Government of the Punjab, Services and General Administration Department (Section Welfare-I) issued a Notification on 16-01-2023 in connection with Public Holidays 2023 Punjab including Optional Holidays for various occasions.

List of Public Holidays 2023 Punjab Province including Optional Holidays

The list of public and optional holidays in 2023 consists of the following three kinds of holidays:

• Public Holidays
• Optional Holidays
• Bank Holidays

As Federal Government has already announced the Public and Optional Holidays 2023 in Pakistan and Punjab Government has also followed the Federal Govt. The list of Public Holidays in Punjab consists of 11 numbers. Like the previous year this year, most of the public holidays are falling on other days rather than Sundays.  In 2022 public holidays most of the holidays fell on Saturdays or Sundays.

Punjab Government issues the schedule for Public and Optional Holidays in Punjab in 2023. The dates and days have been mentioned for public and Optional Holidays separately. The Details of Public and Optional Holidays in 2023 declared by the Government of Punjab are given under.

The schedule for Public and Optional Holidays

The schedule for Public and Optional Holidays falling in 2023 is here. The following Public and Optional Holidays are declared by the Government of Punjab.  These holidays shall be observed in the Offices under the Administrative control of the Government of Punjab during the year 2023.

Public Holidays 2023

Public Holidays in Punjab during the Calendar year 2023 are as follows:

Optional Holidays 2023 Punjab

The optional holidays in Punjab in the year 2023 are mentioned below:

Note:-

In the case of Muslim Festivals, The dates of Holidays are based on anticipated dates and we are subject to the appearance of the Moon for which a separate notification will be issued. There may change some dates due to the appearance of the moon as the Islamic month changes.

The optional holidays are not for all public. These may relate to some sects, religions, and occasional levels. These holidays may be for Muslims, Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, etc.