This Office Memorandum details the schedule for early closure of government offices in New Delhi in connection with the Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony in January 2017. It specifies the timings and dates for closure of various buildings, categorized into Annexures A, B, C, and D. The closures are planned to facilitate the Republic Day/At Home Function/Beating Retreat Ceremony rehearsals and the main events. The memorandum is addressed to all Ministries/Departments of the Government of India, relevant officers, and organizations like UPSC, CVC, and the Election Commission. It also includes a list of recipients for information, including the President’s and Vice-President’s Secretariats, the Prime Minister’s Office, and various other government bodies. A Hindi version of the memorandum will follow.
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No.16/1/2016-JCA 2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16^{th } January, 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony during 2017.
In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day/ At Home Function/Beating Retreat Ceremony, 2017, it has been decided that the Government offices located in the buildings indicated in Annexure-A would be closed at 1300 hours on 25.01 .2017 till 1300 hours on 26.01 .2017 . These buildings would also be closed at 1830 hours on 22.01 .2017 till 1300 hours on 23.01 .2017 for the full dress rehearsal.
- The buildings indicated in Annexure-B would be closed on 26.01 .2017 till 1930 hours for ‘At Home Function’. The buildings indicated in Annexure-C would be closed at 1200 noon on 29.01 .2017 till 1930 hours on 29.01 .2017 . The buildings indicated in Annexure-D would be closed on 28.01 .2017 from 1600 hours till 1930 hours for the full dress rehearsal for Beating Retreat Ceremony.
- The above arrangements may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.
- Hindi version will follow.
Encl.: As above
To
- All Ministries / Departments of the Government of India
- All Officers and Sections in the Department of Personnel and Training and all Attached/Subordinate Offices of DoPT
- UPSC/CVC/C&AG/Lok Sabha Sectt./Rajya Sabha Sectt./Supreme Court/Delhi High Court/Central Administrative Tribunal/Election Commission of India/Niti Ayog/NDMC.
Copy for information to:
(i) President’s Secretariat
(ii) Vice- President’s Secretariat
(iii) Prime Minister’s Office
(iv) PS to Cabinet Secretary
(v) PS to Home Minister
(vi) PSO to Secretary (Personnel)
(vii) SSO, Ministry of Home Affairs.
(viii) Cabinet Secretariat
(ix) Chairman, DTC, I.P. Estate, New Delhi
(x) Ministry of Defence (Ceremonials)
(xi) Special Commissioner of Police (New Delhi Range), New Delhi.
(xii) NIC, DoPT, North Block, New Delhi with the request to place this O.M. on the website of the Department
(xiii) Hindi Section, DoPT- with the request to provide the Hindi translation
ANNEXURE -A
Buildings to be closed on 22.01 .2017 at 1830 hrs till 1300 hrs on 23.01.2017 (Monday) and 25.01.2017(Wednesday) at 13:00 hrs
| 1. | South Block | Pt.Street |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | North Block | Pt. Street |
| 3. | Parliament House | Pt. Street |
| 4. | Rail Bhavan | Pt. Street |
| 5. | CSIR Building | Pt. Street |
| 6. | Door Darshan Tower | Pt. Street |
| 7. | Sanchar Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 8. | Krishi Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 9. | Shastri Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 10. | National Archives | Pt. Street |
| 11. | Indira Gandhi National Centre for Art | Pt. Street |
| 12. | Rashtrapati Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 13. | National Media Centre | Pt. Street |
| 14. | Shram Shakti Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 15. | Jawahar Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 16. | Red Cross Building | Pt. Street |
| 17. | Transport Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 18. | AIFACS | Pt. Street |
| 19. | State Bank of India | Pt. Street |
| 20. | Sardar Patel Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 21. | Jeevan Vihar | Pt. Street |
| 22. | Jeevan Deep | Pt. Street |
| 23. | Jeevan Tara | Pt. Street |
| 24. | Dak Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 25. | Niti Ayog | Pt. Street |
| 26. | PNB Bank | Pt. Street |
| 27. | UCO Bank | Pt. Street |
| 28. | Election Commission of India | Pt. Street |
| 29. | Air India Office | Pt. Street |
| 30. | Reserve Bank of India (RBI) | Pt. Street |
| 31. | Hutments (MoD Office) Dalhousie Road | S. Avenue |
| 32. | DRDO Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 33. | Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 34. | Hutments on Moti Lal Nehru 25ARGO PP, Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 35. | Sena Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 36. | Udyog Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 37. | Nirman Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 38. | National Museum | S. Avenue |
