F.No.12/4/2012-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 5th June, 2012
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the
year 2013.
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 2013. 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. BUDHA 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 after seeking prior approval of this Ministry 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 / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI /
CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1ST NAVRATRA /
NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
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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 nonworking
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.
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 2013, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 03, 2013
(Kartika 12). 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 2013, 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 86 Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
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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 Buddha Purnima, Dussehra, Diwali (Deepavali) and Guru
Nanak's Birthday included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days 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.
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
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