Diwali Holiday in Chhattisgarh Extended to 6 Days, School Education Department Issues Revised Order

Diwali Holiday in Schools of the State will be from November 6 to 11

Raipur, The School Education Department of the Chhattisgarh Government has announced a total of 6 days of holiday for Diwali, making a partial amendment to the previously declared Diwali holiday for the academic session 2026-27. According to the revised order, Diwali holidays will be observed in government, grant-in-aid, and non-grant-in-aid schools, as well as D.Ed., B.Ed., and M.Ed. colleges in the state from November 6 to November 11, 2026.

As per the order issued by the School Education Department on October 16, 2026, the Diwali holiday was previously scheduled for 5 days, from November 6 to November 10, 2026, in the academic calendar issued on September 21, 2026. The state government has made a partial amendment to the said order, extending the duration of the Diwali holiday by one day until November 11, 2026. This decision will provide students, teachers, and educational institutions in the state with an additional day of holiday on the occasion of the Diwali festival.