Update: 30 March 2025

To commemorate Ambedkar‘s efforts to fairness and the Constitution, the governing body proclaimed April 14, his birth anniversary, a national holiday. In recognition of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar‘s services to the community and the Constitution, the national government on Friday proclaimed April 14, his birth anniversary, as an official holiday.

Our beloved Baba Saheb, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Ji, who created an entirely novel phase of equality in the nation and was the creator of the Constitution, is going to have an official day off on his birth anniversary, announced Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on social media platform X.

The esteemed Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, a loyal devotee of Baba Saheb, has respected the sensibilities of the country by making this choice. Shekhawat went on. On April 14, 2025, the governing body workplaces, notably manufacturing plants across India, would be shuttered in celebration of Ambedkar’s birthday anniversary, according to a government directive released by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions. According to the directive, any ministry or division of the Indian government may notify everyone involved of the aforementioned decision.

Fluent in nine languages, Ambedkar was the first Indian to receive a doctorate. Following his passing on December 6, 1956, he received the country’s greatest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, retrospectively. December 6 is Mahaparinirvan Diwas, which commemorates the anniversary of his passing.