GOVERNMENT OF JAMMUAND KASHMIR

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

CIVIL SECRETARIAT, J&K
Subject: List of holidays for the calendar year-2024.

Government Order No.1582-JK(GAD) of 2023

Dated:11.12.2023

The holidays listed in Annexure-"A" & "B" to this order shall

be observed in the Government Offices and educational institutions of
the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir during the calendar year
2024.
By Order of the Lieutenant Governor, J&K.
Sd/
(Sanjeev Verma)IAS
Commissioner/Secretary to the Government
No. GAD-ADMOIII/123/2023-09-GAD Dated:11.12.2023
Copy to:
1. Chief Secretaries of allStates/Union territories of India.
2 Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, North Block, New
Delhi - 110001.
3. All Financial Commissioners (Additional Chief Secretaries)
4 Director General of Police, J&K.
5 AllPrincipal Secretaries to the Government.
6 Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural
Development.
7 Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, J&K.
8 Prinipal Resident Commissioner, J&K Government, New Delhi.
9 Joint Secretary (J&K), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
10. All Commissioners/Secretaries to the Government.
11. Chief Electoral Officer, J&K
12. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir/Jammu
13. Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, J&K.
14. Chairperson, Special Tribunal, J&K.
15. Director, Information, J&K.
16. AllDeputy Commissioners.
17. All Heads of Departments/Managing Directors.
18. Registrar, J&K High Court.
19. Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission/ J&K Services Selection Board/BoOPEE.
20. Director, Estates, Kashmir/Jammu
21. Secretary, J&K Legislative Assembly
22. General Manager, Government Press, Srinagar/Jammu.
23. Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, J&K.
24. Private Secretary to Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, GAD.
25. Private Secretary to Advisor (B) to the Lieutenant Governor, J&K.
26. Private Secretary to the Learned Advocate General, J&K.
27. Private Secretary to Chairman, J&K Bank.
28. Government Order/Stock file/Website, GAD. Hindi&Urdu Versions shall follow.
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(Rohit $harma) JKAS
Additional Secretary to the Government
 Annexure-A to the Government Order No.1582-JK(GAD) of 2023
dated:11.12.2023

Holidays to be observed throughout the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir

during the Calendar Year, 2024:

S. No. Name of the Holiday Date Day

1 Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday 17.01.2024 Wednesday
Republic Day 26.01.2024 Friday
3 Shab-I-Miraj* 07.02.2024 Wednesday
4 Mahashivratri 08.03.2024 Friday
5 Nauroz* 21.03.2024 Thursday
6 Jumat-ul-Vida* 05.04.2024 Friday
Shab-I-Qadr* 07.04.2024 Sunday
1t Navratra 09.04.2024 Tuesday
9 Eid-ul-Fitr* 11.04.2024 Thursday
10 Baisakhi 13.04.2024 Saturday
11 Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 14.04.2024 Sunday
12 Ramanavami 17.04.2024 Wednesday
13 Buddha Purnima 23.05.2024 Thursday
|14 Eid-ul-Azha* 17.06.2024 Monday
& &
18.06.2024 Tuesday
15 Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday 05.07.2024 Friday
16 Ashoora* 17.07.2024 Wednesday
17 Independence Day 15.08.2024 Thursday
|18 Janamashtami 26.08.2024 Monday
19 Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* 16.09.2024 Monday
20 Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* 20.09.2024 Friday
21 Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji 23.09.2024 Monday
22 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 02.10.2024 Wednesday
23 Mahanavami 12.10.2024 Saturday
24 Dussehra 12.10.2024 Saturday
25 Accession Day 26.10.2024 Saturday
26 Diwali 01.11.2024 Friday
27 Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday 15.11.2024 Friday
28 Christmas Day 25.12.2024 Wednesday

*AIl the Muslim Holidays are subject to appearance of Moon.

(Rohit Sharma) JKAS

Additional Secretary to the Government
 Annexure-B to the Government Order No.1582-JK(GAD) of 2023
dated:11,12.2023

(i) Provincial Holidays (Kashmir Province):

Name of the Holiday Date Day
No.
1 Friday following Shab-i-Miraj 09.02.2024 Friday
2 Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib* 13.06.2024 Thursday
3 Mela Khir Bhawani 14.06.2024 Friday
4 Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib* 30.09.2024 Monday
(ü) Provincial Holidays (Jammu Province):

s. No. Name of the Holiday Date Day

1 Lohri 13.01.2024 Saturday
2 Shri Guru Ravi Das's Birthday 24.02.2024 Saturday
3 Holi 25.03.2024 Monday

(iii) Local Holidays:

S. Name of the Holiday Date Day
No.
1 Good Friday (Jammu District only) 29.03.2024 Friday
2 Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District only) |16.04.2024 Tuesday
3 Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only) 21.04.2024 Sunday
4 Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar District only) 21.06.2024 Friday
5 Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra (Kishtwar District only) 14.07.2024 Sunday
& &
15.07.2024 Monday
6 Kailash Yatra (Tehsil Bhaderwah and Tehsil Bhalla only) 30.08.2024 Friday
& &
31.08.2024 Saturday
7 Mela Pat (Tehsil Bhaderwah and Tehsil Bhalla only) 09.09.2024 Monday
& &
10.09.2024 Tuesday
8 Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar, Doda &10.11.2024 Sunday
Ramban Districts only)

(iv) Restricted Holidays:

S. No. Name of the Holiday Date Day
1 Parshuram Jayanti (Jammu Province only) 10.05.2024 Friday
2 Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji 16.06.2024 Sunday
3 Kabir Jayanti (JammuProvince Only) 22.06.2024 Saturday
4 Raksha Bandhan 19.08.2024 Monday
*AIlthe Muslim Holidays are subject to appearance of Moon.

(Rohit Sharma) JKAS

Additional Secretary to the< Government