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Chhattisgarh Holiday Calendar 2026: Hareli, Teeja, Public & Commercial Holidays

In Chhattisgarh, public, commercial, and industrial workplace holidays are regulated under the Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments Act, 1958, the Factories Act, 1948, and annual notifications published by the General Administration Department, Government of Chhattisgarh under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.

Enterprises in Raipur, Bhilai (steel & heavy engineering), Durg, Bilaspur, and Korba must structure their annual holiday rosters around regional cultural celebrations—foremost among them Cherchera, Hareli, Pola, Teeja (Hartalika Teej), Guru Ghasidas Jayanti, and Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav (State Foundation Day).

Chhattisgarh Statutory Requirement

Under the Chhattisgarh Shops and Establishments framework, employers must provide a minimum of 8 paid holidays per year, including the 3 National Holidays and approved state festival closures.

📅 Official Chhattisgarh Statutory Holiday Calendar 2026​

The following table reflects the comprehensive statutory, public, gazetted, and regional cultural festival holiday schedule declared for Chhattisgarh in 2026:

DateDayHoliday / OccasionClassificationMandatory for Private Sector?
01-01-2026ThursdayNew Year's DayGazette / RegionalYes (Standard Corporate Off)
03-01-2026SaturdayMaa Shakambhari Jayanti & Cherchera / Birthday of Hazrat AliState Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major State Festive Priority)
04-01-2026SundaySavitribai Phule JayantiState Gazetted / MemorialOptional / Sunday Overlap
07-01-2026WednesdayRajim Bhaktin Mata JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Regional Choice
10-01-2026SaturdayWorld Hindi DayObservance DayOptional / Working Day
14-01-2026WednesdayMakar Sankranti / PongalGazette / RegionalYes (High Regional Priority)
20-01-2026TuesdayShaheed Gaindsingh Shahadat DiwasState Gazetted / MemorialOptional / State Memory
23-01-2026FridayBasant Panchami / Maa Parmeshwari Jayanti / Netaji JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Corporate Choice
26-01-2026MondayRepublic DayNational HolidayYes (Mandatory Paid Off)
03-02-2026TuesdayShab-e-BaratGazette / Optional HolidayOptional / Floating
12-02-2026ThursdayMaharshi Dayanand Saraswati JayantiGazette / Restricted HolidayOptional / Floating
15-02-2026SundayMaha ShivratriGazette / NI ActOptional / Sunday Overlap
19-02-2026ThursdayChhatrapati Shivaji JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Corporate Choice
03-03-2026TuesdayHoli (Holika Dahan)Gazette / NI ActYes (Major State Priority)
04-03-2026WednesdayHoli (Dhulandi)State Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major State Priority)
05-03-2026ThursdayBhai-Dooj (Holi)State Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
19-03-2026ThursdayGudi Padwa / ChetrichandGazette / RegionalOptional / Floating
20-03-2026FridayJamat-ul-Vida / Veerangana Avantibai's Sacrifice DayState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
21-03-2026SaturdayEid-ul-FitrGazette / NI ActYes
23-03-2026MondayGuha Nishadraj JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / State Mandate
26-03-2026ThursdayRam NavamiGazette / NI ActOptional / Industry Discretion
31-03-2026TuesdayMahavir JayantiGazette / NI ActOptional / Floating
01-04-2026WednesdayAnnual Account Closing for Banks / Hatkeshwar JayantiNI Act (Sec 25)Banks Only
02-04-2026ThursdayDharti Pooja (Khaddi Parv)State Gazetted / Tribal DayOptional / Regional Choice
03-04-2026FridayGood FridayGazette / NI ActYes (Corporate Off)
13-04-2026MondayShrimad Vallabhacharya JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
14-04-2026TuesdayDr. Ambedkar Jayanti / Vaisakhi / Sen JayantiState & National GazetteYes
20-04-2026MondayParshuram JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
22-04-2026WednesdayShankaracharya JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
01-05-2026FridayMay Day & Buddha PurnimaState Mandatory / GazettedYes (Statutory Mandate)
27-05-2026WednesdayEid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)Gazette / NI ActYes
17-06-2026WednesdayChhatrasal Jayanti / Maharana Pratap JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
23-06-2026TuesdayMahesh Navami (Jyeshtha Shukla 9)State Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
24-06-2026WednesdayVeerangana Durgavati Sacrifice DayState Gazetted / MemorialOptional / Floating
26-06-2026FridayMuharramGazette / NI ActOptional / Floating
29-06-2026MondayKabir JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / High Regional Priority
