MOST IMMEDIATE
F.No.12/4/2012-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 5th June, 2012
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the
year 2013.
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 2013. 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 final
list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned
State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry 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 / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1ST NAVRATRA /
NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
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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 nonworking
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.
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 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 2013, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 03, 2013
(Kartika 12). 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 2013, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of
Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GP-I dated 15.2.1984 by which
they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays
Viz. Republic Day, Independence Day 86 Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.
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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 Buddha Purnima, Dussehra, Diwali (Deepavali) and Guru
Nanak's Birthday included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days 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.
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
2309 2589
Encl.:
Lists of holidays
To
1. All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.
2. UPSC/CVC/C8sAG/ PMO / Lok Sabha Secretariat/ Rajya Sabha
Secretariat/ President's Secretariat/Vice-President's Secretariat/ Supreme
Court/ High Court/ Central Administrative Tribunal/ Election Commission
of India / Minorities Commission/ National Human Rights
Commission/Central Information Commission/National Commission for
Women.
3. All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. 86
Pensions.
4. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New
Delhi.
5. All Staff Side Members of the National Council (JCM).
6. All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of
Personnel, P.G. and Pensions.
7. Chairman / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare
Coordination Committees (As per updated list from Welfare Section).
8. Commissioner for Scheduled Castes /Commissioner for Scheduled Tribes.
9. PS to Cabinet Secretary.
10. Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium,
I.T.O., New Delhi.
11. The Manager (Store), Government of India, Forms Store, 166, Lenin Sarai,
Kolkata (with 10 spare copies).
12. Chief Secretaries to all the State Governments / Union Territoreis.
13. Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, PTI Building, New Delhi
(with 5 spare copies)
14. Deputy Director (Bills), Dte. of Printing, B-Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
(with 5 spare copies)
15. Positional Astronomy Centre, Block-AQ, Plot No.8 Sector-V, Salt lake,
Manish Bathan, Kolkata - 700091
16. Facilitation Center, DOP8sT (20 copies)
NIC (DOPT) with the request to place this O.M. on the Website of the
Department
(www. persmin. nic. in)
18. 100 Spare Copies.
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ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2013 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
S.No. Holiday Date Salta Date Day
1934 SAKA ERA
1. Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-EMilad
(Birthday of Prophet
Mohammad)
January 25 Magha 05 Friday
2. Republic Day January 26 Magha 06 Saturday
3. Holi March 27 Phalguna 06 Wednesday
1935 SAKA ERA
4. Good Friday March 29 Chaitra 08 Friday
5. Ram Navami April 19 Chaitra 29 Friday
6. Mahavir Jayanti April 24 Vaisakha 04 Wednesday
7. Buddha Purnima May 25 Jyaishtha 04 Saturday
8. Idu'l Fitr August 09 Sravana 18 Friday
9. Independence day August 15 Sravana 24 Thursday
10. Janmashtami August 28 Bhadra 06 Wednesday
11. Mahatma Gandhi's
birthday)
October 02 Asvina 10 Wednesday
12. Dussehra October 13 Asvina 21 Sunday
13. Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) October 16 Asvina 24 Wednesday
14. Diwali (Deepavali) November 03 Kartika 12 Sunday
15. Muharram November 14 Kartika 23 Thursday
16. Guru Nanak's Birthday November 17 Kartika 26 Sunday
17. Christmas Day December 25 Pausa 04 Wednesday
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ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2013 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
S.No Holiday Date Saka Date Day
SAKA ERA 1934
1. New Year's Day January 01 Pausha 11 Tuesday
2. Makar Sankran i January 13 Pausha 23 Sunday
3. Pongal January 14 Pausha 24 Monday
4. Guru Gobind Singh's
Birthday
January 18 Pausha 28 Friday
5. Sri Panchami February 14 Magha 25 Thursday
6. Basanta Panchami February 15 Magha 26 Friday
7. Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Magha 30 Tuesday
8. Guru Ravidas's Birthday February 25 Phalguna 06 Monday
9. Swami Dayananda
Saraswati Jayanti
March 07 Phalguna 16 Thursday
10. Maha Shivratri March 10 Phalguna 19 Sunday
SAKA ERA 1935
10. Holika Dahan: March 26 Chaitra 05 Tuesday
11. Easter Sunday March 31 Chaitra 10 Sunday
12. Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi
Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti
Chand
April 11 Chaitra 21 Thursday
13. Vaisakhi April 13 Chaitra 23 Saturday
14. Vishu April 13 Chaitra 23 Saturday
15. Mesadi April 14 Chaitra 24 Sunday
16. Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/
Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 15 Chaitra 25 Monday
17. Guru Rabindranath's
birthday
May 09 Vaisakha 19 Thursday
18. Hazarat Ali's Birthday May 24 Jyaishtha 03 Friday
19. Rath Yatra July 10 Ashadha 19 Thursday
20. Jamat-Ul-Vida August 02 Sravana 11 Friday
21. Parsi New Year's day August 18 Sravana 27 Sunday
22. Raksha Bandhan August 20 Sravana 29 Tuesday
23. Vinayaka Chaturthi/
Ganesh Chaturthi
September 09 Bhadra 18 Monday
24. Onam September 16 Bhadra 25 Monday
25. Dussehra (Maha Saptami)
(Additional)
October 11 Asvina 19 Friday
26. Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)
(Additional)
October 12 Asvina 20 Saturday
27. Dussehra (Maha Navmi) October 13 Asvina 21 Sunday
28. Maharishi Valmiki's
birthday
October 18 Asvina 26 Friday
29. Karaka Chaturthi (Karva
Chouth)
October 22 Asvina 30 Tuesday
30. Deepavali (South India) November 02 Kartika 11 Saturday
31. Naraka Chaturdasi November 02 Kartika 11 Saturday
31. Govardhan Puja November 03 Kartika 12 Sunday
32. Bhai Duj November 05 Kartika 14 Tuesday
33. Pratihar Sashthi or Surya
Sashthi (Chhat Puja)
November 08 Kartika 17 Friday
34. Guru Teg Bahadur's
Martyrdom Day
November 24 Agrahayana 03 Sunday
35. Christmas Eve December 24 Pausha 03 Tuesday
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