2026 Working days summary for Puducherry, India
Puducherry has 244 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 103 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), minus 16 holidays on working days, and minus 2 days chosen from a published list. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| April | 19 | 8 | 3 | 30 |
| May | 19 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| June | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 22 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 244* | 103 | 16 | 365 |
* The working days exclude 2 days the employee chooses from a published list.
Puducherry, India working days calculator
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2026 Calendar for Puducherry, India
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Bhogi Bhogi | 15 Pongal Pongal | 16 Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
17 working days
January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
5 holidays
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
- 14 JanuaryBhogi
- 15 JanuaryPongal
- 16 JanuaryThiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal
- 26 JanuaryRepublic Day
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Shab-e-Barat Shab-e-Barat | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
8 weekend days
February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28
1 optional day
- 4 FebruaryShab-e-Barat
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 Feast of St. Joseph Feast of St. Joseph | 20 | 21 Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Sri Rama Navami Sri Rama Navami | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31
9 weekend days
March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Including a holiday: 21 March - Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr)
2 optional days
- 19 MarchFeast of St. Joseph
- 26 MarchSri Rama Navami
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Easter Monday Easter Monday | 7 | 8 | 9 Puducherry Legislative Assembly Election Puducherry Legislative Assembly Election | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday | 15 Vishu 2nd Day Vishu 2nd Day | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
19 working days
April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
3 holidays
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 9 AprilPuducherry Legislative Assembly Election
- 14 AprilTamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday
2 optional days
- 6 AprilEaster Monday
- 15 AprilVishu 2nd Day
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Ascension Ascension | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 Bakrid (Id-ul-Adha) Bakrid (Id-ul-Adha) | 29 | 30 |
31 |
19 working days
May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29
10 weekend days
May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
2 holidays
- 1 MayMay Day
- 28 MayBakrid (Id-ul-Adha)
1 optional day
- 14 MayAscension
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Muharram Muharram | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30
8 weekend days
June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28
1 holiday
- 26 JuneMuharram
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Working Saturday compensating for Muharram Working Saturday compensating for Muharram | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
24 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
7 weekend days
July: 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26
Counted as a working day: 4 July - Working Saturday compensating for Muharram
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 Veerampattinam Car Festival Veerampattinam Car Festival | 15 Independence Day Independence Day |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 Onam 1st Day Onam 1st Day | 26 Milad-Un-Nabi Milad-Un-Nabi | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
20 working days
August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31
10 weekend days
August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30
Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day
1 holiday
- 26 AugustMilad-Un-Nabi
2 optional days
- 14 AugustVeerampattinam Car Festival
- 25 AugustOnam 1st Day
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Janmashtami Janmashtami | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 Vinayagar Chathurthi Vinayagar Chathurthi | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
8 weekend days
September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 14 SeptemberVinayagar Chathurthi
1 optional day
- 4 SeptemberJanmashtami
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Gandhi Jayanthi Gandhi Jayanthi | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja | 20 Vijayadasami Vijayadasami | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days
October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
9 weekend days
October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
2 holidays
- 2 OctoberGandhi Jayanthi
- 19 OctoberSaraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja
1 optional day
- 20 OctoberVijayadasami
November 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Puducherry Liberation Day Puducherry Liberation Day | 2 All Souls Day All Souls Day | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Deepavali Eve Deepavali Eve |
8 Deepavali Deepavali | 9 Post Deepavali Celebration Post Deepavali Celebration | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 Karthigai Deepam/Guru Nanak's Birthday Karthigai Deepam/Guru Nanak's Birthday | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30
9 weekend days
November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29
Including holidays: 1 November - Puducherry Liberation Day; 8 November - Deepavali
4 optional days
- 2 NovemberAll Souls Day
- 7 NovemberDeepavali Eve
- 9 NovemberPost Deepavali Celebration
- 24 NovemberKarthigai Deepam/Guru Nanak's Birthday
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 Christmas Eve Christmas Eve | 25 Christmas Christmas | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31
8 weekend days
December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27
1 holiday
- 25 DecemberChristmas
2 optional days
- 8 DecemberImmaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary
- 24 DecemberChristmas Eve
| Date | Weekday | Day |
|---|---|---|
January 2026 , , and 17 working days January: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days January: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 5 holidays
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| 1 | Thu | New Year's Day |
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| 3 | Sat | Weekend |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 9 | Fri | |
| 10 | Sat | Weekend |
| 11 | Sun | Weekend |
| 12 | Mon | |
| 13 | Tue | |
| 14 | Wed | Bhogi |
| 15 | Thu | Pongal |
| 16 | Fri | Thiruvalluvar Day/Mattu Pongal |
| 17 | Sat | Weekend |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
| 26 | Mon | Republic Day |
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| 28 | Wed | |
| 29 | Thu | |
| 30 | Fri | |
| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
February 2026 , 20 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 8 weekend days February: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28 1 optional day
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| 1 | Sun | Weekend |
| 2 | Mon | |
| 3 | Tue | |
| 4 | Wed | Shab-e-Barat - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
| 8 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
March 2026 , 22 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31 9 weekend days March: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Including a holiday: 21 March - Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) 2 optional days
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| 7 | Sat | Weekend |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
| 16 | Mon | |
| 17 | Tue | |
| 18 | Wed | |
| 19 | Thu | Feast of St. Joseph - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 20 | Fri | |
