The year 2022 is around the corner and the new year will start in just a few weeks from now. A lot of people, especially govt employees are curious to see the list of govt holidays in Punjab in 2022.
For the convenience of our readers, on this page, we are providing a complete list of Punjab govt holidays in 2022 and also a list of bank holidays in the state of Punjab during the current year. The list given on this page is as per the gazetted holidays list issued by the state government.
The first holiday in the new year is on the occasion of the religious festival of Birthday Gurpurab of Guru Gobind Singh ji, which is coming on Sunday, 9th January 2022.
| Govt Holidays 2022 | Holiday Date | Weekday |
| Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday | 9 January 2022 | Sunday |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2022 | Wednesday |
| Birthday of Bhagat Ravidas Ji | 16 February 2022 | Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri | 1 March 2022 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 18 March 2022 | Friday |
| Guru Nabha Das Jayanti | 8 April 2022 | Friday |
| Ram Navmi | 10 April 2022 | Sunday |
| Vaisakhi | 14 April 2022 | Thursday |
| Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar | 14 April 2022 | Thursday |
| Mahavir Jayanti | 14 April 2022 | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 15 April 2022 | Friday |
| Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti | 3 May 2022 | Tuesday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 3 May 2022 | Tuesday |
| Martyrdom Day Shri Guru Arjan Dev Ji | 3 June 2022 | Friday |
| Kabir Jayanti | 14 June 2022 | Tuesday |
| Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 10 July 2022 | Sunday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2022 | Monday |
| Janmashtami | 19 August 2022 | Friday |
| Agarsen Jayanti | 26 September 2022 | Monday |
| Gandhi Jayanti | 2 October 2022 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Vijay Dasami) | 5 October 2022 | Wednesday |
| Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti | 9 October 2022 | Sunday |
| Diwali | 24 October 2022 | Monday |
| Vishawkarma Day | 25 October 2022 | Tuesday |
| Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab | 8 November 2022 | Tuesday |
| Martyrdom Day of Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | 28 November 2022 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | 25 December 2022 | Sunday |
| Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday | 29 December 2022 | Thursday |
Bank Holidays 2022 Punjab
There are a total of 15 Bank Holidays in Punjab in the calendar year 2022. It is important to note that the bank holidays are not the same throughout the country.
The list is issued by the respective state governments according to the directions of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Punjab government has notified the following holidays which would be observed as public holidays according to section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Other than these holidays, banks will remain closed on all Sundays and also on 2nd/4th Saturdays of every month.
| Bank Holidays 2022 | Holiday Date | Weekday |
| Republic Day | 26 January 2022 | Wednesday |
| Maha Shivratri | 1 March 2022 | Tuesday |
| Holi | 18 March 2022 | Friday |
| Annual Closing of Accounts Day | 1 April 2022 | Friday |
| Good Friday | 15 April 2022 | Friday |
| Id-ul-Fitr | 3 May 2022 | Tuesday |
| Kabir Jayanti | 14 June 2022 | Tuesday |
| Independence Day | 15 August 2022 | Monday |
| Janmashtami | 19 August 2022 | Friday |
| Agarsen Jayanti | 26 September 2022 | Monday |
| Gandhi Jayanti | 2 October 2022 | Sunday |
| Dussehra (Vijay Dasami) | 5 October 2022 | Wednesday |
| Diwali | 24 October 2022 | Monday |
| Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurpurab | 8 November 2022 | Tuesday |
| Guru Gobind Singh Ji Birthday | 29 December 2022 | Thursday |