F.No.12/2/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd July, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2026- reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2026. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MАНАТМА GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROРНЕТ МОНAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure – and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI/ BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA /1ST NAVRATRA / NAORAZ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as Annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’lFitr, Idu’lZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/T.V./A.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2026, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 08, 2026 (Kartika 17). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2026, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 12 (Twelve) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays, Id-ul-Fitr and Diwali, included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

Sd/-
(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2026 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

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Holiday for Central Govt Offices on 14.4.2025 on account of Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Latest DoPT Orders 2025

F. No.12/4/2020 -JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th March, 2025

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2025 – Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

It has been decided to declare the 14th April 2025 (Monday) a holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

2. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.

(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To,

1. All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India.
2. UPSC / CVC /C&AG / National Commission _ for Linguistic Minorities / National Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled Tribes/National Commission for Minorities /President’s Secretariat / Vice President’s Secretariat/Supreme Court / High Court / Central Administrative Tribunal / Central Information Commission/Prime Minister’s Office / Cabinet Secretariat / Election Commission of India / National Human Rights Commission / National Commission for Women / National Commission for Backward Classes / Niti Ayog / Lok Sabha Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretariat
3. All attached Offices / Subordinate Offices / Autonomous bodies of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
4. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi (with 10 spare copies)
5. Reserve Bank of India, Parliament Street, New Delhi
6. Chairman / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees
7. PIO, PIB, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, with the request that necessary publicity may be given in this regard.
8. Facilitation Centre, DOP&T (20 copies)
9. NIC, DoPT, with a request to place this O.M. on the website of DoPT.

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(GoI, MoP.PG&P, DoP&T O.M. No. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 09.07.2024)

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2025-reg.

Annexure-I

LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE YEAR 2025

Annexure-II

Check the DoPT official order dated 09.07.2024:

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2025

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(GoI, MoP.PG&P, DoP&T O.M. No. F.No.12/2/2023-JCA dated 09.07.2024)

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2025-reg.

Annexure-I

Annexure-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE YEAR 2025

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Central Government Holidays 2025

F.No.12/2/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

2nd Floor, ‘B’ Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 9th July, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2025-reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2025. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change Is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure —I and Annexure-ll baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI/ BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / 1st NAVRATRA / NAORAZ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e-Milad. if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B/ T.V./A.I.R./ Newspapers and the Heads of Department/ Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2025, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Monday, October 20, 2025 (Asvina 28). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organisations themselves for the year 2025, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified in accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s OM. No.12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid), Muharram and Janamashtmi, included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

Annexure-I

LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE YEAR 2025

Annexure-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES DURING THE YEAR 2025

Source: Download Central Government Holidays 2025 PDF

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2nd Floor, ‘B’ Wing, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the 14th March, 2024.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holiday for Central Government Employees on 14th April, 2024 on account of Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

It has been decided to declare Sunday, the 14th April 2024, a holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

2. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.

(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to Govt. of India

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All central and state government offices in Tamil Nadu are normally closed on all public holidays. Tamil Nadu has 24 public holidays in total, including several special holidays. Local festivals are given more attention by state governments. Tamil Nadu has designated local festivals to be public holidays. Pongal is a three-day holiday in January 2023, including Saturday and Sunday. In addition, the Thaipusam celebration has been proclaimed a state holiday in Tamil Nadu. In addition, all Saturdays and Sundays in 2023. Holiday Schedule for the State Government of Tamil Nadu and its Central Government Offices in 2023.

TN Govt Holidays 2024

2024 ம் ஆண்டிற்கான அரசு விடுமுறை நாட்கள் பட்டியலை தமிழக அரசு வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. அடுத்த ஆண்டில் 24 நாட்கள் அரசு விடுமுறை நாட்களாக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

The State Government of Tamil Nadu has recently announced a Public Holiday List for Government offices, schools, teachers and banks & Restricted Holiday List 2024

Tamil Nadu Holiday List 2024 Table PDF

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAY LIST 2024

List of Public Holidays during the year 2024 in Tamil Nadu

HOLIDAYS 2024 – Tamil Nadu Government Holidays and Optional or Restricted Holidays for the year 2024

Tamil Nadu Govt Public Holiday List 2024

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in January 2024

6 government holidays in Jan 2024.

