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…
ANNEXURE-I (Holidays)
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2012 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1933 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1 | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Thursday |
| 2 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | February 05 | Magha 16 | Sunday |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | March 20 | Phalguna 01 | Monday |
| 4 | Holi | March 08 | Phalguna 18 | Thursday |
| 1934 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 05 | Chaitra 16 | Thursday |
| 6 | Good Friday | April 06 | Chaitra 17 | Friday |
| 7 | Buddha Prunima | May 06 | Vaisakha 16 | Sunday |
| 8 | Janamashtami (Vaisnava) | August 10 | Sravana 19 | Friday |
| 9 | Independence Day | August 15 | Sravana 24 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Idu'l Fitr | August 20 | Sravana 29 | Monday |
| 11 | Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Tuesday |
| 12 | Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) | October 27 | Kartika 05 | Saturday |
| 14 | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 13 | Kartika 22 | Tuesday |
| 15 | Muharram | November 25 | Agrahayana 04 | Sunday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak's Birthday | November 28 | Agrahayana 07 | Wednesday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausa 04 | Tuesday |
ANNEXURE – II (Restricted Holidays)
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2012 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCAGED AT DELHI/NEW DELHI.
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1933 | ||||
| 1 | New Year's Day | January 01 | Pausa 11 | Sunday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti | January 14 | Pausa 24 | Saturday |
| 3 | Pongal | January 15 | Pausa 25 | Sunday |
| 4 | Basanta Panchami / Sri Panchami | February 28 | Magha 08 | Saturday |
| 5 | Guru Ravidas' Birthday | February 07 | Magha 18 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February 16 | Magha 27 | Thursday |
| 7 | Shivaji Jayanthi | February 19 | Magha 30 | Sunday |
| 8 | Holika Dahan | March 07 | Phalguna 17 | Wednesday |
| SAKA ERA 1934 | ||||
| 9 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March 23 | Chaitra 03 | Friday |
| 10 | ram Navmi | April 01 | Chaitra 12 | Sunday |
| 11 | Ester Sunday | April 08 | Chaitra 19 | Sunday |
| 12 | Vaisakhi | April 13 | Chaitra 24 | Friday |
| 13 | Vishu | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Saturday |
| 14 | Mesadi | April 14 | Chaitra 25 | Saturday |
| 15 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14 | Chaitra 25 | Saturday |
| 16 | Guru Rabindranath's Birthday | May 08 | Vaisakha 18 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Hazarat Ali's Birthday | June 04 | Jyaishtha 14 | Monday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | June 21 | Jyaishtha 31 | Thursday |
| 19 | Raksha Bandhan | August 02 | Sravana 26 | Thursday |
| 20 | Jamat-UI-Vida | August 17 | Sravana 27 | Saturday |
| 21 | Parsi New Year's day | August 18 | Sravana 30 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 21 | Sravana 30 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Onam | August 29 | Bhadra 07 | Wednesday |
| 24 | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 19 | Bhadra 07 | Wednesday |
| 25 | (Maha Saptami Additional) | October 03 | Asvina 11 | Monday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Maha Astami) (Additional) | October 21 | Asvina 29 | Sunday |
| 27 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | October 23 | Kartika 01 | Tuesday |
| 28 | Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday | October 29 | Kartika 07 | Monday |
| 29 | Karaka Chaturdasi (Karva Chouth) | November 02 | Kartika 11 | Friday |
| 30 | Narak Chaturdasi | November 12 | Kartika 21 | Monday |
| 31 | Deepavali (South India) | November 13 | Kartika 22 | Tuesday |
| 32 | Govardhan Puja | November 14 | Kartika 23 | Wednesday |
| 33 | Bhai Duj | November 15 | Kartika 24 | Thursday |
| 34 | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 19 | Kartika28 | Monday |
| 35 | Guru Teg Bahadur's Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Saturday |
| 36 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausa 03 | Monday |
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.
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