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India Central Government Working Day

Checks a 2026 date against the Department of Personnel and Training central-government holiday schedule, preserving Gazetted and Restricted distinctions.

When to use

You need a deterministic 2026 central-government office baseline and can specify Delhi/New Delhi versus outside Delhi.

Do not use when: You need a state, Union Territory, bank, employer, school, exchange, or an outside-Delhi locally selected optional-holiday calendar.

Example user requests

Is 2026-10-20 a working day for India's central government office in Delhi?
Is 2026-08-28 a guaranteed closure or only a restricted holiday option outside Delhi?

Formula

is_working_day = India Saturday/Sunday baseline and no applicable Gazetted holiday; Restricted holidays remain options

Resolve office scope, apply the DoPT Gazetted list, preserve Restricted events, and never infer local state/UT selection.

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Unit	Required	Description
`date`	date		yes	Gregorian date in the pinned 2026 DoPT coverage.
`office_scope`	enum: delhi_new_delhi \| outside_delhi		yes	Required scope: delhi_new_delhi or outside_delhi. State/UT holiday calendars are not represented by this package.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
`territory`	string	IN.
`territory_name`	string	India.
`office_scope`	string	Selected central-government office scope.
`office_scope_name`	string	Human-readable scope.
`weekday`	string	Gregorian weekday.
`is_working_day`	boolean	True when the Saturday/Sunday baseline has no applicable gazetted closure.
`is_guaranteed_non_working_day`	boolean	True for the weekly baseline or an applicable gazetted holiday.
`day_type`	string	Weekly rest day, gazetted holiday, restricted option or regular weekday.
`gazetted_holiday_names`	string_list	Gazetted holidays applying to the selected central-government scope.
`restricted_holiday_names`	string_list	Restricted-holiday options listed by the memorandum; these do not close the office by default.
`restricted_holiday_available`	boolean	Whether a restricted-holiday option is listed on the date.
`calendar_scope`	string	Exact data scope.
`rest_day_policy`	string	Weekly-rest and exclusion policy.
`restricted_holiday_policy`	string	Restricted and locally selected optional-holiday rule.
`selection_policy`	string	Whether local optional selection is required.
`substitute_day_policy`	string	No automatic substitute-day inference.
`calendar_profile`	string	in-dopt-central-government-holidays.
`dataset_version`	string	Pinned DoPT package version.
`sources`	list	Official Government of India sources.

Example

Delhi gazetted Dussehra: {"date":"2026-10-20","office_scope":"delhi_new_delhi"} → {"is_working_day":false,"day_type":"gazetted_holiday"}

Restricted option does not close office: {"date":"2026-08-28","office_scope":"outside_delhi"} → {"is_working_day":true,"restricted_holiday_available":true}

GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/india-central-working-day?date=2026-10-20&office_scope=delhi_new_delhi

Machine access

API: GET https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculate/india-central-working-day (query parameters) or POST with a JSON body {"inputs": {...}}
Schema: https://tttkmbb.com/api/v1/calculators/india-central-working-day · Markdown: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/india-central-working-day.md · JSON definition: https://tttkmbb.com/everyday/india-central-working-day.json
MCP: server https://tttkmbb.com/mcp, tool check_india_central_working_day
OpenAPI operationId: check_india_central_working_day
Freshness: static. Authentication: none. Rate limit: fair use (see rate limits).

Sources

Government of India DoPT Office Memorandum F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 3 July 2025 (government)
Government of India DoPT induction material (JCA responsibility includes working hours and five-day week system) (government)
National Portal of India Holiday Calendar (government)

FAQ

Does a Restricted holiday make every employee's date non-working?

No. It is an employee option, and outside-Delhi offices also select optional holidays locally.

Does this provide India's state calendars?

No. State and Union Territory calendars require their own official packages.

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