Holidays-2011

Please find the notification in this rtegard

 

MOST IMMEDIATE 

F.N0.12/1/2010-JCA-2 

Government of  India 

Ministry of  Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions 

(Department of Personnel and Training) 

North Block, New Delhi 

Dated the  21s'  June, 20 10 

Subject:  Holidays to be observed in Central Government Omces during the 

year  2011. 

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 201 1.  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 - 11. 

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: 

REPUBLIC DAY 

INDEPENDENCE DAY 

MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY 

BUDHA PURNIMA 

CHRISTMAS DAY 

DUSSEHRA (WAY DASHMI) 

DIWALI  (DEEPAVALI) 

GOOD FRIDAY 

GURU NANAK'S  BIRTHDAY 

IDU'L  FITR 

IDU'L  ZUHA 

MAHAVIR JAYANTI 

MIJHARRAW 

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 clarif~ed that no change  is permissible in 

regard to festivals and dates as indicated. 

1.  AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA 

2.  HOLI 

3.  JANAMASHTAW  (VAISHNAVI) 

4.  RAM NAVAMI 

5.  NyUIA SHIVRATRI 

6.  GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI 

7.  MAKMt SANKARANTI 

8.  RATH YATRA 

9.  ONAM 

10.  PONGAL 

1 1.  SRI PANCHAM / BASANTA PANCHAMI 

12.  VISHU/  VAISAKHI  / VAISAKHADI  / BHAG BIHU  / MASHADI  UGADI  / 

CHAITRA  SAKLADI  / CHETI  CHAND  / GUDI PADA  18T  NAVRATRA  / 

NAURAJ/CHHATH WOJA 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, Idul Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if  necessiuy, 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  Idul Fitr,  Idul 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 2011,  Diwdi  (Deepavali) falls  on  Wednesay, October  26,  2011 

(Kartika 04).  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. However,  in  the year 20 1 1, Diwali  (Deepavali) and Narak Chaturdasi 

Day, both are falling on the same day i.e. October 26, 20 11. 

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 20 1 1, 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 & Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. 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  17& December, 2002.  In other words, they will have the 

option  to select  12(Twelve) holidays of  their  own  only  after including in  the  list, 

three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti, Christmas Day  included  in the  list 

of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off. 

10.  In respect of Banks, the holidays are restricted  to  15 days in a year in terms 

of  the  instructions issued  by  the  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  (Banking 

Division).  1 

1 1.  Hindi version will follow. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY 

Encl.:  Lists of holidavs 

To 

1.  All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India. 

2.  UPSC/CVC/C&AG/  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. 

3.  All  attached  and  subordinate  offices  of  Ministry  of  Personnel,  P.G.  & 

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, DOP&T  (20 copies) 

17.  NIC  (DOFT) with the  request to  place  this  O.M.  on the  Website  of  the 

Department (www.persrnin.nic.in) 

18.  100 Spare Copies. ANNEXURE-I 

LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 201 1 FOR 

DELHI  / NEW DELHI OFFICES 

IS.NO.  1  Holida y  1  Date  1  Saka Date  Da y  1 

1932 SAKA ERA 

I  1.  kpublic Day  panuar~  26  1  Magha  06  pednesday / 

boh&mad)  - 

 -

3.  k h a  Shivaratri  parch  02  /  Phalguna  11  (Wednesday 

I  I  I  I 

2.  ilad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-  ebruary  16 

ilad (Birthday of Prophet 

Magha  27  ednesday 

I  I  I  I 

1933 SAKA ERA 

6.  p d   Friday  /  April  22  1  Vaisakha  02  Priday 

4.  m Navarni  pril  12 

I  I  I  I 

Chaitra  22  esday 

5.  ahavir Jayanti  pril  16 

(  8.  Independence Day  bugust  15  )  Sravana  24  l ~ o n d a ~  / 

Chaitra  26  aturday 

I  I  I  I 

I 

anamashtami (Vaisnava) 

7.  uddha Purnima  1  May  17 

I 

Vaisakha  27  esday 

I  I  I  I 

1  10. 

1 1. 

12. 