16-07-2026ThursdayRathyatraState Gazetted / RegionalYes (High Regional Priority)
12-08-2026WednesdayHareli (Agrarian Festival of Chhattisgarh)State Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major Cultural Mandate)
15-08-2026SaturdayIndependence Day / Parsi New YearNational HolidayYes (Mandatory Paid Off)
17-08-2026MondayNag PanchamiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
26-08-2026WednesdayEid-e-Milad (Milad-un-Nabi) / OnamGazette / NI ActOptional / Floating
28-08-2026FridayRaksha BandhanGazette / Restricted HolidayOptional / Floating
02-09-2026WednesdayHarchhathState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Regional Choice
04-09-2026FridayKrishna JanmashtamiState Gazetted / RegionalYes (High Regional Priority)
10-09-2026ThursdayPolaState Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major Cultural Festival)
14-09-2026MondayHartalika (Teej Festival) / Ganesh ChaturthiState Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major State Cultural Priority)
17-09-2026ThursdayVishwakarma JayantiState Gazetted / Industrial OffYes (Industrial Priority)
18-09-2026FridayNawakhaiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
22-09-2026TuesdayDhol GyarasState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
25-09-2026FridayAnant ChaturdashiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
01-10-2026ThursdayDr. Saiyedna Saheb Ji BirthdayState Gazetted / OptionalOptional / Floating
02-10-2026FridayMahatma Gandhi's BirthdayNational HolidayYes (Mandatory Paid Off)
09-10-2026FridayPrannath JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
10-10-2026SaturdaySarva Pitru Moksha AmavasyaState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
19-10-2026MondayDussehra (Maha Ashtami)State Gazetted / RegionalOptional / State Priority
20-10-2026TuesdayDussehra (Vijayadashami / Mahanavami)Gazette / NI ActYes (Major State Priority)
26-10-2026MondayMaharshi Valmiki Jayanti / Maharaja Ajmodh Dev JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
29-10-2026ThursdayKarwa Chauth FastState Gazetted / RestrictedOptional / Floating
01-11-2026SundayChhattisgarh Rajyotsav (State Foundation Day)State Foundation DayYes (Sunday Overlap)
07-11-2026SaturdayDeepawali (South Indian / Naraka Chaturdasi)Gazette / RegionalOptional / Floating
08-11-2026SundayDeepawali (Diwali)Gazette / NI ActYes (Sunday Overlap)
09-11-2026MondayGovardhan PujaState Gazetted / RegionalYes (State Priority)
11-11-2026WednesdayBhai Dooj (Deepawali)State Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
16-11-2026MondayBhagwan Sahastrabahu JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
20-11-2026FridayNamdev JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
24-11-2026TuesdayGuru Nanak's BirthdayGazette / NI ActOptional / Corporate Choice
10-12-2026ThursdayShaheed Veer Narayan Singh Sacrifice DayState Gazetted / MemorialYes (State Pride Day)
14-12-2026MondayGuru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom DayState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
18-12-2026FridayGuru Ghasidas JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalYes (Major State Mandate)
23-12-2026WednesdayDattatreya JayantiState Gazetted / RegionalOptional / Floating
25-12-2026FridayChristmas DayGazette / NI ActYes (Corporate Off)

📋 Employer Compliance Checklist for Chhattisgarh​

  1. Annual Display of Holidays: Post the approved holiday list on employee notice boards and digital portals before 1st January.
  2. Weekly Rest Compliance: Provide one full day of weekly rest to all employees under the state Shops & Establishments Act.
  3. Double Wages or Comp-Off: Employees required to work on a declared holiday must receive double wages (200%), or normal pay plus a paid compensatory off within 30 days.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)​

1. What are Cherchera, Hareli, and Pola in Chhattisgarh?​

  • Cherchera / Chherta (January 3rd): Post-harvest charity festival where grain is distributed across villages.
  • Hareli (August 12th): The foremost agrarian festival of Chhattisgarh dedicated to the reverence of agricultural implements, livestock, and green earth during Shravan Amavasya.
  • Pola (September 10th): Bull and bullock reverence festival celebrated widely by farmers and rural households. All three are officially gazetted as state holidays.

2. Is Guru Ghasidas Jayanti (December 18th) a state holiday?​

Yes. 18th December commemorates Guru Ghasidas Ji (revered social reformer and founder of the Satnami movement), representing an official gazetted state holiday in Chhattisgarh.