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

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CASUAL LABOUR WGES REVISED

                             D.G. Posts O.M. No. 2-53/2011-PCC dated 22 Jan 2015.

The issue of remuneration payable to Full Time Casual Labourers (Other than Temporary Status) and Part Time Casual Labourers has been under consideration of the Department for quite some time. The matter has been examined in consultation with the Nodal Ministries/Departments and it has been decided, that the remuneration payable to casual labourers would be as under:

(i)         The wages of Full Time Casual Labourers (Other than Temporary Status) would be calculated at the minimum of Pay Band-1 (Rs.5200-20200) i.e. Rs. 5200 plus a Grade Pay of Rs.1300/- and Dearness Allowance as admissible from time to time. In addition , the benefit of merge of 50% of dearness allowance would also be admissible in terms of DoPT O.M. No. 49014/5/2004-Estt(C)  dated 31.05.2004.

(ii)        So far as Part Time Casual Labourers are concerned , their wages would be calculated on pro-rata basis, in terms of hours of duty put in, with respect to the minimum of Pay Band-1(Rs.5200-20200) plus a Grade Pay of Rs.1300/- and Dearness Allowance as admissible from time to time . I addition , the benefit of merge of 50% of dearness allowance would also be admissible in terms of DoPT O.M. No. 49014/5/2004-Estt(C) dated 31.05.2004.

2.         The revision as aforesaid in sub paras (i) to (ii) will take effect from 01.01.2006.

3.         For the Full Time Casual Labouers covered by Para 1(v) of DoPT O.M. No. 49014/2/86 Estt.(C) dated 07.06.1988 i.e. the full time casual labourers, who are engaged to perform work different from the work performed by regular employees, will continue to be remunerated  based on the minimum wages prescribed by Central or State Government, whichever is higher.

4.         This issues with concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide Diary No. 343/FA/2015/CS dated 22.01.201