DOPT in June 2016 released the circular for Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during year 2017. Based on the circular 7thcpc.in team has designed calendar for central government employees.
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F.No 12/8/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training
JCA-2 section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 24th June. 2016
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during year 2017- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure —I to this O.M. will be observed in the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2017. 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 or 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. below:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEhra (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI IDEEPAVALI)
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 Central Government offices within the concerned State shan 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 indicate.
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEhra
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI IVAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI VINAYAK CHATURTEA
7. MAKAR SAKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAN
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAML / BASANT PANCH.AMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BKHU / MASHADI UGADI / CENTRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDL PADAVA 1st NAVRATRA /NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAVTH.
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, 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, Idu’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 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 2017, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday , October 19, 2017 (Ashvina 28). 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 2017, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in 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 11(Eleven) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti, Id-ulZuha (Bakrid), Vijay Dashmi, Muharram, Guru Nanak Birthday and Miladun-Nabi(Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) 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.
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(K.Salil Kumar)
Under Secretary (JCA)
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2017 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
1938 SAKA ERA
S.No.
Holiday
Date
Saka Date
Day
1938 SAKA ERA
1.
Republic Day
January 26
Magha 06
Thursday
2.
Maha Shivaratri
February 24
Phalguna 05
Friday
3.
Holi
March 13
Phalguna 22
Monday
4.
Ram Navami
April 04
Chaitra 14
Tuesday
5.
Mahavir Jayanti
April 09
Chaitra 19
Sunday
6.
Good Friday
April 14
Chaitra 24
Friday
7.
Buddha Purnima
May 10
Vaisakha 20
Wednesday
8.
Idu’l Fitr
June 26
Ashadha 05
Monday
9.
Independence day
August 15
Sravana 24
Tuesday
10.
Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid)
September 02
Bhadra 11
Saturday
11.
Dussehra
September 30
Asvina 08
Saturday
12.
Muharram
October 01
Asvina 09
Sunday
13.
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
October 02
Asvina 10
Monday
14.
Diwali (Deepavali)
October 19
Asvina 28
Thursday
15.
Guru Nanak’s Birthday
November 04
Kartika 13
Saturday
16.
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
December 02
Agrahayana 11
Saturday
17.
Christmas Day
December 25
Pausha 04
Monday
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2017 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
S.No.
Holiday
Date
Saka Date
Day
SAKA ERA 1938
1.
New Year’s Day
January 01
Pausha 11
Sunday
2.
Guru Govind Singh’s
Birthday
January 05
Pausha 15
Thursday
3.
Makar Sankranti
January 14
Pausha 24
Saturday
4.
Pongal
January 14
Pausha 24
Saturday
5.
Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami
February 01
Magha 12
Wednesday
6.
Guru Ravidas’s Birthday
February 10
Magha 21
Friday
7.
Shivaji Jayanti
February 19
Magha 30
Sunday
8.
Swami Dayananda
Saraswati Jayanti
February 21
Phalguna 02
Tuesday
9.
Holika Dahan/Dolyatra
March 12
Phalguna 21
Sunday
Saka Era 1939
10.
Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/Cheti Chand
March 28
Chaittra 07
Tuesday
11.
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
April 11
Chaitra 21
Tuesday
12.
Vaisakhi/Vishu
April 13
Chaitra 23
Thursday
13.
Mesadi
April 14
Chaitra 24
Friday
14.
Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 15
Chaitra 25
Saturday
15.
Easter Sunday
April 16
Chaitra 26
Sunday
16.
Guru Rabindranath’s birthday
May 09
Vaisakha 19
Tuesday
17.
Jamat-Ul-Vida
June 23
Ashadha 02
Friday
18.
Rath Yatra
June 25
Ashadha 04
Sunday
19.
Raksha Bandhan
August 07
Sravana 16
Monday
20.
Janmashtami (Vaishnav)
August 15
Sravana 24
Tuesday
21.
Parsi NewYear’s day/ Nauraj
August 17
Sravana 26
Thursday
22.
Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh
Chaturthi
August 25
Bhadra 03
Friday
23.
Onam
September 04
Bhadra 13
Monday
24.
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)
September 27
Asvina 05
Wednesday
25.
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional)
September 28
Asvina 06
Thursday
26.
Dussehra (Maha Navami)
September 29
Asvina 07
27.
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
October 05
Asvina 13
Thursday
28.
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth)
October 08
Asvina 16
Sunday
29.
Deepavali (South India)
October 18
Asvina 26
Wednesday
30.
Naraka Chaturdasi
October 18
Asvina 26
Wednesday
31.
Govardhan Puja
October 20
Asvina 28
Friday
32.
Bhai Duj
October 21
Asvina 29
Saturday
33.
Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja)
October 26
Kartika 04
Thursday
34.
Guru Teg Bahadur’s
Martyrdom Day
November 24
Agrahayana 03
Friday
35.
Christmas Eve
December 24
Pausha 03
Sunday
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