Public Holidays in India 1948

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1948. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 255 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1948 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, January 25), Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Thursday, March 25), Good Friday (Friday, March 26), Ram Navami (Saturday, April 17), Mahavir Jayanti (Wednesday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 22), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, August 7), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, August 28), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 12), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, October 14), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, October 31), Muharram (Saturday, November 13), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 16) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 2 long weekends of three days or more in 1948: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Republic Day); Mar 25–Mar 28 (4 days, Holi, Good Friday).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.