F.No.12/7/2015-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 12th October, 2015

CORRIGENDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016- corrigendum — reg.

Reference is invited to circular No. 12/7/2015-JCA-2 dated 11th June, 2015 circulating the list of holidays to be observed in Central government Offices during the year 2016.

2. In para 9 of the said circular, the words “Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday” mentioned in lines 5 and 6 may be deleted, as it is already included as one of the three National Holidays.

3. Rest of the terms and conditions of circular dated 11/6/2015 shall remain unaltered

(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Authority: www.persmin.gov.in

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F.No.12/5/ 2014-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 6th June, 2014

Office Memorandum

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2015.

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 2015. 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 in Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

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

to. IDU’L FITR

11. IDU’L ZUHA

12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI

13. MUHARRAM

14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below 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. 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 regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

2. HOLI

3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)

4. RAM NAVAMI

5. MAHA SHIVRATRI

6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI

7. MAKAR SANICARANTI

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 / NAUROZ/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 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 but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are 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 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

6. During 2015, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Wednesday, November 11, 2015 (Kartika 20). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi 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) for 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 2015, 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 9(Nine) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Rama Navami, Id-ul-Fitr, Janamashtami and Muharram included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on day 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.

Encl.: Lists of holidays

(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
Ph: 2309 2589

Original PDF: List of Holidays 2015

Source: confederationhq.blogspot.in

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LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2014 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN ODISHA

Source: http://90paisa.blogspot.in/2013/12/list-of-holidays-during-year-2014-for.html

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LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAYS FOR THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN TAMIL NADU FOR THE YEAR 2014

Source: www.centralexcisechennai.gov.in

[http://centralexcisechennai.gov.in/Chn_I_2013_Files/List_of_Holidays_for_2014.PDF]

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F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd September, 2013

Subject: Restricted Holiday (R.H) on the occasion of the birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh to be observed 28th December, 2014.

The birthday of Shri Guru Gobind Singh falls twice during the year 2014 A.D. i.e. on 7th January 2014 (17 Pausha 1935 Saka Era, Tuesday) and 28th December 2014 (7 Pausha 1936 Saka Era. Sunday).  Inadvertently, the date 28th December 2014 for the festival on Shri Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday was not included in the list at Annexure II of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 11.6.2013, under the heading ‘List of festivals for fixing Restricted Holidays for the year 2014″. Annexure II will stand amended to this extent.

2. Hindi version will follow.

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(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Source : www.persmin.gov.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_5_2013-JCA-2-03092013.pdf]

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Office of the CGDA
Ulan Batar Road, Palam, Delhi Cantt – 10

No. AN/III/3011/Vol-XXXII
Dated 22.08.2013
(Through CGDA Mail Server)

To
All PCsDA / PCA (Fys) PIFAs
CsDA /CsFA (Fys) / IFAs/RTCs

Subject :- Holiday to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2014.

A copy of Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, New Delhi F. No.12/5/2013-JCA-2 dated 11.07.2013 on the subject mentioned above is enclosed for information, guidance and necessary action.

2. The instructions contained in Para 2, 3.1 & 3.2 may be adhered to strictly while deciding the Holidays in respect of offices located outside Delhi/New Delhi. The list of Holidays shall be in consonance with the Notification of DOP&T and should not be deviated. As regards, offices located at Delhi/New Delhi, the holidays and Restricted Holidays as notified in Annexure I & II respectively to the above mentioned OM dated 11.07.2013 will be observed.

3. While endorsing a copy of the Part II Office Order notifying Holidays and Restricted Holidays, it is requested that a copy of Part II Office Order may please be sent to this HQrs Office separately.

This issues with the approval of Jt. CGDA (AN).

sd/-
(S C Gupta)
For CGDA

Check the list of Holidays for the year 2014

Source: www.cgda.nic.in
[http://www.cgda.nic.in/circulars/holiday_list_2014.pdf]

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F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 11th June, 2013

Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014.

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 2014. 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 in Annexure-II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA 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. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below 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. The finallist 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 regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

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 / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / 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 festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended 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 but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are 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 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 Departments/ Offices of the Central Government may take action accordìng to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order about the change of date.

