Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha Celebration: Central Government Offices Are Closing for Half a Day on January 22, 2024

In view of the Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha Celebration, All Central Government Offices Are Closing for Half a Day on January 22, 2024 – DoPT Order dated 18.1.2024

Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha Celebration on January 22, 2024

F. No.12/7/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated the January, 2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Half day closing (till 2.30 P.M.) of Central Government Offices, Central Institutions and Central Industrial Establishments on 22nd January, 2024 — reg.

Central Government Offices Are Closing for Half a Day

The Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha at Ayodhya will be celebrated on 22nd January, 2024 across India. To enable employees to participate in the celebrations, it has been decided that all Central Government Offices, Central Institutions and Central Industrial Establishments throughout India will be closed for half day till 14 :30 hours on 22nd January, 2024.

2. All Ministries/Departments of Government of India may bring the above decision to the notice of all concerned.

(Parveen Jargar)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

To,
A Ministries / Department of the Government of India.

2. UPSC I CVC /C&AG I National Commission for Linguistic Minorities I National
   Commission for Scheduled Castes/National Commission for Scheduled
   Tribes/National Commission for Minorities /President’s Secretariat / Vice President’s
   Secretariat /Supreme Court / High Court / Central Administrative Tribunal / Central
   Information Commission/Prime Minister’s Office / Cabinet Secretariat / Election
   Commission of India I National Human Rights Commission I National Commission for
   Women I National Commission for Backward Classes I Niti Ayog / Lok Sabha
   Secretariat / Rajya Sabha Secretariat
3. Chief Secretaries to all the State Governments/Union Secretaries
4. All Sections / Officers in the Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
5. All attached Offices I Subordinate Offices / Autonomous bodies of Ministry of
   Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
6. Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi
   (with 10 spare copies) — with reference to employee associations (Staff side) request
   dated 18.1 .2024.
7. Chairman / Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination
   Committees.
8. PlO, PIB, Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi, with the request that necessary publicity may
   be given in this regard.
9. Facilitation Centre, DOP&T (20 copies)
10. NIC (DoPT) with the request to place this O.M. on the website of DoPT.

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