Current Date And Time In Simla, India
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
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Planning commercial schedules or travel in Simla, West Bengal, India? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Simla.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Simla align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Republic Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Simla.
This is India's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on India's country-level and West Bengal holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Simla as anywhere else in India.
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These are India's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on India's country and West Bengal holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Simla just as everywhere else in India.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Independence Day | August 15 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Commercial Outlets) | mha.gov.in |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day | Tue, Jan 26, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
In Simla, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Simla, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
Simla runs on the Asia/Kolkata time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of India — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.