Public Holidays in India 1949

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1949. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1949 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, January 13), Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Holi (Tuesday, March 15), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 7), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 11), Good Friday (Friday, April 15), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 12), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, July 28), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 17), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 1), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, October 4), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, October 21), Muharram (Wednesday, November 2), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 5) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1949: Apr 9–Apr 11 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 15–Apr 17 (3 days, Good Friday); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 21–Oct 23 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.