Government Optional (Restricted) Holidays List 2023
Central Government of Holidays list of 33 Restricted Holidays for the year 2023.
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day | |
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Sunday | |
| 2. | Makar Sankranti, Magh, Bihu | January 14 | Saturday | |
| 3. | Pongal | January 15 | Sunday | |
| 4. | Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami | January 26 | Thursday | |
| 5. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru. Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 05 | Sunday | |
| 6. | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 15 | Wednesday | |
| 7. | Maha Shivratri | February 18 | Saturday | |
| 8. | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Sunday | |
| 9. | holika dahan, dolyatra | March 07 | Tuesday | |
| 10. | Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi, Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand | March 22 | Wednesday | |
| 11. | Easter Sunday | April 09 | Sunday | |
| 12. | Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi | April 14 | Friday | |
| 13. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Saturday | |
| 14. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 21 | Friday | |
| 15. | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09 | Tuesday | |
| 16. | Rath Yatra | June 20 | Tuesday | |
| 17. | Parsi New Year’s day, Nauraj | August 16 | Wednesday | |
| 18. | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 20 | Sunday | |
| 19. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 29 | Tuesday | |
| 20. | Raksha Bandhan | August 30 | Wednesday | |
| 21. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | September 06 | Wednesday | |
| 22. | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 19 | Tuesday | |
| 23. | Dussehra (Saptami) | October 21 | Saturday | |
| 24. | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) | October 22 | Sunday | |
| 25. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 23 | Monday | |
| 26. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 28 | Saturday | |
| 27. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth) | November 01 | Wednesday | |
| 28. | Naraka Chaturdashi | November 12 | Sunday | |
| 29. | Govardhan Puja | November 13 | Monday | |
| 30. | Bhai Dooj | November 15 | Wednesday | |
| 31. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 19 | Sunday | |
| 32. | Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Friday | |
| 33. | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Sunday | |