Chandigarh Administration released Public Holidays list for 2023
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Chandigarh administration released the public holiday list for 2023
- Listed 17 gazetted and 24 restricted holidays
- Holidays categorized in three schedules
- Gazetted holidays observed mandated in all govt. office in UT
- Restricted holidays are optional to the employees
Public Holidays for Chandigarh, UT, 2023
On Friday, the Chandigarh administration released the public holiday list for 2023. The listed public holidays are to be observed in all public offices under the Chandigarh administration, during the calendar year 2023.
These holidays are listed in three different schedules, categorized as Schedule-I, Schedule-II, and Schedule-II.
There are a total of 41 public holidays listed as gazetted or restricted holidays throughout the year, 2023.
The details of the public holidays are as follows:
| Sr. No | Month | Gazetted Holiday | Restricted Holiday |
| 1 | January | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | February | – | 2 |
| 3 | March | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | April | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | May | 1 | – |
| 6 | June | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | July | – | 1 |
| 8 | August | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | September | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | October | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | November | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | December | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 17 | 24 | |
The gazetted holidays are mandated public holiday observed for all public offices under Chandigarh Administration, UT. But from the restricted holidays employees can avail only two holidays as per their choice.
Instead, the govt.offices, private sector can select their official public holidays for 2023 as per the applicable labour law regulations, i.e.the Factories Act, 1948 and the Shop & Commercial Establishment Act, respectively.
As per the Labour Regulations the private sector have to observe 9 to 12 public holidays for a calendar year including National & festivals holidays.
Accordingly, private organisations in the periphery of Chandigarh Administration, can choose their public holidays from the gazetted and restricted holidays observed for Chandigarh, the UT.
