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

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

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 the 14th June, 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 OM. 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.

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 J AYANTI
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 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, ldu'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. During 2018, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Ashvina 28). 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 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. No.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.

Sd/-
(D. K. SenGupta)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)

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-e- Milad (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 FOR 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
3	Makar Sankranti	January	14	Pausha	24	Sunday
4	Pongal	January	14	Pausha	24	Sunday
5	Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami	January	22	Magha	02	Monday
6	Guru Ravidas's Birthday	January	31	Magha	11	Wednesday
7	Swami Dayananda Sarawati Jayanti	February	10	Magha	21	Saturday
8	Shivaji Jayanti	February	19	Magha	30	Monday
9	Holika Dahan/Dolyatra	March	01	Phalguna	10	Thursday
10	Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand	March	18	Phalguna	27	Sunday
SAKA ERA1940
11	Ram Navami	March	25	Chaitra	04	Sunday
12	Easter Sunday	April	01	Chaitra	11	Sunday
13	Hazarat Ali's Birthday	April	01	Chaitra	11	Sunday
14	Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi	April	14	Chaitra	24	Saturday
15	Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)	April	15	Chaitra	25	Sunday
16	Guru Rabindranath's Birthday	May	09	Vaisakha	19	Wednesday
17	Jamat-Ul- Vida	June	15	Jyaishtha	25	Friday
18	Rath Yatra	July	14	Ashadha	23	Saturday
19	Parsi New Year's day/Nauraj	August	17	Sravana	26	Friday
20	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	August	25	Bhadra	03	Saturday
21	Raksha Bandhan	August	26	Bhadra	04	Sunday
22	Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi	September	13	Bhadra	22	Thursday
23	Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)	October	16	Asvina	24	Tuesday
24	Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)	October	17	Asvina	25	Wednesday
25	Dussehra (Maha Navmi)	October	18	Asvina	26	Thursday
26	Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday	October	24	Kartika	02	Wednesday
27	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)	October	27	Kartika	05	Saturday
28	Deepavali (South India)	November	06	Kartika	15	Tuesday
29	Naraka Chaturdasi	November	06	Kartika	15	Tuesday
30	Govardhan Puja	November	08	Kartika	17	Thursday
31	Bhai Duj	November	09	Kartika	18	Friday
32	Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)	November	13	Kartika	22	Tuesday
33	Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day	November	24	Agrahayana	03	Saturday
34	Christmas Eve	December	24	Pausha	03	Monday

Source: CentralGovernmentNews.Com