List of Holidays during the year 2012 for Central Government Employees…

List of Holidays during the year 2012 for Central Government Employees…

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Holidays and Restricted Holidays during the year 2012 for Central Government Offices and Establishments…

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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List of Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2012–Dopt Order

Holidays to be observed In Central Government Offices during the year 2012.

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F.No.12/3/2011-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th June, 2011

Subject: Holidays to be observed In Central Government Offices during the year 2012.

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 2012. 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 (VLJAY 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 finai 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 SHWRATRI
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 SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 1st 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 Idu’l Fitr, Edu’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 ldu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and ld-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 2012, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 (Kartika 22). 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 2012, 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 10(Ten) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Buddha Purnima, Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) and Muharram 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.

sd/-
(DINESH KAPILA)
Director (JCA)

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CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS - 2012

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS - 2012

Holiday List - 2012

Date	Day	Holiday
January - 26	Thursday	Republic Day
February - 20	Monday	Maha Shivratri
March - 08	Thursday	Holi
April - 05	Thursday	Mahavir Jayanthi
April - 06	Friday	Good Friday
May - 01	Tuesday	May Day
May - 06	Sunday	Buddha Purnima
August - 15	Wednesday	Independence Day
September - 19	Wednesday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October - 02	Tuesday	Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 24	Wednesday	Vijaya Dashami
November - 11	Sunday	Diwali
November - 28	Wednesday	Guru Nanak Jayanthi
December - 25	Tuesday	Christmas