Central Government Office Holidays during the year 2023

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

Restricted and gazetted Holidays in Central Government Office Holidays during the year 2023

Central Government Holidays 2023

F.No.12/5/2022-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 16 June, 2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023- 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 2023. 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:

Central Government Office Holidays during the year 2023

  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-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 2023, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday, November 12, 2023 (Kartika 21). 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 2023, 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 14 (Fourteen) 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 FOR THE YEAR 2023 TO BE OBSERVED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI

S.No.HolidayDateSaka DateDay
   1944 SAKA ERA 
1.Republic DayJanuary 26Magha 06Thursday
2.HoliMarch 08Phalguna 17Wednesday
   1945 SAKA  ERA 
3.Ram NavamiMarch 30Chaitra 09Thursday
4.Mahavir JayantiApril 04Chaitra 14Tuesday
5.Good FridayApril 07Chaitra 17Friday
6.Id-ul-FitrApril 22Vaisakha 02Saturday
7.Budha PurnirnaMay 05Vaisakha 15Friday
8.Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)June 29Ashadha 08Thursday
9.MuharramJuly 29Sarvana 07Saturday
10.Independence DayAugust 15Sarvana 24Tuesday
11.Janmashtami (Vaishnva)September 07Bhadra 16Thursday
12.Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)September 28Asvina 06Thursday
13.Mahatma Gandhi’s BirthdayOctober 02Asvina 10Monday
14.DussehraOctober 24Kartika 02Tuesday
15.Diwali (Deepavali)November 12Kartika 21Sunday
16.Guru Nanak’s BirthdayNovember 27Agarhayana 06Monday
17.Christmas DayDecember 25Pausha 04Monday

List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023

List of 17 Central Government Gazetted Holidays 2023
FestivalDateMonthYearDay
Republic Day26January2023Thursday
Holi08March2023Wednesday
Ram Navami30March2023Thursday
Mahavir Jayanti04April2023Tuesday
Good Friday07April2023Friday
Eid-ul-Fitr22April2023Saturday
Buddha Purnima05May2023Friday
Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)29June2023Thursday
Muharram29July2023Saturday
Independence Day15August2023Tuesday
Janmashtami (Vaishnava)07September2023Thursday
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad)28September2023Thursday
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday02October2023Monday
Dussehra24October2023Tuesday
Diwali (Deepavali)12November2023Sunday
Guru Nanak’s Birthday27November2023Monday
Christmas Day25December2023Monday

Central Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023

List of 33 Central Government Restricted Holidays 2023

FestivalDateMonthYearDay
New Year’s Day01January2023Sunday
Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu14January2023Saturday
Pongal15January2023Sunday
Basant Panchami, Sri Panchami26January2023Saturday
Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday05February2023Sunday
Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati15February2023Wednesday
Maha Shivratri18February2023Saturday
Shivaji Jayanti19February2023Sunday
Holika Dahan, Dolyatra07March2023Tuesday
Chaitra Sukladi, Gudi Padava, Ugadi, Cheti Chand22March2023Wednesday
Easter Sunday09April2023Sunday
Vaisakhi, Vishu, Mesadi14April2023Friday
Vaisakhadi (Bengal), Bahag Bihu (Assam)15April2023Saturday
Jamat-Ul-Vida21April2023Friday
Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’ Tagore09May2023Tuesday
Rath Yatra20June2023Tuesday
Parsi New Year’s Day, Nauraj16August2023Wednesday
Vinayaka Chaturthi20August2023Sunday
Onam or Thiru Onam Day29August2023Tuesday
Raksha Bandhan30August2023Wednesday
Janmashtami (Smarta)06September2023Wednesday
Ganesh Chaturthi19September2023Tuesday
Dussehra (Saptami)21October2023Saturday
Dussehra (Maha Ashtami)22October2023Sunday
Dussehra (Maha Navami)23October2023Monday
Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday28October2023Saturday
Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chauth)01November2023Wednesday
Naraka Chaturdashi12November2023Sunday
Govardhan Puja13November2023Monday
Bhai Dooj15November2023Wednesday
Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)19November2023Sunday
Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day24December2023Friday
Christmas Eve24December2023Sunday

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