| 39. | Vigyan Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 40. | Vigyan Bhawan Annexe | S. Avenue |
| 41. | Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan (MEA Office) | S. Avenue |
| 42. | Archaeological Survey of India | S. Avenue |
| 43. | Kashmir House | S. Avenue |
| :–: | :–: | :–: |
| 44. | CCA, M/o Agriculture, 16-A, Akbar Road | Tilak Marg |
| 45. | Archaeological Survey of India (Under Construction at ‘W’ Point | Tilak Marg |
| 46. | PAO, 16- Mansingh Road | Tilak Marg |
| 47. | UPSC Building | Tilak Marg |
| 48. | Kota House | Tilak Marg |
| 49. | Jam Nagar House | Tilak Marg |
| 50 | Delhi Legal Service Authority (DLSA) | Tilak Marg |
| 51. | MEA Office, CPV Division Adjacent Patiala House Court Gate No. 1 | Tilak Marg |
| 52. | Raksha Bhawan | Tilak Marg |
| 53. | CAT Building | Tilak Marg |
| 54. | Faridkot House | Tilak Marg |
| 55. | Hyderabad House | Tilak Marg |
| 56. | Kapoorthala House | Tilak Marg |
| 57. | National Stadium | Tilak Marg |
| 58. | Coast Guard HQ | Tilak Marg |
| 59. | Territorial Army Unit | Tilak Marg |
| 60. | National Gallery of Modern Art | Tilak Marg |
| 61. | Baroda House | Tilak Marg |
| 62. | College of Art | Tilak Marg |
| 63. | Bikaner House | Tilak Marg |
| 64. | Jaisalmer House | Tilak Marg |
| 65. | Krishna Menon Bhawan, Bhagwan Das Road | Tilak Marg |
| 66. | Bikaner House Annexe | Tilak Marg |
| 67. | Jodhpur Hostel | Tilak Marg |
| 68. | Princess Park Hostel | Tilak Marg |
| 69. | Jeewan Bharti Building | Con. Place |
| 70. | NDMC Building, Palika Kendra | Con. Place |
| 71. | Janpath Bhawan | Con. Place |
| 72. | Bank of Baroda | Con. Place |
| For at Home function on 26.01.2017 till 1930 hrs |
| 1. | South Block | Pt.Street |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | North Block | Pt.Street |
| 3. | Parliament House | Pt.Street |
| 4. | Rail Bhawan | Pt.Street |
| 5. | Krishi Bhawan | Pt.Street |
| 6. | Shastri Bhawan | Pt.Street |
| 7. | National Archives | Pt.Street |
| 8. | Sanchar Bhavan | Pt.Street |
| 9. | Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 10. | Sena Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 11. | Kashmir House | S. Avenue |
| 12. | Udyog Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 13. | Nirman Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 14. | Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan (MEA Office) | S. Avenue |
| 15. | DRDO Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 16. | Hutments (MOD Office) Dalhousie Road | S. Avenue |
| 17. | Hutments on Moti Lal Nehru Marg Opp. Vayu Bhawan |
S. Avenue |
| 18. | NDMC Tower | Con. Place |
| 19. | Talkatora Stadium and Annexe Building | N. Avenue |
| 20. | Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium | N. Avenue |
ANNEXURE-C
Building to be closed on 29.01.2017 (Sunday) at 12:00 Noon till 1930 hrs.
| 1. | South Block | Pt. Street |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | North Block | Pt. Street |
| 3. | Rashtrapati Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 4. | Parliament House | Pt. Street |
| 5. | Rail Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 6. | Krishi Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 7. | Shastri Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 8. | National Archives | Pt. Street |
| 9. | Sanchar Bhavan | Pt. Street |
| 10. | Indira Gandhi National Centre For Art | Pt. Street |
| 11. | Red Cross Building | Pt. Street |
| 12. | CSIR Building | Pt. Street |
| 13. | AIFACS | Pt. Street |
| 14. | Sena Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 15. | Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 16. | Vigyan Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 17. | Vigyan Bhawan Annexe | S. Avenue |
| 18. | Udyog Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 19. | Nirman Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 20. | Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan (MEA Office) | S. Avenue |
| 21. | Archaeological Survey of India | S. Avenue |
| 22. | National Museum | S. Avenue |
| 23. | Hutments on Moti Lal Nehru Marg Opp. Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 24. | Kashmir House | S. Avenue |
| 25. | Hutments (MoD Office) Dalhousie Road | S. Avenue |
| 26. | DRDO Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 27. | NDMC Tower | Con. Pl. |
| 28. | Raksha Bhawan | Tilk Marg |
| 29 | PAO, 16-MAN Singh Road | Tilk Marg |
| 30. | National Stadium | Tilk Marg |
| 31. | Coast Guard HQ | Tilk Marg |
| 32. | Territorial Army Unit | Tilk Marg |
| Building to be closed on 28.01.2017 (Saturday) from 1600 hrs till 1930 hrs. |
| 1. | South Block | Pt. Street |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | North Block | Pt. Street |
| 3. | Rail Bhawan | Pt. Street |
| 4. | Sena Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 5. | Vayu Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 6. | DRDO Bhawan | S. Avenue |
| 7. | Hutments on Moti Lal Nehru Marg Opp. Vayu Bhawan |
S. Avenue |
| 8. | Hutments (MoD Office) Dalhousie road | S. Avenue |