Public holidays in India 2025
India has 17 public holidays in 2025. 13 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
13weekday days off
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
The dates listed are the three national holidays plus the gazetted central government holidays. States observe their own lists, so local calendars differ widely.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday weekend | Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Friday | Holi | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Mahavira's Birthday | |
| Monday | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Buddha Purnima | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Sunday weekend | Ashura | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | |
| Friday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Thursday | Dussehra | |
| Thursday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | |
| Monday | Diwali (Deepavali) | |
| Wednesday | Guru Nanak's Birthday | |
| Thursday | Christmas |
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 14 to Sun 16 March 2025Holi
- 3 daysSat 29 to Mon 31 March 2025Eid al-Fitr
- 3 daysSat 12 to Mon 14 April 2025Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 April 2025Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 May 2025Buddha Purnima
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Independence Day, Janmashtami (Vaishnava)
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 October 2025Diwali (Deepavali)
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 11 April 2025 for Thu 10 to Mon 14 April 2025Mahavira's Birthday, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 October 2025 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 October 2025Dussehra, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas
Questions about 2025 in India
- How many working days are there in India in 2025?
- 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does India have in 2025?
- 17 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Republic Day (26 January 2025), Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025), Ashura (6 July 2025), Janmashtami (Vaishnava) (16 August 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in India?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in India 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
India has 17 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/india/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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