The document contains calendars showing months from January to December with dates and days of the week. It also lists 51 national and restricted holidays in India with dates and descriptions. The holidays fall on various religious, national, and seasonal occasions throughout the year.

1. January February March April
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
30 31 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 30 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
May June July August
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 30 31 1 1 2 3 4 5
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31
September October November December
M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” – Henry Ford
Gazetted Holidays 17
Date Day Holiday Date Day Holiday
Jan 26 Thu Republic Day Aug 20 Mon Idu’l Fitr*
Feb 05 Sun Milad-Un-Nabi Oct 02 Tue Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
Feb 20 Mon Maha Shivaratri Oct 24 Wed Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)
Mar 08 Thu Holi Oct 27 Sat Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)
Apr 05 Thu Mahavir Jayanti Nov 13 Tue Diwali (Deepavali)
Apr 06 Fri Good Friday Nov 25 Sun Muharram
May 06 Sun Buddha Purnima Nov 28 Wed Guru Nanak’s Birthday
Aug 10 Fri Janamashtami (Vaishnava) Dec 25 Tue Christmas Day
Aug 15 Wed Independence Day (* subject to sighting of moon)
Restricted Holidays 34
Date Day Holiday Date Day Holiday
Jan 01 Sun New Year’s Day Aug 17 Fri Jamat-Ul-Vida
Jan 14 Sat Makara Sankranti Aug 18 Sat Parsi New Year’s Day
Jan 15 Sun Pongal Aug 21 Tue Vinayaka Chaturthi
Jan 28 Sat Basanta Panchami/Sri Panchami Aug 29 Wed Onam
Feb 07 Tue Guru Ravidas’s Birthday Sep 19 Wed Ganesh Chaturthi
Feb 16 Thu S. Dayanand S. Jayanti Oct 21 Sun Dussehra (Maha Saptami) Add.
Feb 19 Sun Shivaji Jayanti Oct 22 Mon Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) Add.
Mar 07 Wed Holika Dahan Oct 23 Tue Dussehra (Maha Navami)
Mar 23 Fri Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Oct 29 Mon Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand
Apr 01 Sun Ram Navmi Nov 02 Fri Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)
Apr 08 Sun Easter (Sunday) Nov 12 Mon Naraka Chaturdasi
Apr 13 Fri Vaisakhi/Vishu Nov 13 Tue Deepavali (South India)
Apr 14 Sat Mesadi/VaisakhadiWB/Bahag BihuAS Nov 14 Wed Govardhan Puja
May 08 Tue Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday Nov 15 Thu Bhai Duj
Jun 04 Mon Hazarat Ali's Birthday Nov 19 Mon Pratihar or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)
Jun 21 Thu Rath Yatra Nov 24 Sat Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day
Aug 02 Thu Raksha Bandhan Dec 24 Mon Christmas Eve
Naeem Ahmed,Technical Director, NIC-New Delhi, naeem@nic.in