jun, Kabir Jayanti 29 Jun (Jammu only), Raksha Bandhan 28 Aug.
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. Order text has Mela Bahu Fort on 26.03.2026 and Mahavir Jayanti on 31.03.2026; Kashmir Life swaps them (Mahavir Jayanti 26 Mar, Bahu Fort 31 Mar). Local holidays only, not in the list; the order text was followed.
- Source difference. Digiliance gives Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday as 1 Jan; the order says 5 Jan 2026 (Monday). Order followed.
- Bakrid. The date shown, 27 May, is the one in the notification we read. The Centre and several states (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and others) moved Bakrid to 28 May after the moon sighting. We have not seen a revision order for Jammu and Kashmir, so check your office circular.
- 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 Jammu and Kashmir calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Jammu and Kashmir, 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 Jammu and Kashmir list for 2027 is at Jammu and Kashmir holiday list 2027.
Source
Jammu and Kashmir Government notification Government Order No. 1894-JK(GAD) of 2025 dated 12.12.2025 (General Administration Department, J&K), Annexure A (UT-wide) and B (provincial, local, restricted) (holidays for 2026), as read from J&K GAD Order 1894-JK(GAD) of 2025 (PDF) and Kashmir Life, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (J&K GAD Order 1894-JK(GAD) of 2025 (PDF) and Kashmir Life). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.