Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016- reg

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016- reg

IMMEDIATE

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 11th June, 2015

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016- 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 2016. 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
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 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. MAHAR 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/NAURAJ/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 festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of restricted Holiday 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 Idul 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, 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 the change of date.

6. During 2016, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday , October 30, 2016 (Kartika 08). 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 remainin holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2016, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays i 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 10(Ten)) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Budh Purnima, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, Diwali and Christmas 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.

Sd/-
(A.Asholi Chalai)
Director (JCA)
Ph: 23094906

Encl.: Lists of holidays

ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2016 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
2016 A.D.    1937 SAKA ERA
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Tuesday
2	Holi	March 24	Chaitra 04	Thursday
3	Good Friday	March 25	Chaitra 05	Friday
4	Ram Navami	April 15	Chaitra 26	Friday
5	Mahavir Jayanti	April 20	Chaitra 31	Wednesday
6	Buddha Purnima	May 21	Vaisakha 31	Saturday
7	Idu’l Fitr	July 06	Ashadha 15	Wednesday
8	Independence day	Audust 15	Sravana 24	Monday
9	Janmashtami	August 25	Bhadra 03	Thursday
10	Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	September 12	Bhadra 21	Monday
11	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Asvina 10	Sunday
12	Dussehra	October 11	Asvina 19	Tuesday
13	Muharram	October 12	Ashvina 20	Wednesday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	October 30	Kartika 08	Sunday
15	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 14	Kartika 23	Monday
16	Milad –Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of prophet Mohammed)	December 13	Agrahayana 22	Tuesday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Sunday

 

ANNEXURE – II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2016 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

 

S.No	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
SAKA ERA 1937
1	New Year’s Day	January 01	Pausha 11	Friday
2	Makar Sankranti	January 14	Pausha 24	Thursday
3	Pongal	January 15	Pausha 25	Friday
4	Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday	January 16	Pausha 26	Saturday
5	Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami	February 12	Magha 23	Friday
6	Shivaji Jayanti	February 19	Magha 30	Friday
7	Guru Ravidas’s Birthday	February 22	Phalguna 03	Monday
8	Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti	March 04	Phalguna 14	Friday
9	Maha Shivaratri	March 07	Phalguna 17	Monday
SAKA ERA 1938
10	Holika Dahan, Dolyatra	March 23	Chaitra 03	Wednesday
11	Easter Sunday	March 27	Chaitra 07	Sunday
12	Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava Ugadi/Cheti Chand	April 08	Chaitra 19	Friday
13	Vaisakhi/Vishu	April 13	Chaitra 24	Wednesday
14	Masadi/Vaisakhadi, Bahag Bihu (Asam)	April 14	Chaitra 25	Thursday
15	Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	April 21	Vaisakha 01	Thursday
16	Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday	May 08	Vaisakha 18	Sunday
17	Jamat –UL-Vida	July 01	Ashadha 10	Friday
18	Rath Yatra	July 06	Ashadha 15	Wednesday
19	Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj	August 17	Sravana 26	Wednesday
20	Raksha Bandhan	August 18	Sarvana 27	Thursday
21	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayaka Chaturthi	September 05	Bhadra 14	Monday

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