GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABDEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(PERSONNEL POLICIES-Ill BRANCH)

Notification

The 14'h December, 2015

i\ 0.6/8/20 15-3 P P3/678 It is hereby notified that the holidays CI111I11Clcl\cd111 t!1~'

schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the public offices under the

, Punjab Government during the calendar year-20 16: -

SCHEDULE- .... -----,."-------- -------------- --'--'--,--' --'- -_.. -_.

Sr. i Name of the Holiday(s) =:=tl Date on ~vhich : Day of theNo. I th~Ltall . week

___1_. . + ' 2 3 ...._. .. 4

,~j t~1Saturdays ==~=~I !

i ------ --.-1----------i- ..-- 1 uary 1~!_t:l!.9~.1_~I 2 uary 1 Tuesday ;1.. ··_·----- .-- .....•.. - ----.- -- ....

I 3 uary i Friday

~--------_._- . -----

Ail Sundays

I---.

Other HolidaysParkash Gurpurab Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji 16TI1JanRepublic Day 26f11 Jan

-_ ..._--iz" FebrBasant Panchmi/ Birthday of Satguru Ram

! Singh .li -.- r'- -.----"-----.-------,,----------.---------------------0---;- ----

_____j__[~I~'ll~~i.~~ Sri..Guru Ravidas Ji 22n

fe_~.14 'uan \ll\,,~Lt\tli- - .-

i: ~ .+\I1aha Shivaratri -+_~-M-~~I~-----+- ~~I)~lli~~\1_ 6 I Shahidi Divas S. Bhagat Singh Ji 23r

March : Wednesday! 7 --J Holi 24fh March ~rhUl~~d;;:-;_jr-----s I Good Friday 25th March 1 Friday :r--'--9 -- Vaisakhi 13th Apri( I Wedn~sd~;;--'! . -------- _. ~-:---~-~------ ---

:. __~g Birthday of Dr. !3'~'Arnbedkar 14 April i I hursdax! 11 IRam Navami - 15th ApriT--i---T,:~:;~i;\\ --

:--··-i-;-----· ~M-ah~~i;J~-y-al-lt-i --- ~ 20th AP~·iT--t-\\,:~llI;cLb\(--;:3---- M~;~Day --- --- 1SI May '-r-'-S-;';n-(lay

i -- ----;:-:;----1 LordParshuram Jayanti 9th May 1---\.1---Z;;·~(1;~----'1----- -- .~-----f----.- -----...I 15 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji 8' June i WednesdayI-----~~--Kabir Jayanti 20Th June '-r-M-~;ld~;-

r-----~_;- Idu'l Fitr 6iTi July r-W-ed-;~~~d~~-

t------~S--i Martyrdom Day of Shahid Udham Singh 3'1st July ----l---Sl;l{dLl: -. - --i--;---·n-~-~p~-dence day -- -~A-ug~;st--l--\~u!1da:

---w-----i.i-anmashtami 25Th August;-'-Th~l;:sd~;)

---;-i----I~~ash Utsav Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ? Septem~-F;'I~l~~~ --

r~=-~-~2-~-·-Birthday of Baba Sri Chand Ji + I 0" sePt~~_b_e~_--l._~~~~~~~~i'_I 23 Idu'! Zuha (Bakrid) I 12th September i Monday1----- - . . ---j'-'~ -~.-------------------

i 24 Birthday of S, Bhagat Singh Ji i 281I September I Wednesday .

1--_.--_--2_-5_-_--'--M-a-haraJAgarsain Jayanti I -ist October--l---- S-;t~~~~y --_-_

day

nday

day

day

f-~ 32 I I da~_: 33 1 Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur j~: DecemberJ._~un._.~~:I __

1 _ . _~_~_~~~stmas day _~l December i __~~ur:_~(~__

;6-~--1Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji I 20d octO~--S;l;'27 Dussehra 11tn October Tue

28 Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji 16th October I Sun

29 Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Ram Dass Ji 17th October i Mo~

30th October30 Diwali Sun-------

31st October--f-----

31 _1 Vishwakarma Day Man

, Park ash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji:;--;u;------ -~----.14t November I MOll

day

- 2--

I, r----I>--I1---1---I!.

sday

Note: t: Besides the above holidays, each employee will also be permitted to

avail himself/herself any two (2) holidays to be chosen bv him/her out

of the Restricted Holidays below during the Calendar \ car-2016:-

Name of the Holiday(s) Date on which TD;ry-~ith~-'they fall I week

I

!

'--- -------~

Note:

I.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

In addition to the above holidays each employee will bepermitted to avail himself/herself any four (4) second half davholidays to be chosen by him/her to join the Nagar Kirtan/SobhaYatra in connection with the list of occassion given below during theCalendar Year, 2016 and the concerned Controlling Authority shallensure to maintain the record of such holidays.-

Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji

Birthday of Sri Guru Ravi Dass Ji

Maha Shivaratri

Ram Navrni

Mahavir Jayanti

Vaisakhi

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji

Janmashtam

ldu'] Filr

10.

