List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2019 - PCA(Fys) Dt. 6.11.2018

List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2019 - PCA(Fys) Dt. 6.11.2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
AN-IV Section
10-A, S.K.BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA: 700001

Pt. II O.O. No.1571

Date: 06/11/2018

Subject: List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2019

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Central Government Employees' Welfare Co-Ordination Committee, Kolkata, vide letter No.C.G.E.W.C.C./Kol/Holiday/2018-19/669 dated 10/10/2018, Main Office including Railway Section of the Principal Controller of Accounts ( Fys), Kolkata & RTC (ER) and the Accounts Offices under CFA(Fys) BGF will observe 17(seventeen) Compulsory holidays as in Annexure - A and 2 (two) Restricted Holidays from the list of 34(Thirty Four) Restricted holidays as in Annexure - B for the calendar year 2019. The date of Holidays for the Muslim Festivals may be changed on sighting of the Moon and decision to be taken by the CGEWCC, Kolkata based on the decision of the State Government in respect of ldu'l Fitr, ldu'l Zoha [Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid )], Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

Source:- PCA(FYs) Office Note No. 155/AN-lV/Holiday/2018 dt. 06.11.2018

PRAVEEN RANJAN, IDAS)
Dy. Controller of Accounts(Fys)

List of Compulsory Holidays for the Year - 2019 Compulsory Holiday and Connected Festivals
No.	Holidays	Month & Date	Days of Week
1	Republic Day	January 26	Saturday
2	Holi	March 21	Thursday
3	Vaisakhadi (Bengal )	April 15	Monday
4	Mahavir Jayanti	April 17	Wednesday
5	Good Friday	April 19	Friday
6	Buddha Purnima	May 18	Saturday
7	Idu'l Fitr	June 5	Wednesday
8	Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid)	August 12	Monday
9	Independence Day	August 15	Thursday
10	Muharram	September 10	Tuesday
11	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Wednesday
12	Dussehra (Maha Navmi) (Additional)	October 07	Monday
13	Dussehra	October, 08	Tuesday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	October 27	Sunday
15	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e‑Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	November 10	Sunday
16	Guru Nanak's Birthday	November 12	Tuesday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Wednesday

List of Restricted Holidays for the Year - 2019Restricted Holiday and Connected Festivals
No.	Holidays	Month & Date	Days of Week
1	New Year's Day	January 01	Tuesday
2	Lohri	January 13	Sunday
3	Makar Sankranti	January 14	Monday
4	Pongal	January 15	Tuesday
5	Basant Panchami Sri Panchami	February 10	Sunday
6	Guru Ravidas's Birthday	February 19	Tuesday
7	Shivaji Jayanti	February 19	Tuesday
8	Swami Dayananda Jayanti	March 01	Friday
9	Maha Shivaratri	March 04	Monday
10	Holika Dahan	March 20	Wednesday
11	Dolyatra	March 21	Thursday
12	Hazarat Au's Birthday	March 21	Thursday
13	Chaitrra Sukladi - Gudi Padava - Ugadi - Cheti Chand	April 06	Saturday
14	Ram Navami (Smarta)	April 13	Saturday
15	Vaiskhi-Vishu-Mesadi	April 14	Sunday
16	Easter Sunday	April 21	Sunday
17	Guru Rabindranath's birth day	May 09	Thursday
18	Jamat-Ul-Vida	May 31	Friday
19	Rath Yatra	July 04	Thursday
20	Raksha Bandhan	August 15	Thursday
21	Parsi New Year's day - Nauraj	August 17	Saturday
22	Janmashtami	August 24	Saturday
23	Vinayaka Chaturthi - Ganesh Chaturthi	September 02	Monday
24	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	September 11	Wednesday
25	Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)	October 05	Saturday
26	Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)	October 06	Sunday
27	Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday	October 13	Sunday
28	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)	October 17	Thursday
29	Naraka Chaturdasi	October 27	Sunday
30	Govardhan Puja	October 28	Monday
31	Bhai Duj	October 29	Tuesday
32	Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	November 02	Saturday
33	Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day	November 24	Sunday
34	Christmas Eve	December 24	Tuesday