Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2018

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2018

F.No.12/3/2017-JCA-2

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section

North Block,New Delhi,
Dated : 14.06.2017

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2018- 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 2018. 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.

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. 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 to this G.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 the change of date.

6.In 2018, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 (Kartika 16). 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) 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 2018, 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. 12/5/2002-JCA dated 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 16(Sixteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Idu’l Fitr, in the list of compulsory holidays with the Idu’l Fitr falling on day of weekly off (Saturday).

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.

S/d,
(D. K. Senkuptal )
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

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Encl.: List of holidays


ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S. No.

Holiday

Date

Saka Date

Day

 

1939 SAKA ERA

 

 

1.   

Republic Day

January             26

Magha             06

Friday

2.   

Maha Shivaratri

February           14

Magha             25

Wednesday

3.   

Holi

March             02

Phalguna          11

Friday

1940 Saka Era

4.   

Mahavir Jayanti

March              29

Chaitra              08

Thursday

5.   

Good Friday

March              30

Chaitra              09

Friday

6.   

Buddha Purnima

April                30

Vaisakha          10

Monday

7.   

Idu’l Fitr

June                 16

Jyaishtha          26

Saturday

8.   

Independence day

August             15

Sravana             24

Wednesday

9.   

Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)

August             22

Sarvana            31

Wednesday

10.   

Janmashtami

September        03

Bhadra             12

Monday

11.   

Muharram

September        21

Bhadra             30

Friday

12.   

Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday

October            02

Asvina              10

Tuesday

13.   

Dussehra

October            19

Asvina              27

Friday

14.   

Diwali (Deepavali)

November        07

Kartika             16

Wednesday

15.   

Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e­Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

November        21

Kartika            30

Wednesday

16.   

Guru Nanak’s Birthday

November        23

Agrahayana     02

Friday

17.   

Christmas Day

December         25

Pausha             04

Tuesday

ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOI ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI , NEW DELHI

S.No

Holiday

Date

Saka Date

Day

SAKA ERA 1939

1

New Year’s Day

January

01

Pausha

11

Monday

2

Makar Sankranti

January

14

Pausha

24

Sunday

3

Pongal

January

14

Pausha

24

Sunday

4

Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami

January

22

Magha

02

Monday

5

Guru Ravidas’s Birthday

January

31

Magha

11

Wednesday

6

Swami Dayananda Sarawati Jayanti

February

10

Magha

21

Saturday

7

Shivaji Jayanti

February

19

Magha

30

Monday

8

Holika Dahan/Dolyatra

March

01

Phalguna

10

Thursday

9

Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand

March

18

Phalguna

27

Sunday

Saka ERA 1940

10

Ram Navami

March

25

Chaitra

04

Sunday

11

Easter Sunday

April

01

Chaitra

11

Sunday

12

Hazarat Ali’s Birthday

April

01

Chaitra

11

Sunday

13

Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi

April

14

Chaitra

24

Saturday

14

Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)

April

15

Chaitra

25

Sunday

15

Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday

May

09

Vaisakha

19

Wednesday

16

Jamat-Ul-Vida

June

15

Jyaishtha

25

Friday

17

Rath Yatra

July

14

Ashadha

23

Saturday

18

Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj

August

17

Sravana

26

Friday

19

Onam or Thiru Onam Day

August

25

Bhadra

03

Saturday

20

Raksha Bandhan

August

26

Bhadra

04

Sunday

21

Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi

September

13

Bhadra

22

Thursday

22

Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)

October

16

Asvina

24

Tuesday

23

Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)

October

17

Asvina

25

Wednesday

24

Dussehra (Maha Navmi)

October

18

Asvina

26

Thursday

25

Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday

October

24

Kartika

02

Wednesday

26

Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)

October

27

Kartika

05

Saturday

27

Deepavali (South India)

November

06

Kartika

15

Tuesday

28

Naraka Chaturdasi

November

06

Kartika

15

Tuesday

29

Govardhan Puja

November

08

Kartika

17

Thursday

30

Bhai Duj

November

09

Kartika

18

Friday

31

Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)

November

13

Kartika

22

Tuesday

32

Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day

November

24

Agrahayana

03

Saturday

33

Christmas Eve

December

24

Pausha

03

Monday

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