2026 Post Office Holidays List
Post Office Holidays: If you are planning to visit or work at a post office in 2026, this information is important for you. Matters related to savings accounts, RD and FD, Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, PPF, Postal Life Insurance, or other important documents often require a visit to the post office. In such cases, it is useful to know in advance on which days the post office will remain closed and which days will be observed as optional holidays.
List of Post Office Holidays:
26 January (Monday): Republic Day
March 21 (Saturday): Eid-ul-Fitr – Date subject to change depending on moon sighting.
March 26 (Thursday): Ram Navami
March 31 (Tuesday): Mahavir Jayanti
April 3 (Friday): Good Friday
May 1 (Friday): Buddha Purnima
May 27 (Wednesday): Eid-ul-Juha (Baqrid)
June 26 (Friday): Muharram
August 15 (Saturday): Independence Day
26 August (Wednesday): Eid-e-Milad
October 2 (Friday): Gandhi Jayanti
October 20 (Tuesday): Dussehra
November 8 (Sunday): Diwali
November 24 (Tuesday): Guru Nanak Jayanti
December 25 (Friday): Christmas
List of optional holidays:
January 1: New Year
January 3: Hazrat Ali Jayanti
January 14: Makar Sankranti / Pongal / Magh Bihu
23 January: Basant Panchami
February 1: Guru Ravidas Jayanti
February 12: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
February 15: Mahashivratri
19 February: Shivaji Jayanti
March 3–4: Holika Dahan/Holi
March 19: Gudi Padwa/Ugadi
March 20: Jumat-ul-Wida
April 5: Easter
April 14–15: Baisakhi / Tamil New Year / Bihu
9 May: Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
July 16: Rath Yatra
August 15: Parsi New Year
26 August: Onam
August 28: Rakshabandhan
September 4: Janmashtami
September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 18–20: Dussehra (various days)
26 October: Valmiki Jayanti
October 29: Karva Chauth
November 8–11: Bhai Dooj from Diwali
November 15: Chhath Puja
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December 23–24: Hazrat Ali Jayanti / Christmas Eve
