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National Calendar |
The national calendar of India is based on the Saka Era. The Indian Calendar is with Chaitra as its first month. In Indian Calendar, a normal year of 365 days was adopted from 22th March 1957 along with the Gregorian calendar for the following official purposes: |
- Gazette of India
- News broadcast by All India Radio
- Calendars issued by Indian Government
- Government communications addressed to the members of the public.
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Dates of the national calendar have a lasting symmetricalness with dates of the Gregorian calendar, 1 Chaitra falling on 22nd March normally and on 21st March in leap year. |
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Source: National Portal |