Public Holidays in India 1968

There are 18 Indian public holidays in 1968. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1968 are Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, January 3), Republic Day (Friday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, March 11), Holi (Friday, March 15), Ram Navami (Sunday, April 7), Muharram (Tuesday, April 9), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 11), Good Friday (Friday, April 12), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 12), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, June 10), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Friday, August 16), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 1), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, October 21), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 5), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, December 22) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 7 long weekends of three days or more in 1968: Jan 26–Jan 28 (3 days, Republic Day); Mar 9–Mar 11 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Mar 15–Mar 17 (3 days, Holi); Apr 11–Apr 14 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); Jun 8–Jun 10 (3 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Aug 15–Aug 18 (4 days, Independence Day, Janmashtami); Oct 19–Oct 21 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.