Dear Rajan,
It's better you have to go thro' the discussions taken place in this forum and you'll get enough materials to understand complexity of holidays in India. Especially what has been provided by Vikramsingh in detail therein.
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As many others pointed out Govt. of India prescribed the follg.as NH which has to be followed strictly excepting in respect of those on duty either by rotation policy or for essential and emergency duties.
Jan 26th - Republic Day
Aug 15th - Independence Day
Oct 2nd - Gandhi Jayanthi , in many years 14th April Dr.Ambedkar's Jayanthi also observed as NH.
Here you must see there is no compulsory National Festival Holiday as such because hardly any such festival observed by all India as most of them festivals related to religions.
Other festivals/State holidays should be guided by the list of holidays provided by the respective state govts.and jointly decided with Unions or under SO of the Estt.
It's better you have to go thro' the discussions taken place in this forum and you'll get enough materials to understand complexity of holidays in India. Especially what has been provided by Vikramsingh in detail therein.
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As many others pointed out Govt. of India prescribed the follg.as NH which has to be followed strictly excepting in respect of those on duty either by rotation policy or for essential and emergency duties.
Jan 26th - Republic Day
Aug 15th - Independence Day
Oct 2nd - Gandhi Jayanthi , in many years 14th April Dr.Ambedkar's Jayanthi also observed as NH.
Here you must see there is no compulsory National Festival Holiday as such because hardly any such festival observed by all India as most of them festivals related to religions.
Other festivals/State holidays should be guided by the list of holidays provided by the respective state govts.and jointly decided with Unions or under SO of the Estt.