• 1.01.2024 – Monday – New Year’s Day
• 15.01.2024 – Monday – Pongal
• 16.01.2024 – Tuesday – Thiruvalluvar Day
• 17.01.2024 – Wednesday – Uzhavar Thirunal
• 25.01.2024 – Wednesday – Thai Poosam
• 26.01.2024 – Friday – Republic Day

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in February 2024

No government holidays in Feb 2024.

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in March 2024

1 government holiday in March 2024.

• 29.03.2024 – Friday – Good Friday

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in April 2024

6 government holidays in April 2024.

• 1.04.2024 – Monday – Annual closing of Accounts for Commercial Banks & Co-operative Banks
• 9.04.2024 – Tuesday – Telugu New Year
• 11.04.2024 – Thursday – Ramadan (Eid Ul Fitr)
• 14.04.2024 – Sunday – Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti
• 14.04.2024 – Sunday – Tamil New Year
• 21.04.2024 – Sunday – Mahavir Jayanti

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in May 2024

1 government holiday in May 2024

• 1.05.2024 – Wednesday – May Day

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in June 2024

1 government holiday in May 2024

• 17.07.2024 – Monday – Bakrid / Eid al Azha

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in July 2024

1 government holiday in May 2024

• 17.07.2024 – Wednesday – Muharram

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in August 2024

2 government holidays in August 2024

• 15.08.2024 – Thursday – Independence Day
• 26.08.2024 – Monday – Krishna Janmashtami

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in September 2024

2 government holidays in September 2024

• 7.09.2024 – Saturday – Ganesh Chaturthi
• 16.09.2024 – Monday – Milad-un-Nabi

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in October 2024

4 government holidays in October 2024

• 2.10.20234– Monday – Gandhi Jayanti
• 11.10.2024 – Monday – Ayutha Pooja
• 12.10.2024 – October – Vijaya Dasami
• 31.10.2024 – Thursday – Deepavali (Diwali)

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in November 2024

No government holidays in November 2024.

Tamil Nadu Govt Holidays in December 2024

1 government holiday in December 2024.

• 25.12.2024 – Wednesday – Christmas Day

2024 Pongal Holidays | Pongal Holidays 2024 Tamil Nadu | Pongal 2024 Date in Tamilnadu

In Tamil Nadu, Makar Sankranti is known as Pongal. Pongal, is also referred to as Thai Pongal, is a multi-day Hindu harvest festival of South India. Pongal Holidays 2024 will begin on Monday 15 January 2024 (Pongal), Tuesday 16 January 2024 (Thiruvalluvar Day) and ends on Wednesday 16 January 2024 (Uzhavar Thirunal).

• 15.01.2024 – Monday – Pongal
• 16.01.2024 – Tuesday – Thiruvalluvar Day
• 17.01.2024 – Wednesday – Uzhavar Thirunal

Thaipusam 2024 Date in Tamilnadu

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam, is a festival celebrated by the Tamil Hindu community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai.

• 25th Thursday 2024 – Sunday – Thaipoosam

The TN official Order released to the Tamil Nadu Government Holiday List 2024

Tamil Nadu Government Holiday List 2024 pdf download

Tamil Nadu Restricted Holiday List 2024

• Vaikunda Ekadesi
• Arudra Darshan
• Boghi Pandigai
• Thaipoosam
• Maha Shivratri
• Ash Wednesday
• Ayya Vaikundasamy’s Birthday
• Masi Makam
• Shabe Bharat
• First day of Ramadan
• Maundy Thursday
• Easter
• Ambedkar’s birthday
• Shabe Khader
• Chitra Pournami
• Arba
• Hijri year of birth
• Audi Perkku
• Varalakshmi Nombu
• Rig Upakarma
• Yajurveda Upakarma
• Gayatri Manthiram
• Sharma Upakarma
• Mahalaya Amavasi
• Qarween of Moideen Abdul Qader
• Graveyard day
• Diwali Viradam
• Karthikai Deepam
• Guru Nanak Jayanti
• Vaikunda Ekadesi
• Christmas Eve
• Arudra Darshan
• New Year’s Eve

