This office memorandum announces the early closure of government offices in New Delhi on May 30th, 2019, due to the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Prime Minister of India. The closure affects offices in North Block, South Block, Rail Bhawan, Vayu Bhawan, Sena Bhawan, DRDO, and Hutments, with operations ceasing at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 30th. The memorandum is addressed to all...
This Office Memorandum details the list of compulsory and restricted holidays for Central Government Offices in Delhi/New Delhi and outside, during the year 2020. It specifies 14 compulsory holidays, with an additional three to be decided by Welfare Committees at the State level. Employees are also permitted to choose two holidays from a list of restricted holidays. The document also outlines...
This document is a corrigendum issued by the Department of Personnel & Training, clarifying that Diwali (Deepawali) in 2020 will fall on Saturday, November 14th. It amends a previous Office Memorandum dated June 18th, 2019, concerning the list of holidays for Central Government Offices. The corrigendum is addressed to a wide range of government bodies, departments, and officials, including...
This office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions announces the grant of a paid holiday to employees on November 25th, 2019, coinciding with bye-elections in Uttarakhand and West Bengal. The directive is based on information received from the Election Commission of India and references previous guidelines regarding office closures and paid holidays during...
This office memorandum from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India, announces a paid holiday for employees on December 5th, 2019, due to bye-elections being held in fifteen Assembly Constituencies of Karnataka. The memorandum references a notification from the Election Commission of India and directs all Central Government Offices, including industrial...
This office memorandum clarifies the official date for the Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) holiday for Central Government offices in 2020. While some state-level employee coordination committees requested a change to Monday, October 26th, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) reaffirms that the holiday will be observed according to the existing holiday policy, and no date changes are...
This office memorandum concerns the date of the restricted holiday for Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in 2020. It addresses representations received from various Central Government Employees Coordination Committees requesting a change in the holiday date from October 25th, 2020 (Sunday) to October 26th, 2020 (Monday). The memorandum clarifies that declaring October 26th as a closed holiday is not in...
The Government of India has declared Tuesday, April 14th, 2020, as a closed holiday across all Central Government offices and industrial establishments in India to commemorate the birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. This decision is made under the authority of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. All ministries and departments are instructed to disseminate this information to relevant...
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...
This document is a corrigendum issued by the Department of Personnel & Training regarding the list of holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2021. It specifically updates entry No. 29 in Annexure-II concerning the date of Narka Chaturdasi, specifying it as November 4th, Saka Era 1943, falling on a Thursday. The corrigendum is distributed to various ministries...