Himachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.
Himachal Pradesh is a northern Indian state in the Himalayas. It’s home to scenic mountain towns and resorts such as Dalhousie. Host to the Dalai Lama, Himachal Pradesh has a strong Tibetan presence. This is reflected in its Buddhist temples and monasteries, as well as its vibrant Tibetan New Year celebrations. The region is also well known for its trekking, climbing and skiing areas.
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.
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Himachal Pradesh Government Holiday List 2022
The State Government of Himachal Pradesh has released the notification of the following days to be observed as Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in Himachal Pradesh during the year 2022.
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in January 2022
- Statehood Day – 25th January 2022 – Tuesday
- Republic Day – 26th January 2022 – Wednesday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in February 2022
- Guru Ravidas’s Birthday – 16th February 2022 – Wednesday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in March 2022
- Maha Shivratri – 01st March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18th March 2022 – Friday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in April 2022
- Ram Navami – 10th April 2022 – Sunday
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday – 14th April 2022 – Thursday
- Himachal Day / Good Friday – 15th April 2022 – Friday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in May 2022
- Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti / Id-ul-Fitr – 03rd May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16th May 2022 – Monday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in June 2022
- Maharana Pratap Jayanti – 02nd June 2022 – Thursday
- Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti (Prakat Diwas) – 14th June 2022 – Tuesday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in July 2022
- ld-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10th July 2022 – Sunday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in August 2022
- Muharram – 09th August 2022 – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 15th August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19th August 2022 – Friday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in September 2022
- No Govt Holidays in September 2022
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in October 2022
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2nd October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05th October 2022 – Wednesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 09th October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24th October 2022 – Monday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in November 2022
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08th November 2022 – Tuesday
Himachal Pradesh Govt Holidays in December 2022
- Christmas Day – 25th December 2022 – Sunday
Gazetted Holidays for the Year-2022 for women employees working in all Government Offices / Boards / Corporations / Educational Institutions Ln H,P. These will also be holidays for women employees under Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and also to daily waged women employees.
- Raksha Bandhan – 11th August 2022 – Thursday
- Karva Chauth – 13th October 2022 – Thursday
- Bhai Duj – 26th October 2022 – Wednesday
Himachal Pradesh Government Restricted Holidays for the Year 2022
- New Year’s Day – 1st January 2022 – Saturday
- Lohri – 13th January’ 2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti / Pongal – 14th January 2022 – Friday
- Basant Panchami – 05th February 2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayanand / Saraswathi Jayanti – 26th February 2022 – Saturday
- Easter Sunday – 17th April 2022 – Sunday
- Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday – 09th May 2022 – Monday
- Ganesh Chaturthi – 31st August 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Ashtami – 03rd October 2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – 25th October 2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s j Martyrdom Day – 24th November 2022 – Thursday
- Christmas Eve – 24th December 2022 – Saturday
Gazetted Holidays for the Year-2022 under Negotiable Instruments Act 1881
- Republic Day – 26th January 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 01st March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18th March 2022 – Friday
- Ram Navami – 10th April 2022 – Sunday
- Himachal Day – 15th April 2022 – Friday
- Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti / Id-ul-Fitr – 03rd May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16th May 2022 – Monday
- Maharana Pratap Jayanti – 2nd June 2022 – Thursday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10th July 2022 – Sunday
- Independence Day – 15th August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19th August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2nd October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05th October 2022 – Wednesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 09th October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24th October 2022 – Monday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08th November 2022 – Tuesday
Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 in Himachal Pradesh
List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices Located in Himachal Pradesh State
17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022
- Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
- Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
- Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
- Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday
36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022
- New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
- Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
- Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
- Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
- Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
- Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
- Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
- Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
- Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
- Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
- PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
- Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday
Himachal Pradesh Government Holidays 2022 PDF Download
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List of Bank Holidays in Himachal Pradesh 2022
All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Himachal Pradesh state. Other than this, the banks in Himachal Pradesh also mark all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays as holidays. However, it should be noted that services like ATM, IMPS, NEFT, etc remain active on the bank holidays.
School Holidays in Himachal Pradesh 2022
Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Himachal Pradesh 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 Himachal Pradesh 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.