Public Holidays in India 1988

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1988. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1988 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Holi (Friday, March 4), Ram Navami (Saturday, March 26), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, March 31), Good Friday (Friday, April 1), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 1), Id-ul-Fitr (Wednesday, May 18), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Monday, July 25), Independence Day (Monday, August 15), Muharram (Wednesday, August 24), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 3), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Sunday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 20), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Tuesday, October 25), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 9), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 23) and Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1988: Mar 4–Mar 6 (3 days, Holi); Mar 31–Apr 3 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); Jul 23–Jul 25 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Aug 13–Aug 15 (3 days, Independence Day).

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.