Dear All,
On the threshold of a New year , kindly allow me to share with your here a List of Holidays by the Central Govt of India in 2014.
I am sure it will be useful to a lot of you here......regards.....DrVSRege
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.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2014 – DOPT ISSUES LIST OF HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES THROUGHOUT INDIA DURING THE YEAR 2014
Department of Personnel and Training has released the list of Central Government Holidays for the year 2014. This list includes the following types of Holidays.
14 compulsory Closed Holidays during the year 2014 applicable to all Cental Government Employees throughout India, mentioned in Para 2.
3 State Specific Closed Holidays during the year 2014 which has to be chosen out of 12 days specified in Para 3.1 by Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals
State specific Restricted holidays during the year 2014 to be chosen by Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals. While choosing this restricted holiday list the committee should include 9 days left over in the list as per Para 3.1 after choosing 3 days as state specific closed holidays. An employee can avail two out the restricted holidays list prepared by State Committee.
As far as Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi are concerned, separate lists of Closed Holidays during the year 2014 (Annexure I) and Restricted Holidays during the year 2014 (Annexure II) have been released by DOPT.
The full text of this Circular / Order dated 11.06.2013 issued by DOPT is as follows
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 finallist 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 accordìng 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
Download DOPT Circular / Order F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2 dated 11.06.2013 issued by DOPT for declaring holidays during the year 2014
From India, Mumbai
5On the threshold of a New year , kindly allow me to share with your here a List of Holidays by the Central Govt of India in 2014.
I am sure it will be useful to a lot of you here......regards.....DrVSRege
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.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2014 – DOPT ISSUES LIST OF HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES THROUGHOUT INDIA DURING THE YEAR 2014
Department of Personnel and Training has released the list of Central Government Holidays for the year 2014. This list includes the following types of Holidays.
14 compulsory Closed Holidays during the year 2014 applicable to all Cental Government Employees throughout India, mentioned in Para 2.
3 State Specific Closed Holidays during the year 2014 which has to be chosen out of 12 days specified in Para 3.1 by Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals
State specific Restricted holidays during the year 2014 to be chosen by Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee in the State Capitals. While choosing this restricted holiday list the committee should include 9 days left over in the list as per Para 3.1 after choosing 3 days as state specific closed holidays. An employee can avail two out the restricted holidays list prepared by State Committee.
As far as Central Government Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi are concerned, separate lists of Closed Holidays during the year 2014 (Annexure I) and Restricted Holidays during the year 2014 (Annexure II) have been released by DOPT.
The full text of this Circular / Order dated 11.06.2013 issued by DOPT is as follows
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 finallist 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 accordìng 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
Download DOPT Circular / Order F.No. 12/5/2013-JCA-2 dated 11.06.2013 issued by DOPT for declaring holidays during the year 2014
From India, Mumbai
Dear Raj Kumar ji,
I am absolutely accepted your answer, 'Yes' some of the people who doesn't know the fundamentals they are asking questions. Of-course its not mistake, some of the unit heads they want to pinching the HR professional ( even though they know) in the review meetings why such holiday is necessary ? If we are paying OTs we can meet the production targets etc, etc, etc. Its a shame full such questions asking.
Regards,
PBS KUMAR
From India, Kakinada
I am absolutely accepted your answer, 'Yes' some of the people who doesn't know the fundamentals they are asking questions. Of-course its not mistake, some of the unit heads they want to pinching the HR professional ( even though they know) in the review meetings why such holiday is necessary ? If we are paying OTs we can meet the production targets etc, etc, etc. Its a shame full such questions asking.
Regards,
PBS KUMAR
From India, Kakinada
There is necessary to give all National Holidays, like Independance Day, Republic Day, (In Maharashtra Or every where) Labour Day. and Mathma Gandhi Jayanti. These are 4 holidays have been declare by Government of India. But there is a discreation of state wise those who are imphasis to close the factories / companies as per Director / Assist. Director HSE. (i.e. Factory Inspector) forcefully.
Aniruddha S. Kale
Aniruddha S. Kale
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