Public Holidays in India 2012

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 2012. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 2012 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Sunday, February 5), Holi (Thursday, March 8), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 1), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 5), Good Friday (Friday, April 6), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 6), Janmashtami (Friday, August 10), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, August 20), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, October 27), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, November 13), Muharram (Sunday, November 25), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 28) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2012: Apr 5–Apr 8 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); Aug 10–Aug 12 (3 days, Janmashtami); Aug 18–Aug 20 (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.