The administration of Jammu & Kashmir UT     declared the following days to be a public holiday during the year 2023.

Sr.No Date Day Occasion/Festival Date
1 26.01.2023 Thursday REPUBLIC DAY
2 08.03.2023 Wednesday HOLI
3 30.03.2023 Thursday RAM NAVAMI
4 04.04.2023 Tuesday MAHAVIR JAYANTI
* 01.04.2023 Saturday ANNUAL CLOSING OF BANKS’ ACCOUNT
5 07.04.2023 Friday GOOD FRIDAY
6 22.04.2023 Saturday EID-UL-FITR*
7 05.05.2023 Friday BUDDHA PURNIMA
8 29.06.2023 Thursday EID-UL-ZUHA/ BAKRID*
9 29.07.2023 Saturday MUHARRAM/ASHOORA*
10 15.08.2023 Tuesday INDEPENDENCE DAY
11 30.08.2023 Wednesday RAKSHA BANDHAN
12 07.09.2023 Thursday JANMASHTAMI
13 28.09.2023 Thursday MILAD-UN-NABI/EID-E-MILAD*
14 02.10.2023 Monday MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTI
15 24.10.2023 Tuesday DUSSERA /VIJAYA DASHAMI
16 12.11.2023 Sunday DEEPAVALI
17 15.11.2023 Wednesday BHAI DUJ
18 27.11.2023 Monday GURUNANAK JI JAYANTI
19 25.12.2023 Monday CHRISMAS

*If any of the holidays for the festivals of the Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.

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