I 1.

Parkash Gurpurab or Sri Guru Ram Dass .Ti

12.

Idu'I Zuha (Bakrid)

Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji

Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji

Christmas day

13.

14.

15.

The rules appl icable in the Restricted Holidays will also be

applicable for these half day holidays.

Note 2:• thThe festival of 'Raksha Bandhan' falls on 18 August, 2016

which falls on Thursday, Punjab Government offices will. beopened at 11.00 AM on that day.

Sarvesh KaushalChief Secretary to Government Punjab

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJABDEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(PERSONNEL POLICIES-Ill BRANCH)

Notification

The 14th December, 2015

Sarvesh KaushalChief Secretary to Government. P~Inja b

N 0.6/8/20 15-3PP3/679 It is hereby notified that the holidays enumerated in "the

schedule below shall be observed as Public Holidays in the State of Punjab durmg ;,h~'

Calendar year-20 16 within the meaning of Section 25 of the Negotiable lnstrurnenis Ac..

1881,

SCHEDULEt

IISr. Name of the Holiday(s) Date on Day of the i

INo. which they week t

! Ifall I

-- i---t-------- I2 3 I 4_.L.. _____ -- - ---,------

, - ,,---- ..'. -

f-- -- I All Sundays -- -.- 1

I Other Holidays i! t

f-- t

16tn Jan{Jary---~,

1 i Park ash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Gobind Saturday I

I Singh ji It-I 2 Republic Day 26tl1January TuesdayI 3 Birthday of Sri, Guru Ravidass Ji 22n

<1 February Monday., ._------ -{

~__U-I~_~!"_____ ,,______ 24tl1March t ThdrsdJ\t----------.-- .; ---------W Bank Holiday (Annual Account closing) 1SI April i lnday --_.- ._ 6 i Ram Navmi IStn April Fridav

I " -"7 I Martyrdom Day of Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji s" June I Wednesday,. ---.

6th July I .I 8 Idu'l fitr I Wednesday! -'-'- .-.--. ;

I 9 Independence Day 15th August I Monday ttf---

2Stl1AugustI la I Janmashtarni Thursday ,

2na October Sunday1

, 11 Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Ji i,,----

11th October --,12 I Dusschra Tuesday I

..

te" October-

13 I Birthday of Maharishi Valmiki Ji Sunday i- -- I

30ln October----r----~--¥ ..- --.

____lj __~ Diwali _ __ Sunda::... __,__~_I Parkash Gurpurab of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji 14111November Monday ,

251/1December_.- ...•

Sunday i: 16 I Christmas day ---.J

2. This has been issued in compliance with the directions issued by the

Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (Banking

Division), New Delhi vide their D.O. No, 41/2/98-BO II, dated 9th August, 2002,

No.6/8/201S-3PP3/680 Dated Cbandigarh, the 14th December, 2015A copy is forwarded to the Director Information & Public Relations

Department, Punjab for giving publicity to the decision.

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"\;o.6/8i2015-3PP3/681 Dated Chandigarh, the 14th December, 2015A copy is forwarded to the Controller, Printing & Stationary Department

Punjab with the request to publish it in the Punjab Government Gazette (Ordinary) andsupply 100 copies of the same to this department at the earliest.

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'\o.6/8/2015-3PP3/682 Dated Chandigarh, the 14th December, 2015A copy is forwarded to all the Heads of Departments, Commissioners of

I )I\ISIOl1S. Registrar Punjab and Haryana High Court, Deputy Commissioners. Sub-Divisional Magistrates in the State. r-:'r:

Superintend91t9~,":\"

No.6/8/201S-3PP3/683 Dated Cbandigarh, the 14th December, 2015A copy is forwarded to the following for information:1. Chief Secretaries to All the State Governments/Union Territories in India.2. The Director Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological

Department, Block-At), Plot No.8, Sector-V,Salt Lake, Mahish Bathan.Kolkata-70009 I.

3. Joint Secretary (BO) to Govt. of India, Ministry of Finance, Department ofEconomic Affairs (Banking Division) "Jeevan Deep" Parliament Street.New Delhi- 110001 with reference to his D.O. letter No.4112/98-BO ILdated 9th August, 2002.

4. The Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.5. The Secretary to Govt. of India, Ministry of Personnel, PG and Pension,

(Department of Personnel and Training), North Block, New Delhi.6. The Registrar, Panjab University, Chandigarh.7. The Registrar, Punjabi University, Patiala.g The Registrar, Guru Nanak Dev University. Amritsar.9. The Registrar, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana.!O. The Registrar, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences

University, Ludhiana.11. The Registrar, Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot.12. The Registrar, Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.1:J. The Manager, Reserve Bank of India, Sector 17, Chandigarh.

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