HOLIDAYS

LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS FOR ALL CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 2013 


         Gazetted Holidays  For Government Employees - Offices in Delhi and Other States -  2013



S No Holiday Date Day Status For Central Govt offices at Delhi / N Delhi Status For Central Govt offices located in States other than Delhi
1 Milad un Nabi or ID-E-Milad
 (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)      25th  Jan 2013 Friday Gazetted Holiday
2 Republic Day 26th Jan 2013 Saturday Gazetted Holiday

3 Holi 27th Mar, 2013 Wednesday NOT GAZETTED
 
4 Good Friday 29th Mar, 2013 Friday Gazetted Holiday

5 Ram Navami 19th Apr, 2013 Friday NOT GAZETTED

6 Mahavir Jayanti 24th Apr, 2013 Wednesday Gazetted Holiday

7 Buddha Purnima 25th May, 2013 Saturday Gazetted Holiday

8 Idu'l Fitr 9th Aug, 2013 Friday Gazetted Holiday
 
9 Independence Day 15th Aug 2013 Thursday Gazetted Holiday

10 Janmashtami 28th Aug, 2013 Wednesday NOT GAZETTED

11  Gandhi's Birthday 2nd Oct 2013Wednesday Gazetted Holiday

12 Dussehra 13th Oct 2013 Sunday Gazetted Holiday

13 Idul Zuha (Bakrid) 16th Oct 2013 Wednesday Gazetted Holiday

14 Diwali (Deepavali) 3rd Nov 2013 Sunday Gazetted Holiday
15 Muharram 14th Nov, 2013 Thursday Gazetted Holiday
16 Guru Nanak's Birthday 17th Nov, 2013 Sunday Gazetted Holiday
17 Christmas Day 25th Dec 2013 Wednesday Gazetted Holiday
 




Additional Three Gazetted Holidays for offices in States Other than Delhi / New Delhi :

In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentioned as Gazetted Holidays in the column relating to central government offices in States as above, 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 all Central Government offices within the concerned State shall be notified after seeking prior approval of this Ministry and no change can be carried out thereafter. It is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

(THUS  OUT OF THE FOLLOWING  LIST  THREE  HOLIDAYS  WILL BE DECLARED AS GAZETTED  HOLIDAYS IN STATES (OTHER THAN DELHI)

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 / Basanta Panchami
12 Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi / Chaitra Sakladi / Cheti Chand / Gudi Pada 1st Navratra / Nauraj / Chhath Pooja / Karva Chauth