The Government of Maharashtra has published its list of public holidays for the year 2024 via a notification dated November 9, 2023.
In India, public and bank holidays differ depending on the state and the region’s major festivals. Say for example, Maharashtra observes a public and bank holiday on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti and other states will not.
Central government holiday list 2024
According to the notification, “In exercise of the powers of Central Government under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881) entrusted to it by the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs vide its Notification No.39/I/68/JUDI-III, dated the 8th May, 1968, the Government of Maharashtra hereby declares the following days as Public Holidays in the State of Maharashtra during the calendar year 2024.”
| 1 | Republic Day | 26th January 2024 | Friday |
| 2 | Chhatrapati Shivaji | 19th February 2024 | Monday |
| Maharaj Jayanti | |||
| 3 | Mahashivratri | 8th March 2024 | Friday |
| 4 | Holi (Second Day) | 25th March 2024 | Monday |
| 5 | Good Friday | 29th March 2024 | Friday |
| 6 | Gudhi Padwa | 9th April 2024 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitr) | 11th April 2024 | Thursday |
| (Shawal-1) | |||
| 8 | Dr. Babasaheb | 14th April 2024 | Sunday |
| Ambedkar Jayanti | |||
| 9 | Ram Navami | 17th April 2024 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Mahavir Janmakalyanak | 21st April 2024 | Sunday |
| 11 | Maharashtra Din | 01st May 2024 | Thursday |
| 12 | Buddha Pournima | 23rd May 2024 | Thursday |
| 13 | Bakri ID (Id-Uz-Zuha) | 17th June 2024 | Monday |
| 14 | Moharum | 17th July 2024 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Independence Day | 15th August 2024 | Thursday |
| 16 | Parsi New Year | 15th August 2024 | Thursday |
| 17 | Ganesh Chaturthi | 7th September 2024 | Saturday |
| 18 | Id-E-Milad | 16th September 2024 | Monday |
| 19 | Mahatma Gandhi | 2nd October 2024 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Dasara | 12th October 2024 | Saturday |
| 21 | Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) | 1st November 2024 | Friday |
| 22 | Diwali (Bali Pratipada) | 2nd November 2024 | Saturday |
| 23 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | 15th November 2024 | Friday |
| 24 | Christmas | 25th December 2024 | Wednesday |
| B) For Banks | |||
| (The following holiday is limited for the Banks only. This holiday is not admissible to the Government Offices.) | |||
| To enable to Banks to close their yearly accounts | 01st April, 2024 | Monday |
