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F.No.12/11/2008-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
(JCA Section)

North Block, New Deihi
Dated, the 11^{th } June, 2008

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Government Offices during the year 2009.

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 at Delhi / New Delhi during 2009. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself of any two holidays to be chosen by him out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – II.

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

3. REPUBLIC DAY

4. INDEPENDENCE DAY

5. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY

6. BUDHA PURNIMA

7. CHRISTMAS

8. DUSSEHRA (VIJAYA DASHMI)

9. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)

10. GOOD FRIDAY

11. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY

12. IDU’L FITR

13. IDU’L ZUHA

14. MAHAVIR JAYANTHI

15. MUHARRAM

16. 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 decided from the list indicated below 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. The final list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals as indicated and the dates notified by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

17. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

18. HOLI

19. JANAMSHTAMI

20. RAM NAVAMI

21. MAHA SHIVRATRI

22. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI

23. MAKARASANKARANTI

24. RATH YATRA

25. ONAM

26. PONGAL

27. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PACHAMI

28. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 1^{5 T} NAVRATRA / NAURAJ
    3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially notified subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.

29. The list of Restricted Holidays appended 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 but 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, Muhurram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be notified by the Ministry of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi.
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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, Muhurram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through 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.

6. During 2009, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Saturday, October 17, 2009 (Asvina 25). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e. on “Narakachaturdasi Day”. In view of this there is no objection if holiday on account of Deepavali is observed on “Narakachaturdasi 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. However, in the year 2009, Diwali (Deepavali) and Narakachaturdasi Day both are falling on the same day i.e. October 17, 2009.

7. Central Government Organizations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. the Republic Day, the Independence Day and the Mahatma Gandhi Birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments/organizations themselves for the year 2009, subject to para 3.2 above.

8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GPI dated 15.2.1984 by which they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays viz. the Republic Day, the Independence Day and the Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday.

9. 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 17th December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 11 holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Buddha Purnima, Diwali, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays are restricted to 15 days in a year in terms of the instructions issued by the Department of Economic Affairs (Banking Division).

11. Hindi version will follow.

Encl. Lists of holidays

(MAHENDRA KUMAR)
DIRECTOR (JCA)
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To

1. 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/ Central Administrative Tribunal/ Election Commission of India / Minorities Commission/ National Human Rights Commission.
3. All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions /M.H.A.
4. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.
5. All Staff Side Members of the National Council (JCM).
6. All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.
7. Chairman / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees (As per updated list from Welfare Section).
8. Commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
9. PS to Cabinet Secretary.
10. Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium, I.T.O., New Delhi.
11. The Manager (Store), Government of India, Forms Store, 166, Lenin Sarai, Calcutta (with 10 spare copies)
12. Chief Secretaries to all the State Governments / Union Territories.
13. Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity, PTI Building, New Delhi (with 5 spare copies)
14. Deputy Director (Bills), Dte. Of Printing, B-Wing, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi (with 5 spare copies)
15. Positional Astronomy Centre, P-546, Block-N, Kilkata-53 (2 spare copies)
16. Facilitation Center, DOPT (20 copies)
17. NIC (DOPT) with the request to place this O.M. in the Department’s website (www.persmin.nic.in)
18. 100 Spare Copies

LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2009 FOR DELHI / NEW DELHI OFFICES

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR 2009 FOR DELHI / NEW DELHI OFFICES