Public Holidays in India 2001

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2001. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2001 are Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, March 6), Holi (Saturday, March 10), Ram Navami (Monday, April 2), Muharram (Thursday, April 5), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 6), Good Friday (Friday, April 13), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 7), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, June 5), Janmashtami (Sunday, August 12), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 26), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 14), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 30), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, December 17) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 2001: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 31–Apr 2 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 5–Apr 8 (4 days, Muharram, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 13–Apr 15 (3 days, Good Friday); May 5–May 7 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Oct 26–Oct 28 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 30–Dec 2 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday); Dec 15–Dec 17 (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.