Public Holidays in India 2015

There are 18 Indian public holidays in 2015. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2015 are Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, January 4), Republic Day (Monday, January 26), Holi (Friday, March 6), Ram Navami (Saturday, March 28), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 2), Good Friday (Friday, April 3), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 4), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, July 18), Independence Day (Saturday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, September 24), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Friday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 22), Muharram (Saturday, October 24), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 11), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 25), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, December 24) and Christmas Day (Friday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2015: Jan 24–Jan 26 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 6–Mar 8 (3 days, Holi); Apr 2–Apr 5 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 2–May 4 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Oct 2–Oct 4 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 24–Dec 27 (4 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), 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.