Central Government Holidays in 2024, Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices in 2024: 2024 मे केंद्र सरकार के विभागों मे होने वाले पूर्ण और आंशिक अवकाश की सूची
DoPT ने एक OFFICE MEMORANDUM निकाल कर 2024 मे होने वाले पूर्ण अवकाश
(CH) और आंशिक अवकाश (RH) की जानकारी दी
है जो केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों, सैनिक भाइयों के लिए बेहद उपयोगी है।
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 3rd July, 2023
Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central
Government Offices during the year 2024- reg.
It has been decided that the holidays, as specified
in Annexure -I to this O.M., will be observed in all the
Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/ New Delhi
during the year 2024. 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 specified at Annexure – II.
2. Central Government Administrative Offices
located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays
compulsorily in addition to three holidays, to be chosen out of the 12 optional
holidays indicated below at para 3. 1:
14 Gazetted Holidays 2024
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
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. For offices located in New Delhi/ Delhi, three
holidays are selected by the D/o Personnel & Training and for the offices
located outside Delhi / New Delhi three holidays are to be chosen 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, from the list indicated below. The final list,
applicable uniformly to all 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 the festivals
and dates, as indicated at Annexure -I and Annexure-Il baring a few exceptions
indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as
follows:
12 Optional Holidays 2024
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI /
CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHET! CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / lst NAVRATRA /
NAORAZ/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
festival falling on the same day.
4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended as Annexure-II
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.
However, the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in
para 3.1 above, are also 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 in
respect of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In
such a situation, announcement could be made through P.1.B/T.V./ A.l.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 2024, Diwali ( Deepavali) falls on
Thursday, October 31, 2024 (Kartika 09) . In certain States, the practice is to
celebrate the occasion a day in advance, i.e., on “Naraka Chaturdasi 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) in 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 2024, 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 m 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 14 (Fourteen) holidays of their own
only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Mahavir Jayanti
and Dussehra included in the list 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 instructions issued by the Department of
Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.
11. Hindi version will follow.
(Parven Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
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