Public Holidays in India 1996

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1996. 16 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1996 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, February 21), Holi (Wednesday, March 6), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 28), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 1), Good Friday (Friday, April 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, April 29), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 3), Muharram (Wednesday, May 29), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, July 29), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 5), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 21), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 10), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 25) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 1996: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 30–Apr 1 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 5–Apr 7 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 27–Apr 29 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); May 3–May 5 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Jul 27–Jul 29 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Oct 19–Oct 21 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 23–Nov 25 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

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.