12/8/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 24th June. 2016
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)
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