List of Govt Holidays of 2012

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F.N0.12/.3/2011-SJCA-2

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi

Dated the 27th June , 201 1

Subject: Hol idays to be observed in C e n t r a l Government Offices during theyear 2012.

It ha s been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure -I to thisO.M. will be observed in all the Administrative Offices of the Central Government

located a t Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2012. In addition, each employeewill

also be allowed to avail himselfJherself of any two holidays to be chosen by

him/her ou t of th e list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure - 11.

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:

REPUBLIC DAY

INDEPENDENCE DAY

MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY

BUDHA PURNUdA

CHRISTMAS DAY

DUSSEHRA (WJAY DASHW)

DIWALI (DEEPAVALI]

GOOD FRIDAY

GURU NANAK'B BIRTHDAY

IDU'L FITR

IDU'L ZUHA

MAHAVIR JAYANTI

mmARRAM

PROPHET MOHAMMAD'B BIRTHDAY (ID-EMILAD)

3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned in para 2, threeholidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Central Government

Employees Welfare Coofdination Committee in the Sta te Capitals, if necessary, in

consultation with Coordination Committees at other places in the State. The frnal

list applicable uniformly to all Central Government offices within the concerned

State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of th is Ministry and no change

can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarif~ed ha t no change is permissible in

regard to festivals and dates as indicated.



3.2 No subst itute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays

initidly declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working b y or in the +vent of more than one festivals falling nn 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

a t 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 choosingthe 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 da te of holidays inrespect of Idul Fitr, Idul Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending

upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, PublicGrievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position from the Govt. of NCT of

Delhi.

5.2 For offices outside Delhi / New Delhi, the Central Government EmployeesWelfare 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.

5.3 It may happen t hat the change of date of the above occasions ha s to be

declared a t 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 theCentral Government may take action according to such an announcement without

waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.

6 . During 2012, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

(Kartika 22). 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

o f Deepavali Day) for the Central Government Offices,ina State if in tha t State tha t

day alone i s 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, a s compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions



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 10!Ten) holidays of their own only after including in the iist, three

National Holidays m d Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad, Buddha Purnima, Idul Zuha

(Bakrid) and Muharrarn included in the hst of compulsory holidays and falling on

days of weekly off.

10. In respect of Banks, the holidays shall be regulated in terms of the extant

ins tructions issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

11. Hindi version will follow.

Director ( i c ~ j% 2309 2589

Encl.: Lists of blidays

All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.

UPSC/CVC/C&AG/ PMO / Lok Sabha Secretanat/ Rajya Sabha

Secretariat/ President's SecretariatlVice-President'sSecretariat/ Supreme

Court/ High Court/ Central Administrative Tribunal/ Election Commission

of India / Minorities Commission/ National Human RightsCommission/Central Information Commission/National Commission for

Women.All attached a nd subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. 86

Pensions.

Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (,JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New

Delhi.

All Staff Side Members of the Nabonal Council (JCM).

All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM), Ministry of

Personnel, P.G. and Pensions.

Chairman/

Secretaries, Central Government Employees WelfareCoordination Committees (A s per updated list from Welfare Section).

Commissioner for Scheduled Castes /Commissioner for Scheduled Tribes.

PS to Cabinet Secretary.

Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium,

I.T.O., New Delhi.

The Manager (Store), Government of India, Forms Store, 166, Lenin Sarai,

Kolkata (with 10 spare copies).

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LIST OF HOLIDAYS D U R M a THE YEAR 2012 FOR-ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE S

O F CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

-- -8 . ~ 0 4 - d i G y D a t e 1 S a h Date Day

2.

1933 SAKA ERA

1. kp ub li c Day pa nu ar ~ 26 1 Magha 06 Fhursday

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I I6. Food Friday P P ~ 06 Chaitra 17IF"dey1

Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-

Milad (Birthday of Prophetpohammad)

4. oli arch 08- ,1934 SAKA ERA

7. udd ha Purnima

3. p a h a Shivaratri

Phalguna 18

5. ahavir Jayanti 05

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9. Independence day 15 1 Sravana 24 (Wednesday

February 05

Chaitra 1 6 7

August

February 20

111. Mahatma Gandhi'sI I I

(October 02 1 Asvina 10 kuesday

Magha 16

12. pu sseh ra (Vijaya Dashqi)lOctober 24 1 Kartika 02 ped nesday

Sunday

Phalguna 01

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Zuha (Bakrid) ctober 27 Kartika

Monday

uru Nanak's birthday ovember 28 Agrahayana 07

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LIST OF PSSTR ICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2012 FORADMINISTRATIVE

O F F I C M O F CENTRALGOVERNMENT QCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.NoA ate 1 Saka Date Day

SAKA ERA 1933

'marankranti

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January I

1.

b.I 1 -Pongal I Janualy 15 1

New Year's Day

I I. Guru Ravidas' birthday February 07 / Magha Tuesday

4.

6.

Saraswati Jayanti

7. I Shivaji Jayanti February 19 Magha 30

I I I I 1

Holika Dahan March 07 Phalguna 17 Wednesday i

Basanta Panchami /SriPanchami

b. II I I- SAKA ERA 1934

Chaitra SukladilGudi March 23 1 Chaitra 03 1 Fridav

January 28

April 13I

Magha 08

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padava/ugadi/cheti

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13. i VishuApril 13 ) Chaitra 24 h l d y i

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Saturday

1April 0 10.

Chand

Ram N a m i

11.

Chaitra 12

1Chaitra 19

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Sunday iEaster Sunday Sunday

15.

16.

April 08

14. Chaitra 25esadi ( April 14

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Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/

Bahag Bihu (Assam)

Guru Rabindranath's

Saturday 1April 14

May 08

Chaitra 25

Vaisakha 18

Saturday

Tuesday 1



(Maha Navrni)

p 8 . 1 W sirthday

Chouth1I I1 1 Deepavali (South India)

I3. Bhai Duj

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b4. I Pratihar Sashthi or Surv

Martyrdom Day

I6. Christmas Eve

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August 29

September 19

October 21

-. --October 2 2

--October 23

November 02

November 12

November 13

November J4

November 15

November 19

November 24

December 24

Bhadra 07

khadra 28

Asvina 29

Asvina 30

Kartika 01

Kartika07

Kartika 11

Kartika 2 1

Kartika 22

Kartika 24

Kartika 28

Pausha 03

Wednesday

Wednesday

Sunday--Monday

Tuesday

Monday

Friday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Monday

Saturday

Monday

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List of Govt Holidays of 2012