List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2022
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS
10-A, S. K. BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA – 700 001
Pt. Il O.O. No.902
Date: 08.10.2021
Subject : List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2022.
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Consequent upon the decision taken by the Central Government Employees’ Welfare Co-Ordination Committee, Kolkata, vide letter No. C.G.E.W.C.C./Kol/Holiday2022/2021-22/503 dated 04.10.2021, Main Office including Railway Section of the Principal Controller of Accounts (Fys ), Kolkata & RTC (ER) and the Accounts Offices under CFA(Fys) BGF will observe 17(seventeen) Compulsory holidays as in Annexure-A and 2 ( two } Restricted Holidays from the list of 36(Thirty six ) Restricted holidays as in Annexure-B for the calendar year 2022. The date of Holidays for the Muslim Festivals may be changed on sighting of the Moon and decision to be taken by the CGEWCC, Kolkata based on the decision of the State Government in respect of Idu’l Fitr, Idu’l Zoha [ld-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid )], Muharram and Id-e- Milad.
No hard copy will be provided separately.
Authority : Office Note No. 155/AN-IV/Holiday
dt. 08.10.2021
( Dr. K. LALBJAKCHHUNGA)
Dy. Controller of Accounts(Fys)
ANNEXURE-A
LIST OF COMPULSORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2022
| Sl. No. | Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date 2022 A.D | Days of Week |
| 1. | Republic Day | January, 26 | Wednesday |
| 2. | Holi | March,18 | Friday |
| 3. | Mahavir Jayanti | April,14 | Thursday |
| 4. | Good Friday | April,15 | Friday |
| 5. | Id-ul Fitr | May,3 | Tuesday |
| 6. | Buddha Purnima | May,16 | Monday |
| 7. | Rath Yatra | July,01 | Friday |
| 8. | ld-Uz-Zuha(Bakrid) | July,10, | Sunday |
| 9. | Muharram | August,09 | Tuesday |
| 10. | Independence Day | August,15 | Monday |
| 11. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October,02 | Sunday |
| 12. | Dussehra (Mahashtami)( Additional day) | October,03 | Monday |
| 13. | Dussehra | October,05 | Wednesday |
| 14. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad ( Birth Day Prophet Mahammad ) | October,09 | Sunday |
| 15. | Diwali ( Deepavali) | October,24 | Monday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November,08 | Tuesday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December,25 | Sunday |
ANNEXURE-B
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2022
| Sl. No. | Restricted Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date 2022 A.D | Days of Week |
| SAKA ERA 1943 | |||
| 1. | New Years Day | January, 01 | Saturday |
| 2. | Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday | January, 09 | Sunday |
| 3. | Lohri | January, 13 | Thursday |
| 4. | Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/Pongal | January, 14 | Friday |
| 5. | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s Birthday | January, 23 | Sunday |
| 6. | Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami _ | February, 05 | Saturday |
| 7. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday : | February, 15 | Tuesday |
| 8. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | -February, 16 | Wednesday |
| 9. | Shivaji Jayanti | February, 19 | Saturday |
| 10. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti | February, 26 | Saturday |
| 11. | Maha Shivaratri | March, 01 | Tuesday |
| 12. | Holika Dahan | March, 17 | Thursday |
| 13. | Dolyatra | March, 18 | Friday |
| SAKA ERA 1944 | |||
| 14. | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | April, 02 | Saturday |
| 15. | Ram Navami | April, 10 | Sunday |
| 16. | Vaisakhi/Bishu/Meshadi | April, 14 | Thursday |
| 17. | Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/Bahag Bihu(Assam) | Apr, 15 | Friday |
| 18. | Easter Sunday | April, 17 | Sunday |
| 19. | Jamat-ul-Vida | April, 29 | Friday |
| 20. | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May, 09 | Monday |
| 21. | Raksha Bandhan | August, 11 | Thursday |
| 22. | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August, 16 | Tuesday |
| 23. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August, 18 | Thursday |
| 24. | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | August, 31 | Wednesday |
| 25. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September, 08 | Thursday |
| 26. | Dussehra(Saptami) | October, 02 | Sunday |
| 27. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi ) | October, 04 | Tuesday |
| 28. | | Maharshi Valmiki’s Birthday | October, 09 | Sunday |
| 29. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October, 13 | Thursday |
| 30. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October, 24 | Monday |
| 31. | Govardhan Puja | October, 25 | Tuesday |
| 32. | Bhai Duj | October, 26 | Wednesday |
| 33. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shasthi(Chhat Puja) | October, 30 | Sunday |
| 34. | Jagaddhatri Puja | November, 02 | Wednesday |
| 35. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November, 24 | Thursday |
| 36. | Christmas Eve | December, 24 | Saturday |