Post Office Holidays 2026: If you are planning to work at the post office in 2026, this news is important for you. Whether it’s a savings account, RD-FD, Sukanya Samriddhi, PPF, postal life insurance, or any other important document, you have to visit the post office.
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Post Office Holidays 2026: If you’re planning to work at the post office in 2026, this news is important for you. Whether it’s related to savings accounts, RD-FD, Sukanya Samriddhi, PPF, postal life insurance, or any important document, you’ll need to visit the post office. Therefore, it’s important to know in advance which days post offices will be closed and which days are optional holidays.
Post Office Holidays
Post Office holidays fall into two categories. The first is gazetted holidays, which apply nationwide. The second is restricted, or optional, holidays.
List of Post Office Holidays
January 26 (Monday): Republic Day
March 21 (Saturday): Eid al-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 al-Adha (Bakrid)
June 26 (Friday): Muharram
August 15 (Saturday): Independence Day
August 26 (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
January 23: Basant Panchami
February 1: Guru Ravidas Jayanti
February 12: Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
February 15: Mahashivratri
February 19: Shivaji Jayanti
March 3–4: Holika Dahan / Holi
March 19: Gudi Padwa / Ugadi
March 20: Jumaat-ul-Vida
April 5: Easter
April 14–15: Baisakhi / Tamil New Year / Bihu
May 9: Rabindranath Tagore’s Birth Anniversary
July 16: Rath Yatra
August 15: Parsi New Year
August 26: Onam
August 28: Raksha Bandhan
September 4: Janmashtami
September 14: Ganesh Chaturthi
October 18–20: Dussehra (various days)
October 26: Valmiki Jayanti
October 29: Karva Chauth
November 8–11: Diwali to Bhai Dooj
November 15: Chhath Puja
November 24: Guru Tegh Bahadur Martyrdom Day
December 23–24: Hazrat Ali Jayanti/Christmas Eve
