January

February

March

April

10

11

12

13

10

10

10

11

12

13

14

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

22

23

24

18

19

20

21 22

23

24

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

28

29

30

31

25

26

27

28

30

31

29

30

7
14
21
28

S
7
14
21
28

6
13
20
27

S
6
13
20
27

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

18

19

20

21

25

26

27

28

3
10
17
24

4
11
18
25

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

T
1
8
15
22
29

May
W T
1
2
8
9
15 16
22 23
29 30

F
3
10
17
24
31

June
S
4
11
18
25

S
5
12
19
26

September
M T
30
2
3
9 10
16 17
23 24

4
11
18
25

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

S
1
8
15
22
29

July
S
1
8
15
22
29

S
2
9
16
23
30

M T
1
2
8
9
15 16
22 23
29 30

October
7
14
21
28

W
2
9
16
23
30

T
3
10
17
24
31

F
4
11
18
25

29

S
5
12
19
26

W T
3
4
10 11
17 18
24 25
31

F
5
12
19
26

August

November
S
6
13
20
27

4
11
18
25

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

F
1
8
15
22
29

S
2
9
16
23
30

T
1
8
15
22
29

F
2
9
16
23
30

S
3
10
17
24
31

S
4
11
18
25

December
S
3
10
17
24

M
30
2
9
16
23

T
31
3
10
17
24

4
11
18
25

5
12
19
26

6
13
20
27

7
14
21
28

S
1
8
15
22
29

I dont know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving. - John Green
Gazetted Holidays 17
Date
Jan 25
Jan 26
Mar 27
Mar 29
Apr 19
Apr 24
May 25
Aug 09
Aug 15

Day
Fri
Sat
Wed
Fri
Fri
Wed
Sat
Fri
Thu

Holiday
Milad-Un-Nabi
Republic Day
Holi
Good Friday
Ram Navami
Mahavir Jayanti
Buddha Purnima
Idul Fitr*
Independence Day

Date
Aug 28
Oct 02
Oct 13
Oct 16
Nov 03
Nov 14
Nov 17
Dec 25

Day
Wed
Wed
Sun
Wed
Sun
Thu
Sun
Wed

Date
May 24
July 10
Aug 02
Aug 18
Aug 20
Sep 09
Sep 16
Oct 11
Oct 12
Oct 13
Oct 18
Oct 22
Nov 02

Day
Fri
Wed
Fri
Sun
Tue
Mon
Mon
Fri
Sat
Sun
Fri
Tue
Sat

Nov 03
Nov 05
Nov 08
Nov 24
Dec 24

Sun
Tue
Fri
Sun
Tue

Holiday
Janamashtami
Mahatma Gandhis Birthday
Dussehra
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)
Diwali (Deepavali)
Muharram
Guru Nanaks Birthday
Christmas Day
(* subject to sighting of moon)

Restricted Holidays 35
Date
Jan 01
Jan 13
Jan 14
Jan 18
Feb 14
Feb 15
Feb 19
Feb 25
Mar 07
Mar 10
Mar 26
Mar 31
Apr 11

Day
Tue
Sun
Mon
Fri
Thu
Fri
Tue
Mon
Thu
Sun
Tue
Sun
Thu

Apr 13
Apr 13
Apr 14
Apr 15
May 09

Sat
Sat
Sun
Mon
Thu

Holiday
New Years Day
Makara Sankranti
Pongal
Guru Govind Singhs Birthday
Sri Panchami
Basanta Panchami
Shivaji Jayanti
Guru Ravidass Birthday
Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti
Maha Shivratri
Holika Dahan
Easter Sunday
Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi
Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand
Vaisakhi
Vishu
Mesadi
Vaisakhadi(Bengal) / Bahag Bihu(AS)
Guru Rabindranaths Birthday

Holiday
Hazarat Ali's Birthday
Rath Yatra
Jamat-Ul-Vida
Parsi New Years Day
Raksha Bandhan
Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi
Onam
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) Add.
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) Add.
Dussehra (Maha Navami)
Maharishi Valmikis Birthday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)
Deepavali (South India) /
Naraka Chaturdasi
Govardhan Puja
Bhai Duj
Pratihar or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)
Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Christmas Eve

Naeem Ahmed,Technical Director, NIC-HQ, New Delhi, naeem@nic.in