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- On a Sunday. The list also names Devnarayan Jayanti (25 January); Mahashivratri (15 February); Parshuram Jayanti (19 April); World Tribal Day (9 August); Navratra Sthapana and Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti (11 October); Deepawali (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Official list has 31 public holidays; 6 fall on a Sunday and 3 on a Saturday. All Saturdays and Sundays are general holidays for state government offices, so only 25 listed holidays give a weekday off.
- Applies to state government offices only (note 7). Banks follow a separate list issued by the Finance Department under the Negotiable Instruments Act (note 2).
- Optional holidays (employee picks any 2 of 19): 1 Jan, 13 Jan Lohri, 31 Jan Vishwakarma Jayanti and Swami Ramcharan Jayanti, 1 Feb Guru Ravidas Jayanti, 3 Feb Shab-e-Barat, 12 Feb Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti, 23 Feb Gadge Maharaj Jayanti, 20 Mar Jumatul Vida, 14 Apr Baisakhi and Sain Jayanti, 1 May Buddha Purnima, 29 Jul Guru Purnima, 3 Sep Thadri, 14 Sep Ganesh Chaturthi, 16 Sep Samvatsari, 25 Sep Anant Chaturdashi, 20 Oct Mahanavami, 29 Oct Karva Chauth. Makar Sankranti and 1 Apr are not holidays in the state list.
- District collectors (and the Resident Commissioner's office in New Delhi) each declare 2 local holidays for local fairs; these are not in the state list.
- In Kota district, the day after Janmashtami is observed as a holiday in place of Janmashtami (note 4).
- Muslim holidays (Id-ul-Fitr, Muharram, Barawafat) depend on moon sighting (note 6).
- Annual bank account closing, 1 April, is not a state holiday.
- Optional holidays. 19 optional holidays are listed; each employee may choose any 2 (official note 5).
- Source difference. Dhulandi: official PDF 3 Mar (Tue) with Holika Dahan 2 Mar. One Hans India piece and one aggregator (teachersraj page table) show 4 Mar; chose 3 Mar per the official PDF. Dainik Navajyoti's text is garbled (shows 21 Mar) and was ignored.
- Source difference. greytHR lists 32 rows including 1 May May Day; it is not in the official 31. Keka and teachersraj tables also have errors (e.g. Vijayadashami 21 Oct, Bakrid 27 May, Diwali 11 Nov); official PDF used instead.
- Source difference. Bakrid is 28 May in the original Oct 2025 notification (already moon-adjusted), so no UP-style shift applies. No later Rajasthan amendment found.
- 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 Rajasthan calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Rajasthan, 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
Rajasthan Government notification Krmank P. 6(1) Sa.Pra.Vi./6/2024-4471, General Administration (Group-6) Department, Government of Rajasthan, Jaipur, dated 16 October 2025 (digitally signed by Dr Joga Ram, Shasan Sachiv; RajKaj Ref 18356117) (holidays for 2026), as read from Rajasthan GAD (Group-6) Vigyapti 16.10.2025 (PDF, 3 pages, hosted by teachersraj.com), TeamLease RegTech, ETV Bharat Rajasthan, 17 Oct 2025 and mysarkarinaukri Rajasthan, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Rajasthan GAD (Group-6) Vigyapti 16.10.2025 (PDF, 3 pages, hosted by teachersraj.com), TeamLease RegTech, ETV Bharat Rajasthan, 17 Oct 2025 and mysarkarinaukri Rajasthan, because we could not open the copy on the Rajasthan 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.