Holidays for Central Government Employees during year 2017 – Dopt Orders
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.
sd/-
(K.Salil Kumar)
Under Secretary (JCA)
Encl.: Lists of holidays
Authority: www.persmin.gov.in