India is known as a country that has witnessed amalgamation of diverse religions and cultures. To maintain communal harmony and offer the citizens an occasional breather from work, the government observes some public holidays. Some of these holidays are religious while others are secular.
Three national holidays that are observed all over the country are 2nd October (Mahatma Gandhi�s Birthday), 26th January (Republic Day) and 15th August (Indian Independence Day).
On National Holidays all central and state government departments are closed. Banks, post offices and several administrative sections of the government and private entities also remain closed.
However, as far as the religious public holidays are concerned, the same cannot be said. However, Christmas and Good Friday are also observed in nearly the same manner of government holidays in many states of India.
On National Holidays, amount of public transport is diminished including metro, trains and buses. This results in less of traffic jams and environmental pollution on those days. On major public holidays, citizens like to engage in fun and leisurely activities.
Depending on time of the year and occasions, some such holidays are also used by people for informal get together. For instance, on Christmas and New Years Eve, both of which are observed in large parts of the nation as off days, a lot of people get involved in picnics.
Children and teens take part in games and people also pay visit to their near and are ones on these days. However, private organizations and especially IT industry do not shut operations on several public holidays owing to their need to maintain productivity level.
Of late, the demands to reduce number of holidays in government departments have been placed by a number of public bodies. A lot of holidays in any organization can affect economic growth.
26 Jan 2014 (Sunday) - Republic Day
28 Feb 2014 (Friday) - Maha Shivratri
17 Mar 2014 (Monday) - Holi
18 Apr 2014 (Friday) - Good Friday
23 Apr 2014 (Wednesday) - Mahavir Jayanthi
01 May 2014 (Thursday) - May Day
14 May 2014 (Wednesday) - Buddha Purnima
28 Jul 2014 (Monday) - Id-Ul-Fitr
10 Aug 2014 (Sunday) - Raksha Bandhan
15 Aug 2014 (Friday) - Independence Day
17 Aug 2014 (Sunday) - Krishna Janmastami
29 Aug 2014 (Friday) - Ganesh Chaturthi
02 Oct 2014 (Thursday) - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
04 Oct 2014 (Saturday) - Vijaya Dashami & Bakri Id
23 Oct 2014 (Thursday) - Diwali
25 Oct 2014 (Saturday) - Muharram
06 Nov 2014 (Thursday) - Guru Nanak Jayanthi
25 Dec 2014 (Thursday) - Christmas
Three national holidays that are observed all over the country are 2nd October (Mahatma Gandhi�s Birthday), 26th January (Republic Day) and 15th August (Indian Independence Day).
On National Holidays all central and state government departments are closed. Banks, post offices and several administrative sections of the government and private entities also remain closed.
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| 2014 Calendar with Holidays |
On National Holidays, amount of public transport is diminished including metro, trains and buses. This results in less of traffic jams and environmental pollution on those days. On major public holidays, citizens like to engage in fun and leisurely activities.
Depending on time of the year and occasions, some such holidays are also used by people for informal get together. For instance, on Christmas and New Years Eve, both of which are observed in large parts of the nation as off days, a lot of people get involved in picnics.
Children and teens take part in games and people also pay visit to their near and are ones on these days. However, private organizations and especially IT industry do not shut operations on several public holidays owing to their need to maintain productivity level.
Of late, the demands to reduce number of holidays in government departments have been placed by a number of public bodies. A lot of holidays in any organization can affect economic growth.
List of Public Holidays 2014 in India
13 Jan 2014 (Monday) - Id-E-Milad26 Jan 2014 (Sunday) - Republic Day
28 Feb 2014 (Friday) - Maha Shivratri
17 Mar 2014 (Monday) - Holi
18 Apr 2014 (Friday) - Good Friday
23 Apr 2014 (Wednesday) - Mahavir Jayanthi
01 May 2014 (Thursday) - May Day
14 May 2014 (Wednesday) - Buddha Purnima
28 Jul 2014 (Monday) - Id-Ul-Fitr
10 Aug 2014 (Sunday) - Raksha Bandhan
15 Aug 2014 (Friday) - Independence Day
17 Aug 2014 (Sunday) - Krishna Janmastami
29 Aug 2014 (Friday) - Ganesh Chaturthi
02 Oct 2014 (Thursday) - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
04 Oct 2014 (Saturday) - Vijaya Dashami & Bakri Id
23 Oct 2014 (Thursday) - Diwali
25 Oct 2014 (Saturday) - Muharram
06 Nov 2014 (Thursday) - Guru Nanak Jayanthi
25 Dec 2014 (Thursday) - Christmas
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