Holidays to be observed in Central government offices for the year 2011

Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2011.It has been decided that the holidays as specified below (in Table 1) will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 201 1. 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 of Restricted Holidays.2....

Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2011.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified below (in Table 1) will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 201 1. 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 of Restricted Holidays.

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: BUDHA PURNIMA

5: CHRISTMAS DAY

6: DUSSEHRA (WAY DASHMI)

7: DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)

8: GOOD FRIDAY

9: GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY

10: IDU'L FITR

11: IDU'L ZUHA

12: MAHAVIR JAYANTI

13: MIJHARRAW

14: PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILA)

In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned above, 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 and dates as indicated.

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

2. HOLI

3. JANAMASHTAW (VAISHNAVI)

4. RAM NAVAMI

5. MAHA SHIVRATRI

6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI

7. MAKMt SANKARANTI

8. RATH YATRA

9. ONAM

10. PONGAL

1 1. SRI PANCHAM / BASANTA PANCHAMI

12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 18T NAVRATRA / NAURAJ/CHHATH WOJA.

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 nonworking day or in the event of more than one festivals falling on the same day.

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.

For offices in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idul Fitr, Idul Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessiuy, 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.

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 Idul Fitr, Idul Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

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 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.

During 2011, Diwdi (Deepavali) falls on Wednesay, October 26, 2011 (Kartika 04). 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. However, in the year 20 1 1, Diwali (Deepavali) and Narak Chaturdasi Day, both are falling on the same day i.e. October 26, 20 11.

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 20 1 1, subject above condition.

Union Territory Administrations shall decide the list of holidays in terms of Ministry of Home Affairs letter No.14046/27/83- GP-I dated 15.2.1984 by which they would observe a total of 16 holidays including the three National Holidays Viz. Republic Day, Independence Day & Mahatma Gandhi's birthday.

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 17& December, 2002. In other words, they will have the option to select 12(Twelve) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti, Christmas Day included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on days of weekly off.

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).

LIST OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2011
Table 1:

SL NO	HOLIDAY	DATE	DAY
1	Republic Day	January  26	Wednesday
2	Id-E-Milad	February 16	Wednesday
3	Maha Sivarathri	March 02	Wednesday
4	Ram Navami	April  12	Tuesday
5	Mahavir Jayanthi	April  16	Saturday
6	Good Friday	April  22	Friday
7	Budha Poornima	May  17	Tuesday
8	Independence Day	August  15	Monday
9	Janmashtami	August  22	Monday
10	Idu'l Fitr	August 31	Wednesday
11	Mahatma Gandhi's B'day	October 2	Sunday
12	Dussehra	October 6	Thursday
13	Diwali	October 26	Wednesday
14	Bakrid	November 07	Monday
15	Guru Nanak B'day	November 10	Thursday
16	Muharram	December 06	Tuesday
17	Christmas Day	December  25	Sunday

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