Good to know
- Applies to all Government offices under the Lakshadweep Administration; the closed list is also applicable to banks in Lakshadweep, with 1 April 2026 an extra bank closing day.
- Any change in date of Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Muharram and Milad-un-Nabi depends on moon sighting; Director (GAP) issues orders for Kavaratti, DCs/BDOs/AO Kochi for other offices.
- Bakrid was notified for 27 May 2026 (Wednesday). The 25 May 2026 OM shifts it to 28 May (Thursday) for Govt offices, banks and court at Kavaratti Island; no order seen for other islands. 28 May is used.
- Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar) and Independence Day (15 Aug) fall on a Saturday.
- Diwali (8 Nov) is not in the closed list and appears only as a restricted holiday (a Sunday this year).
- Restricted entry 'Shiva ji Jayanthi' is printed with year 2025 (19.02.2025) in the notification, an apparent typo; the weekday given (Thursday) matches 19 Feb 2026.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may avail any two of 34 restricted holidays (Annexure II), e.g. New Year's Day 1 Jan, Hazrat Ali's Birthday 3 Jan, Rajab 27 on 16 Jan, Good Friday 3 Apr, Rath Yatra 16 Jul, Christmas Eve 24 Dec. Maha Shivratri, Diwali, Naraka Chaturdasi and Chhath fall on Sundays (restricted list).
- Saturdays. We could not confirm which Saturdays are off for state offices, so only Sundays are counted as weekly offs.
- Source difference. Bakrid 27 May (original notification list of 17.12.2025) vs 28 May (OM of 25.05.2026, Kavaratti). Chose 28 May.
- Source difference. Aggregator lists (greytHR etc.) give mixed or different dates; official text used instead.
- 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 Lakshadweep calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Lakshadweep, 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 Lakshadweep list for 2027 is at Lakshadweep holiday list 2027.
Source
Lakshadweep Government notification F.No.35/02/2018-Genl/864 dated 17.12.2025, Lakshadweep Administration, General Administration & Protocol, Kavaratti; Bakrid shifted for Kavaratti by Office Memorandum F.No.35/02/2018-Genl dated 25.05.2026 (Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No.12) (holidays for 2026), as read from Lakshadweep Administration notification 17.12.2025 (Holiday List for the year 2026) and Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No.12, 25 May 2026, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (Lakshadweep Administration notification 17.12.2025 (Holiday List for the year 2026) and Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No.12, 25 May 2026). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.