Public Holidays in India 1962

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1962. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1962 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, March 9), Holi (Wednesday, March 21), Ram Navami (Friday, April 13), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 17), Good Friday (Friday, April 20), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, May 15), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 19), Muharram (Thursday, June 14), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, August 14), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 22), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 8), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, October 27), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 11) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1962: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 9–Mar 11 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Apr 13–Apr 15 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 20–Apr 22 (3 days, Good Friday); Oct 6–Oct 8 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)).

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.