Public Holidays in India 2006

There are 15 Indian public holidays in 2006. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2006 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, January 11), Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Muharram (Friday, February 10), Holi (Wednesday, March 15), Ram Navami (Thursday, April 6), Mahavir Jayanti (Tuesday, April 11), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, April 11), Good Friday (Friday, April 14), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 13), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Wednesday, August 16), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Monday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Saturday, October 21), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, October 24), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 5) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2006: Feb 10–Feb 12 (3 days, Muharram); Apr 14–Apr 16 (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.