Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014 - Dopt order
F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 11th June, 2013
Subject :
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2014.
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 2014. 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-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 3.1
below:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA 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.
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 finalist 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 regard to festivals and dates
as indicated.
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 / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / 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 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 Departments/ 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 2014, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday,
October 23, 2014 (Kartika 01). 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 up to 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 2014, 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 only 13 (Thirteen) holidays of
their own after including in the list, three National Holidays and
Mahavir Jayanti 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/-
(Ashok Kumar)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
Encl:
Lists of holidays 2014
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