Public Holidays in India 2016

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2016. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2016 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Holi (Thursday, March 24), Good Friday (Friday, March 25), Ram Navami (Friday, April 15), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 19), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 21), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, July 7), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, August 25), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, September 12), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 11), Muharram (Wednesday, October 12), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, October 30), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 14), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, December 12) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2016: Mar 24–Mar 27 (4 days, Holi, Good Friday); Apr 15–Apr 17 (3 days, Ram Navami); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day); Sep 10–Sep 12 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Nov 12–Nov 14 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday); Dec 10–Dec 12 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad'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.