✦ Indian National Calendar ✦
भारतीय शक संवत्
✦ Saka Samvat — Government of India's official calendar ✦
✦ About Indian National Calendar ✦
The Indian National Calendar (Saka Samvat) was adopted by the Government of India on March 22, 1957. It is a tropical solar calendar with the Saka era (78 CE epoch) — current Saka year = Gregorian year − 78.
Its 12 months bear the traditional Hindu names — Chaitra to Phalguna — but each month begins with the Sun's tropical entry into a sign. Months are 30 or 31 days. New Year falls on Chaitra 1 (March 22, or March 21 in leap years).
Used in government gazettes, All India Radio, and Doordarshan alongside the Gregorian calendar. Unlike the Vedic and regional calendars, this is secular and pan-Indian.
Type
Tropical solar — based on Sun's tropical motion
Era / Samvat
Saka Samvat (epoch 78 CE)
New Year
Chaitra 1 — March 22 (March 21 in leap years)
✦ The 12 Months ✦
📅 Mar 22 – Apr 20
Year begins
📅 Apr 21 – May 21
Buddha Purnima
📅 May 22 – Jun 21
📅 Jun 22 – Jul 22
Guru Purnima
📅 Jul 23 – Aug 22
Raksha Bandhan
📅 Aug 23 – Sep 22
Ganesh Chaturthi
📅 Sep 23 – Oct 22
Navratri
📅 Oct 23 – Nov 21
Diwali
📅 Nov 22 – Dec 21
📅 Dec 22 – Jan 20
📅 Jan 21 – Feb 19
Makar Sankranti
📅 Feb 20 – Mar 21
Holi