Public holidays
2012, India
| # | Date | Public holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunday, 1 January 2012 | New Year's Day |
| 2 | Thursday, 5 January 2012 | Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti |
| 3 | Saturday, 14 January 2012 | Makar Sankranti |
| 4 | Sunday, 15 January 2012 | Pongal |
| 5 | Thursday, 26 January 2012 | Republic Day |
| 6 | Saturday, 28 January 2012 | Shree Panchami |
| 7 | Sunday, 5 February 2012 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad |
| 8 | Tuesday, 7 February 2012 | Guru Ravidas Jayanti |
| 9 | Thursday, 16 February 2012 | Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti |
| 10 | Sunday, 19 February 2012 | Maharaja Shivaji Jayanti |
| 11 | Monday, 20 February 2012 | Maha Shivaratri |
| 12 | Wednesday, 7 March 2012 | Holika Dahan (Dolyatra) |
| 13 | Thursday, 8 March 2012 | Holi |
| 14 | Tuesday, 13 March 2012 | Vaisakhi/Vishu |
| 15 | Friday, 23 March 2012 | Chaitra Sukhladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand |
| 16 | Thursday, 5 April 2012 | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 17 | Friday, 6 April 2012 | Good Friday |
| 18 | Saturday, 14 April 2012 | Mesadi |
| 19 | Sunday, 6 May 2012 | Buddha Purnima |
| 20 | Tuesday, 8 May 2012 | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday |
| 21 | Monday, 4 June 2012 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday |
| 22 | Thursday, 21 June 2012 | Rath Yatra |
| 23 | Thursday, 2 August 2012 | Raksha Bandhan |
| 24 | Friday, 10 August 2012 | Janamashtami (Vaisnava) |
| 25 | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 | Independence Day |
| 26 | Friday, 17 August 2012 | Jamat-Ul-Vida |
| 27 | Saturday, 18 August 2012 | Parsi New Year |
| 28 | Monday, 20 August 2012 | Id-ul-Fitr |
| 29 | Tuesday, 21 August 2012 | Vinayaka Chaturthi |
| 30 | Wednesday, 29 August 2012 | Onam |
| 31 | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 32 | Tuesday, 2 October 2012 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
| 33 | Sunday, 21 October 2012 | Maha Saptami |
| 34 | Monday, 22 October 2012 | Maha Ashtami |
| 35 | Wednesday, 24 October 2012 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) |
| 36 | Thursday, 25 October 2012 | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| 37 | Saturday, 27 October 2012 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) |
| 38 | Monday, 29 October 2012 | Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti |
| 39 | Friday, 2 November 2012 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) |
| 40 | Monday, 12 November 2012 | Naraka Chaturdasi |
| 41 | Tuesday, 13 November 2012 | Diwali (Deepavali) |
| 42 | Thursday, 15 November 2012 | Bhai Duj |
| 43 | Monday, 19 November 2012 | Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
| 44 | Saturday, 24 November 2012 | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day |
| 45 | Sunday, 25 November 2012 | Muharram |
| 46 | Wednesday, 28 November 2012 | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
| 47 | Monday, 24 December 2012 | Christmas Eve |
| 48 | Tuesday, 25 December 2012 | Christmas |