January

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 W T F S S 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 M

February
T 7 14 21 28 W 1 8 15 22 29 T 2 9 16 23 F 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 M T

March
W 7 14 21 28 T 1 8 15 22 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 M 30 2 9 16 23 3 10 17 24 T

April
W 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29

May
M 7 14 21 28 T 1 8 15 22 29 W 2 9 16 23 30 T 3 10 17 24 31 F 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 M 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 26

June
W 6 13 20 27 T 7 14 21 28 F 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 M 30 2 9 16 23 T 31 3 10 17 24

July
W 4 11 18 25 T 5 12 19 26 F 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 M 6 13 20 27 T 7 14 21 28

August
W T 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 F 3 10 17 24 31 S 4 11 18 25 S 5 12 19 26

September
M 3 10 17 24 T 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 T 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30

October
M T 1 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 W T 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 31 F 5 12 19 26 S 6 13 20 27 S 7 14 21 28 M 5 12 19 26

November
T 6 13 20 27 W 7 14 21 28 T 1 8 15 22 29 F 2 9 16 23 30 S 3 10 17 24 S 4 11 18 25 M 31 3 10 17 24

December
T 4 11 18 25 W 5 12 19 26 T 6 13 20 27 F 7 14 21 28 S 1 8 15 22 29 S 2 9 16 23 30

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Gazetted Holidays 17
Date Jan 26 Feb 05 Feb 20 Mar 08 Apr 05 Apr 06 May 06 Aug 10 Aug 15 Day Thu Sun Mon Thu Thu Fri Sun Fri Wed Holiday Republic Day Milad-Un-Nabi Maha Shivaratri Holi Mahavir Jayanti Good Friday Buddha Purnima Janamashtami (Vaishnava) Independence Day Date Aug 20 Oct 02 Oct 24 Oct 27 Nov 13 Nov 25 Nov 28 Dec 25 Day Mon Tue Wed Sat Tue Sun Wed Tue Holiday Idul Fitr* Mahatma Gandhis Birthday Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) Idul Zuha (Bakrid) Diwali (Deepavali) Muharram Guru Nanaks Birthday Christmas Day (* subject to sighting of moon)

Restricted Holidays 34
Date Jan 01 Jan 14 Jan 15 Jan 28 Feb 07 Feb 16 Feb 19 Mar 07 Mar 23 Apr 01 Apr 08 Apr 13 Apr 14 May 08 Jun 04 Jun 21 Aug 02 Day Sun Sat Sun Sat Tue Thu Sun Wed Fri Sun Sun Fri Sat Tue Mon Thu Thu Holiday New Years Day Makara Sankranti Pongal Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami Guru Ravidass Birthday S. Dayanand S. Jayanti Shivaji Jayanti Holika Dahan Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand Ram Navmi Easter (Sunday) Vaisakhi/Vishu Mesadi/VaisakhadiWB/Bahag BihuAS Guru Rabindranaths Birthday Hazarat Ali's Birthday Rath Yatra Raksha Bandhan Date Aug 17 Aug 18 Aug 21 Aug 29 Sep 19 Oct 21 Oct 22 Oct 23 Oct 29 Nov 02 Nov 12 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 Nov 19 Nov 24 Dec 24 Day Fri Sat Tue Wed Wed Sun Mon Tue Mon Fri Mon Tue Wed Thu Mon Sat Mon Holiday Jamat-Ul-Vida Parsi New Years Day Vinayaka Chaturthi Onam Ganesh Chaturthi Dussehra (Maha Saptami) Add. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) Add. Dussehra (Maha Navami) Maharishi Valmikis Birthday Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) Naraka Chaturdasi Deepavali (South India) Govardhan Puja Bhai Duj Pratihar or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day Christmas Eve

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