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List of Public Holidays India 2018 | 2018 छुट्टियों का कैलेंडर
So here are the office public holidays in India 2018 [सालभर की छुट्टियों का कैलेंडर] –
Public Holidays in India 2018 | |||
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 1 | New Years 2018 | All States in India |
| Tuesday | Jan 3 | Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh | 351th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru |
| Wednesday | 04 Jan 4 | Prakash Parv of Guru Gobind Singh | 351th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru |
| Thursday | January 05 Jan 5 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | 351th Birthday of the tenth Sikh Guru |
| Thursday | January 05 | 350th Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh | Delhi [Government Holiday] |
| Monday | January 8 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | West Bengal |
| Friday | January 13 | Bhogi, Lohri | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Saturday | January 14 | Pongal | Also known as Makar Sankranti, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki |
| Sunday | January 15 Jan 15 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Tamil Nadu only |
| Monday | January 16 Jan 16 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only |
| Tuesday | January 17 Jan 17 | Public Holiday | Tamil Nadu only. 100th Birth Anniversary of Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R. |
| Monday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement |
| Wednesday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Himachal Pradesh only |
| Friday | January 26 | Republic Day | Marks the establishment of the Constitution of India |
| Saturday | 28 Jan | Losar | Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year |
| Wednesday | 31st Jan | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | – |
| Wednesday | 1st Feb | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | 1st Feb | Vasant Panchami | Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, Punjab , West Bengal |
| Friday | February 10 Feb 10 | Guru Ravidas Birthday | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only |
| Sunday | February 19 Feb 19 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Maharashtra only |
| Tuesday | February 21 Feb 21 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | All States in India |
| Saturday | February 13 | Maha Shivratri | Punjab |
| Sunday | March 05 Mar 5 | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Odisha |
| Sunday | March 12 Mar 12 | Doljatra | Holi Dahan. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. |
| Monday | March 13 Mar 13 | Holi | |
| Tuesday | March 21 Mar 21 | Nauroz | Spring Festival. Persian New Year. |
| Thursday | March 23 Mar 23 | Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev | Haryana, Punjab only |
| Tuesday | March 28 Mar 28 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Maharashtra only |
| Tuesday | March 28 Mar 28 | Cheti Chand | Gujarat only. |
| Wednesday | March 29 Mar 29 | Ugadi | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana |
| Wednesday | March 29 Mar 29 | Telugu New Year | Telugu and Kannada New Year. Tamil Nadu only. |
| Saturday | April 01 Apr 1 | Odisha Day | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
| Saturday | April 1 | Bank Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
| Tuesday | April 04 Apr 4 | Ram Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Wednesday | April 05 Apr 5 | Ram Navami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya |
| Wednesday | April 05 Apr 5 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
| Wednesday | April 05 Apr 5 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Telangana only |
| Sunday | April 09 Apr 9 | Mahavir Jayanti | The most important religious holiday in Jainism |
| Tuesday | April 11 Apr 11 | Hazrat Alis Birthday | Uttar Pradesh only. |
| Thursday | April 13 Apr 13 | Vaisakhi | Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Tamil New Year | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Vishu | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Bohag Bihu | Assamese New Year |
| Friday | April 14 Apr 14 | Biju Festival | Tripura only |
| Saturday | April 15 Apr 15 | Bengali New Year | Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Saturday | April 15 Apr 15 | Himachal Day | Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948 |
| Saturday | April 15 Apr 15 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Sunday | April 16 Apr 16 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Assam only |
| Friday | April 21 Apr 21 | Garia Puja | Tripura only |
| Monday | April 24 Apr 24 | Shab-I-Miraj | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Friday | April 28 Apr 28 | Parashurama Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only |
| Friday | April 28 Apr 28 | Parashurama Jayanti | Gujarat only |
| Saturday | April 29 Apr 29 | Basava Jayanthi | Karnataka only. The most important festival of the Lingayats. |
| Saturday | April 29 Apr 29 | Lord Parshuram Jayanti | Punjab only |
| Monday | May 01 May 1 | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960 |
| Monday | May 01 May 1 | May Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal only |
| Tuesday | May 09 May 9 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music. |
| Wednesday | May 10 May 10 | Buddha Purnima | Birth of Buddha |
| Tuesday | May 16 May 16 | State Day | Sikkim only |
| Friday | May 26 May 26 | Birthday of Kazi Nazrul Islam | Tripura only |
| Sunday | May 28 May 28 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only |
| Monday | May 29 May 29 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Punjab Only |
| Friday | June 09 Jun 9 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Gazetted holiday in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab. |
| Wednesday | June 14 Jun 14 | Pahili Raja | Odisha |
| Thursday | June 15 Jun 15 | Raja Sankranti | Odisha only |
| Friday | June 23 Jun 23 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Last Friday of Ramadam |
