Karnataka 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 Karnataka for 2022. Both the central and state governments have declared the calendar of holidays for the central and state government employees.

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Karnataka is a state in southwest India with Arabian Sea coastlines. The capital, Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), is a high-tech hub known for its shopping and nightlife. To the southwest, Mysore is home to lavish temples including Mysore Palace, former seat of the region’s maharajas. Hampi, once the medieval Vijayanagara empire’s capital, contains ruins of Hindu temples, elephant stables and a stone chariot.

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.

Karnataka Government Holidays 2022 – Quick Facts

Find below some quick facts about Karnataka government holidays 2022

  • Mysore Dasara 2022 Dates: 26th September to October 5
  • Basava Jayanthi 2022 Date: May 3
  • Varamahalakshmi 2022 DateAugust 12

Karnataka Government Holiday List 2022

The State Government of Karnataka has released the notification of the following days to be observed as Gazetted and Restricted Holidays for the Government offices in Karnataka during the year 2022.

All Second Saturdays, Fourth Saturdays, Sundays and the following days.

Karnataka Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2022

  • 15.01.2022 – Saturday – Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival
  • 26.01.2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day
  • 01.03.2022 – Tuesday – Maha Shivaratri
  • 02.04.2022 – Saturday – Ugadi Festival
  • 14.04.2022 – Thursday – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi, Mahaveera Jayanthi
  • 15.04.2022 – Friday – Good Friday
  • 03.05.2022 – Tuesday – Basava Javanthi / Akshaya Tritiya. Khutub-E-Ramzan
  • 09.08.2022 – Tuesday – Last Day of Moharam
  • 15.08.2022 – Monday – Independence Day
  • 31.08.2022 – Wednesday – Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata
  • 04.10.2022 – Tuesday – Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja
  • 05.10.2022 – Wednesday – Vijavadasami
  • 24.10.2022 – Monday – Naraka Chaturdashi
  • 26.10.2022 – Wednesday – Balipadyami, Deepavali
  • 01.11.2022 – Tuesday – Kannada Rajyothsava
  • 11.11.2022 – Friday – Kanakadasa Jayanthi

Karnataka Govt Restricted Holiday List 2022

Government of Karnataka Restricted Holiday List 2022 PDF

List of Restricted Holidays for the State Government Employees for the year 2022.

  • 01.01.2022 – Saturday – New Year
  • 10.02.2022 – Thursday – Sri Madvanavami
  • 17.03.2022 – Thursday – Holi Festival
  • 19.03.2022 – Saturday – Shab-e-Barath
  • 06.04.2022 – Wednesday – Devara Dasimayya Javanthi
  • 16.04.2022 – Saturday – Holi Festival
  • 28.04.2022 – Thursday – Shab-e-Qadar
  • 29.04.2022 – Friday – Jumat-Ul-Wida
  • 05.05.2022 – Thursday Sri Ramanujacharya Jayanthi
  • 06.05.2022 – Friday – Sri Shankarayacharya Jayanthi
  • 16.05.2022 – Monday – Buddha Poonima
  • 02.08.2022 – Tuesday – Rug-Upakarma
  • 05.08.2022 – Friday – Varamahalakshmi Vrata
  • 11.08.2022 – Thursday – Yajur Upakarma
  • 19.08.2022 – Friday – Sri Krishna Janmashtami
  • 30.08.2022 – Tuesday – Swarna Gowri Vratha
  • 08.09.2022 – Thursday – Onam Festival, Kanya Mariyamma Jayanthi
  • 09.09.2022 – Friday – Ananta Padmanabha Vrata
  • 17.09.2022 – Saturday – Vishwakarma Jayanthi
  • 18.10.2022 – Tuesday – Tula Sankramana
  • 08.11.2022 – Tuesday – Guru Nanak Jayanthi
  • 08.12.2022 – Thursday – Huttari Festival

Karnataka Government Holidays 2022 – List Of Local Holidays For Kodagu District

  • Kail Muhurtha – September 3, 2022
  • Tula Sankramana – October 18, 2022
  • Huthri – December 8, 2022

Karnataka Govt Public Holiday List 2022 Month Wise

Karnataka Govt Holidays in January 2022

  • 15.01.2022 – Saturday – Uttarayana Punyakala, Makara Sankranti Festival
  • 26.01.2022 – Wednesday – Republic Day

Karnataka Govt Holidays in February 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in February 2022

Karnataka Govt Holidays in March 2022

  • 01.03.2022 – Tuesday – Maha Shivaratri

Karnataka Govt Holidays in April 2022

  • 02.04.2022 – Saturday – Ugadi Festival
  • 14.04.2022 – Thursday – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanthi, Mahaveera Jayanthi
  • 15.04.2022 – Friday – Good Friday

Karnataka Govt Holidays in May 2022

  • 03.05.2022 – Tuesday – Basava Javanthi / Akshaya Tritiya. Khutub-E-Ramzan

Karnataka Govt Holidays in June 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in June 2022

Karnataka Govt Holidays in July 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in July 2022

Karnataka Govt Holidays in August 2022

  • 09.08.2022 – Tuesday – Last Day of Moharam
  • 15.08.2022 – Monday – Independence Day
  • 31.08.2022 – Wednesday – Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata

Karnataka Govt Holidays in September 2022

  • No Govt Holidays in September 2022

Karnataka Govt Holidays in October 2022

  • 04.10.2022 – Tuesday – Mahanavami, Ayudhapooja
  • 05.10.2022 – Wednesday – Vijavadasami
  • 24.10.2022 – Monday – Naraka Chaturdashi
  • 26.10.2022 – Wednesday – Balipadyami, Deepavali

Karnataka Govt Holidays in November 2022

  • 01.11.2022 – Tuesday – Kannada Rajyothsava
  • 11.11.2022 – Friday – Kanakadasa Jayanthi

Karnataka Govt Holidays in December 2022

  • 25 December 2022 – Sunday – Christmas Day

Central Government Offices Holidays 2022 in Karnataka

List of Holidays 2022 for Central Government Offices Located in Karnataka State

17 Days of Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
  2. Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
  3. Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
  4. Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
  5. Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
  6. Id-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
  8. Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
  9. Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
  10. Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
  11. Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
  12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
  13. Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
  14. Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
  15. Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
  16. Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
  17. Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday

36 Days of Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022

  1. New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
  2. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
  3. Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
  4. Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
  5. Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
  6. Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
  7. Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
  8. Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
  9. Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
  10. Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
  11. Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
  12. Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
  13. Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
  14. Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
  15. Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
  16. Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
  17. Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
  18. Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
  19. Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
  20. Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
  21. Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
  22. Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
  23. Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
  24. Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
  25. Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
  26. Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
  27. Dussehra (Mahanavmi) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
  28. Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
  29. Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
  30. Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
  31. Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
  32. Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
  33. PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
  34. Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
  35. Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
  36. Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday

Karnataka Government Holidays 2022 PDF Download

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List of Bank Holidays in Karnataka 2022

All the above-mentioned public holidays will be observed by the banks in Karnataka state. Other than this, the banks in Karnataka 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 Karnataka 2022

Almost every Government holiday mentioned above are observed by the schools of Karnataka 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 Karnataka 2022 from the school’s annual holiday calendar. The same can be found in the school prospectus or its official website.