Jammu & Kashmir Government Holiday 2022: The list of holidays can differ from one state to another depending upon the state and which festivals are prominent in the region. Check here the list of public holidays in Jammu & Kashmir for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consisting of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.
India celebrates three national holidays every year; in January, we celebrate Republic Day to honour the creation of our constitution. Independence Day is celebrated in August to honour freedom from the United Kingdom. Finally, Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated in October.
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Jammu & Kashmir Government Holiday List 2022
The State Government of Jammu & Kashmir has released the notification of the following days to be observed as Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in Jammu & Kashmir during the year 2022.
Jammu and Kashmir Gazetted Public Holiday List 2022
Holidays to be observed during the Calendar year-2022 under the Negotiable Instruments Act:
- Republic Day – 26th January 2022 – Wednesday
- Mahashivratri – 01st March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi (Jammu Province only) – 18th March 2022 – Friday
- Yearly Closing of Banks (Banks Only) – 01st April 2022 – Friday
- 1st Navratra – 02nd April 2022 – Saturday
- Baisakhi – 14th April 2022 – Thursday
- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – 14th April 2022 – Thursday
- Jumat-ul-Vida* – 29th April 2022 – Friday
- Shab-I-Qadr* – 29th April 2022 – Friday
- Eid-ul-Fitr* – 03rd May 2022 – Tuesday
- Buddha Purnima – 16th May 2022 – Monday
- Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday – 15th June 2022 – Wednesday
- Eid-ul-Azha* – 10th July & 11th July 2022 – Sunday & Monday
- Ashoora* – 08th August 2022 – Monday
- Independence Day – 15th August 2022 – Monday
- Janamashtami – 19th August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02nd October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05th October 2022 – Wednesday
- Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* – 08th October 2022 – Saturday
- Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* – 14th October 2022 – Friday
- Diwali – 24th October 2022 – Monday
- Accession Day – 26s October 2022 – Wednesday
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday – 08th November 2022 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25th December 2022 – Sunday
Note:- *AII the Muslim holidays are subject to appearance of moon.
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Public Holiday List 2022 Month Wise
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in January 2022
- Republic Day – 26th January 2022 – Wednesday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in February 2022
- No Govt Holidays in February 2022
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in March 2022
- Mahashivratri – 01st March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi (Jammu Province only) – 18th March 2022 – Friday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in April 2022
- Yearly Closing of Banks (Banks Only) – 01st April 2022 – Friday
- 1st Navratra – 02nd April 2022 – Saturday
- Baisakhi – 14th April 2022 – Thursday
- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – 14th April 2022 – Thursday
- Jumat-ul-Vida* – 29th April 2022 – Friday
- Shab-I-Qadr* – 29th April 2022 – Friday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in May 2022
- Eid-ul-Fitr* – 03rd May 2022 – Tuesday
- Buddha Purnima – 16th May 2022 – Monday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in June 2022
- Guru Hargobind Ji’s Birthday – 15th June 2022 – Wednesday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in July 2022
- Eid-ul-Azha* – 10th July & 11th July 2022 – Sunday & Monday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in August 2022
- Ashoora* – 08th August 2022 – Monday
- Independence Day – 15th August 2022 – Monday
- Janamashtami – 19th August 2022 – Friday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in September 2022
- No Govt Holidays in September 2022
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in October 2022
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02nd October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05th October 2022 – Wednesday
- Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* – 08th October 2022 – Saturday
- Friday following Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi* – 14th October 2022 – Friday
- Diwali – 24th October 2022 – Monday
- Accession Day – 26th October 2022 – Wednesday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in November 2022
- Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Birthday – 08th November 2022 – Tuesday
Jammu and Kashmir Govt Holidays in December 2022
- Christmas Day – 25th December 2022 – Sunday
Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 in Jammu and Kashmir
List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices Located in Jammu and Kashmir
17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022
- Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
- Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
- Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
- Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
- Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday
36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022
- New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
- Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
- Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
- Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
- Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
- Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
- Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
- Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
- Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
- Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
- Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
- PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
- Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday
Jammu & Kashmir Government Holidays 2022 PDF Download
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List of Bank Holidays in Jammu & Kashmir 2022
All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Jammu & Kashmir state. Other than this, the banks in Jammu & Kashmir also mark all Sundays and second and fourth Saturdays as holidays. However, it should be noted that services like ATM, IMPS, NEFT, etc remain active on the bank holidays.
School Holidays in Jammu & Kashmir 2022
Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Jammu & Kashmir state. Other than this, Sundays are marked as holidays too. However, Saturdays are not observed as holidays by all the schools and every school has its own policy regarding this. One can find the details about the School Holidays in Jammu & Kashmir 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.