The Karnataka State Government has announced the list of general holidays for State Government employees for the year 2012.
| Date | Day | Occasion |
| January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
| February 20 | Monday | Mahashivaratri |
| March 23 | Friday | Ugadi |
| April 4 | Wednesday | Mahaveer Jayanthi |
| April 6 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 24 | Tuesday | Basava Jayanthi |
| May 1 | Tuesday | Labor Day |
| August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| August 20 | Monday | Ramadan |
| September 19 | Wednesday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vratha |
| October 2 | Tuesday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| October 15 | Monday | Mahalaya Amavasya |
| October 23 | Tuesday | Ayudha Pooja |
| October 24 | Wednesday | Dasara |
| October 26 | Friday | Bakrid |
| October 29 | Monday | Valmiki Jayanti |
| November 1 | Thursday | Kannada Rajyotsava |
| November 12 | Monday | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| November 14 | Wednesday | Deepavali |
| December 1 | Saturday | Kanakadasa Jayanthi |
| December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
Note :
This list does not include Makara Sankranti (15.01.2012), Id-Milad (05.02.2012), Moharam (25.11.2012), which fall on Sundays and Dr. Ambedkar Jayanthi (14.04.2012) which falls on Second Saturday.
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