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June 10, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

Central Government Holiday List 2022

F.No.12/3/2021-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 8th June 2021

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2022- reg.

It has been decided that the holidays, as specified in the 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 2022. 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:

  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
  10. IDU’L ZUHA
  11. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
  12. MUHARRAM
  13. 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-II baring a few exceptions indicated at para 5.1 and 5.2 hereinafter. The 12 optional holidays are as follows:

  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/ CHETI CHAND/ GUDI PADAVA / 1st 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’lFitr, Idu’lZuha, 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.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 2022, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Monday, October24, 2022(Kartika2). 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 2022, 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 13 (Thirteen) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Id-ul-Zuha, Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, Milad -un­ Nabi or Id-e-Milad and Christmas Day 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.

(S.P. Pant)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph. 23094678

Annexure-I :

LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2022 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No.HolidayDateSaka DateDay
1943 SAKA ERA
1.Republic DayJanuary 26Magha 06Wednesday
2.Maha ShivratriMarch 29Phalguna 10Tuesday
3.HoliMarch 18Phalguna 27Friday
1944 Saka Era
4.Mahavir JayantiApril 14Chaitra 24Thursday
5.Good FridayApril 15Chaitra 25Friday
6.Id-ul-FitrApril 21Vaisakha 01Wednesday
5.Mahavir JayantiApril 25Vaisakha 05Sunday
6.Id-ul-FitrMay 03Vaisakha 13Tuesday
7.Budha PurnimaMay 16Vaisakha 26Monday
8.Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)July 10Ashadha 19Sunday
9.MuharramAugust 09Sarvana 18Tuesday
10.Independence DayAugust 15Sarvana 24Monday
11.JanmashtamiAugust 19Sarvana 28Friday
12.Mahatma Gandhi’s BirthdayOctober 02Asvina 10Sunday
13.DussehraOctober 05Asvina 13Wednesday
14.Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)October 09Asvina 17Sunday
15.Diwali (Deepavali)October 24Kartika 02Monday
16.Guru Nanak’s BirthdayNovember 08Kartika 17Tuesday
17.Christmas DayDecember 25Pausha 04Sunday

Annexure-II :

LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2022 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No.HolidayDateSaka DateDay
1.New Year’s DayJanuary01Pausha11Saturday
2.Guru Gobind Singh’s BirthdayJanuary09Pausha19Sunday
3.LohriJanuary13Pausha23Thursday
4.Makar Sankranti/ Magha/ Bihu / PongalJanuary14Pausha24Friday
5.Basant Panchami / Sri PanchamiFebruary05Magha16Saturday
6.Hazarat Ali’s BirthdayFebruary15Magha26Tuesday
7.Guru Ravi Das’s BirthdayFebruary16Magha27Wednesday
8.Shiva ji JayantiFebruary19Magha30Saturday
9.Swami Dayananda Saraswati JayantiFebruary26Phalguna07Saturday
10.Holika DahanMarch17Phalguna26Thursday
11.DolyatraMarch18Phalguna27Friday
Saka Era 1944
12.Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi/ Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti ChandApril02Chaitra12Saturday
13.Ram NavamiApril10Chaitra20Sunday
14.Vaisakhi / Vishu / MeshadiApril14Chaitra24Thursday
15.Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)April15Chaitra25Friday
16.Easter SundayApril17Chaitra27Sunday
17.Jamat-Ul-VidaApril29Vaisakha09Friday
18.Guru Rabindranath’s birthdayMay09Vaisakha19Monday
19.Rath YatraJuly01Ashadha10Friday
20.Raksha BandhanAugust11Sarvana20Thursday
21.Parsi New Year’s day/ NaurajAugust16Sravana25Tuesday
22.Janmashtami (Smarta)August18Sravana27Thursday
23.Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi August31Bhadra09Wednesday
24.Onam or Thiru Onam DaySeptember08Bhadra17Thursday
25.Dussehra (Saptami)October02Asvina10Sunday
26.Dussehra (Mahashtami)October03Asvina11Monday
27.Dussehra (Mahanavmi)October04Asvina12Tuesday
28.Maharishi Valmiki’s BirthdayOctober09Asvina17Sunday
29.Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth)October13Asvina21Thursday
30.Naraka ChaturdasiOctober24Kartika02Monday
31.Govardhan PujaOctober25Kartika03Tuesday
32.Bhai DujOctober26Kartika04Wednesday
33.PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)October30Kartika08Sunday
34.Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom DayNovember24Agrahayana03Thursday
35.Christmas EveDecember24Pausha03Saturday
36.Guru Gobind Singh’s BirthdayDecember29Pausha08Thursday
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