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Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2024- Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

 

 

Here below DOP Holiday List 2024(Department of Posts Holiday List 2024) to be observed in central government Offices during the year 2024 – Download PDF

Date	Holiday Name	Day
January 26	Republic Day	Friday
March 25	Holi	Monday
March 29	Good Friday	Friday
April 11	Id-ul-Fitr	Thursday
April 17	Ram Navami	Wednesday
April 21	Mahavir Jayanti	Sunday
May 23	Budha Purnima	Thursday
June 17	ld-ul-zuha (Bakrid)	Monday
July 17	Muharram	Wednesday
August 15	Independence Day	Thursday
August 26	Janmashtami [Vaishnva)	Monday
September 16	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	Monday
October 02	Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday	Wednesday
October 12	Dussehra	Saturday
October 31	Diwali (Deepavali)	Thursday
November 15	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	Friday
December 25	Christmas Day	Wednesday

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F.No.12/5/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16 June, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023- reg.

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 2023. 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 specified at Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:

1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA 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. For offices located in New Delhi/ Delhi, three holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices located outside Delhi/ New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen 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, from the list indicated below. The final list, 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 the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

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 / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU/ MASHADI UGADI/ CHAITRA SUKLADI/ CHETI CHAND/ GUDI PADAVA / 1st NAVRATRA/ NAORAZ/ CHHATH POOJA/ KARVA 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 festival falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II 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. However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are also 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’lFitr, Idu’lZuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date in respect 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 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi 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) in 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 2023, 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 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Zuha, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Milad -un­ Nabi or Id-e-Milad and Christmas Day 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.

(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph. 23094678

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

Central Govt Closed Holidays 2023

♦ Republic Day – 26 January 2023 – Thursday

◊ Holi – 8 March 2023 – Wednesday

♦ Ram Navami – 30 March 2023 – Thursday

◊ Mahavir Jayanti – 4 April 2023 – Tuesday

♦ Good Friday – 7 April 2023 – Friday

◊ Id-ul-Fitr – 22 April 2023 – Saturday

♦ Buddha Purnima – 5 May 2023 – Friday

◊ Bakrid / Id-ul-Zuha – 29 June 2023 – Thursday

♦ Muharram – 29 July 2023 – Saturday

◊ Independence Day – 15 August 2023 – Tuesday

♦ Janmashtami (Vaishnva)– 7 September 2023 – Thursday

◊ Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – 28 September 2023 – Thursday

♦ Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 2 October 2023 – Monday

◊ Dussehra – 24 October 2023 – Tuesday

♦ Diwali – 12 November 2023 – Sunday

◊ Guru Nanak Jayanti – 27 November 2023 – Monday

♦ Christmas Day – 25 December 2023 – Monday

Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023

ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2023 IN RESPECT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

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File No.Y-21/1/2021-PE-II-DOP
Government Of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Establishment Division

Dak Bhawan ,Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001

Dated: the 14 June,2021

To
All Chief Postmasters General,
All Postmasters General,
All PTCs, RAKNPA, Ghaziabad.

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2022.

Sir/Madam,
I am directed to forward herewith a copy of O.M. No.12/5/2021-JCA-2 dated 08.06.2021 received from the Department of Personnel and Training New Delhi on the subject mentioned above.

2. It is requested that a list of holidays to be observed in the Operative offices and Administrative offices under your control,during the calendar year 2022, maybe drawn up as per the instructions contained in the office Memorandum referred to above and circulated to all concerned.

3. In addition to 14 Compulsory Holidays, 3 holidays shall be decided by the central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State capitals. After deciding the 3 holidays in constitution with Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee,Final list, applicable uniformly to all concerned will be notified. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates indicated.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended to this O.M is meant for Central Government Offices in Delhi / New Delhi. The coordination Committee at state capitals may draw up separate list of RH keeping in view the occasion of local importance but the 9 occasions left over,after choosing the 3 variable holidays, are also to be included in the list of RH.

5. A copy of notified list of holidays may be sent to directorate .

(Tarun Mittal)
Assistant Director General (Estt.I)
Tel:23044823

Copy to :-
1. Sr.PPS to Secretary (P)/DG Postal Services
2. PPS to All Members Postal Services Board/Addl.DG (Coordination)
3. Secretary (PSB)/AS&FA/Sr.DDG (PAF)
4. CGM BD & Parcel/CGM PLI/Sr.DDG (Vig.)
5. All DDsG, Postal Directorate
6. All Directors,Postal Directorate
7. All GMs and Directors ,PAOs/DAPs
8. DG ,P&T Audit Civil Lines , Delhi – 54
9. All Sections of Postal Directorate .
10. So Gaurd File

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DOP Directorate issued order to Delhi Circle for Holiday on account of Muharram on 20th August 2021 Order No. 21-01/2021-PE-II dated 11th August 2021

No. 21-01/2021-PE-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Establishment Division

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110001
Dated 11th August,2021

To
The Chief Postmasters General
Delhi Circle, Delhi – 110001

Subject :- Change in the date of Holiday on account of Muharram.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 12/13/2016-JCA-2 dated 11th August 2021 on the subject cited above.

It is requested to bring the aforesaid OM to the notice of all concerned.

Tarun Mittal
Asst. Director General (Estt.-I)

Copy to:-

1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (P)/Sr. PPS to DG Postal Service.
2. PPS to All Members, Postal Services Board/Addl DG (Coordination).
3. AS&FA/Secretary (PSB).
4. CGM PLI/CGM BD/CGM Parcel Directorate.
5. All Chief Postmasters General.
6. Director, RAKNPA.
7. All DDsG/Directors/ADsG in Postal Directorate.
8. Additional Director General, APS C/o 56APO RK Puram, New Delhi.
9. DG P&T Audit, Civil Lines, New Delhi – 54.
10. All GMs (Finance)/Director of Accounts.
11. All Recognized Federations/Unions/Associations.
12. GM (Operations) CEPT, Mysore, With a request to Upload the OM on the Indiapost Website.
13. SO Guard file.

Muharram Holiday 2021 – Change in the date of Holiday on account of Muharram : DoP&T OM dated 11.08.2021 No. 12/13/2016-JCA-2 Government of India

No. 12/13/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA-2 Section)

North Block, New Delhi – 110001
Dated the 11th August, 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Change in the date of Holiday on account of Muharram.

The undersigned is directed to say that holiday on account of Muharram was notified for 19th August, 2021 vide this Department’s O.M. No. 12/9/2020-JCA2, dated 10th June, 2020, subject to change in date, depending on sighting of the Moon. Now the Ruiyat Hilal (Moon Sighting) Committee, headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Delhi, has announced that, in Delhi, Muharram would be observed on 20.08.2021(Friday).

2. Accordingly, in Delhi/New Delhi, the Holiday on account of Muharram will be observed on Friday, the 20th August, 2021 and all Central government Administrative Offices, located in Delhi / New Delhi, shall remain closed on account of Muharram on 20th August, 2021.

3. For Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government Employees Coordination Committee or Head of Offices (where such Committees are not functioning) can decide the date, depending upon the decision of the concerned State Government.

(S. P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

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