Public Holidays in India 1974

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1974. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1974 are Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Saturday, January 5), Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Muharram (Monday, February 4), Holi (Friday, March 8), Ram Navami (Monday, April 1), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 5), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, April 6), Good Friday (Friday, April 12), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 6), Janmashtami (Sunday, August 11), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Id-ul-Fitr (Friday, October 18), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 25), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 13), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 29), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Wednesday, December 25) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 9 long weekends of three days or more in 1974: Feb 2–Feb 4 (3 days, Muharram); Mar 8–Mar 10 (3 days, Holi); Mar 30–Apr 1 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 5–Apr 7 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)); Apr 12–Apr 14 (3 days, Good Friday); May 4–May 6 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Oct 18–Oct 20 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Oct 25–Oct 27 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)); Nov 29–Dec 1 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

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.