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- On a Sunday. The list also names Birthday of Sri Guru Ravidas Ji (1 February); Maha Shivratri (15 February); Bhagwan Parshu Ram Janam Utsav (19 April); Maharaj Agrasen Jayanti (11 October); Diwali (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to Punjab government offices, boards, corporations and government educational institutions.
- The notification lists 31 gazetted holidays; 5 fall on a Sunday (see Sunday list), leaving 26 holidays on 25 dates (14 April carries two: Vaisakhi and Ambedkar Jayanti).
- Bakrid was originally notified for 27 May (Wednesday); Punjab moved it to Thursday 28 May 2026 on 25 May 2026 after the central government revised its date. 28 May is used here.
- Birthday of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji: the notification says its holiday date will be announced later; it is not in the list.
- Muharram (26 Jun) and Milad-un-Nabi (26 Aug) are restricted holidays in Punjab, not gazetted holidays.
- Id-ul-Fitr (21 Mar) and Independence Day (15 Aug) fall on a Saturday, a weekly off in Punjab offices; they are still listed as gazetted holidays.
- Moon-dependent dates (Id-ul-Fitr) were fixed at notification time; confirm with the department if the moon sighting differs.
- Not included: restricted holidays (e.g. Lohri 13 Jan, New Year 1 Jan, Karva Chauth 29 Oct, Chhath/other days). Bank-only days are not part of this list.
- Optional holidays. Each employee may take 2 restricted holidays from the notified restricted list (27 entries per Sakshi Post; the notification page was only partly read).
- Source difference. Bakrid: 27 May (original notification, CAG page, Sakshi Post, greytHR, cleartax - all pre-revision) vs 28 May (Punjab notification of 25 May 2026, reported by TeamLease and PTC News). Chose 28 May.
- Source difference. mysarkarinaukri lists Holi on 3 March, New Year on 1 Jan, Milad-un-Nabi on 26 Aug and Muharram as gazetted and totals 25; contradicts the official notification, ignored.
- Source difference. greytHR page lists 50 days mixing restricted and gazetted, not usable; its gazetted days still agree with the official list.
- 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 Punjab calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Punjab, 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.
Source
Punjab Government notification No. 06/01/2025-2PP3/781 dated 26.11.2025, Government of Punjab, Department of Personnel (Personnel Policy-3 Branch); amended by No. 06/01/2025-2PP3/248 dated 25.05.2026 (Bakrid moved from 27 May to 28 May 2026) (holidays for 2026), as read from Punjab Personnel Dept notification 06/01/2025-2PP3/781 (PDF hosted by Sakshi Post), Accountant General Punjab (CAG) holiday page, Sakshi Post and TeamLease RegTech - Punjab declares holiday on May 28, 2026, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Punjab Personnel Dept notification 06/01/2025-2PP3/781 (PDF hosted by Sakshi Post), Accountant General Punjab (CAG) holiday page, Sakshi Post and TeamLease RegTech - Punjab declares holiday on May 28, 2026, because we could not open the copy on the Punjab government site. Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.