Central Government Holidays of 2017

12/8/2016-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training
JCA-2 section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 24th June. 2016

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government offices during year 2017- reg.

It has been decided that the holidays as specified in the Annexure —I to this 0M. will be observed in the Administrative Offices of the Central Government located at Delhi/New Delhi during the year 2017. 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 — n.

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. below:

REPUBLIC DAY
INDEPENDENCE DAY
MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
BUDDHA PURNIMA
CHRISTMAS DAY
DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
GOOD FRIDAY
GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
IDU’L
IDU’L ZUHA
MAHAVIR JAYANTI
MUHARRAM
PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (D.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 shan 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

AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
HOLI
JANAMASKTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
RAM NAVAMI
MAHA SHIVRATRI
GANESH CHATURTHI VINAYAK CHATURTHI
MAKAR SANKARANTI
RATH YATRA
ONAM
PONGAL
SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CENTRA SUKLADI / CHAITRA CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1st NAVRATRA /NAURAJ/CHHATH POOJA/KARVA CHAUTH.