An office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announces a half-day holiday on August 17th, 2018, across all Central Government Offices and CPSUs. This is to allow employees to attend the state funeral of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Smriti Sthal, New Delhi, and pay their respects. The memorandum directs all ministries and departments to disseminate this information to their staff and lists the various organizations and offices to which this notification is addressed, including UPSC, CVC, and various secretariats.
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F. No. 12/2/2007-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
JCA Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16^{th } August, 2018
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Half day holiday on 17th August, 2018 – Demise of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Former Prime Minister of India.
It has been decided that there will be half-day holiday in the afternoon of 17^{th } August, 2018 in all Central Government Offices and CPSUs throughout the country to enable the people to attend the State Funeral which will take place at “Smriti Sthal”, New Delhi/ pay homage to former Prime Minister Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
- All Ministries/Departments may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Tel. No. 23092338
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/VicePresident’s Secretariat/PM’s Office/Central Administrative Tribunals/ National Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled Tribes/ National Commission for Backward Classes
- All Sections/Officers in the Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions and MHA
- All attached and subordinate offices of DOPT & MHA
- Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
- All Staff/Members of the National Council (JCM).
- 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.