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 CH
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
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 Idul
Fitr, ldu’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.l.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 &
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 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.
sd/-
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
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