6. During 2014, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday, October 23, 2014 (Kartika 01). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi 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) for 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 up to 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 2014, 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 only 13(Thirteen) holidays of their own after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on day 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.

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(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

Encl: Lists of holidays 2014

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_5_2013-JCA-2-11062013.pdf]

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F.No.12/4/2013-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel &Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 8th April, 2013.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2013- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

It has been decided to declare Sunday, the 14th April 2013, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India.

2.The above holiday is also being notified in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(26 of 1881).

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

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(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://www.govtempdiary.com/2013/04/declaration-of-holiday-on-14th-april-2013-birthday-of-dr-b-r-ambedkar/]

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Finance

19-March-2013 17:57 IST

Opening of Offices during the Last Week of March, 2013.

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has decided to keep open its field formation offices on 29th, 30th & 31st March 2013 as a trade facilitation measure and as part of revenue collection exercise. All the field formations have also been directed to issue trade notices for the information of the trade.

Department of Financial Services has also been requested to issue instructions to have the banks open for longer hours on 26th, 28th and 30th March 2013 and open for at least half day on 27th and 29th (Gazetted holidays) and on 31st March (Sunday) .

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Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan has published an office memorandum regarding the list of holidays to be observed in Government offices at Delhi / New Delhi during the year 2013.

We are provided the details of holidays with their day and date:

List of Holidays:

1.Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – January 25 – Friday
2.Republic Day – January 26 – Saturday
3.Holi – March 27 – Wednesday
4.Good Friday – March 29 – Friday
5.Ram Navami – April 19 – Friday
6.Mahavri Jayanthi – April 24 – Wednesday
7.Buddha Prunima – May 25 – Saturday
8.Idu’l Fitr – August 09 – Friday
9.Independence Day – August 15 – Thursday
10.Janmashtami – August 28 – Wednesday
11.Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – October 2 – Wednesday
12.Dussehra – October 13 – Sunday
13.Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – October 16 – Wednesday
14.Diwali (Deepavali) – November 3 – Sunday
15.Muharram – November 14 – Thursday
16.Guru Nank’s Birthday – November 17 – Sudnay
17.Christmas Day – December 25 – Wednesday

List of Restricted Holidays:

1.New Year’s Day – Januray 1 – Tuesday
2.Makar Sankranti – January 13 – Sunday
3.Pongal – January 14 – Monday
4.Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 18 – Friday
5.Sri Panchami – February 14 – Thursday
6.Basanta Panchami – February 15 – Friday
7.Shivaji Jayanthi – February 19 – Tuesday
8.Guru Ravidas’s Birthday – February 25 – Monday
9.Swami Dayandanda Saraswati Jayanti – March 07 – Thursday
10.Maha Shivratri – March 10 – Sunday
11.Holika Dahan – March 26 – Tuesday
12.Easter Sunday – March 31 – Sunday
13.Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand – April 11 – Thursday
14.Vaisakhi – April 13 – Saturday
15.Vishu – April 13 – Saturday
16.Mesadi – April 14 – Sunday
17.Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15 – Monday
18.Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday – May 09 – Thursday
19.Haxarat Ali’s Birthday – May 24
20.Rath Yatra – July10 – Thursday
21.Jamat-Ul-Vida – August 2 – Friday
22.Parsi New Year’s Day – Augutst 18 – Sunday
23.RAksha Bandhan – August 20 – Tuesday
24.Vinayaka Chaturthi/Ganesh Chaturthi – September 9 – Monday
25.Onam – September 16 – Monday
26.Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) – October 11  – Friday
27.Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)  – October 12 – Saturday
28.Dussehra (Maha Navami) – October 13 – Sunday
29.Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 18 – Friday
30.Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) – October 22 – Tuesday
31.Deepavali (South India) – November 2  – Saturday
32.Naraka Chatrudasi – November 2  – Saturday
33.Govardhan Puja – November 3 – Sunday
34.Bhai Duj – November 5 – Tuesday
35.Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) – November 8 – Friday
36.Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24 – Sunday
37.Christmas Eve – December 24 – Tuesday

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