Bihar 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 Bihar for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.
Bihar is a state in East India, bordering Nepal. It is divided by the River Ganges, which floods its fertile plains. Important Buddhist pilgrimage sites include the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya’s Mahabodhi Temple, under which the Buddha allegedly meditated. In the state capital Patna, the Mahavir Mandir temple is revered by Hindus, while Sikhs worship at the domed, riverside Gurdwara of Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib Ji.
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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Bihar Government Holiday List 2022
The State Government of Bihar has released the notification of the following days to be observed as Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in Bihar during the year 2022.
Bihar Holiday Calendar 2022 – Highlights
- Vasant Panchami 2022 Date: February 5
- Bihar Divas 2022 Date: March 22
- Chhat Puja 2022 Date: October 29
Below listed are the Bihar government holidays for the year 2022.
| DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| January 09, 2022 | Wednesday | Guru Gobind Sing Birthday |
| February 05, 2022 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
| February 16, 2022 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| March 01, 2022 | Tuesday | Mahashivratri |
| March 22, 2022 | Monday | Bihar Divas |
| March 19, 2022 | Saturday | Shab E Barat |
| April 09, 2022 | Saturday | Samrat Ashok Ashtami |
| April 14, 2022 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| April 23, 2022 | Friday | Veer Kunwar Singh Jayanti |
| May 10, 2022 | Saturday | Janaki Navami |
| May 16, 2022 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| June 14, 2022 | Tuesday | Kabir Jayanti |
| September 17, 2022 | Saturday | Chehalum |
| October 2, 2022 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanti/ Durga Puja (Saptami) |
| October 09, 2022 | Sunday | Hazrat Muhammad Sahab Ka Janm Divas |
| October 27, 2022 | Tuesday | Chitragupt Puja/ Bhai Dooj |
List Of Bihar Government Holidays 2022 – Optional/Restricted Holidays
Find below a list of Optional or Restricted holidays of Bihar Government Holidays 2022, a maximum of three days can be availed.
| DATE | DAY | HOLIDAY |
|---|---|---|
| January 01, 2022 | Saturday | New Years Day |
| January 15, 2022 | Saturday | Makar Sankrantith |
| January 24, 2022 | Tuesday | Karpuri Thakur Jayanti |
| March 17, 2022 | Tuesday | Holi |
| April 29, 2022 | Friday | Ramzan Last Day of Juma |
| May 04, 2022 | Wednesday | Eid-Ul-Fitr |
| June 18, 2022 | Saturday | Anugrah Narayan Sinha Jayanti |
| July 11, 2022 | Monday | Eid-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| August 08, 2022 | Monday | Antim Sravani Monday |
| August 10, 2022 | Wednesday | Moharram |
| April 12, 2022 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 09, 2022 | Friday | Ananth Chathurdasi |
| September 17, 2022 | Saturday | Viswakarma Puja |
| September 26, 2022 | Monday | Durga Puja Kalash-Sthapan |
| October 06, 2022 | Thursday | Durga Puja |
| October 11, 2022 | Tuesday | Jai Prakash Narayan Jayanti |
| October 21, 2022 | Friday | Sri Krishna Singh Jayanthi |
| October 29, 2022 | Saturday | Chhat Puja |
| December 03, 2022 | Saturday | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Jayanthi |
| December 24, 2022 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
Bihar Government Holiday List 2022 – Month Wise
Bihar Government Holidays in January 2022
- 26 January 2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day
Bihar Government Holidays in February 2022
- No Govt Holidays in February 2022
Bihar Government Holidays in March 2022
- 19 March 2022 – Saturday – Holi
- 22 March 2022 – Tuesday – Bihar Day
Bihar Government Holidays in April 2022
- 10 April 2022 – Sunday – Ram Navami
- 14 April 2022 – Thursday – Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
- 15 April 2022 – Friday – Good Friday
Bihar Government Holidays in May 2022
- 1 May 2022 – Sunday – May Day
- 3 May 2022 – Tuesday – Idul Fitr
Bihar Government Holidays in June 2022
- No Govt Holidays in June 2022
Bihar Government Holidays in July 2022
- 10 July 2022 – Sunday – Bakrid / Eid al Adha
Bihar Government Holidays in August 2022
- 9 August 2022 – Tuesday – Muharram
- 15 August 2022 – Monday – Independence Day
- 19 August 2022 – Friday – Janmashtami
Bihar Government Holidays in September 2022
- No Govt Holidays in September 2022
Bihar Government Holidays in October 2022
- 2 October 2022 – Sunday – Gandhi Jayanti
- 4 October 2022 – Tuesday – Maha Navami
- 5 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vijaya Dashami
- 25 October 2022 – Tuesday – Diwali
- 30 October 2022 – Sunday – Chhath Puja
- 31 October 2022 – Monday – Chhath Puja Holiday
Bihar Government Holidays in November 2022
- No Govt Holidays in November 2022
Bihar Government Holidays in December 2022
- 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day
Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 in Bihar
List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices located in Bihar 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 – 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
Bihar Government Holidays 2022 PDF Download
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List of Bank Holidays in Bihar 2022
All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Bihar state. Other than this, the banks in Bihar 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 Bihar 2022
Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Bihar 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 Bihar 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.