Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2011

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Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year-2011

 

 

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F.N0.12/1/2010-JCA-2

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

(Department of Personnel and Training)

 

 

 

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 21st June, 2010

 

 

 

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2011.

 

 

 

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 2011. 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:

 

REPUBLIC DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY

MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY

BUDHA PURNIMA

CHRISTMAS DAY

DUSSEHRA (WAY DASHMI)

DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)

GOOD FRIDAY

GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY

IDU'L FITR

IDU'L ZUHA

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

MIJHARRAW

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 after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarif~ed that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

 

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

2. HOLI

3. JANAMASHTAW (VAISHNAVI)

4. RAM NAVAMI

5. MAHA SHIVRATRI

6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI

7. MAKMR SANKARANTI

8. RATH YATRA

9. ONAM

10. PONGAL

1 1. SRI PANCHAM / BASANTA PANCHAMI

12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 18T NAVRATRA / NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA

 

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 necessiuy, 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.

 

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 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 2011, Diwdi (Deepavali) falls on Wednesay, October 26, 2011 (Kartika 04). 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. However, in the year 20 1 1, Diwali (Deepavali) and Narak Chaturdasi Day, both are falling on the same day i.e. October 26, 2011.

 

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 2011, subject to para 3.2 above.

 

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GP-I dated 15.2.1984 by which they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays Viz. Republic Day, Independence Day & Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.

 

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 12(Twelve) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti, Christmas Day included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

 

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays are restricted to 15 days in a year in terms of the instructions issued by the Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division).

 

11. Hindi version will follow.

 

 

 

(DINESH KAPILA)

DEPUTY SECRETARY

 

 

 

Encl.: Lists of holidays

 

 

 

ANNEXURE-I

 

 

 

LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2011 FOR DELHI / NEW DELHI OFFICES

 

 

S.No. HolidayDateSaka DateDay

1932 SAKA ERA

1 Republic DayJanuary 26Magha 06Wednesday

2 Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)Febuary 16Magha 27Wednesday

3 Maha ShivaratriMarch 02Phalguna 11Wednesday

1933 SAKA ERA

4 Ram NavamiApril 12Chaitra 22Tuesday

5 Mahavir JayantiApril 16Chaitra 26Saturday

6 Good FridayApril 22Vaisakha 02Friday

7 Buddha PrunimaMay 17Vaisakha 27Tuesday

8 Independence DayAugust 15Sravana 31Monday

9 Janamashtami (Vaisnava)August 22Sravana 31Monday

10 Idu'l FitrAugust 31Bhadra 09Wednesday

11 Mahatma Gandhi's BirthdayOctober 02Asvina 10Sunday

12 Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)October 06Asvina 14Thursday

13 Diwali (Deepavali)October 26Kartika 04Wednesday

14 Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid)November 07Kartika 16 Monday

15 Guru Nanak's Birthday November 10Kartika 19Thursday

16 MuharramDecember 06Agrahayana 15Tuesday

17 Christmas DayDecember 25Pausa 04Sunday

 

 

LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2011 FOR DELHI/NEW DELHI OFFICES.

 

S.No. HolidayDateSaka DateDay

SAKA ERA 1932

1New Year's DayJanuary 01Pausa 11Saturday

2 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday Januray 05Pausa 15Wednesday

3 Makar SankrantiJanuray 14Pausa 24Friday

4 PongalJanuary 15Pausa 25Saturday

5 Basanta Panchami / Sri PanchamiFebruary 08Magha 19Tuesday

6 Guru Ravidas' BirthdayFebruary 18Magha 29Friday

7 Shivaji Jayanthi February 19Magha 30Saturday

8 Swami Dayananda Saraswati JayantiFebruary 27Phalguna 08Sunday

9 Holika Dahan (Dol yatra)March 19Phalguna 28Saturday

10 HoliMarch 20Phalguna 29Sunday

SAKA ERA 1933

11Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti ChandApril 04Chaitra 14Monday

12 VaisakhiApril 14Chaitra 24Thursday

13 VishuApril 14Chaitra 24Thursday

14MesadiApril 14Chaitra 24Thursday

15Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam)April 15Chaitra 25Friday

16 Easter SundayApril 24Vaisakha 04Sunday

17 Guru Rabindranath's BirthdayMay 09Vaisakha 19Monday

18 Hazarat Ali's BirthdayJune 16Jyaishtha 26Thursday

19 Rath Yatra July 03Asadha 12Sunday

20 Raksha BandhanAugust 13Sravana 22Friday

21Parsi New Year's dayAugust 19Sravana 28Friday

22Jamat-UI-VidaAugust 26Bhadra 04Friday

23 Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka ChaturthiSeptember 01Bhadra 10Thursday

 

24 OnamSeptember 09Bhadra 18Friday

25 (Maha Saptami Additional)October 03Asvina 11Monday

26 Dussehra (Maha Astami) (Additional)October 04Asvina 12Tuesday

27 Dussehra (Maha Navami)October 05Asvina 13Wednesday

28 Maharishi Valmiki's BirthdayOctober 11Asvina 19Tuesday

29 Deepavali (South India)October 26Kartika 04Wednesday

30 Narak ChaturdasiOctober 26Kartika 04Wednesday

31 Govardhan PujaOctober 27Kartika 05Thursday

32 Bhai DujOctober 28Kartika 06Friday

33 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)November 01Kartika 10Tuesday

34 Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom DayNovember 24Agrahayana 03Thursday

35 Christmas EveDecember 24Pausa 03Saturday PrintPDF

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