This internal KB outlines the holiday policy for the year 2025
Please consider the following points regarding holidays for the year 2025:
- Entitlement: Each member is entitled to 11 paid holidays in the year.
- Category-A: Gazetted holidays (8 fixed Indian calendar offs)
- Category-B: Selective offs for 2025. Employees can choose any 2 holidays as their selective offs
- Selection Process: Current team members are required to select and share their dates of selective offs at leaves@webdew.com by January 15, 2025. Once shared, these dates are locked and cannot be changed.
- Non-Submission Deadline: Failure to share selective off dates within the specified deadline will render employees unable to avail the selective off's.
- New Joiners: New team members are required to confirm their selective off dates within a week of their joining.
- Birthday Off: All team members are eligible for a day off on their birthdays, considered a paid holiday. If a birthday falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a gazetted off, a selective off within the same month can be taken. To avail of this selective off, email your selected date to leaves@webdew.com before 15th January 2025. Please note that a reminder needs to be shared atleast a day before the birthday off on leaves@webdew.com
- We kindly request advance notification of selected dates to facilitate necessary arrangements
Please find below the list of holidays for the year 2025 for all members based in India:
Category A- Gazetted Holidays
Holiday | Date | Day |
Republic Day | January 26 |
Sunday |
Maha Shivaratri/ Shivaratri | February 26 | Wednesday |
Holi | March 14 | Friday |
Raksha bandhan (Rakhi) | August 9 | Saturday |
Independance Day | August 15 | Friday |
Dussehra | October 2 | Thursday |
Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 | Thursday |
Diwali/ Deepavali | October 20 | Monday |
Christmas | December 25 | Thursday |
Category B- Selective offs
Holiday | Date | Day |
Lohri | January 13 | Monday |
Bihu/Pongal/ Makar Sankhranti | January 14 | Tuesday |
Basant Panchami | February 2 | Sunday |
Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | March 2 | Sunday |
Gudi Padwa | March 30 | Sunday |
Ramzan Id/Eid-ul-Fitar (Tentative Date) | March 31 | Monday |
Ram Navami | April 6 | Sunday |
Mahavir Jayanti | April 10 | Thursday |
Bakrid/Eid ul-Adha (Tentative Date) | June 7 | Saturday |
Janmashtami | August 16 | Saturday |
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 27 | Wednesday |
First Day of Durga Puja Festivities | September 28 | Sunday |
Maha Ashtami | September 30 | Tuesday |
Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi) | October 28 | Tuesday |
Guru Nanak Jayanti | November 5 | Wednesday |
Modified & Updated by : Mallika Roy, 16th May 2025