Quick Read
Madhya Pradesh notifies around 25 general holidays for 2026, plus 63 optional holidays from which staff pick up to 3. The festival list here covers the 3 national days, Diwali, Dussehra, and major regional days. Apply these by employee work location and your Shops and Establishments policy.
Madhya Pradesh Public Holidays 2026
31 public holidays, grouped by month. National gazetted days are tagged. Source: Madhya Pradesh Government 2026 calendar.
Holidays on lunar or Islamic calendars may shift by a day on moon sighting. Confirm against the official Madhya Pradesh gazette before locking payroll.
Optional Holidays 2026
Madhya Pradesh offers 63 optional holidays for 2026, from which employees may pick up to 3. Banks observe the annual closing on 1 April.
Madhya Pradesh notifies 63 optional holidays from which employees pick up to 3. Confirm your unit's approved list with HR.
How Madhya Pradesh holidays apply at work
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General holidays
The general holidays are paid days off. National days (Republic, Independence, Gandhi Jayanti) are mandatory everywhere. Diwali and Dussehra are the largest state breaks.
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Optional holidays
Madhya Pradesh offers 63 optional holidays for 2026, and staff may pick up to 3. Set the picking window and approval rule in your leave policy.
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Shops & Establishments rule
Private employers grant paid public holidays per the Madhya Pradesh Shram Kalyan and Shops and Establishments rules and policy. Typical practice is 12 to 15 paid holidays plus weekly offs.
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Lunar date shifts
Id-ul-Fitr, Bakrid, Muharram, and Milad-un-Nabi depend on moon sighting and can move by a day. Update payroll if the state revises a date.
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If you employ staff in Madhya Pradesh, the same workforce is also covered by minimum wage rates in Madhya Pradesh, Professional Tax in Madhya Pradesh, working-hour and overtime rules in Madhya Pradesh, and Labour Welfare Fund rates in Madhya Pradesh. Keep every Madhya Pradesh statutory obligation aligned across your payroll.