🇮🇳 India public holidays 2028
India has 17 public holidays in 2028. 16 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 5 days. A further 33 days are granted at administrative discretion.
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Who decides these days
India has no single nationwide holiday list.
Each central-government office publishes its own, under a yearly Department of Personnel and Training memorandum, with the local employees' welfare committee recommending the contents.
There are two tiers, Compulsory Gazetted and Restricted.
The compulsory lists differ by place: for 2026 Delhi carries Ram Navami and Janmashtami where Bhubaneswar carries Ratha Yatra and Maha Navami.
Long weekends
- February 25, 2028 – February 27, 20283 daysJamat-Ul-Vida, Id-ul-FitrDiscretionary day off
- April 1, 2028 – April 3, 20283 daysRam Navami
- April 7, 2028 – April 9, 20283 daysMahavir Jayanti
- April 14, 2028 – April 16, 20283 daysGood Friday, Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam), Easter SundayDiscretionary day off
- May 6, 2028 – May 9, 20284 daysId-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Budha Purnima, Birthday of Guru Rabindranath TagoreDiscretionary day off
- August 4, 2028 – August 6, 20283 daysMilad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad), Raksha BandhanDiscretionary day off
- August 12, 2028 – August 15, 20284 daysJanmashtami, Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj, Independence DayDiscretionary day off
- September 1, 2028 – September 3, 20283 daysOnam or Thiru Onam DayDiscretionary day off
- September 23, 2028 – September 27, 20285 daysDussehra (Saptami), Dussehra (Mahashtami), DussehraDiscretionary day off
- September 30, 2028 – October 3, 20284 daysMahatma Gandhi's Birthday, Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayDiscretionary day off
- October 17, 2028 – October 19, 20283 daysDiwali (Deepavali), Govardhan Puja, Bhai DujDiscretionary day off
- October 21, 2028 – October 23, 20283 daysPratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)Discretionary day off
- November 24, 2028 – November 26, 20283 daysGuru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom DayDiscretionary day off
- December 1, 2028 – December 3, 20283 daysHazarat Ali's BirthdayDiscretionary day off
- December 23, 2028 – December 25, 20283 daysChristmas Eve, Christmas DayDiscretionary day off
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 | New Year's Day | Discretionary day off |
| January 15, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Magha Bihu / PongalSee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| January 15, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Makar SankrantiSee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| January 26, 2028 | Republic Day | Public holiday |
| February 1, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | Discretionary day off |
| February 10, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Guru Ravi Das's Birthday | Discretionary day off |
| February 19, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | Discretionary day off |
| February 19, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry | Shivaji Jayanti | Discretionary day off |
| February 23, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Maha Shivratri | Discretionary day off |
| February 25, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Jamat-Ul-Vida | Discretionary day off |
| February 27, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Id-ul-Fitr | Public holiday |
| March 11, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dolyatra | Discretionary day off |
| March 11, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Holika Dahan | Discretionary day off |
| March 12, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Holi | Public holiday |
| March 26, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | Discretionary day off |
| April 3, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Ram Navami | Public holiday |
| April 7, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Mahavir Jayanti | Public holiday |
| April 14, 2028 | Good FridaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| April 14, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi (Tamil New Year's Day)See this topic | Discretionary day off |
| April 15, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | Discretionary day off |
| April 16, 2028 | Easter SundaySee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| May 6, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | Public holiday |
| May 8, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Budha Purnima | Public holiday |
| May 9, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | Discretionary day off |
| June 4, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Muharram | Public holiday |
| June 24, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Rath Yatra | Discretionary day off |
| August 4, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | Public holiday |
| August 5, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Raksha Bandhan | Discretionary day off |
| August 13, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Janmashtami | Public holiday |
| August 14, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj | Discretionary day off |
| August 15, 2028 | Independence DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| August 23, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | Discretionary day off |
| September 1, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | Discretionary day off |
| September 25, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dussehra (Saptami) | Discretionary day off |
| September 26, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | Discretionary day off |
| September 27, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dussehra | Public holiday |
| September 27, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | Discretionary day off |
| October 2, 2028 | Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 3, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | Discretionary day off |
| October 7, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | Discretionary day off |
| October 17, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Diwali (Deepavali) | Public holiday |
| October 17, 2028 · overlaps the previous entry · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Naraka Chaturdasi | Discretionary day off |
| October 18, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Govardhan Puja | Discretionary day off |
| October 19, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Bhai Duj | Discretionary day off |
| October 23, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | Discretionary day off |
| November 2, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Guru Nanak's Birthday | Public holiday |
| November 24, 2028 | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | Discretionary day off |
| December 1, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | Discretionary day off |
| December 24, 2028 | Christmas Eve | Discretionary day off |
| December 25, 2028 | Christmas DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
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