2026 Working Days Calendar for India, Asia
Note: This calendar shows only common holidays for the entire country. Each part of the country may have its own working days calendar.
Regional Calendars
Working days for:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Ladakh
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Legal Regulations
The sources do not provide explicit legal regulations. However, the Indian list implies a dual system: Gazetted Holidays are mandatory public holidays, while Restricted Holidays are optional and allow employees to choose a limited number based on personal preference. The US list reflects federal holidays, which are observed by government offices and many businesses, but private sector observance is not legally mandated.
The Government of India declares Gazetted Holidays (mandatory public holidays) and Restricted Holidays (optional). Gazetted holidays are observed nationwide by central government offices. Restricted holidays are optional; central government employees may choose any two during the year based on personal or religious preferences. State governments and private organizations may have their own variations.
News
No specific news or changes for 2026 were mentioned in the provided sources. The lists appear to be based on established, recurring holiday schedules for India and the United States.
No specific news about changes to India's 2026 public holiday list was found in the provided sources. The list appears consistent with previous years, featuring the standard national holidays and a wide selection of optional restricted holidays. The sources do not indicate any new holidays or regulatory changes for 2026.
Insights
In India, the holiday system includes optional 'Restricted Holidays' allowing employees to choose days off based on personal religious or cultural preferences. For the US, strategic vacation planning is common, with articles suggesting ways to combine public holidays with personal days off to create extended breaks.
India's holiday system includes both mandatory Gazetted Holidays and optional Restricted Holidays, allowing employees to choose days relevant to their faith. Many religious festivals have tentative dates based on lunar calendars. There is a culture of planning long weekends around public holidays, and the holiday list is spread throughout the year to aid work schedule planning.
2026 Working days summary for India, Asia
Note: The calendar shows nationwide holidays only. Holiday and working-day counts show the range across individual regions of the country.
India, Asia has between 211 and 250 working days in 2026, depending on the region. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 102 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus between 13 and 52 holidays, varying by region. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.
211–250
Working Days
depending on region
102
Weekend Days
13–52
Holidays
depending on region
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12–20* | 9 | 2–10* | 31 |
| February | 15–19* | 8 | 1–5* | 28 |
| March | 12–21* | 9 | 1–10* | 31 |
| April | 15–21* | 8 | 1–7* | 30 |
| May | 16–20* | 10 | 1–5* | 31 |
| June | 18–21* | 8 | 1–4* | 30 |
| July | 21–22* | 8 | 1–2* | 31 |
| August | 17–21* | 9 | 1–5* | 31 |
| September | 19–21* | 8 | 1–3* | 30 |
| October | 13–21* | 9 | 1–9* | 31 |
| November | 16–21* | 8 | 1–6* | 30 |
| December | 17–22* | 8 | 1–6* | 31 |
| Total | 211–250* | 102 | 13–52* | 365 |
* Values vary by region.
2026 Calendar for India, Asia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 Republic Day Republic Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 10 weekend days in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
23 working days, 8 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 Independence Day Independence Day | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 Gandhi Jayanti Gandhi Jayanti | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 Diwali Diwali |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 Christmas Christmas | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.