The State Government of Gujarat issued a Public Holiday List for the year 2022 – PDF
Gujarat Govt Holidays in October 2022
- 05 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vijaya Dashami
- 24 October 2022 – Monday – Diwali
- 26 October 2022 – Wednesday – Vikram Samvat New Year
- 31 October 2022 – Monday – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jayanti
Gujarat Govt Holidays in November 2022
- 08 November 2022 – Tuesday – Guru Nanak Jayanti
Gujarat Govt Holidays in December 2022
- 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day
Gujarat Govt Holidays in January 2022
- 14 January 2022 – Friday – Makara Sankranti
- 26 January 2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day
Gujarat Govt Holidays in March 2022
- 01 March 2022 – Tuesday – Maha Shivratri
- 18 March 2022 – Friday – Holi
Gujarat Govt Holidays in April 2022
- 02 April 2022 – Saturday – Chetichand
- 14 April 2022 – Thursday – Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s Birthday
- 15 April 2022 – Friday – Good Friday
Gujarat Govt Holidays in May 2022
- 03 May 2022 – Tuesday – Bhagvan Shree Parshuram Jayanti
Gujarat Govt Holidays in August 2022
- 09 August 2022 – Tuesday – Muharram
- 11 August 2022 – Thursday – Raksha Bandhan
- 15 August 2022 – Monday – Independence Day
- 16 August 2022 – Tuesday – Parsi New Year
- 19 August 2022 – Friday – Janmashtami
- 31 August 2022 – Wednesday – Samvatsari (Chaturthi Paksha)
Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as General Holidays as they fall on Sunday
- Shree Ram Navmi – 10.04.2022 (Sunday)
- Bakri-Eid (Eid-Ul-Adha) – 10.07.2022 (Sunday)
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02.10.2022 (Sunday)
- Eid-e-Meeladunnabi (Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday) (bara vafat) – 09.10.2022 (Sunday)
- Christmas – 25.12.2022 (Sunday)
Note: (2) If any of the Muslim religion Holidays notified above does not fall on the day notified, the Muslim Employees of the Government may be granted an optional holiday on the day on which the holiday is actually observed.
Note: (3) The holidays will also be applicable to all State Government Undertakings, Boards, Corporations and Panchayat Offices.
Gujarat Government Optional Holiday List 2022
Gujarat Optional Holiday in October 2022
- Dussehra (Saptami) – 02.10.2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – 03.10.2022 – Monday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – 04.10.2022 – Tuesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – 09.10.2022 – Sunday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – 13.10.2022 – Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – 24.10.2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – 25.10.2022 – Tuesday
- Bhai Duj – 26.10.2022 – Wednesday
- Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – 30.10.2022 – Sunday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in November 2022
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – 24.11.2022 – Thursday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in December 2022
- Christmas Eve – 24.12.2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – 29.12.2022 – Thursday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in January 2022
- New Year’s Day – 01.01.2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – 09.01.2022 – Sunday
- Lohri – 13.01.2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti or Magha Bihu or Pongal – 14.01.2022 – Friday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in February 2022
- Basant Panchami or Sri Panchami – 05.02.2022 – Saturday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – 15.02.2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – 16.02.2022 – Wednesday
- Shiva ji Jay anti – 19.02.2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayananda Saraswathi Jayanti – 26.02.2022 – Saturday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in March 2022
- Holika Dahan – 17.03.2022 – Thursday
- Dolyatra – 18.03.2022 – Friday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in April 2022
- Chaitra Sukladi or Gudi Padava or Ugadi or Cheti Chand – 02.04.2022 – Saturday
- Ram Navami – 10.04.2022 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi or Vishu or Meshadi – 14.04.2022 – Thursday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) or Bahag Bihu (Assam) – 15.04.2022 – Friday
- Easter Sunday – 17.04.2022 – Sunday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – 29.04.2022 – Friday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in May 2022
- Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday – 09.05.2022 – Monday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in July 2022
- Rath Yatra – 01.07.2022 – Friday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in August 2022
- Raksha Bandhan – 11.08.2022 – Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s day, Nauraj – 16.08.2022 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – 18.08.2022 – Thursday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi, Ganesh Chaturthi – 31.08.2022 – Wednesday
Gujarat Optional Holiday in September 2022
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – 08.09.2022 – Thursday
Note: (1) The following days have not been notified as Optional Holidays as they fall on Sundays.
- Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday – 09.01.2022 (Sunday)
- Shavuoth (Yahudi) – 05.06.2022 (Sunday)
- Parsi New Year Day (Parsi Kadmi) – 17.07.2022 (Sunday)
- Khordad Sal (Parsi Shahenshahi) – 21-08.2022 (Sunday)
- Mahavir Swami Janma Vachan (Chaturthi Paksha) – 28.08.2022 (Sunday)
- Shahadat-e-Imam Hasan (Muslim Shia) – 25.08.2022 (Sunday)
- Kali Chaudas – 23.02.2022 (Sunday)