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The following public holidays will be compulsory observed by Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), New Delhi, during the calendar year 2025:
| Sr. No. | Date | Day | Holiday | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 26 | Sunday | Republic Day | 
| 2 | March 04 | Wednesday | Holi | 
| 3 | March 21 | Saturday | Id-ul-Fitr | 
| 4 | March 26 | Thursday | Ram Navami | 
| 5 | March 31 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti | 
| 6 | April 03 | Friday | Good Friday | 
| 7 | May 01 | Friday | Budha Purnima | 
| 8 | May 27 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 
| 9 | June 26 | Friday | Muharram | 
| 10 | August 15 | Saturday | Independence Day | 
| 11 | August 26 | Wednesday | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 
| 12 | September 04 | Friday | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 
| 13 | October 02 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 
| 14 | October 20 | Tuesday | Dusshera | 
| 15 | November 08 | Sunday | Diwali (Deepavali) | 
| 16 | November 24 | Tuesday | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 
| 17 | December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | 
Further, in addition to the above specified compulsory holidays, it has been decided to allow each employee to avail any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of the Restricted Holidays specified here under:
| Sr. No. | Date | Day | Holiday | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 01 | Thursday | New Year’s Day | 
| 2 | January 03 | Saturday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 
| 3 | January 14 | Wednesday | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu / Pongal / Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 
| 4 | January 23 | Friday | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 
| 5 | February 01 | Sunday | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 
| 6 | February 12 | Thursday | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 
| 7 | February 15 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri | 
| 8 | February 19 | Thursday | Shiva Ji Jayanti | 
| 9 | March 03 | Tuesday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra | 
| 10 | March 19 | Thursday | Chaitra Sukaldi/ GudiPadava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | 
| 11 | March 20 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 
| 12 | April 05 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | 
| 13 | April 14 | Tuesday | Vaisakhi/ Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) | 
| 14 | April 15 | Wednesday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 
| 15 | May 09 | Saturday | Guru Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday | 
| 16 | July 16 | Thursday | Rath Yatra | 
| 17 | August 15 | Saturday | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 
| 18 | August 26 | Wednesday | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 
| 19 | August 28 | Friday | Raksha Bandhan | 
| 20 | September 14 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 
| 21 | October 18 | Sunday | Dusshera (Saptami) | 
| 22 | October 19 | Monday | Dusshera (Mahashtami) | 
| 23 | October 20 | Tuesday | Dusshera (Mahanavmi) | 
| 24 | October 26 | Monday | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 
| 25 | October 29 | Thursday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 
| 26 | November 08 | Sunday | Naraka Chaturdasi | 
| 27 | November 09 | Monday | Goverdhan Puja | 
| 28 | November 11 | Wednesday | Bhai Duj | 
| 29 | November 15 | Sunday | Pratihar Shashti or Surya Shashti (Chhat Puja) | 
| 30 | November 24 | Tuesday | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 
| 31 | December 23 | Wednesday | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 
| 32 | December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | 
This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
To:
- All staff members of PFRDA – by email.
 - Information technology dept. with a request to upload the same on PFRDA’s website.
 - Rajbhasha dept. with a request to translate this office order in Hindi and circulate.
 - Guard file.