Mark Your Calendars: Maharashtra Announces 2025 Public Holidays
Mark Your Calendars: Maharashtra Announces 2025 Public Holidays
The Maharashtra government has declared public holidays for 2025 in a notification issued on December 4, 2024. These holidays are intended to provide state government employees with designated days off during the year, as permitted by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act of 1881.
The Maharashtra government has declared an extra holiday for Bhaubeej on October 23, 2025 (Thursday), in addition to the 24 public holidays already announced, specifically for certain organizations which includes: State Government Offices, State Public Sector Undertakings, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats, Zilla Parishads, Panchayat Samitis, and Village Panchayats.
In Maharashtra, only banks will be closed for a holiday on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to finalize their annual accounts. Government offices won’t be affected by this holiday.
*2025 Public Holidays in Maharashtra.*
- Republic Day – Sunday, January 26
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti – Wednesday, February 19
- Mahashivratri – Wednesday, February 26
- Holi – Friday, March 14
- Gudi Padwa – Sunday, March 30
- Ramzan-Id (Id-Ul-Fitra) (Shawal-1) – Monday, March 31
- Ram Navami – Sunday, April 6
- Mahavir Janmakalyanak – Thursday, April 10
- Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti – Monday, April 14.
- Good Friday – Friday, April 18
- Maharashtra Din – Thursday, May 1
- Bakri ID (Id-Uz- Zuha) – Saturday, June 7
- Moharram – Sunday, July 6
- Independence Day – Friday, August 15
- Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi) – Friday, August 15
- Raksha Bandhan – Saturday, August 9
- Janmashtami – Saturday, August 16
- Ganesh Chaturthi – Wednesday, August 27
- Id-E-Milad – Friday, September 5
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti – Thursday, October 2
- Dasara – Thursday, October 2
- Diwali Amavasya (Laxmi Pujan) – Tuesday, 21 October
- Diwali (Bali Pratipada) – Tuesday, 21 October
- Guru Nanak Jayanti – Wednesday, November 5
- Christmas – Thursday, December 25
These public holidays and long weekends in 2025 provide many chances for people in India to take longer breaks and partake in the various festivals celebrated throughout the country.