13. 

ldul Fitr  ugust  31  Bhadra  09  ednesday 

I  I  I  I 

Mahatma Gandhi's 

birthday 

Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) 

Diwali (Deepavali) 

14. 

I  I  I  I 

uru Nanak's birthday  ovember  10 

I  I  I 

bctober  02 

October  06 

October  26 

ldul Zuha (Bakrid)  ovember  07 

Kartika  19  hursday 

I 

ecember  06 

I  I  I  I 

Kartika  16  onday 

I 

Agrahayana  15  esday 

17.  khristmas Day  ecember  25 

Asvina  10 

Asvina  14 

Kartika  04 

Pausa  04  punday 

I 

Sunday 

Thursday 

Wednesday 1 LIST OF GOVERNlYlENT 09 INDIA RJWTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE 

YEAR 2011 FOR DELHI I NEW DELHI OFFICES. 

S.No 

1. 

SAKA ERA  1932 

Holiday 

2. 

3. 

New Year's Day 

I  I  I 

 i  .

Date 

Guru Gobiid  Singh's 

birthday 

Makar Sankranti 

5. 

I  I  I  I 

Shivaii Jayanti  February  19  1  Magha  30  (  Saturday  / 

January  01 

Pongal  Saturday 

I 

P  i 

I 

 -

I  I 

 -

I 

b.  I  Swami  Davananda I  Februan,  27  1  Phalmna  08  I  Sunday 

Saka Date 

January 05 

January  14 

Basanta  Panchami  /Sri 

Panchami 

Day 

Pausa  11 

January 15 

Guru Ravidas' birthday 

Saturday 

Pausa  15 

Pausa  24 

Pausa  25 

February  08 

February 18  Magha  29 

 "

baraswati Jayanti 

Wednesday 

Friday 

Friday 

I  I 

I  I  I  I 

SAKA ERA  1933 

Monday  9 

Magha  19 

 -

I  I  I 

10. 

I 

Tuesday 

I 

 -

Holi 

P. 

March  20  Sunday 

Padava/Ugadi/  het ti 

Holika Dahan (Do1 yatra) 

Phalguna 29 

I  I  I  I  I 

15.  Vaisakhadi(Benga1) / 

Bahag Bihu (Assam) 

16.  Easter Sunday  April  24  Vaisakha  04  Sunday 

March  19  Saturday 

April  14 

I  I  I  I  I 

I 

I  pp 

Rabindranath's  May  09  Vaisakha  19 

Birthda 

'&:at?A1i1s  Birthday  June  16  Jyaishtha  26  Thursday 

Phalguna  28 

13.  Thursday 

Chaitra  24 

14.  Thursday 

Thursday 

Vishu 

I  I  I  I  I 

Mesadi 

20. 

2 1. 

April  14 

April 

l4  1  Chaitra 

24 

19. 

I  I  I  I 

Chaitra 24 

Asadha  12 

Raksha Bandhan 

Parsi New Year's day 

Rath Yatra  .  Sunday 

2.  Friday 

July  03 

August  13 

August 19 

Jamat-U1-Vida 

I August 

26 

Sravana  22 

Sravana 28 

Bhadra  04 

Saturday 

Friday b3.  1  Ganesh  Chaturthi  I 

I  Vinayaka Chaturthi 

4.  (  Onam 

5.  1  (Maha Saptami) 

16. , i )  

ussehra  (Maha Ashtami) 

(Additional) 

(Maha Navmi) 

r 

birthday 

I 

9.  Deepavali (South India) 

I 

0.  Narak Chaturdasi 

I 

Govardhan Puja 

Martyrdom Day 

I 

5.  Christmas Eve 

September  01  Bhadra  10 

I 

October  04 

October  05 

Asvina  12 

Asvina  13 

I 

October  11 

October  26 

I 

October  28  (  Kartika  06 

Asvina  19 

Kartika  04 

I 

November  01  1  Kartika  10 

October  27  Kartika  05 

Thursday 

November  24 

Wednesday 

--.  Agrahayana 03 

Thursday 

-7 

Tuesday 

Saturday 

-7 

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