2018India

India is only one among many destinations for sourcing and off-shoring, best known for its information technology services provided by such powerhouses such as TCS/Tata, Wipro, HCL, Infosys, and U.S. headquartered Cognizant. Dealing with India is easy because the entire country is one time zone. On the other, there are quite a few holidays which can vary by region. In the list below, "gazetted" holidays are mandatory. Additionally, individual employees can choose two "restricted" holidays a year, however, they must be observed on the intended day—for example, a holiday falling on a Sunday in a particular year can not be used to take off the following Monday.

Our experience with India and elsewhere is that recognition of their holidays when planning work is one of the easiest paths to garnering good will and fostering a closer partnership. We offer India only as an example—there is no substitute for getting to know your supplier beyond the contract.

Following are the "gazetted" and "restricted" holidays for 2018 in India. Government of India document available HERE PDF

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

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*	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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