Dear Murthy,
Government employees will get 20 to 23 festival holidays in a year. But in general practice, private industries will give only 9 festival holidays in a year other than sundays/ saturdays.
In these 9 days, the following are the national holidays
Republic Day, Independence Day, May Day, Gandhi jayanthi
If these days fall on sundays these 4 days should be adjusted with other festivals.
Regards,
Govardhan J