This Office Memorandum details the list of holidays for Central Government Offices in 2021. It specifies compulsory holidays applicable to all offices, with additional optional holidays that can be chosen by employees or committees. The document differentiates between holidays for offices in Delhi/New Delhi and those outside, outlining procedures for changes to dates based on lunar sightings. It also includes lists of restricted holidays and guidelines for Indian Missions abroad and banks. The memorandum emphasizes adherence to established procedures and clarifies that changes to dates require proper notification and authorization.
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F.No.12/9/2020-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 10^{th } June, 2020
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2021- 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 2021. 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 specified at Annexure – II.
- Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional holidays indicated below at para 3.1:
- REPUBLIC DAY
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
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MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
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BUDDHA PURNIMA
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CHRISTMAS DAY
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DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
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DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
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GOOD FRIDAY
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GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
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IDU’L FITR
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IDU’L ZUHA
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MAHAVIR JAYANTI
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MUHARRAM
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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 chosen 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, from the list indicated below. 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 the festivals and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 here in after. -
AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
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HOLI
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JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
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RAM NAVAMI
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MAHA SHIVRATRI
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GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
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MAKAR SANKARANTI
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RATH YATRA
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ONAM
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PONGAL
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SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
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VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA /1 { }^{ST } 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. -
The list of Restricted Holidays appended as annexure-II 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. However, 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 in respect 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 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.
- During 2021, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday, November 4, 2021 (Kartika 13). 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.
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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 2021, subject to para 3.2 above.
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Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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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 17^{th } December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 13 (Thirteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti, Independence Day, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.
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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.
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Hindi version will follow.
To
- All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.
2.UPSC/CVC/C&AG/PMO/Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha Secretariat / President’s Secretariat / Vice-President’s Secretariat / Supreme Court / High Court of the States / Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench / Election Commission of India / Minorities Commission / National Human Rights Commission / Central Information Commission/National Commission for Women/National Commission for SC/NCST/NCBC. - All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions.
- Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
- All Staff Side Members of the National Council (JCM).
- All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions.
- Chairman/Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees (As per updated list from Welfare Section).
- PS to Cabinet Secretary.
- Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium, I.T.O., New Delhi.
- The Manager (Store), Government of India, Forms Store, 166 Lenin Sarai, Kolkata
- Chief Secretaries to all the State Governments/Union Territories.
- Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, PTI Building, New Delhi
- Deputy Director (Bills), Dte. of Printing, B-Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi
14.Positional Astronomy Centre, Block-AQ, Plot No. 8 Sector-V, Salt lake, Manish
Bathan, Kolkata 700091
- Facilitation Centre, DOP&T (20 copies)
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2021 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
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1942 SAKA ERA | ||||
1. | Republic Day | January | 26 | Magha |
2. | Holi | March | 29 | Chaitra |
1943 Saka Era | ||||
3. | Good Friday | April | 02 | Chaitra |
4. | Ram Navami | April | 21 | Vaisakha |
5. | Mahavir Jayanti | April | 25 | Vaisakha |
6. | Id-ul-Fitr | May | 14 | Vaisakha |
7. | Budha Purnima | May | 26 | Jyaishtha |
8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | July | 21 | Ashadha |
9. | Independence Day | August | 15 | Sarvana |
10. | Muharram | August | 19 | Sarvana |
11. | Janmashtami | August | 30 | Bhadra |
12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October | 02 | Asvina |
13. | Dusschra | October | 15 | Asvina |
14. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | October | 19 | Asvina |
15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November | 04 | Kartika |
16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November | 19 | Kartika |
17 | Christmas Day | December | 25 | Pausha |
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ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2021 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
S.No | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
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SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
1. | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Friday |
2. | Lohri | January 13 | Pausha 23 | Wednesday |
3. | Makar Sankranti/Magha Bihu/Pongal | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Thursday |
4. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 20 | Pausha 30 | Wednesday |
5. | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | February 16 | Magha 27 | Tuesday |
6. | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Friday |
7. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | February 26 | Phalguna 07 | Friday |
8. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 27 | Phalguna 08 | Saturday |
9. | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | March 08 | Phalguna 17 | Monday |
10. | Maha Shivaratri | March 11 | Phalguna 20 | Thursday |
SAKA ERA 1943 | ||||
11. | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | March 28 | Chaitra 07 | Sunday |
12. | Easter Sunday | April 04 | Chaitra 14 | Sunday |
13. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand / Vaisakhi / Vishu | April 13 | Chaitra 23 | Tuesday |
14. | Mesadi Tamil New Year’s Day | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Wednesday |
15. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Chaitra 25 | Thursday |
16. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | May 07 | Vaisakha 17 | Friday |
17. | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 09 | Vaisakha 19 | Sunday |
18. | Rath Yatra | July 12 | Ashadha 21 | Monday |
19. | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August 16 | Sravana 25 | Monday |
20. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 21 | Sravana 30 | Saturday |
21. | Raksha Bandhan | August 22 | Sarvana 31 | Sunday |
22. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August | 30 | Bhadra |
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23. | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi |
September | 10 | Bhadra |
24. | Dussehra (Saptami) | October | 12 | Asvina |
25. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | October | 13 | Asvina |
26. | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October | 14 | Asvina |
27. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October | 20 | Asvina |
28. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October | 24 | Kartika |
29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | November | 03 | Kartika |
30. | Govardhan Puja | November | 05 | Kartika |
31. | Bhai Duj | November | 06 | Kartika |
32. | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November | 10 | Kartika |
33. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November | 24 | Agrahayana |
34. | Christmas Eve | December | 24 | Pausha |