Below are 14 compulsory holidays for the Government of India. Banks generally declare selecting some of these.
- Republic Day - 26 Jan
- Independence Day - 15 Aug
- Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday - 02 Oct
- Buddha Purnima - 20 May
- Christmas - 25 Dec
- Dussehra (Vijay Dashami) - 09 Oct
- Diwali - 28 Oct
- Good Friday - 21 March
- Gurunanak's Birthday - 13 Nov
- Idul Fitr - 02 Oct
- Idul Zuha - 09 Dec
- Mahavir Jayanti - 18 Apr
- Muharram - 19 Jan
- Prophet Mohammad's Birthday - 21 Mar
In addition to the above, three holidays from the below for regional discretion making the total to 17 days.
- Additional Dussehra - 08 Oct
- Holi - 22 March
- Janamashtmi - 24 Aug
- Ram Navami - 14 April
- Maha Shivaratri - 06 Mar
- Ganesh Chaturthi - 03 Sep
- Makara Sankranti - 14 Jan
- Rath Yatra - 04 Jul
- Pongal - 15 Jan
- Onam - 12 Sep
- Basant Panchami - 11 Feb
- Vishu - 13 Apr
- Bihu/Nauraj - 14 Apr
- Ugadi - 07 Apr