Public Holidays in India 2010

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2010. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2010 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, February 27), Holi (Monday, March 1), Ram Navami (Wednesday, March 24), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, March 28), Good Friday (Friday, April 2), Buddha Purnima (Thursday, May 27), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, September 2), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, September 11), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Sunday, October 17), Diwali (Deepavali) (Friday, November 5), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, November 17), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Sunday, November 21), Muharram (Friday, December 17) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2010: Feb 27–Mar 1 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Holi); Apr 2–Apr 4 (3 days, Good Friday); Nov 5–Nov 7 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)); Dec 17–Dec 19 (3 days, Muharram).

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.