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

June 11, 2015 rajasinghmurugesan

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

Source: http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_7_2015-JCA-2-11062015.pdf

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