Public Holidays in India 1998

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 1998. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1998 are Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, January 30), Holi (Friday, March 13), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, April 8), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 9), Good Friday (Friday, April 10), Muharram (Friday, May 8), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 11), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, July 8), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, August 15), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, September 30), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 19), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 4) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 1998: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Jan 30–Feb 1 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Mar 13–Mar 15 (3 days, Holi); Apr 8–Apr 12 (5 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 8–May 11 (4 days, Muharram, Buddha Purnima); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Oct 17–Oct 19 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 25–Dec 27 (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.