Goa Government Holiday 2022: The list of holidays can differ from one state to another depending upon the state and which festivals are prominent in the region. Check here the list of public holidays in Goa for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.

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India celebrates three national holidays every year; in January, we celebrate Republic Day to honour the creation of our constitution. Independence Day is celebrated in August to honour freedom from the United Kingdom. Finally, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in October.

Goa Government Holiday List 2022

Goa Govt Public Holiday List 2022

  • Republic Day – January 26, 2022
  • Holi – March 18, 2022
  • Gudi Padava – April 02, 2022
  • Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – April 14, 2022
  • Good Friday – April 15, 2022
  • May Day – May 01, 2022
  • Eid-Ul-Fitr – May 3, 2022
  • Id-UlZuha (Bakri-Id) – July 10, 2022
  • Independence Day – August 15, 2022
  • Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) – August 31, 2022
  • Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) –September 1, 2022
  • Gandhi Jayanti – 02 October, 2022
  • Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) – October 05, 2022
  • Diwali – October 24, 2022
  • Feast of St. Francis Xavier – December 03, 2022
  • Goa Liberation Day – December 19, 2022
  • Christmas Day – December 25, 2022

The Holiday declared on Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Zuha are subject to the appearance of the moon.

Goa Govt Special Holiday List 2022

Special Holidays are as follows:

  • Mahashivratri – March – 01, 2022
  • Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Md.) – October – 09, 2022
  • Special Holiday on Mahashivratri applied shall be necessarily sanctioned. In case where employees do not avail of the Special Holiday on the designated day, the holiday may be availed of on any working day during the calendar year 2022 only.
  • Special Holiday at Milad-Un-Nabi falls on Saturday as such request for Special Holiday on this day or in lieu of this does not arise.
  • Special Holiday mentioned at Milad-Un-Nabi is subject to the appearance of the moon. Special Holidays can be prefixed or suffixed to any kind of Leave.

Goa Govt Restricted Holiday List 2022

List of Restricted Holidays is as follows :

  1. New Year Day – January 01, 2022
  2. Makar Sankranti – January 14, 2022
  3. Feast of St. Joseph Vaz (47) – January 16, 2022
  4. Guru Ravi Das Birthday – February 16, 2022
  5. Shivaji Jayanti – February 19, 2022
  6. Ram Navami – April 10, 2022
  7. Mahavir Jayanti – April 14, 2022
  8. Maundy Thursday – April 14, 2022
  9. Vaisakhi – April 14, 2022
  10. Vishu – April 14, 2022
  11. Budha Purnima – May 16, 2022
  12. Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus – June 24, 2022
  13. Muharam – August 08, 2022
  14. Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022
  15. Janmashtami – August 18, 2022
  16. Hartalika – August 30, 2022
  17. Onam – September 08, 2022
  18. Govardhan Puja – October 26, 2022
  19. Bhaubij – October 26, 2022
  20. All Soul Day – November 02, 2022
  21. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – November 08, 2022
  22. Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022
  23. Feast of Immaculate Conception – December – 08, 2022
  24. Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022
  25. New Year Eve – December 31, 2022

Bank Holiday in 2022 Goa

List of Commercial and Industrial Holidays are as follows :

  1. Republic Day – January 26, 2022
  2. Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babsaheb Ambedkar- April 14, 2022
  3. May Day – May – 01, 2022
  4. Independence Day – August 15, 2022
  5. Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day ) – August 31, 2022
  6. Gandhi Jayanti – October 02, 2022
  7. Diwali (Deepavali) – October 24, 2022
  8. Goa liberation Day – December 19, 2022
  9. Christmas Day – December 25, 2022

Goa Govt Bank Holiday List 2022

List of Bank Holidays is as follows:

  • Republic Day-January 26, 2022
  • Holi – March 18, 2022
  • Yearly Closing of Account – April 01, 2022
  • Gudi Padava – April 02, 2022
  • Birth Anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar – April 14, 2022
  • Good Friday – April 15, 2022
  • May Day – May 01, 2022
  • Eid-Ul Fitr – May 03, 2022
  • EidUl-Zuha (Bakri-Id) – July 10, 2022
  • Independence Day – August 15, 2022
  • Ganesh Chaturthi (1st Day) – August 31, 2022
  • Ganesh Chaturthi (2nd Day) – September 01, 2022
  • Gandhi Jayanti – October 02, 2022
  • Dussehra (Vijaya Dashmi) – October 05, 2022
  • Diwali (Deepavali) – October 24, 2022
  • Feast of St. Francis Xavier – December 03, 2022
  • Goa Liberation Day – December 19, 2022
  • Christmas Day – December 25, 2022

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Goa Govt Public Holiday List 2022 Month Wise

Goa Govt Holidays in January 2022

  • 26 January 2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day

Goa Govt Holidays in February 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in February 2022

Goa Govt Holidays in March 2022

  • 18 March 2022 – Friday – Holi

Goa Govt Holidays in April 2022

  • 2 April 2022 – Saturday – Gudi Padava
  • 14 April 2022 – Thursday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
  • 15 April 2022 – Friday – Good Friday

Goa Govt Holidays in May 2022

  • 1 May 2022 – Sunday – May Day
  • 3 May 2022 – Tuesday – Idul Fitr

Goa Govt Holidays in June 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in June 2022

Goa Govt Holidays in July 2022

  • 10 July 2022 – Sunday – Bakrid / Eid al Adha

Goa Govt Holidays in August 2022

  • 15 August 2022 – Monday – Independence Day
  • 31 August 2022 – Wednesday – Ganesh Chaturthi

Goa Govt Holidays in September 2022

  • 1 September 2022 – Thursday – Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday

Goa Govt Holidays in October 2022

  • 2 October 2022 – Sunday – Gandhi Jayanti
  • 5 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vijaya Dashami
  • 24 October 2022 – Monday – Deepavali

Goa Govt Holidays in November 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in November 2022

Goa Govt Holidays in December 2022

  • 3 December 2022 – Saturday – Feast of St Francis Xavier
  • 19 December 2022 – Monday – Goa Liberation Day
  • 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day

Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 in Goa

List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices Located in Goa

17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
  2. Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
  3. Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
  4. Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
  5. Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
  6. Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
  8. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
  9. Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
  10. Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
  11. Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
  12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
  13. Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
  14. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
  15. Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
  16. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
  17. Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday

36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
  2. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
  3. Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
  4. Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
  5. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
  6. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
  8. Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
  9. Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
  10. Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
  11. Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
  12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
  13. Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
  14. Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
  15. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
  16. Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
  17. Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
  18. Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
  19. Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
  20. Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
  21. Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
  22. Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
  23. Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
  24. Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
  25. Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
  26. Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
  27. Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
  28. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
  29. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
  30. Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
  31. Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
  32. Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
  33. PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
  34. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
  35. Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
  36. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday

School Holidays in Goa 2022

Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Goa state. Other than this, Sundays are marked as holidays too. However, Saturdays are not observed as holidays by all the schools and every school has its own policy regarding this. One can find the details about the School Holidays in Goa 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.

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