| Sunday | June 25 Jun 25 | Ratha Yatra | Odisha |
| Sunday | June 25 Jun 25 | Idul Fitr | Kerala |
| Monday | June 26 Jun 26 | Idul Fitr | Many states |
| Tuesday | June 27 Jun 27 | Idul Fitr Holiday | Telangana. Following Day of Ramzan |
| Saturday | July 01 Jul 1 | Kharchi Puja | Tripura only |
| Monday | July 10 Jul 10 | Bonalu | |
| Saturday | July 15 Jul 15 | Ker Puja | Tripura only |
| Wednesday | July 26 Jul 26 | Teej | Haryana only |
| Monday | July 31 Jul 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Punjab only |
| Monday | August 07 Aug 7 | Raksha Bandhan | |
| Monday | August 14 Aug 14 | Janmashtami | Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna |
| Tuesday | August 15 Aug 15 | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | August 15 Aug 15 | Janmashtami | |
| Thursday | August 17 Aug 17 | Parsi New Year | Jamshed Navroz |
| Tuesday | August 22 Aug 22 | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Punjab only |
| Friday | August 25 Aug 25 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
| Saturday | August 26 Aug 26 | Nuakhai | Odisha only. Harvest Festival. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
| Wednesday | August 30 Aug 30 | Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji | Punjab only |
| Friday | September 01 Sep 1 | Idul-Ad’ha | Eid al-Adha. Kerala, Puducherry |
| Saturday | September 02 Sep 2 | Idul Juha | Eid al-Adha |
| Sunday | September 03 Sep 3 | First Onam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Monday | September 04 Sep 4 | Thiruvonam | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
| Wednesday | September 06 Sep 6 | Sree Narayana Guru Jayanti | Kerala only. Marks the birth of a key social reformer |
| Tuesday | September 19 Sep 19 | Mahalaya | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Wednesday | September 20 Sep 20 | Bathukamma Starting day | Nine days before Durgastami |
| Thursday | September 21 Sep 21 | Muharram | Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community |
| Thursday | September 21 Sep 21 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati | Haryana, Punjab only |
| Thursday | September 21 Sep 21 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer |
| Saturday | September 23 Sep 23 | Haryana’s Heroes’ Martyrdom Day | Haryana only |
| Wednesday | September 27 Sep 27 | Saptami of Durgapuja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only |
| Thursday | September 28 Sep 28 | Durga Puja | Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal |
| Thursday | September 28 Sep 28 | Ayudha Puja | Tamil Nadu |
| Thursday | September 28 Sep 28 | Durgastami | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Friday | September 29 Sep 29 | Mahanavami | Ninth Day of Dussehra |
| Friday | September 29 Sep 29 | Dussehra | Punjab |
| Saturday | September 30 Sep 30 | Dussehra | Vijaya Dashami |
| Saturday | September 30 Sep 30 | Vijaya Dashami | Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu. Dussehra |
| Sunday | October 01 Oct 1 | Muharram (10th Day) | Day of Ashurah |
| Monday | October 02 Oct 2 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | Gandhi Jayanti |
| Tuesday | October 03 Oct 3 | Puja Holiday (additional) | Tripura only. |
| Wednesday | October 04 Oct 4 | Puja Holiday (additional) | Tripura only. |
| Thursday | October 05 Oct 5 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab. |
| Thursday | October 05 Oct 5 | Lakshmi Puja | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
| Saturday | October 07 Oct 7 | Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji | Punjab only |
| Wednesday | October 18 Oct 18 | Deewali | Deepawali |
| Wednesday | October 18 Oct 18 | Kati Bihu | Assam only |
| Wednesday | October 18 Oct 18 | Narak Chaturdashi | Karnataka |
| Thursday | October 19 Oct 19 | Kali Puja | Odisha, West Bengal. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali |
| Thursday | October 19 Oct 19 | Deewali | Maharashtra(Laxmi Pujan) |
| Friday | October 20 Oct 20 | Vishavkarma day | Haryana, Punjab only |
| Friday | October 20 Oct 20 | Deepavali | Karnataka, Maharashtra |
| Friday | October 20 Oct 20 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Gujarat only. |
| Friday | October 20 Oct 20 | Govardhan puja | Uttar Pradesh |
| Saturday | October 21 Oct 21 | Bhai Bij | Gujarat only. |
| Tuesday | October 31 Oct 31 | Public Holiday | Haryana. Birthday of birth anniversary of Sardar Patel |
| Wednesday | November 01 Nov 1 | Haryana Day | Haryana only. |
| Wednesday | November 01 Nov 1 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day |
| Tuesday | November 6 | Narak Chaturdashi | |
| Wednesday | November 7 | Diwali, Lakshmi Puja | |
| Thursday | November 8 | Gowardhan Puja | |
| Friday | November 9 | Bhai Dooj | |
| Tuesday | November 13 | Chhath Puja | |
| Wednesday | November 14 | P Nehru Jayanti | |
| Wednesday | November 21 | Milad an-Nabi, Id-e-Milad | |
| Friday | November 23 | Guru Nanak Jayanti | Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism |
| Saturday | November 04 Nov 4 | Rasa Purnima | Odisha only |
| Monday | November 06 Nov 6 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Karnataka only |
| Thursday | November 23 Nov 23 | Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Punjab only |
| Friday | December 01 Dec 1 | Milad-un-Nabi | |
| Saturday | December 02 Dec 2 | Milad-un-Nabi | |
| Sunday | December 03 Dec 3 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Goa only. |
| Monday | December 18 Dec 18 | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Chhattisgarh |
| Tuesday | December 19 Dec 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Goa only |
| Monday | December 25 Dec 25 | Christmas Day | Observed in all states |
| Monday | December 25 Dec 25 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Haryana only. Second time in 2017 |
| Tuesday | December 26 Dec 26 | Shaheed Udham Singh’s Birthday | Haryana only |
| Tuesday | December 26 Dec 26 | Boxing Day | Mizoram, Telangana |
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