This office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announces a change in the date for the Id-u-Zuha (Bakrid) holiday in 2018 for Central Government administrative offices in Delhi and New Delhi. The holiday will now be celebrated on August 22nd, 2018, instead of the previously notified date of August 23rd, 2018. This change is based on reports from the Ruiyat Hilal Committee regarding moon sightings. Offices outside of Delhi/New Delhi are instructed to follow the decision of their respective State Governments or Employees Coordination Committees. The previous order announcing the 23rd of August is now withdrawn.
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Change of date of holiday on account of Id-u-Zuha (Bakrid) during 2018 for all Central Government administrative offices located at Delhi / New Delhi.
In supersession of this Ministry’s OM of even number dated 14/08/2018 on the subject cited above and on the basis of the report of Ruiyat Hilal (moon deciding Committee) headed by Shahi Imam, Jama Masjid, Delhi, Syed Ahmed Bukhari intimating that witnesses of sighting of moon have been received from different cities of India, it has been decided that in Delhi Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) will be celebrated on 22^{nd } August, 2018 instead of 23.08 .2018 as notified vide this Ministry’s OM No. 12/3/2017-JCA2 dated 14.06.2017 for all Central Government Administrative Offices at Delhi/New Delhi
- For Offices outside Delhi / New Delhi the Employees Coordination Committees or Head of Offices (where such Committees are not functioning) can decide the date depending upon the decision of the concerned State Government.
- The earlier OM issued in this regard vide OM of even number dated 14/08/2018 stands withdrawn.
Hindi version will follow.
To
- All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.
- UPSC /CVC / C&AG / Supreme Court/High Court/ Lok Sabha Secretariat//Rajya Sabha Secretariat / President’s Secretariat/Vice-President’s Secretariat/PM’s Office/Central Administrative Tribunals/ National Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled Tribes/ National Commission for Backward Classes
- All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions/ MHA
- Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
- All Staff/Members of the National Council (JCM).
- All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
- Chairmen / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees, in the State Capitals.
- Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium, I.T.O., New Delhi.
- Chief Secretary, all the State Governments