India Post Calendar 2023 PDF
For more than 150 years, the Department of Posts (DoP) has been the backbone of the country’s communication and has played a crucial role in the country’s social economic development. It touches the lives of Indian citizens in many ways: delivering mails, accepting deposits under Small Savings Schemes, providing life insurance cover under Postal Life Insurance (PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) and providing retail services like bill collection, sale of forms, etc.
Is today a holiday for the post office in India?
National holidays and gazetted holidays are common for all post offices in India. However, the regional festivals and occasions will play in vital on deciding the holiday list!
Is the 2nd Saturday holiday for the post office in India?
All post offices in India will work on the second and fourth Saturdays as usual timings. Sunday is only the weekly off for all post offices in India.
Post Office Holidays in India 2023
Central Government Holiday List 2023 PDF Download
All Post Office Region Holiday List 2023
| Holiday | Date | Day |
| Republic Holiday | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
| Holi | 08-03-2023 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navami | 30-03-2023 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 04-04-2023 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 07-04-2023 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 22-04-2023 | Saturday |
| Budha Purnima | 05-05-2023 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29-06-2023 | Thursday |
| Muharram | 29-07-2023 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 15-08-2023 | Tuesday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | 07-09-2023 | Thursday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 28-09-2023 | Thursday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2023 | Monday |
| Dussehra | 24-10-2023 | Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 12-11-2023 | Sunday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 27-11-2023 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | 25-12-2023 | Monday |
- Chennai Circle – Tamil Nadu Post Office Holiday List 2023
- Karnataka Circle – Bangalore Post Office Holiday List 2023
- Kerala Circle – Thiruvananthapuram Post Office Holiday List 2023
- Maharashtra Circle – Mumbai Post Office Holiday List 2023
As per the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) orders issued on 16th June 2022 (Click to view the order), the list of Gazetted and Restricted holidays for Central Government offices including Post Offices located in Delhi/New Delhi for the year 2023. The new list of holidays is given below for your kind consideration…
List of 17 Gazette Holidays in Central Government for the year 2023
| Festival | Date | Month | Year | Day |
| Republic Day | 26 | January | 2023 | Thursday |
| Holi | 08 | March | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Ram Navami | 30 | March | 2023 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 04 | April | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Good Friday | 07 | April | 2023 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 22 | April | 2023 | Saturday |
| Budha Purnima | 05 | May | 2023 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 29 | June | 2023 | Thursday |
| Muharram | 29 | July | 2023 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | 15 | August | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 07 | September | 2023 | Thursday |
| Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 28 | September | 2023 | Thursday |
| Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02 | October | 2023 | Monday |
| Dussehra | 24 | October | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) | 12 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
| Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 27 | November | 2023 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | 25 | December | 2023 | Monday |
List of 33 Restricted Holidays in Central Government for the year 2023
| Festival | Date | Month | Year | Day |
| New Year’s Day | 01 | January | 2023 | Sunday |
| Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu | 14 | January | 2023 | Saturday |
| Pongal | 15 | January | 2023 | Sunday |
| Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami | 26 | January | 2023 | Saturday |
| Hazarat Au’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 05 | February | 2023 | Sunday |
| Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 15 | February | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri | 18 | February | 2023 | Saturday |
| Shivaji Jayanti | 19 | February | 2023 | Sunday |
| holika dahan, dolyatra | 07 | March | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Chaitra Sukiadi /Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 02 | March | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Easter Sunday | 09 | April | 2023 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi /Vishu/ Meshadi | 04 | April | 2023 | Friday |
| Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15 | April | 2023 | Saturday |
| Jamat-Ul-Vida | 21 | April | 2023 | Friday |
| Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore | 09 | May | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Rath Yatra | 20 | June | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Parsi New Year’s Day / Nauraj | 16 | August | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Vinayaka Chaturthi | 20 | August | 2023 | Sunday |
| Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 29 | August | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Raksha Bandhan | 30 | August | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Janmashtami (Smarta) | 06 | September | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | 19 | September | 2023 | Tuesday |
| Dussehra (Saptami) | 21 | October | 2023 | Saturday |
| Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | 22 | October | 2023 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Maha Navami) | 23 | October | 2023 | Monday |
| Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 28 | October | 2023 | Saturday |
| Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 01 | November | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Naraka Chaturdasi | 12 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
| Govardhan Puja | 13 | November | 2023 | Monday |
| Bhai Duj | 15 | November | 2023 | Wednesday |
| Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 19 | November | 2023 | Sunday |
| Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24 | December | 2023 | Friday |
| Christmas Eve | 24 | December | 2023 | Sunday |
Check here the latest holiday list for Post Offices in India during the year 2023.
