DOPT : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2020

DOPT : Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2020

F.No.12/1/2019-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 18 June, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2020- 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 2020. 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:

REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
IDU’L FITR
IDU’L ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
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 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.

AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
HOLI
JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
RAM NAVAMI
MAHA SHIVRATRI
GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
MAKAR SANKARANTI
RATH YATRA
ONAM
PONGAL
SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
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 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 occas10ns 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 2019, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Saturday, November 14, 2020 (Kartika 23). 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) 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 2020, 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.

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.

(Juglal Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
2309 2338

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ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1941 SAKA ERA
1 Republic Day Jan-26 Magha 06 Sunday
2 Holi Mar-10 Phalguna 20 Tuesday
S.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day
1942 SAKA ERA
3 Ram Navami Apr-02 Chaitra 13 Thursday
4 Mahavir Jayanti Apr-06 Chaitra 17 Monday
5 Good Friday Apr-10 Chaitra 21 Friday
6 Budha Purnima May-07 Vaisakha 17 Thursday
7 Id-ul-Fitr May-25 Jyaishtha 04 Monday
8 Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) Aug-01 Sarvana 10 Saturday
9 Janmashtami Aug-12 Sarvana 21 Wednesday
10 Independence Day Aug-15 Sarvana 24 Saturday
11 Muharram Aug-30 Bhadra 08 Sunday
12 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday Oct-02 Asvina 10 Friday
13 Dussehra Oct-25 Kartika 03 Sunday
14 Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad Oct-30 Kartika 08 Friday
(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
15 Diwali (Deepavali) Nov-14 Kartika 23 Saturday
16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday Nov-30 Agrahayana 09 Monday
17 Christmas Day Dec-25 Pausha 04 Friday
ANNEXURE-II

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day
SAKA ERA 1941
1 New Year’s Day Jan-01 Pausha 11 Wednesday
2 Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday Jan-02 Pausha 12 Thursday
3 Lohri Jan-13 Pausha 23 Monday
4 Makar Sankranti/ Pongal Jan-15 Pausha 25 Wednesday
5 Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami Jan-30 Magha 10 Thursday
6 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday Feb-09 Magha 20 Sunday
7 Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti Feb-18 Magha 29 Tuesday
8 Shivaji Jayanti Feb-19 Magha 30 Wednesday
9 Maha Shivaratri Feb-21 Phalguna 02 Friday
10 Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra Mar-09 Phalguna 19 Monday
S.No. Holiday Date Saka Date Day
SAKA ERA 1942
11 Hazarat Ali’s Birthday Mar-09 Phalguna 19 Monday
12 Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand Mar-25 Chaitra 05 Wednesday
13 Master Sunday Apr-12 Chaitra 23 Sunday
14 Vaisakhi/ Vishu Apr-13 Chaitra 24 Monday
15 Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) Apr-14 Chaitra 25 Tuesday
16 Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday May-08 Vaisakha 18 Friday
17 Jamat Ul-Vida May-22 Jyaishtha 01 Friday
18 Rath Yatra Jun-23 Ashadha 02 Tuesday
19 Raksha Bandhan Aug-03 Sarvana 12 Monday
20 Janmashtami (Smarta) Aug-11 Sarvana 20 Tuesday
21 Darsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj Aug-16 Sravana 25 Sunday
22 Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi Aug-22 Sravana 31 Saturday
23 Onam or Thiru Onam Day Aug-31 Bhadra 09 Monday
24 Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) Oct-23 Kartika 01 Friday
25 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi)(Additional) Oct-24 Kartika 02 Saturday
26 Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) Oct-26 Kartika 04 Monday
27 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday Oct-31 Kartika 09 Saturday
28 Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) Nov-04 Kartika 13 Wednesday
29 Naraka Chaturdasi Nov-14 Kartika 23 Saturday
30 Govardhan Puja Nov-15 Kartika 24 Sunday
31 Bhai Duj Nov-16 Kartika 25 Monday
32 Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) Nov-20 Kartika 29 Friday ยท
33 Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day Nov-24 Agrahayana 03 Tuesday
34 Christmas Eve Dec-24 Pausha 03 Thursday

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