National Holidays in India in 2019
Select Year:
2019
Day | Date | Holiday Name | Type | Comments |
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Tuesday | January 01 | New Year's Day | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Wednesday | January 02 | New Year's Celebration | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Wednesday | January 02 | Mannam Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only |
Friday | January 11 | Missionary Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Saturday | January 12 | Birthday of Swami Vivekananda | Regional Holiday | West Bengal only |
Sunday | January 13 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | January 14 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | January 14 | Bhogi | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Monday | January 14 | Makar Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | January 15 | Pongal | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | January 15 | Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Wednesday | January 16 | Kanuma | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh only |
Wednesday | January 16 | Tusu Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Wednesday | January 16 | Thiruvalluvar Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry, Tamil Nadu |
Thursday | January 17 | Uzhavar Tirunal | Regional Holiday | Tamil Nadu |
Friday | January 18 | Imoinu Iratpa | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Saturday | January 19 | Gann-Ngai | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Tuesday | January 22 | Public Holiday | Government Holiday | |
Wednesday | January 23 | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal |
Friday | January 25 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Saturday | January 26 | Republic Day | National Holiday | |
Tuesday | January 29 | Gothar Bathou Sun | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Thursday | January 31 | Me-dam-me-phi | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Tuesday | February 05 | Sonam Lochhar | Regional Holiday | Tamang New Year |
Tuesday | February 05 | Losar | Regional Holiday | Tibetan New Year |
Sunday | February 10 | Vasant Panchami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | February 10 | Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Friday | February 15 | Lui-Ngai-Ni | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Friday | February 15 | State Holiday for Deputy Chief Minister | Government Holiday | Govt. and educational institutes |
Tuesday | February 19 | Bir Chilarai Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Tuesday | February 19 | Bhumchu Festival | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Tuesday | February 19 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states. Full moon of Magh |
Tuesday | February 19 | Chahhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Wednesday | February 20 | Statehood Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
Wednesday | February 20 | Mizoram State Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Friday | March 01 | Chapchar Kut | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Monday | March 04 | Maha Shivratri | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Tuesday | March 05 | Panchayati Raj Diwas | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Monday | March 18 | State Holiday for Chief Minister | Government Holiday | Govt. and educational institutes |
Wednesday | March 20 | Holi Dahan | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
Thursday | March 21 | Imam Ali's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh only |
Thursday | March 21 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | March 21 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | March 21 | Doljatra | Regional Holiday | Day before Holi |
Thursday | March 21 | Holi | Regional Holiday | Holi Dahan |
Friday | March 22 | Holi | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | March 22 | Bihar Divas | Regional Holiday | Bihar Only |
Friday | March 22 | Yaosang 2nd Day | Regional Holiday | Manipur. |
Saturday | March 23 | Shaheedi Diwas | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Monday | April 01 | Bank Holiday | Not a Public Holiday | Banks only. Annual accounts closing |
Monday | April 01 | Odisha Day | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Utkal Divas |
Friday | April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday | Regional Holiday | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only |
Saturday | April 06 | 1st Navratra | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Saturday | April 06 | Sajibu Nongma Panba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Saturday | April 06 | Ugadi | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
Saturday | April 06 | Cheti Chand | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | April 06 | Gudi Padwa | Regional Holiday | Telugu and Kannada New Year |
Sunday | April 07 | Sarhul | Regional Holiday | Jahrkhand |
Thursday | April 11 | Public Holiday Lok Shaba Elections | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | April 13 | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | April 13 | Biju Festival | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Sunday | April 14 | Ashoka's Birth Anniversary | Regional Holiday | Bihar only |
Sunday | April 14 | Vaisakhi | Regional Holiday | several states |
Sunday | April 14 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Sunday | April 14 | Tamil New Year | Regional Holiday | Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only |
Sunday | April 14 | Cheiraoba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Sunday | April 14 | Mahabishuba Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Sunday | April 14 | Ram Navami | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | April 14 | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | April 15 | Bohag Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assamese New Year. Assam only |
Monday | April 15 | Bengali New Year | Regional Holiday | Tripura, West Bengal only |
Monday | April 15 | Vishu | Regional Holiday | Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar |
Monday | April 15 | Himachal Day | Regional Holiday | Himachal Pradesh only |
