Gazetted Holidays Restricted Holidays January January 7th Jan Guru Govind Singh B`day 25th Jan State-Hood Day 26th Jan Republic Day 1st Jan New Year Day 14th Jan Makara Sankranti/Lohri
February February 14th Feb Guru Ravidas B`day 27th Feb Maha Shivratri 4th Feb Basanta Panchami 24th Feb Sawami Dayananda Sawarswati Jayanti
March March 17th Mar Holi --- April April 8th Apr Ram Navami 15th Apr Himachal Day 18th Apr Good Friday 14th Apr Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti 13th Apr Mahavir Jayanti 14th Apr Baisakhi 20th Apr Easter Sunday
May May 1st May Parshu Ram Jayanti 14th May Budh Purnima 31st May Maharana Pratap Jayanti --- June June 13th Jun Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) --- July July 29th Jul Id-Ul-Fitr --- August August 15th Aug Independence Day 18th Aug Janmashtmi 10th Aug Raksha Bandhan
September September --- --- October October 2nd Oct Mahatma Gandhi`s B`day 3rd Oct Dussehra 6th Oct Id-Ul-Juha (Bakrid) 8th Oct Maharishi Valmiki`s B`day 23rd Oct Diwali 11th Oct Karva Chauth 24th Oct Govardhan Puja 25th Oct Bhai Duj
November November 4th Nov Muharram 6th Nov Guru Nanak`s B`day 24th Nov Guru Teg Bahadur`s Martyrdom Day
December December 25th Dec Christmas Day 24th Dec Christmas Eve 28th Dec Guru Govind Singh`s B`day
# Seepur Fair on 15-May-2014 and Shimla Summer Festival on 02-June-2014 Declared as Gazetted Holidays in Shimla (Within Municipal Limits)
* Raksha Bandhan, Bhai Duj and Karwa Chauth declared as Gazetted Holidays for women employees of State Government.