2018India
We've retained the 2018 holiday schedule for reference.
Following were the "gazetted" and "restricted" holidays for 2018 in India.
GazettedMandatory Days Off
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| January 26 | Friday | Republic Day |
| February 14 | Wednesday | Maha Shivratri *** |
| March 02 | Friday | Holi *** |
| March 29 | Thursday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| March 30 | Friday | Good Friday |
| April 30 | Monday | Buddha Purnima |
| June 16 | Saturday | Idu'l Fitr * |
| August 15 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| August 22 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) * |
| September 3 | Monday | Janmashtami *** |
| September 21 | Friday | Muharram * |
| October 2 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| October 19 | Friday | Dussehra |
| November 07 | Wednesday | Diwali (Deepavali) ** |
| November 21 | Wednesday | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) * |
| November 23 | Friday | Guru Nanak's Birthday |
| December 25 | Tuesday | Christmas |
| * | May be adjusted depending on sighting of the moon | |
| ** | May be observed a day in advance on "Naraka Chaturdasi Day" by choice of a State | |
| *** | Three of the additional holidays may be declared as Gazetted in States other than Delhi: | |
 | An additional day for Dussehra | |
| Holi | |
| Janamashtami (Vaishnavi) | |
| Ram Navami | |
| Maha Shivratri | |
| Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | |
| Makar Sankaranti | |
| Rath Yatra | |
| Onam | |
| Pongal | |
| Sri Panchami | Basanta Panchami | |
| Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sakladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Pada 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth | |
RestrictedEmployee-Selected Days Off, Two of the Following
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| January 1 | Monday | New Year's Day |
| January 14 | Sunday | Makar Sankranti |
| January 14 | Sunday | Pongal |
| January 22 | Monday | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami |
| January 31 | Wednesday | Guru Ravidas's Birthday |
| February 10 | Saturday | Swami Dayananda Sarswati Jayanti |
| February 19 | Monday | Shivaji Jayanti |
| March 1 | Thursday | Holika Dahan / Dolyatra |
| March 18 | Sunday | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand |
| March 25 | Sunday | Ram Navami |
| April 1 | Sunday | Easter Sunday |
| April 01 | Sunday | Hazarat Ali' Birthday |
| April 14 | Saturday | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi |
| April 15 | Sunday | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) |
| May 9 | Wednesday | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| June 15 | Friday | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| July 14 | Saturday | Rath Yatra |
| August 17 | Friday | Parsi New Year's Day / Nauraj |
| August 25 | Saturday | Onam or Thiru Onam Day |
| August 26 | Sunday | Raksha Bandhan |
| September 13 | Thursday | Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi |
| October 16 | Tuesday | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) |
| October 17 | Wednesday | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) |
| October 18 | Thursday | Dussehra (Maha Navmi) |
| October 24 | Wednesday | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday |
| October 27 | Saturday | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) |
| November 06 | Tuesday | Deepavali (South India) |
| November 06 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| November 08 | Thursday | Govardhan Puja |
| November 09 | Friday | Bhai Duj |
| November 13 | Tuesday | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
| November 24 | Saturday | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| December 24 | Monday | Christmas Eve |
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