Central Government Holiday List 2018 – Public Holidays and Restricted Holidays

Central Government Holiday List 2018 – Closed Holidays and Restricted Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during the year 2018

Department of Personnel and Training OM on Central Government Holiday List 2018

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