Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2012.
F.N0.12/.3/2011-SJCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 27th June, 2011
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2012.
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 2012. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himselfJherself 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:
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REPUBLIC DAY - INDEPENDENCE DAY
- MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY
- BUDHA PURNUdA
- CHRISTMAS DAY
- DUSSEHRA (WJAY DASHW)
- DIWALI (DEEPAVALI]
- GOOD FRIDAY
- GURU NANAK'B BIRTHDAY
- IDU'L FITR
- IDU'L ZUHA
- MAHAVIR JAYANTI
- MOHARRAM
- PROPHET MOHAMMAD'B BIRTHDAY (ID-EMILAD)
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. JANAMASHTAW (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM - PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI la. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UCZADI / CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 1m NAVRATRA /
NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initiallly declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other nonworking by 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 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 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 2012, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Tuesday, November 13, 2012
(Kartika 22). 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 2012. 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 Vi. Republic Day, Indep-e ndence 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 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 10!Ten) holidays of their own only after including in the iist, three National Holidays md Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Buddha Purnima, Idul Zuha (Bakrid) and Muharrarn included in the hst 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.
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