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Latest DoPT Orders 2023

F. No. 12/1/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions E
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 21st August, 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Bye-Election to 7 (Seven) Assembly Constituencies of Jharkhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tripura and West Bengal – Grant of paid be Holiday to the employees on the day of the Poll – regarding

The undersigned is directed to state that the Election Commission of India has informed, vide Press Note No. ECI/PN/47/2023 dated 08.08.2023 and letter No. 78/EPS/2023/1767 dated 10.08.2023, that Bye – Election to Seven (7) Assembly Constituencies of Jharkhand, Kerala, Uttar Pardesh, Uttarakhand , Tripura, and West Bengal, are scheduled to be held as under :-

2. Under Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, employees entitled to vote at the general /bye election are entitled to grant of paid holiday.

3. The guidelines issued by this Department vide OM No. 12/14/99-JCA dated 10.10.2001 regarding closure of Government Offices and grant of paid holiday in connection with election are enclosed for necessary action and compliance.

4. This may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

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Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024: Railway Board dated 06.07.2023

भारत सरकार GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड RAILWAY BOARD)

No.2023/E(LR) UO/LR/HL/01

Rail Bhawan, New Delhi 110 001, dated: 06.07.2023

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
(As per standard list)

Sub: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024.

A copy of Department of Personnel and Training’s O.M. .No.12/2/2023 -JCA dated 03.07.2023, with a list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024, is enclosed for information and necessary action.

D.A.: As above

(Hem Chander)
Jt. Director, Estt(IR)
Railway Board

Central Government Holiday list 2024 – Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024

Railway Holiday List in January 2024

Railway Holiday List in February 2024

Railway Holiday List in March 2024

Railway Holiday List in April 2024

Railway Holiday List in May 2024

Railway Holiday List in June 2024

Railway Holiday List in July 2024

Railway Holiday List in August 2024

Railway Holiday List in September 2024

Railway Holiday List in October 2024

Railway Holiday List in November 2024

Railway Holiday List in December 2024

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F.No.12 /2 /2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd July, 2023

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2024- reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/ New Delhi during the year 2024. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself / herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him / her out of the list of Restricted Holidays specified at Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3. 1:

14 Gazetted Holidays 2024

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. For offices located in New Delhi/ Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen by the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals, if necessary, in consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State, from the list indicated below. The final list, applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State, shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-Il baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

12 Optional Holidays 2024

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI /
    CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHET! CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / lst NAVRATRA /
    NAORAZ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.

3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays, initially declared, subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as Annexure-II to this O.M. is meant for Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi. The Coordination Committees at the State Capitals may draw up separate list of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions of local importance. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also to be included in the list of restricted holidays.

5.1 For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police) .

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees at the State Capitals are authorised to change the date of holiday, if necessary, based on the decision of the concerned State Governments / Union Territories, in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.1.B/T.V./ A.l.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Department / Offices of the Central Government may take action according to such an announcement, without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6. During 2024, Diwali ( Deepavali) falls on Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Kartika 09) . In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day”. In view of this, there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) in the Central Government Offices in a State if in that State that day alone is declared as a compulsory holiday for Diwali for the offices of the State Government.

7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/ organisations themselves for the year 2024, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

9. In respect of Indian Missions abroad, the number of holidays may be notified m accordance with the instructions contained in this Department’s O.M. No.12 / 5/ 2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti and Dussehra included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

(Parven Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

List of 33 Restricted Holidays in 2024

Source: DoPT

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