India Holiday Calendar 2017

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In the year 2017, Two Months in Total have the most Holidays i.e. April and October including both Restricted and Gazetted. October month in 2017 has the most holidays, having a Total of 9 Holiday making it the most Ideal or Favourable month for a Trip or Excursion.

Consecutive Holidays in 2017(inclusive of restricted and gazetted holidays)

Gazetted Holidays on Sundays:

Unlike 2016 very few Holidays in India for the year 2017 falls on Sunday.

Holidays in January 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

New Year's Day

1st January

Sunday

 

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti

5th January

Thursday

Restricted

Makar Sankranti/Pongal

14th January

Saturday

Restricted

Republic Day

26th January

Thursday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in February 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Basant Panchmi / Shri Panchmi

1st February

Wednesday

Restricted

Guru Ravidas Jayanti

10th February

Friday

Restricted

Shivaji Jayanti

19th February

Sunday

 

Swami  Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti

21st February

Tuesday

Restricted

Maha Shivaratri

24th February

Friday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in March 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Holi/Holika Dahan (Dol yatra)

13th March

Sunday

 

Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/Cheti Chan

28th March

Tuesday

Restricted

 

Holidays in April 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Ram Navami

4th April

Tuesday

Gazetted

Mahavir Jayanti

9th April

Sunday

 

Hazrat Ali's Birthday

11th April

Tuesday

Restricted

Vaisakhi / Vishu

13th April

Thursday

Restricted

Mesadi 

14th April

Friday

Restricted

Vaisakhadi/Bahag Bihu

15th April

Saturday

Restricted

Easter Day

16th April

Sunday

 

 

Holidays in May 2017 

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Guru Rabindranath's Birthday

9th May

Tuesday

Restricted

Buddha Purnima / Jayanti

10th May

Wednesday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in June 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Jamat-ul-vida

23rd June Friday Restricted
Idu’l Fitr (date may change) 26th June Monday Gazetted

 

Holidays in August 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Raksha Bandhan 7th August Monday Restricted
Janmashtami 14th August Monday Gazetted

Independence Day

15th August

Tuesday

Gazetted

Parsi New Year

17th August

Thursday

Restricted

 

Holidays in September 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Idu’l Zuha 2nd September Saturday Restricted
Onam 4th September Monday Restricted

Dussehra

29th September

Friday

Gazetted

 

Holidays in October 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Muharram

1st October

Sunday

 

Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti

2nd October

Monday

Gazetted

Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti

5th October

Thursday

Restricted

Karaka Chaturth

8th October

Sunday

Restricted

Diwali / Deepavali

18th October

Wednesday

Gazetted

Naraka Chaturdasi

18th October

Wednesday

Restricted

Govardhan Puja

20th October

Friday

Restricted

Bhai Dooj

21st October

Saturday

Restricted

Chhath Puja

26th October

Thursday

Restricted

 

Holidays in November 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Guru Nanak Jayanti

4th November

Saturday

Gazetted

Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day

24th November

Friday

Restricted

 

Holidays in December 2017

Occasion

Held on

Day

Holiday Status

Christmas Eve

24th December

Friday

Restricted

Christmas

25th December

Saturday

Gazetted

 

Consecutive Holidays in 2017

Year 2017 happens to have few continuous holidays or consecutive holidays; the month of April has 13th14th 15th and 16th dates as consecutive holidays.