Public Holidays in 2017 – INDIA

Following are the Major Public Holidays of 2017 in India.

Note: Holidays in italics fall in weekends. Holidays marked with asterisk (*) are Central Government Restricted Holidays.

#	Name of the Holiday	Date-Month	Week Day
1	New Year’s Day	01-January	Sunday
2	Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday	05-January	Thursday
3	Makar Sankranti / Pongal	14-January	Saturday
4	Republic Day*	26-January	Thursday
5	Basant Panchami	01-February	Wednesday
6	Maha shivaratri	24-February	Friday
7	Holi	13-March	Monday
8	Ram Navami	04-April	Tuesday
9	Mahavir Jayanti*	09-April	Sunday
10	Good Friday*	14-April	Friday
11	Buddha Purnima*	10-May	Wednesday
12	Id-Ul-Fitr*	26-June	Monday
13	Raksha Bandhan	07-August	Monday
14	Independence Day* / Janmashtami	15-August	Tuesday
15	Ganesh Chaturthi	25-August	Friday
16	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)*	02-September	Saturday
17	Onam	04-September	Monday
18	Dussehra*	30-September	Saturday
19	Muharram*	01-October	Sunday
20	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday*	02-October	Monday
21	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	05-October	Thursday
22	Diwali*	19-October	Thursday
23	Govardhan Puja	20-October	Friday
24	Bhai Duj	21-October	Saturday
25	Chhat Puja	25-October	Wednesday
26	Guru Nanak’s Birthday*	04-November	Saturday
27	Id-e-Milad (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday)*	02-December	Saturday
28	Christmas Day*	25-December	Monday

Features of New Rs. 500 Currency Note

RBI has started new currency of Rs. 500 on the same design pattern as of Rs. 2000 note. Apart from the note color and size, almost all the security features are same as Rs. 2000 note. The size of the note is 63mm (height) x 150mm (width). We should know its security features to identify whether it's original or fake note.

Front Side View

1. Five angular embossed lines at left and right edge of the note
2. See-through register with numeral 500 is visible when held against light
3. Numeral 500 can be seen when note is tilted at 45 degree
4. Numeral 500 is written in Devanagari (Hindi) and English
5. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the center
6. Security thread showing "Bharat" (in Hindi), "RBI" and "500". Color changes from green to blue when note is tilted
7. Guarantee Clause, Governor Urjit Patel's signature and RBI emblem
8. Water marked portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and numeral 500 can be seen against light
9. Numeral 500 in color changing ink (green to blue)
10. Currency number growing from small to big at top left and bottom right of the note
11. Circle with 500 printed in raised ink
12. Ashoka Pillar emblem

Note: Feature number 1 and 11 are printed in raised ink to help visually impaired people. They can easily identify the note. 

Back Side View

1. Year of note printing
2. Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan logo and slogan
3. Language panel with two thousand written in 15 Indian languages
4. Delhi Red Fort image
5. Numeral 500 written in Devanagari (Hindi)
6. See-through register with numeral 500 is visible when held against light

Also see Rs. 2000 note features

Features of New Rs. 2000 Currency Note

RBI has started new currency Rs. 2000 note after demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes on 8th November 2016. Many of us must have seen magenta colored new Rs. 2000 note. Its size, color and printing make it totally different from other traditional Indian currency notes. We should know its security features to identify whether it's original or fake note. The size of the note is 66mm (height) x 166mm (width).

Front Side View

1. Seven angular embossed lines at left and right edge of the note
2. See-through register with numeral 2000 is visible when held against light
3. Numeral 2000 can be seen when note is tilted at 45 degree
4. Numeral 2000 is written in Devanagari (Hindi) and English
5. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in the center
6. "RBI" and "2000" in Micro letters 
7. Security thread showing "Bharat" (in Hindi), "RBI" and "2000". Color changes from green to blue when note is tilted
8. Guarantee Clause, Governor Urjit Patel's signature and RBI emblem
9. Water marked portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and numeral 2000 can be seen against light
10. Numeral 2000 in color changing ink (green to blue)
11. Currency number growing from small to big at top left and bottom right of the note
12. Rectangle with 2000 printed in raised ink
13. Ashoka Pillar emblem

Note: Feature number 1 and 12 are printed in raised ink to help visually impaired people. They can easily identify the note. 

Back Side View

1. Year of note printing
2. Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan logo and slogan
3. Language panel with two thousand written in 15 Indian languages
4. Mangalyaan - Mars Orbiter Mission image
5. See-through register with numeral 2000 is visible when held against light

Also see Rs. 500 note features