| 21 | Sat | Ramzan (Id-ul-Fitr) |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | |
| 25 | Wed | |
| 26 | Thu | Sri Rama Navami - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 27 | Fri | |
| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
| 30 | Mon | |
| 31 | Tue | |
April 2026 , , and 19 working days April: 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days April: 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 3 holidays
2 optional days
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| 1 | Wed | |
| 2 | Thu | |
| 3 | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 | Sat | Weekend |
| 5 | Sun | Weekend |
| 6 | Mon | Easter Monday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 7 | Tue | |
| 8 | Wed | |
| 9 | Thu | Puducherry Legislative Assembly Election |
| 10 | Fri | |
| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
| 13 | Mon | |
| 14 | Tue | Tamil New Year/Dr. Ambedkar's Birthday |
| 15 | Wed | Vishu 2nd Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 18 | Sat | Weekend |
| 19 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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May 2026 , , and 19 working days May: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29 10 weekend days May: 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 1 | Fri | May Day |
| 2 | Sat | Weekend |
| 3 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 9 | Sat | Weekend |
| 10 | Sun | Weekend |
| 11 | Mon | |
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| 13 | Wed | |
| 14 | Thu | Ascension - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Fri | |
| 16 | Sat | Weekend |
| 17 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 23 | Sat | Weekend |
| 24 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 28 | Thu | Bakrid (Id-ul-Adha) |
| 29 | Fri | |
| 30 | Sat | Weekend |
| 31 | Sun | Weekend |
June 2026 , , and 21 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30 8 weekend days June: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 1 holiday
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| 26 | Fri | Muharram |
| 27 | Sat | Weekend |
| 28 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 30 | Tue | |
July 2026 , 24 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 7 weekend days July: 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26 Counted as a working day: 4 July - Working Saturday compensating for Muharram | ||
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| 4 | Sat | Working Saturday compensating for Muharram |
| 5 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 11 | Sat | Weekend |
| 12 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 25 | Sat | Weekend |
| 26 | Sun | Weekend |
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August 2026 , , and 20 working days August: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31 10 weekend days August: 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 Including a holiday: 15 August - Independence Day 1 holiday
2 optional days
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| 8 | Sat | Weekend |
| 9 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 13 | Thu | |
| 14 | Fri | Veerampattinam Car Festival - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 15 | Sat | Independence Day |
| 16 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 22 | Sat | Weekend |
| 23 | Sun | Weekend |
| 24 | Mon | |
| 25 | Tue | Onam 1st Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 26 | Wed | Milad-Un-Nabi |
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| 28 | Fri | |
| 29 | Sat | Weekend |
| 30 | Sun | Weekend |
| 31 | Mon | |
September 2026 , , and 21 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 8 weekend days September: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
1 optional day
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| 3 | Thu | |
| 4 | Fri | Janmashtami - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 5 | Sat | Weekend |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 12 | Sat | Weekend |
| 13 | Sun | Weekend |
| 14 | Mon | Vinayagar Chathurthi |
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| 19 | Sat | Weekend |
| 20 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
| 27 | Sun | Weekend |
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October 2026 , , and 20 working days October: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 9 weekend days October: 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 2 holidays
1 optional day
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| 2 | Fri | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 3 | Sat | Weekend |
| 4 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 17 | Sat | Weekend |
| 18 | Sun | Weekend |
| 19 | Mon | Saraswathi Pooja/Ayudha Pooja |
| 20 | Tue | Vijayadasami - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 24 | Sat | Weekend |
| 25 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 31 | Sat | Weekend |
November 2026 , 21 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30 9 weekend days November: 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Including holidays: 1 November - Puducherry Liberation Day; 8 November - Deepavali 4 optional days
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| 1 | Sun | Puducherry Liberation Day |
| 2 | Mon | All Souls Day - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 6 | Fri | |
| 7 | Sat | Deepavali Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 8 | Sun | Deepavali |
| 9 | Mon | Post Deepavali Celebration - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 14 | Sat | Weekend |
| 15 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 21 | Sat | Weekend |
| 22 | Sun | Weekend |
| 23 | Mon | |
| 24 | Tue | Karthigai Deepam/Guru Nanak's Birthday - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 28 | Sat | Weekend |
| 29 | Sun | Weekend |
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December 2026 , , and 22 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 8 weekend days December: 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 1 holiday
2 optional days
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| 5 | Sat | Weekend |
| 6 | Sun | Weekend |
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| 8 | Tue | Immaculate Conception of Blessed Virgin Mary - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
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| 24 | Thu | Christmas Eve - chosen from a published list, not a day off by default |
| 25 | Fri | Christmas |
| 26 | Sat | Weekend |
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Sources
| Puducherry circular No.2127/LAB/AIL/T/2026/483, Thattanchavady poll | Labour Department circular of 24 September 2026: for the 09-Thattanchavady by-election, employers across the territory give its electors a paid holiday on Tuesday 6 October |
| Puducherry circular No.2128/LAB/AIL/T/2026, interstate electors | Labour Department circular of 25 March 2026 giving employees in the territory who vote in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu or West Bengal a paid holiday on their state's poll day |
| Puducherry G.O.Ms.No.22, Ramzan holiday moved to 21 March | Home Department corrigendum of 19 March 2026 moving the Ramzan holiday for offices and banks from Friday 20 to Saturday 21 March in Puducherry, Karaikal and Yanam; Mahe keeps 20 March |
| Puducherry public holidays 2026, G.O.Ms.No.73 | Gazette notification of the 2026 public holidays for government offices and banks in Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, with Ramzan first set on Friday 20 March |
| Puducherry G.O.Ms.No.25, polling day 9 April 2026 | Home Department order of 23 March 2026 declaring Thursday 9 April, the Legislative Assembly poll, a public and paid holiday under the NI Act for offices and establishments across the territory |
Changelog
| The holiday set for Puducherry in 2026 has been expanded with the addition of new observances while retaining the majority of existing ones | |
| The holiday set for Puducherry in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances, resulting in an increased number of holidays |