Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016 – Dopt Orders on 11.6.2015
G.I., Dept. of Per. & Trg., O.M.F.No.12/7/2015-JCA-2, dated 11.6.2015
Subject:
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016 – reg.
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 2016. 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. BUDDHA 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
accordingly 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. MAMA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHAD
UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1
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 Idul 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 (DCP, Special
Branch, Delhi Police).
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, 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 P.I.B/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 2016, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday , October 30, 2016
(Kartika 08). 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 remainin
holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments /
organisations themselves for the year 2016, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays i
terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
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 Budh
Purnima, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, Diwali and Christmas included in the
list of compulsory holidays and falling on day 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.
Encl.: Lists of holidays
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(A.Asholi Chalai)
Director (JCA)
Authority : www.persmin.gov.in
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