Holidays in Lakshadweep, 2026
Every holiday in Lakshadweep in 2026, and what employers must give.
Next holiday
Mon 26 OctMaharshi Valmiki's Birthday (optional or restricted)
The year at a glance
- National
- State and festival
- Optional or restricted
The holidays, by type
- National (3)
- State and festival (14)
- Optional or restricted (34)
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- Mon 26 OctMaharshi Valmiki's Birthday
- Thu 29 OctKaraka Chathurthi (Karva Chauth)
- Sun 8 NovDiwali (Deepavali)
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What employers must give
Paid holidays: the 3 national holidays, and the festival holidays the state requires.
What to do
- Give the national holidays, and the festival holidays the state requires, with full pay.
- If someone works on a holiday, pay them or give them another day off, as the rules above say.
- Put up the list of holidays where your staff can see it.
Where these figures come from
Change of the Bakrid (Id-ul-Zuha) holiday at Kavaratti to 28 May 2026 (Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII No. 12)
Order, General Administration and Protocol, Secretariat, Lakshadweep Administration, No. F.No.35/02/2018-Genl., 25 May 2026
Closed and restricted holidays for the Lakshadweep Administration, 2026
Holiday list, General Administration and Protocol, Secretariat, Lakshadweep Administration, No. F.No.35/02/2018-Genl./864, 17 Dec 2025
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