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Post office holidays 2026

India Post publishes an All-India list (14 days in 2026) and a list for each postal circle. Below: the All-India list, then the extra days each circle adds. Post offices are also closed on Sundays. This is not the same list as banks.

India Postindiapost.gov.in holidays list (site updated 2026-10-30)

Last checked: 2026-11-11

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All-India postal holidays 2026

14 days

26Mon

Republic DayMonday, 26 January 2026

Past

21Sat

Id-ul-FitrSaturday, 21 March 2026 · Saturday

Past

31Tue

Mahavir JayantiTuesday, 31 March 2026

Past

3Fri

Good FridayFriday, 3 April 2026

Past

1Fri

Buddha PurnimaFriday, 1 May 2026

Past

27Wed

Id-ul-ZuhaWednesday, 27 May 2026

Past

26Fri

MuharramFriday, 26 June 2026

Past

15Sat

Independence DaySaturday, 15 August 2026 · Saturday

Past

26Wed

Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Id-e-Milad)Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Past

2Fri

Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayFriday, 2 October 2026

Past

20Tue

Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Past

8Sun

Diwali (Deepavali)Sunday, 8 November 2026 · Sunday

Past

24Tue

Guru Nanak's BirthdayTuesday, 24 November 2026

Closed

25Fri

Christmas DayFriday, 25 December 2026

Closed

Extra holidays by postal circle

30 circles

Post office holidays 2026 added by each India Post circle
Circle	Extra holidays (beyond All-India)
Andaman & Nicobar IslandsWest Bengal Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankranti/Pongal/Magha Bihu; Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnavi)
Andhra Pradesh Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankaranti; Thu, 19 Mar Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / UGADI / Cheti Chand; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
Arunachal Pradesh North East Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankranti; Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Assam Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu; Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Wed, 15 Apr Vaisakhadi/Bahag Bihu
Bihar Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva); Mon, 16 Nov Chhath Puja (Usha Arghya)
Chhattisgarh Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnava); Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi
Delhi Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
Gujarat Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankranti; Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
Haryana Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
Himachal Pradesh Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami; Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra(Mahashtami)
Jammu & Kashmir Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ramnavami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmasthami (Vaishnava)
Jharkhand Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Karnataka Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makara Sankranthi; Thu, 19 Mar Ugadi; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi
Kerala Circle	Fri, 20 Mar Idu'l Fitr (Ramzan); Wed, 15 Apr Vaisakhadi/ Bhag Bihu; Thu, 25 Jun Muharram; Tue, 25 Aug Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahaashtami)
Madhya Pradesh Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi
Maharashtra Circle	Tue, 3 Mar Holi (Dhulivandan); Thu, 19 Mar Gudi Padava; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi
ManipurNorth East Circle	Fri, 23 Jan Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami); Mon, 9 Nov Diwali (Deepavali)
MeghalayaNorth East Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
MizoramNorth East Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
NagalandNorth East Circle	Wed, 15 Apr Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam); Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Odisha Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 16 Jul Ratha Yatra; Mon, 19 Oct Maha Navami
Punjab Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Fri, 4 Sept Janamashtami (Vaishnva)
Rajasthan Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Makar Sankranti; Wed, 4 Mar Holi (Dhulandi); Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
Sikkim West Bengal Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi; Mon, 19 Oct An addition Day for Dussehra
Tamil Nadu Circle	Thu, 15 Jan Pongal/Makar Sankranti; Thu, 28 May Idu'l Zuha(Bakrid); Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayagar Chathurthi; Mon, 19 Oct An Additional Holiday for Dussehra
Telangana Circle	Wed, 14 Jan Pongal / Makar Sankranti; Thu, 19 Mar Ugadi; Mon, 14 Sept Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi
TripuraNorth East Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnava); Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Mahashtami)
Uttar Pradesh Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami
Uttarakhand Circle	Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Thu, 26 Mar Ram Navami; Fri, 4 Sept Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
West Bengal Circle	Fri, 23 Jan Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami; Wed, 4 Mar Holi; Mon, 19 Oct Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional Day)

Questions people ask

How many post office holidays are there in 2026?

India Post’s All-India list has 14 holidays in 2026. Each postal circle adds its own festivals, so most circles list 17 days. Post offices are also closed on Sundays.

Are post offices closed on the 2nd and 4th Saturday?

Saturdays are not on India Post’s holiday list — the 2nd/4th Saturday closure is a banking rule. Saturday hours vary by office, so confirm with your local post office.

Why is my post office open on a bank holiday?

Many bank holidays are state festivals that are not on the postal circle’s list, so post offices often stay open when banks are closed.