What is the difference between national, gazetted, and restricted holidays in India?
Only Republic Day (26 January), Independence Day (15 August), and Gandhi Jayanti (2 October) are national holidays observed everywhere. The other gazetted holidays close central government offices, with three of them chosen locally by each region's welfare committee. Restricted holidays form a separate optional list from which each central government employee may pick two; state governments and private employers set their own calendars.