Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016 – Dopt Orders on 11.6.2015
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016 – reg.
Dopt has issued an important office memorandum today through on its
portal regarding the holidays for Central Government Offices during the
year 2016. The reproduction of the order and also the link of the OM are
given below for your ready reference…
G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.F.No.12/7/2015-JCA-2, dated 11.6.2015
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. MAMA 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 / MASHAD
UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1
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 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 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.
Encl.: Lists of holidays
sd/-
(A.Asholi Chalai)
Director (JCA)
Authority : www.persmin.gov.in
Click the below link to view the order issued by DoPT on 11.6.2015
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016 – Dopt Orders on 11.6.2015
