Public Holidays in India 2000

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2000. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2000 are Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, January 9), Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, March 17), Holi (Monday, March 20), Ram Navami (Wednesday, April 12), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 16), Muharram (Sunday, April 16), Good Friday (Friday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 18), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, June 15), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 23), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 7), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, October 26), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 11), Christmas Day (Monday, December 25) and Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, December 28).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2000: Mar 17–Mar 20 (4 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Holi); Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Good Friday); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Dec 23–Dec 25 (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.