Tuesday | April 16 | Bohag Bihu Holiday | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Wednesday | April 17 | Mahavir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | April 18 | Maundy Thursday | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Thursday | April 18 | Public Holiday Lok Shaba Elections | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | April 19 | Good Friday | Regional Holiday | |
Sunday | April 21 | Shab e-Barat | Regional Holiday | 15 Sha'aban |
Sunday | April 21 | Easter Sunday | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | April 22 | Garia Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Tuesday | April 23 | Veer Kunvar Singh Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Bihar |
Tuesday | April 23 | Public Holiday Lok Shaba Elections | Regional Holiday | |
Wednesday | May 01 | Maharashtra Day | Regional Holiday | Maharashtra only |
Wednesday | May 01 | Labour Day | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Sunday | May 05 | Tithi of Damodar Deva | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | May 07 | Parashurama Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | May 07 | Basava Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Tuesday | May 07 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | West Bengal |
Thursday | May 09 | Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore | Regional Holiday | Tripura |
Monday | May 13 | Janaki Nawami | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | May 16 | Sikkim State Day | Regional Holiday | Sikkim only |
Saturday | May 18 | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
Sunday | May 19 | Buddha Purnima | Regional Holiday | Birth of Buddha |
Sunday | May 19 | Janmotsav of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Friday | May 31 | Jumat-ul-Wida | Regional Holiday | Last Friday of Ramadam |
Sunday | June 02 | Shab-I-Qadr | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Wednesday | June 05 | Idul Fitr | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Thursday | June 06 | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | June 06 | Uttarakhand Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Uttarakhand |
Thursday | June 06 | Following Day of Ramazan | Regional Holiday | Telengana |
Friday | June 07 | Guru Arjun Dev Martyrdom day | Regional Holiday | Punjab Only |
Friday | June 14 | Pahili Raja | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Saturday | June 15 | YMA Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Saturday | June 15 | Raja Sankranti | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Monday | June 17 | Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Full moon in Hindu month of Jyeshtha |
Saturday | June 22 | Thomas Jones Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Sunday | June 30 | Remna Ni | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Thursday | July 04 | Ratha Yatra | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Friday | July 05 | Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Saturday | July 06 | MHIP Day | Regional Holiday | Mizoram |
Wednesday | July 10 | Kharchi Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Saturday | July 13 | Martyrs' Day | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Sunday | July 14 | Behdienkhlam | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Wednesday | July 17 | U Tirot Sing Day | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Tuesday | July 23 | Ker Puja | Regional Holiday | Tripura only |
Monday | July 29 | Bonalu | Regional Holiday | Telangana |
Wednesday | July 31 | Karkidaka Vavu | Regional Holiday | Kerala |
Wednesday | July 31 | Martyrdom Day of Shaheed Udham Singh | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab only |
Monday | August 12 | Id-ul-Ad'ha | Regional Holiday | Bakrid. Kerala |
Monday | August 12 | Bakrid | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Tuesday | August 13 | Patriot's Day | Regional Holiday | Observed on August 13th |
Thursday | August 15 | Raksha Bandhan | Regional Holiday | Several states. Shravana Purnima |
Thursday | August 15 | Jhulan Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Thursday | August 15 | Independence Day | National Holiday | |
Friday | August 16 | De jure Transfer Day | Regional Holiday | Puducherry |
Saturday | August 17 | Parsi New Year | Regional Holiday | Jamshed Navroz |
Tuesday | August 20 | Tithi of Sri Sri Madhav Dev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Friday | August 23 | Krishna Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Restricted Holiday |
Friday | August 23 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | August 24 | Janmashtami | Regional Holiday | |
Wednesday | August 28 | Ayyankali Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only |
Saturday | August 31 | Parkash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab only |
Monday | September 02 | Tithi of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Monday | September 02 | Vinayagar Chathurthi | Regional Holiday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
Monday | September 02 | Samvatsari | Regional Holiday | |
Monday | September 02 | Ganesh Chaturthi | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Tuesday | September 03 | Nuakhai | Regional Holiday | Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi |
Tuesday | September 03 | Ganesh Chaturthi Holiday | Regional Holiday | Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata |
Sunday | September 08 | Ramdev Jayanti and Teja Dashmi | Regional Holiday | Rajasthan only |
Monday | September 09 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram |
Tuesday | September 10 | First Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Tuesday | September 10 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | Many states |
Tuesday | September 10 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram |
Wednesday | September 11 | Thiruvonam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Wednesday | September 11 | Ashura | Regional Holiday | 10 Muharram |
Thursday | September 12 | Anant Chaturdashi | Government Holiday | Public sector and schools |
Thursday | September 12 | Third Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Friday | September 13 | Fourth Onam | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Harvest Festival |
Friday | September 20 | Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi | Regional Holiday | Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer |
Monday | September 23 | Haryana Heroes' Martyrdom Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana |
