ASHRAY'S LIST OF ANNUAL OBSERVATION DAYS

MONTH

DATE

OCCASION

BENEFICIARIES

 THEME

January

9

NRI Day

All NRIs and their family members staying in India

Preventive Healthcare

10

World Laughter Day

All Citizens of India

Stress Prevention

12

National Youth Day

All Citizens of India, aged between 18 - 40 Years

Preventive Healthcare

15

Army Day

All Retired and working Indian Army personnels and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

25

National Voter's Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

26

India's Republic Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

February

4

World Cancer Day

All Citizens of India

Cancer Screening

11

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

All females, aged 10 years and above

Preventive Healthcare

14

Valentine Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

20

World Day of Social Justice  

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

21

International Mother Language Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

28

National Science Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

March

3

World Wildlife Day 

All individuals having a pet

Preventive Healthcare

8

International Women's Day; International Literacy Day

1) All females aged 25 years and above                                     2) All illiterates 5 years and above

Preventive Healthcare

15

World Disabled Day; World Consumer Rights Day

1) All divyang individuals and their family members                                                   2) All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

20

International Day of Happiness

All Citizens of India

Stress Prevention

21

World Poetry Day

All individuals involved in professional and/ or amateur poetic creations and recitations

Preventive Healthcare

21

International Day of Forests

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

22

World Water Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

24

World TB Day

All Citizens of India

TB Screening

April

6

International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

All past and present sports persons and their family members, who have played at school, university, local district, state, zonal, national or international levels.

Preventive Healthcare

22

Earth Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

23

 World Book and Copyright Day

All authors and their family members who have published their books, in any of the Indian languages

Preventive Healthcare

26

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day

All Citizens of India

Cancer Screening

28

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

All workers and their family members involved in industries of any category

Cancer Screening, Lung Health Screening and General Preventive Healthcare

May

1

Workers' Day (International Labour Day)

All workers and their family members involved in industries of any category

Preventive Healthcare

3

Press Freedom Day; World Asthma Day

All Citizens of India

Lung Health Screening

8

 World Red Cross Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

11

 National Technology Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

12

World Hypertension Day; International Nurses Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

15

 International Day of the Family

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

17

 World Telecommunication Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

22

International Day for Biological Diversity 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

31

Anti-tobacco Day

All individuals, male and female habitual of smoking

Lung Health Screening, Cancer Screening

May 2nd Sunday: Mother's Day

All Mothers

Preventive Healthcare

June

1

Global Day of Parents

All Parents

Preventive Healthcare

5

 World Environment Day

All Citizens of India

Lung Health Screening

13

International Albinism Awareness Day

All Albinic individuals and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

14

 World Blood Donor Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

21

International Day of Yoga 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

23

United Nations Public Service Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

26

International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

All individuals, aged 13 years  to 30 years

Cancer Screening, Lung Health Screening and Preventive Healthcare

June 3rd Sunday: Father's Day

All Fathers

Preventive Healthcare

July

1

Doctor's Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

6

World Zoonoses Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

11

 World Population Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

15

World Youth Skills Day

All youth aged 18 years to 30 years

Preventive Healthcare

28

World Hepatitis Day

All Citizens of India

Hepatitis Screening

30

International Day of Friendship 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

August

6

Hiroshima Day

All Citizen's of India

Cancer Screening

8

World Senior Citizen's Day

All Senior Citizens, aged 60 years and above

Cancer Screening, Preventive Healthcare

9

 Quit India Day, Nagasaki Day

All Citizen's of India

Cancer Screening

12

International Youth Day

All youth aged 18 years to 30 years

Preventive Healthcare

15

 Indian Independence Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

19

 Photography Day

All Photographers and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

19

World Humanitarian Day 

All  Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

29

 National Sports Day

All past and present sports persons and their family members, who have played at school, university, local district, state, zonal, national or international levels.

Preventive Healthcare

29

International Day against Nuclear Tests  

All Citizens of India

Cancer Screening

August 1st Sunday: International Friendship Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

September

2

 Coconut Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

5

 Teachers' Day ; Sanskrit Day

All Teachers and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

5

International Day of Charity 

All individuals and their family members involved in NGOs

Preventive Healthcare

8

 World Literacy Day

All illieterates

Preventive Healthcare

15

 Engineers' Day

All engineers and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

15

International Day of Democracy

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

21

Alzheimer's Day; Day for Peace & Non-violence

All Citizens of India

Stress Prevention

22

 Rose Day (Welfare of cancer patients)

All Citizens of India

Cancer Screening

October

1

 International Day for the Elderly

All Senior Citizens aged 60 Years and above

Cancer Screening, preventive Healthcare

2

Gandhi Jayanthi

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

5

World Teachers' Day 

All Teachers and their Family Members

Preventive Healthcare

8

 Indian Air Force Day

All Retired and Serving Air Force Personnels and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

9

World Post Office Day

All individuals and their family memebrs involved in Post-office work

Preventive Healthcare

10

 National Post Day

All individuals and their family memebrs involved in Post-office work

Preventive Healthcare

10

World Mental Health Day

All Citizens of India

Stress Prevention

11

International Day of the Girl Child 

All girls, aged 5 years to 13 years

Preventive Healthcare

14

World Standards Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

16

World Food Day

All farmers and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

24

United Nations Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

24

World Development Information Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

30

World Thrift Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

31

World Cities Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

November

14

 Children's Day; Diabetes Day

All Citizens of India

Diabetes Screening, Preventive Healthcare

16

International Day for Tolerance 

All Citizens of India

Stress Prevention

19

World Toilet Day 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

20

 (3rd Sunday in November) Universal Children's Day

All children, aged 5 - 13 years

Preventive Healthcare

21

World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

All family members of victims of road traffic accidents

Preventive Healthcare

December

1

World AIDS Day

All Citizens of India

Infectios disease screening

3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

All divyang indivduals and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

4

 Indian Navy Day

All retired and working Indian Navy Personnels and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

5

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development 

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

10

Human Rights Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare

11

International Mountain Day

All Citizens of India

Lung Health Screening

23

Kisan Divas (Farmer's Day)

All farmers and their family members

Preventive Healthcare

25

 Christmas Day

All Citizens of India

Preventive Healthcare