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

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2020: DoPT Order
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
    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. 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.
    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 / 1sr 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.
Sd/-
(Juglal Singh) 
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
2309 2338
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Holidays for Central Government Employees during 2020

List of Holidays for Central Government Employees during the year 2020 – DoPT Orders dated 18.6.2019




The Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has published a new list of holidays for Central Government Employees during the year 2020.
The office memorandum has to classes of table including list of holidays for the year 2020. One table described the list of 14 Compulsory Holidays and another is 12 Restricted Holidays. The Co-Ordination Committee 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 are to be included in the list of restricted holidays.
COMPULSORY HOLIDAYS
1.REPUBLIC DAY
2.INDEPENDENCE DAY
3.MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4.BUDDHA PURNIMA
5.CHRISTMAS DAY
6.DUSSEHRA
7.DIWALI
8.GOOD FRIDAY
9.GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10.IDU’L FuR
11.IDU’LZUHA
12.MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13.MUHARRAM
14.ID-E-MILAD
RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SAKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAN
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAML
 12. VISHU*

*VAISAKHI – VAISAKHADI – BHAG BKHU – MASHADI UGADI – CENTRA SUKLADI – CHETI CHAND – GUDL PADAVA 1st NAVRATRA – NAURAJ-CHHATH POOJA-KARVA CHAUTH.

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List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2020 for Administrative Offices of Central Govt located at Delhi/New Delhi

List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2020 for Administrative Offices of Central Govt located at Delhi/New Delhi



(Annexure-II to DoPT’s OM No. F.No.12/1/2019-JCA-2 dated 18.06.2019)

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


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.

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
January 01
Pausha 11
Wednesday
2
Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday
January 02
Pausha 12
Thursday
3
Lohri
January 13
Pausha 23
Monday
4
Makar Sankranti/ Pongal
January 15
Pausha 25
Wednesday
5
Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami
January 30
Magha 10
Thursday
6
Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday
February 09
Magha 20
Sunday
7
Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti
February 18
Magha 29
Tuesday
8
Shivaji Jayanti
February 19
Magha 30
Wednesday
9
Maha Shivaratri
February 21
Phalguna 02
Friday
10
Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra
March 09
Phalguna 19
Monday


S.No.
Holiday
Date
Saka Date
Day
SAKA ERA 1942
11
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday
March 09
Phalguna 19
Monday
12
Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand
March 25
Chaitra 05
Wednesday
13
Master Sunday
April 12
Chaitra 23
Sunday
14
Vaisakhi/ Vishu
April 13
Chaitra 24
Monday
15
Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)
April 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
June 23
Ashadha 02
Tuesday
19
Raksha Bandhan
August 03
Sarvana 12
Monday
20
Janmashtami (Smarta)
August 11
Sarvana 20
Tuesday
21
Darsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj
August 16
Sravana 25
Sunday
22
Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi
August 22
Sravana 31
Saturday
23
Onam or Thiru Onam Day
August 31
Bhadra 09
Monday
24
Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)
October 23
Kartika 01
Friday
25
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi)(Additional)
October 24
Kartika 02
Saturday
26
Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala)
October 26
Kartika 04
Monday
27
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday
October 31
Kartika 09
Saturday
28
Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)
November 04
Kartika 13
Wednesday
29
Naraka Chaturdasi
November 14
Kartika 23
Saturday
30
Govardhan Puja
November 15
Kartika 24
Sunday
31
Bhai Duj
November 16
Kartika 25
Monday
32
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)
November 20
Kartika 29
Friday ·
33
Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day
November 24
Agrahayana 03
Tuesday
34
Christmas Eve
December 24
Pausha 03
Thursday

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