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The National Calendar of
India
The National Calendar
based on the Saka Era with Chaitra as its first month and a normal year of
365 days was adopted from 22 March 1957 along with the Gregorian calendar
for the following official purposes:
(i) Gazette of India,
(ii) news broadcast by All India Radio,
(iii) calendars issued by the Government
of India and
(iv) Government communications addressed
to the members of the public.
Dates of the national calendar have a permanent correspondence with
dates of the Gregorian calendar : 1 Chaitra falling on 22 March normally and
on 21 March in leap year.
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