Saturday | September 28 | Mahalaya | Regional Holiday | Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Saturday | September 28 | Bathukamma Starting Day | Regional Holiday | Nine days before Durgatsami |
Sunday | September 29 | Mera Chaoren Houba | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Sunday | September 29 | Maharaja Agrasen Jayanti | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan only |
Wednesday | October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Birthday | National Holiday | Gandhi Jayanti |
Saturday | October 05 | Maha Saptami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Saturday | October 05 | Birthday of Nar Bahadur Bhandari | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Sunday | October 06 | Mahanavami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | October 06 | Durga Ashtami | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Monday | October 07 | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
Monday | October 07 | Navami of Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Monday | October 07 | Mahanavami | Regional Holiday | Ninth day of Dussehra |
Monday | October 07 | Ayudha Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Tuesday | October 08 | Vijaya Dashami | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | October 08 | Janmostav of Srimatna Sankardev | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | October 08 | Durga Puja | Regional Holiday | |
Tuesday | October 08 | Dussehra | Regional Holiday | Vijaya Dashami |
Sunday | October 13 | Lakshmi Puja | Regional Holiday | Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only. |
Sunday | October 13 | Maharishi Valmiki Birthday | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Friday | October 18 | Kati Bihu | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Monday | October 21 | India State Elections Public Holiday | Regional Holiday | Haryana, Maharashtra. voting in assembly polls |
Sunday | October 27 | Deepavali | Regional Holiday | Deepavali |
Sunday | October 27 | Kali Puja | Regional Holiday | Assam, Odisha, West Bengal |
Sunday | October 27 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Most states |
Sunday | October 27 | Narak Chaturdashi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Monday | October 28 | Vishvakarma Day | Regional Holiday | Day after Dewali |
Monday | October 28 | Vikram Samvat New Year | Regional Holiday | Gujarat only. |
Monday | October 28 | Diwali | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Monday | October 28 | Govardhan Puja | Regional Holiday | Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand |
Tuesday | October 29 | Deepavali | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Tuesday | October 29 | Bhai Bij | Regional Holiday | Some states |
Wednesday | October 30 | Ningol Chakkouba | Regional Holiday | 2nd day of the lunar month of Hiyanggei |
Thursday | October 31 | Sardar Patel's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Gujarat |
Friday | November 01 | Kut | Regional Holiday | Manipur |
Friday | November 01 | Kannada Rajyothsava | Regional Holiday | Karnataka only |
Friday | November 01 | Haryana Day | Regional Holiday | Haryana only. |
Friday | November 01 | Puducherry Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | November 02 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | Several states |
Sunday | November 03 | Chhath Puja | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | November 08 | Wangala Festival | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya. Second week of November. |
Saturday | November 09 | Milad-i-Sherif | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Sunday | November 10 | Mawlid | Regional Holiday | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad |
Monday | November 11 | Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak ji | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik |
Tuesday | November 12 | Rasa Purnima | Regional Holiday | Odisha only |
Tuesday | November 12 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Regional Holiday | Full moon of the month Kartik |
Friday | November 15 | Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Friday | November 15 | Kanakadasa Jayanthi | Regional Holiday | Karnataka |
Tuesday | November 19 | Lhabab Duechen | Regional Holiday | |
Saturday | November 23 | Seng Kut Snem | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Sunday | November 24 | Lachit Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam |
Sunday | December 01 | Martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji | Regional Holiday | Punjab only |
Sunday | December 01 | Indigenous Faith Day | Regional Holiday | Arunachal Pradesh |
Sunday | December 01 | State Inauguration Day | Regional Holiday | Nagaland |
Monday | December 02 | Asom Divas | Regional Holiday | Assam only |
Tuesday | December 03 | Feast of St. Francis Xavier | Regional Holiday | Goa Only |
Thursday | December 05 | Birthday of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah | Regional Holiday | Jammu and Kashmir |
Thursday | December 12 | Pa Togan Nengminza Sangma | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Monday | December 16 | Barahimizong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Wednesday | December 18 | Death Anniversary of U SoSo Tham | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Wednesday | December 18 | Guru Ghasidas Jayanti | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | December 19 | Goa Liberation Day | Regional Holiday | Goa only |
Tuesday | December 24 | Christmas Eve | Regional Holiday | |
Wednesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | Regional Holiday | Observed in all states |
Thursday | December 26 | Boxing Day | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | December 26 | Christmas Holiday | Regional Holiday | |
Thursday | December 26 | Solar Eclipse | Regional Holiday | Odisha |
Friday | December 27 | Christmas Festival | Regional Holiday | |
Friday | December 27 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Saturday | December 28 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Sunday | December 29 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Monday | December 30 | U Kiang Nangbah | Regional Holiday | Meghalaya |
Monday | December 30 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Tuesday | December 31 | Losoong/Namsoong | Regional Holiday | Sikkim |
Tuesday | December 31 | New Year's Eve | Regional Holiday |