F.No.12/3/2017-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA-2) Section
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th June. 2017
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during year 2018- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure —I to this O.M. will be observed in the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2018. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himself / herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list or 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:
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI IDEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. 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 Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified accordingly and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SAKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAN
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAML / BASANT PANCH.AMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BKHU / MASHADI UGADI / CENTRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDL PADAVA 1st NAVRATRA /NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.
3.2 No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festivals falling on the same day.
4. 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, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of Delhi (DCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police).
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, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.
5.3 It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement could be made through P.I.B /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 2018, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Thursday , October 19, 2017 (Ashvina 28). 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- “Naraka Chaturdasi 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.
7. Central Government Organisations which include industrial, commercial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays viz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2018, subject to para 3.2 above.
8. Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Instructions issued in this regard by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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 16(Sixteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Idu’l Fitr, in the list of compulsory holidays with the Idu’l Fitr falling on day of weekly off(Saturday).
10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant instructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(D.K.Sengupta)
Deputy Secretary (JCA)
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1939 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Friday |
| 2. | Maha Shivaratri | February 14 | Magha 25 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Holi | March 02 | Phalguna 11 | Friday |
| 1940 Saka Era | ||||
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | March 29 | Chaitra 08 | Thursday |
| 5. | Good Friday | March 30 | Chaitra 09 | Friday |
| 6. | Buddha Purnima | April 30 | Vaisakha 10 | Monday |
| 7. | Idu’l Fitr | June 16 | Jyaishtha 26 | Saturday |
| 8. | Independence day | August 15 | Sravana 24 | Wednesday |
| 9. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | August 22 | Sarvana 31 | Wednesday |
| 10. | Janmashtami | September 03 | Bhadra 12 | Monday |
| 11. | Muharram | September 21 | Bhadra 30 | Friday |
| 12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Tuesday |
| 13. | Dussehra | October 19 | Asvina 27 | Friday |
| 14. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 07 | Kartika 16 | Wednesday |
| 15. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | November 21 | Kartika 30 | Wednesday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 23 | Agrahayana 02 | Friday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Tuesday |
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI, NEW DELHI
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day | ||
| SAKA ERA 1939 | ||||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January | 01 | Pausha | 11 | Monday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti | January | 14 | Pausha | 24 | Sunday |
| 4. | Pongal | January | 14 | Pausha | 24 | Sunday |
| 5. | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | January | 22 | Magha | 02 | Monday |
| 6. | Guru Ravidas ‘s Birthday | January | 31 | Magha | 11 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Swami Dayananda | February | 10 | Magha | 21 | Saturday |
| 8. | Shivaji Jayanti | February | 19 | Magha | 30 | Monday |
| 9. | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | March | 01 | Phalguna | 10 | Thursday |
| 10. | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi | March | 18 | Phalguna | 27 | Sunday |
| SAKA ERA 1940 | ||||||
| 11. | Ram Navami | March | 25 | Chaitra | 04 | Sunday |
| 12. | Easter Sunday | April | 01 | Chaitra | 11 | Sunday |
| 13. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | April | 01 | Chaitra | 11 | Sunday |
| 14. | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi | April | 14 | Chaitra | 24 | Saturday |
| 15. | Vaisakhadi(Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April | 15 | Chaitra | 25 | Sunday |
| 16 | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May | 09 | Vaisakha | 19 | Wednesday |
| 17. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | June | 15 | Jyaishtha | 25 | Friday |
| 18. | Rath Yatra | July | 14 | Ashadha | 23 | Saturday |
| 19. | Parsi New Year’s day /Nauraj | August | 17 | Sravana | 26 | Friday |
| 20. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August | 25 | Bhadra | 03 | Saturday |
| 21. | Raksha Bandhan | August | 26 | Bhadra | 04 | Sunday |
| 22. | wnayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | September | 13 | Bhadra | 22 | Thursday |
| 23. | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | October | 16 | Asvina | 24 | Tuesday |
| 24. | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) | October | 17 | Asvina | 25 | Wednesday |
| 25. | Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | October | 18 | Asvina | 26 | Thursday |
| 26. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October | 24 | Kartika | 02 | Wednesday |
| 27. | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | October | 27 | Kartika | 05 | Saturday |
| 28. | Deepavali (South India) | November | 06 | Kartika | 15 | Tuesday |
| 29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | November | 06 | Kartika | 15 | Tuesday |
| 30. | Govardhan Puja | November | 08 | Kartika | 17 | Thursday |
| 31. | Bhai Duj | November | 09 | Kartika | 18 | Friday |
| 82. | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) |
November | 13 | Kartika | 22 | Tuesday |
| 33. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day |
November | 24 | Agrahayana | 03 | Saturday |
| 34. | Christmas Eve | December | 24 | Pausha | 03 | Monday |
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