Public Holidays in India 1961

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1961. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1961 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Friday, March 3), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, March 19), Ram Navami (Saturday, March 25), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, March 30), Good Friday (Friday, March 31), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, April 30), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, May 26), Muharram (Sunday, June 25), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Friday, August 25), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 2), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 19), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, November 7), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 22) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1961: Mar 3–Mar 5 (3 days, Holi); Mar 30–Apr 2 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 26–May 28 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Aug 25–Aug 27 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, 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.