Holidays
Madhya Pradesh Holidays 2026
Government, Bank & Pooja Holidays List
Is today a holiday in Madhya Pradesh?
Today
× NO HOLIDAY
(1 October 2026) in Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh Government has not announced a public or government holiday for today. This updates as soon as an official notification comes through for a sudden closure, festival, or bank holiday.
Is tomorrow a holiday in Madhya Pradesh?
Tomorrow
✓ IS HOLIDAY — Gandhi Jayanti
(2 October 2026) in Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh has declared Gandhi Jayanti as a holiday tomorrow. Check the tables below to see whether it counts as a bank, government or regional holiday.
Weekend Holiday Status
*If today or tomorrow falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it is usually just a weekly off — weekends only count as a public holiday when a government notification says so.
**Banks and government offices close on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month; Sundays are a weekly off everywhere but count as a declared public holiday only if officially notified.
Sitting at India's geographic centre, Madhya Pradesh ends up with a holiday list that reads like a national common denominator: Holi and Ram Navami earlier in the year, Dussehra in October, then the Karva Chauth to Bhai Duj run each November. June is the one month that breaks the pattern, thanks to Sant Kabir Jayanti and the combined Maharana Pratap Jayanti-Chhatrasal Jayanti entry.
List of all Holidays in Madhya Pradesh 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Gudi Padwa | Regional |
| Mar 20 | Friday | Cheti Chand | Regional |
| Mar 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | Regional |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti - Vaisakhi | Regional |
| Apr 20 | Monday | Parshuram Jayanti | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| Jun 17 | Wednesday | Maharana Pratap Jayanti - Chhatrasal Jayanti | Regional |
| Jun 26 | Friday | Muharram | Regional |
| Jun 29 | Monday | Sant Kabir Jayanti | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Aug 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi | Regional |
| Aug 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 11 | Sunday | Maharaja Agarsain Jayanti | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Regional |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Regional |
| Nov 9 | Monday | Govardhan Puja-Vishwakarma Day | Regional |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Regional |
| Dec 14 | Monday | Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day | Regional |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
| Dec 28 | Monday | Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 3) | Regional |
Pooja Holidays in Madhya Pradesh 2026
Ram Navami, Dussehra and Ganesh Chaturthi anchor Madhya Pradesh's pooja calendar, in line with the wider central Indian devotional pattern. Karva Chauth and Chhat Puja close out the season as autumn ends.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 27 | Friday | Ram Navami | Regional |
| Sep 4 | Friday | Janmashtami | Regional |
| Sep 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Regional |
| Oct 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Regional |
| Nov 15 | Sunday | Chhat Puja | Regional |
Bank Holidays in Madhya Pradesh 2026
The Negotiable Instruments Act notification sets most of Madhya Pradesh's bank holidays, on top of the second and fourth Saturday and every Sunday closure. Corporate treasury teams should mark 1 April in particular, since that's when the Annual Closing of Bank Accounts falls.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Mar 3 | Tuesday | Holi | Regional |
| Mar 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional |
| Apr 1 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | Regional |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Regional |
| May 1 | Friday | Buddha Purnima | Regional |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 20 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | Regional |
| Nov 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
Government/Public Holidays in Madhya Pradesh 2026
The General Administration Department in Bhopal issues Madhya Pradesh's annual holiday calendar for state offices, schools and public institutions. Alongside the national holidays, it adds just two regional entries: Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti and Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Holiday Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | Monday | Republic Day | National |
| Apr 14 | Tuesday | Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti - Vaisakhi | Regional |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | National |
| Oct 2 | Friday | Gandhi Jayanti | National |
| Oct 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | Regional |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas | Regional |
Month-wise Madhya Pradesh Holidays 2026
A month-by-month breakdown of every Madhya Pradesh holiday in 2026, useful for leave planning, payroll processing and rostering throughout the year.
January 2026
- Republic Day (Jan 26)
March 2026
- Holi (Mar 3)
- Gudi Padwa (Mar 19)
- Cheti Chand (Mar 20)
- Id-ul-Fitr (Mar 21)
- Ram Navami (Mar 27)
- Mahavir Jayanti (Mar 31)
April 2026
- Annual Closing of Bank Accounts (Apr 1)
- Good Friday (Apr 3)
- Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti - Vaisakhi (Apr 14)
- Parshuram Jayanti (Apr 20)
May 2026
- Buddha Purnima (May 1)
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (May 27)
June 2026
- Maharana Pratap Jayanti - Chhatrasal Jayanti (Jun 17)
- Muharram (Jun 26)
- Sant Kabir Jayanti (Jun 29)
August 2026
- Independence Day (Aug 15)
- Milad-un-Nabi (Aug 26)
- Raksha Bandhan (Aug 28)
September 2026
- Janmashtami (Sep 4)
- Ganesh Chaturthi (Sep 14)
October 2026
- Gandhi Jayanti (Oct 2)
- Maharaja Agarsain Jayanti (Oct 11)
- Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Oct 20)
- Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti (Oct 26)
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) (Oct 29)
November 2026
- Govardhan Puja-Vishwakarma Day (Nov 9)
- Bhai Duj (Nov 11)
- Chhat Puja (Nov 15)
- Guru Nanak Jayanti (Nov 24)
December 2026
- Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Martyrdom Day (Dec 14)
- Christmas Eve (Dec 24)
- Christmas (Dec 25)
- Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib (Day 3) (Dec 28)
How HR teams use this Madhya Pradesh holiday list
Prepare the annual leave calendar
Manage shift planning and employee rosters
Align payroll cut-offs with bank holidays in Madhya Pradesh
Maintain compliance with working-day requirements
Configure holidays in HRMS and payroll software
Avoid salary delays caused by bank closures
Plan staffing around long weekends and festival clusters
FAQs on Madhya Pradesh Holidays in 2026
That depends on the year's official notification. November 1 carries symbolic weight in Madhya Pradesh, but it isn't guaranteed to be a declared public holiday every single year.
The table above has the full 2026 schedule of national and regional holidays for Madhya Pradesh; the exact count comes from the state's official list.
For the most part, yes, though bank holidays run on their own RBI-set schedule, which adds second and fourth Saturday closures that government offices don't observe.
Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, Holi, Dussehra, Deepavali, Eid and Christmas make up most of the major government holidays in 2026.
Leave balances, overtime calculations and salary processing all move around these dates, which is why payroll teams build their cut-off schedules directly from this list.
The MP Government Secretariat website hosts the official PDF, and we update this page as soon as a new list is released.
Yes. Bank holidays come from the Negotiable Instruments Act notification, which is why dates like the 1 April Annual Account Closing show up for banks but not for government offices.
HR teams lean on it for leave planning, shift rostering and statutory compliance, particularly around the busier holiday stretches.
Ganesh Chaturthi falls on Monday, 14 September 2026 in Madhya Pradesh.
Disclaimer
These are the 2026 holiday dates as currently available. The final schedule for General and Restricted Holidays comes from the Government of Madhya Pradesh, notified under the Negotiable Instruments Act. Dates for religious festivals can shift based on moon sightings or a later government announcement. Check the latest State Gazette notification or your organization's HR policy before planning leave or financial transactions around any of these dates.