| LIST OF HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED DURING THE YEAR 2024 |
| S. No. |
Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| 1 |
SAARC Staff Day |
16th January |
Tuesday |
| 2 |
Republic Day |
26th January |
Friday |
| 3 |
National Day of Sri Lanka |
4th February |
Sunday |
| 4 |
National Day of Pakistan |
23rd March |
Saturday |
| 5 |
Holi |
25th March |
Monday |
| 6 |
National Day of Bangladesh |
26th March |
Tuesday |
| 7 |
Id Ul Fitr |
11th April |
Thursday |
| 8 |
Id UI Zuha (Bakrid) |
17th June |
Monday |
| 9 |
National/Independence Day of the Maldives |
26th July |
Friday |
| 10 |
Independence Day of India |
15th August |
Thursday |
| 11 |
National Day of Afghanistan |
19th August |
Monday |
| 12 |
National Day of Nepal |
20th September |
Friday |
| 13 |
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday |
2nd October |
Wednesday |
| 14 |
Dussehra |
12th October |
Saturday |
| 15 |
Diwali |
31th October |
Thursday |
| 16 |
SAARC Charter Day |
8th December |
Sunday |
| 17 |
National Day of Bhutan |
17th December |
Tuesday |
| 18 |
Christmas Day |
25th December |
Wednesday |
| Restricted Holidays* |
| S. No. |
Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| 1 |
Mahashivratri |
8th March |
Friday |
| 2 |
Good Friday |
29th March |
Friday |
| 3 |
Ram Navami |
17th April |
Wednesday |
| 4 |
Budha Purnima |
23rd May |
Thursday |
| 5 |
Muharram |
17th July |
Wednesday |
| 6 |
Janmashtami |
26th August |
Monday |
| 7 |
Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) |
16th September |
Monday |
| 8 |
Guru Nanak’s Birthday |
15th November |
Friday |
| *Employees can choose any 2 holidays out of this list |
