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PO Guide–1 · Rule 8
Post office holidays
GDS/MTS to Postman/Mail Guard·English·Last updated 21 Oct 2026
The uploaded guide lists fourteen holidays and three additional holidays varying by circle. This is the holiday framework in the supplied reference; it is not a current-year holiday calendar.
PO Guide–1 · Original English excerpt
8. Post offices Holidays
The following holidays are observed as Post Office holidays:-
(1) Republic Day (26th January)
(2) Independence Day (15th August)
(3) Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (2nd October)
(4) Idul-Zuha (Bakr-Id)
(5) Muharram
(6) Idul-Fitr
(7)Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday(Id-E-Milad)
(8) Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday)
(9) Christmas Day (25th December)
(10) Budha Purnima
(11) Guru Nanak Birthday
(12) Mahavir Jayanti
(13)Dussehra(Vijay Dasami)
(14)Diwali(Deepavali)
In addition the post offices observe post office holidays on 3 other days which vary from circle to circle.
14+3=17Prepared from official postal Word and PDF references. Some services and timings are historical. Check current official orders before exam use.
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