As per the existing policy, the Central Government Administrative Offices observe up to 17 holidays in a year on specified occasions which consist of 3 National Holidays (on 26th January, 15th August and 2nd October) and 14 other holidays to celebrate festivals of different regions/religion in a diverse country like India.

At present there is no proposal under consideration of the Government to curtail the public holidays for government employees.

This was stated by the Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in Prime Minister’s office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha today.

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CGEWCC – KARNATAKA
(Central Government Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee)
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME-TAX
Central Revenue Building, Queen’s Road, Bngalore – 560 001
Tel : 080-22867472 or 22864273 Extn : 103 Fax : 080-22861923
Email : itprbangalore@gmail.com

PRESS NOTE

F.No. CGEWCC/INCOMETAX/2014

Dated : 12.01.2015

In view of Government of Karnataka declaring 15.01.2015, Thursday as Uttarayana Punya Kala-Sankranti festival as also in view of request received from the Co-ordination Committee of Central Government Employees and Workers, Bangalore(COC), Central Government Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee (CGEWCC) has decided that Central Government Offices in Karnataka will be observing 14th January, 2015 on account of Sankranti as Restricted Holiday and 15th January, 2015 on account of Pongal as closed holiday. This is in partial modification of the earlier communication sent by CGEWCC on 03.12.2014. It is also requested to give wide publicity amongst all the employees that 14.01.2015 is only a Restricted Holiday and not a Closed Holiday.

Sd/-
(D.C.SREEDHAR)
Secretary, CGEWCC, Karnataka &
Commissioner of Income-tax – 3
Bangalore

Source Document : http://karnatakacoc.blogspot.in/

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