Public Holidays in India 2002

There are 16 Indian public holidays in 2002. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2002 are Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, February 23), Muharram (Monday, March 25), Holi (Friday, March 29), Good Friday (Friday, March 29), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 21), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 25), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, May 25), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 26), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, August 31), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 15), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, November 4), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 19), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, December 6) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2002: Mar 23–Mar 25 (3 days, Muharram); Mar 29–Mar 31 (3 days, Holi); Nov 2–Nov 4 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 6–Dec 8 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr).

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.