18National · 2028
Public Holidays in India 2028
In 2028 there are 18 national public holidays in India: 13 fall on a weekday, 7 make a three-day weekend and 3 a four-day one with a single day off. 101 more are kept in some regions.
18National
13on a weekday
7three days free
3one day off, four days free
- January
- 26Republic Day
- February
- 23Maha Shivaratri
- 27Eid al-Fitr
- March
- 11Holi
- April
- 3Ram Navami
- 7Mahavira's Birthday
- 14Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good Friday
- May
- 6Eid al-Adha
- 8Buddha Purnima
- June
- 4Ashura
- July–
- August
- 4Prophet's Birthday
- 13Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
- 15Independence Day
- September
- 27Dussehra
- October
- 2Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 17Diwali (Deepavali)
- November
- 2Guru Nanak's Birthday
- December
- 25Christmas
Long weekends · 2028
three days free
3Apr
Ram NavamiMonday
7Apr
Mahavira's BirthdayFriday
14Apr
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good FridayFriday
8May
Buddha PurnimaMonday
4Aug
Prophet's BirthdayFriday
2Oct
Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayMonday
25Dec
ChristmasMonday
one day off, four days free
15Aug
Independence DayTuesday
17Oct
Diwali (Deepavali)Tuesday
2Nov
Guru Nanak's BirthdayThursday
Regional holidays · 2028
Arunachal Pradesh20 Feb Statehood Day · 14 Apr Bahag Bihu · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good Friday · 26 Sept Mahashtami · 1 Dec Indigenous Faith Day
4Assam15 Jan Magh Bihu · 23 Jan Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday · 13 Apr Bahag Bihu · 14 Apr Bahag Bihu · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good Friday
6Bihar22 Mar Bihar Day · 23 Oct Chhath Puja
2Chandigarh4 Jan Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday · 3 Oct Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday
2Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu15 Jan Magh Bihu · Makar Sankranti · Pongal · 27 Mar Chaitra Sukladi · Cheti Chand · Gudi Padwa · Ugadi · 5 Aug Raksha Bandhan · 14 Aug Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
7Goa27 Mar Gudi Padwa · 23 Aug Ganesh Chaturthi · 24 Aug Ganesh Chaturthi (Day 2) · 3 Dec Saint Francis Xavier's Day
5Gujarat15 Jan Uttarayan · 27 Mar Cheti Chand · 27 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday · 5 Aug Raksha Bandhan
9Haryana31 Jan Sir Chottu Ram's Birthday · 23 Mar Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day · 13 Apr Vaisakhi · 27 Apr Akshay Tritiya · Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
13Himachal Pradesh25 Jan Statehood Day · 10 Feb Guru Ravi Das's Birthday · 15 Apr Himachal Day · 27 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
7Jammu and Kashmir20 Mar Nowruz · 27 Mar 1st Navratra · 13 Apr Baisakhi · 23 Sept Maharaja Hari Singh's Birthday
7Jharkhand23 Oct Chhath Puja · 15 Nov Jharkhand Formation Day
2Karnataka15 Jan Makar Sankranti · 27 Mar Ugadi · 1 May May Day · 23 Aug Ganesh Chaturthi
4Kerala1 Sept Onam · 1 Nov Kerala Foundation Day
2Ladakh20 Mar Nowruz
1Madhya Pradesh20 Mar Veerangana Avantibai's Martyrdom Day · 5 Aug Raksha Bandhan · 18 Oct Govardhan Puja
3Maharashtra19 Feb Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's Birthday · 27 Mar Gudi Padwa · 1 May Maharashtra Day · 14 Aug Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
6Mizoram2 Jan Post New Year · 11 Jan Missionary Day · 15 Jun Young Mizo Association's Day · 30 Jun Peace Accord Day
8Odisha1 Apr Odisha Day (Utkala Dibasa) · 15 Apr Maha Vishuva Sankranti · Pana Sankranti
2Puducherry16 Aug Puducherry De Jure Transfer Day · 1 Nov Puducherry Liberation Day
2Punjab4 Jan Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday · 23 Mar Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru's Martyrdom Day · 8 Apr Guru Nabha Dass's Birthday · 13 Apr Vaisakhi
14Rajasthan10 Mar Holika Dahan · 27 Mar Cheti Chand · 11 Apr Mahatma Jyotiba Phule's Birthday · 27 Apr Lord Shri Parshuram's Birthday
12Sikkim16 May Sikkim State Day
1Tamil Nadu15 Jan Pongal · 16 Jan Thiruvalluvar Day · Mattu Pongal · 17 Jan Uzhavar Thirunal · 14 Apr Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good Friday · Puthandu (Tamil New Year)
4Tripura23 Jan Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday · 14 Apr Bengali New Year · Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday · Good Friday · 20 Apr Garia Puja · 30 Jun Kharchi Puja
8Uttar Pradesh5 Aug Raksha Bandhan · 18 Oct Govardhan Puja · 19 Oct Bhai Duj · Chitragupt's Birthday
3Uttarakhand10 Mar Holika Dahan · 27 Mar Cheti Chand · 16 Jul Harela · 5 Aug Raksha Bandhan
7West Bengal15 Apr Bengali New Year · 9 May Rabindra Jayanti
2Other countries · 2028
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