Dear Comrades,
F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 11th June,
2013
Subject : Holidays to be observed in Central
Government Offices during the year 2014.
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 2014. 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 finallist 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. 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 / 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 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 Departments/ Offices of the Central Government may take action accordìng
to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order about the change of
date.
6. During 2014, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on
Thursday, October 23, 2014 (Kartika 01). 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 up to 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 2014, 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 only 13(Thirteen) holidays of their
own after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti
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.
sd/- (Ashok Kumar), Deputy Secretary (JCA)
Encl.: Lists of holidays
Source: www.persmin.nic.in
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