Public Holidays in India 1950

There are 18 Indian public holidays in 1950. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1950 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, January 2), Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Saturday, March 4), Ram Navami (Tuesday, March 28), Mahavir Jayanti (Saturday, April 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 7), Buddha Purnima (Tuesday, May 2), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, July 17), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Monday, September 4), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, September 24), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 20), Muharram (Monday, October 23), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, November 9), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 24), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, December 23) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 1950: Dec 31–Jan 2 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Apr 7–Apr 9 (3 days, Good Friday); Jul 15–Jul 17 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Sep 2–Sep 4 (3 days, Janmashtami); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 20–Oct 23 (4 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Muharram); Nov 24–Nov 26 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Christmas Day).

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.