Ambedkar Birthday (14th April) declared as Central Holiday throughout the country

"It has been decided to declare Thursday, the 14th April 2016, as a Closed Holiday on account of the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for all Central Government Offices including Industrial Establishments throughout India."

Source : http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/12_6_2016-JCA-2-21032016.pdf

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List of Holidays 2016 for Central Government Offices

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

sd/-

(A.Asholi Chalai)

Director (JCA)

List of Holidays 2016 (17 Days)

List of Restricted Holidays 2016 (21 Days)

Authority : www.persmin.gov.in

HOLIDAYS LIST– 2015

HOLIDAYS LIST– 2015

Sl.No.	Occasion	Date Christian Era	Date Saka Era	Day of the Week
1	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Monday
2	Maha Shivaratri	February 17	Magha 28	Tuesday
3	Mahavir Jayanti	April 02	Chaitra 12	Thursday
4	Good Friday	April 03	Chaitra 13	Friday
5	Vishu/ Vaisakhadi/Bahag Bihu	April 15	Chaitra 25	Wednesday
6	Buddha Purnima	May 04	Vaisakha 14	Monday
7	*Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan)	July 18	Ashadha 27	Saturday
8	Independence Day	August 15	Sravana 24	Saturday
9	Onam	August 28	Bhadra 06	Friday
10	*Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid)	September 25	Asvina  o3	Friday
11	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Asvina 10	Friday
12	Dussehra  (Vijaya Dashmi)	October 23	Karthika 01	Friday
13	* Muharram	October 24	Karthika 02	Saturday
14	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 10	Karthika 19	Tuesday
15	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 25	Agrahayana 04	Wednesday
16	*Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed)	December 24	Pausha 03	Thursday
17	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Friday

    

* Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.

                The dates for the four holidays of Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) (July 18), Idu’l Zuha(Bakrid) (Sept. 25),  Muharram (Oct. 24)  and Birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Dec. 24) have been adopted from the Central List.  If the State Government changes any of these holidays, the changed date only will be observed as a Closed Holiday for Central Government Offices also.  But if the State Government sanctions any additional holiday(s) in connection with the above occasions, the date(s) of such additional holiday(s) will be observed as Restricted Holiday(s) only for Central Government Offices. If the change of date of any of the above occasions is notified at very short notice, announcement through TV/AIR/Newspaper can be taken as authority for such change.

RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS 2015

Sl. No.	Occasion	Date Christian Era	Date	Day of the Week
SAKA ERA 1936
1	New Year’s Day	January 01	Pausha 11	Thursday
2	Makara Sankranti	January 14	Pausha 24	Wednesday
3	Pongal	January 15	Pausha 25	Thursday
4	Basanta Panchami / Sri Panchami	January 24	Magha 04	Saturday
5	Guru Ravidas’ Birth Day	February 03	Magha 14	Tuesday
6	Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti	February 14	Magha 25	Saturday
7	Shivaji Jayanti	February 19	Magha 30	Thursday
8	Attukal Pongala  / Holika Dahan	March 05	Phalguna 14	Thursday
9	Holi	March 06	Phalguna 15	Friday
10	Chaitra Sukhladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand	March 21	Phalguna 30	Saturday
SAKA ERA 1937
11	Ram Navami	March 28	Chaitra 07	Saturday
12	Maundy Thursday	April 02	Chaitra 12	Thursday
13	Easter Sunday	April 05	Chaitra 15	Sunday
14	Vaisakhi/Masadi	April 14	Chaitra 24	Tuesday
15	Thrissur Pooram	April 29	Vaisakha 09	Wednesday
16	May Day	May 01	Vaisakha 11	Friday
17	Hazarat Ali’s Birth Day	May 03	Vaisakha 13	Sunday
18	Guru Rabindranath’s Birth day	May 09	Vaisakha 19	Saturday
19	St: Thomas Day	July 03	Ashada 12	Thursday
20	Jamat-ul-Vida	July 17	Ashadha 26	Friday
21	Rath Yatra	July 18	Ashadha 27	Saturday
22	Karkadaka Vavu	August 14	Sravana 23	Friday
23	Parsi New Year’s Day/Nauroz	August 18	Sravana 27	Tuesday
24	First Onam	August 27	Bhadra 05	Thursday
25	Third Onam / Avani Avittam	August 29	Bhadra 07	Saturday
26	Fourth Onam/ Sreenarayana Guru Jayanti	August 30	Bhadra 08	Sunday
27	Janmashtami	September 05	Bhadra 14	Saturday
28	Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi	September 17	Bhadra 26	Thursday
29	Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi	September 21	Bhadra 30	Monday
30	Dussehra (Maha Saptami) Additional	October 20	Asvina 28	Tuesday
31	Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) Additional	October 21	Asvina 29	Wednesday
32	Dussehra (Maha Navami)	October 22	Asvina 30	Thursday
33	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birth Day	October 27	Karthika 05	Tuesday
34	Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)	October 30	Karthika 08	Friday
35	Deepavali (North India)	November 11	Karthika 20	Wednesday
36	Govardhan Puja	November 12