Public Holidays in India 2003

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2003. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2003 are Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, February 12), Muharram (Friday, March 14), Holi (Tuesday, March 18), Ram Navami (Friday, April 11), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 15), Good Friday (Friday, April 18), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, May 14), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 16), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 20), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 4), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, October 24), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 8), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, November 26) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2003: Mar 14–Mar 16 (3 days, Muharram); Apr 11–Apr 13 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 18–Apr 20 (3 days, Good Friday); May 16–May 18 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence Day); Oct 24–Oct 26 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.