Central Government Restricted Holidays 2018
List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2018
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAKA ERA 1939 | ||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Monday |
| 3 | Makar Sankranti | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Sunday |
| 4 | Pongal | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Sunday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami |
January 22 | Magha 02 | Monday |
| 6 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | January 31 | Magha 11 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February 10 | Magha 21 | Saturday |
| 8 | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Monday |
| 9 | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | March 01 | Phalguna 10 | Thursday |
| 10 | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | March 18 | Phalguna 27 | Sunday |
| SAKA ERA 1940 | ||||
| 11 | Ram Navami | March 25 | Chaitra 04 | Sunday |
| 12 | Easter Sunday | April 01 | Chaitra 11 | Sunday |
| 13 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | April 01 | Chaitra 11 | Sunday |
| 14 | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Saturday |
| 15 | Vaisakhadi(Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Chaitra 25 | Sunday |
| 16 | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 09 | Vaisakha 19 | Wednesday |
| 17 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | June 15 | Jyaishtha 25 | Friday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | July 14 | Ashadha 23 | Saturday |
| 19 | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August 17 | Sravana 26 | Friday |
| 20 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 25 | Bhadra 03 | Saturday |
| 21 | Raksha Bandhan | August 26 | Bhadra 04 | Sunday |
| 22 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | September 13 | Bhadra 22 | Thursday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | October 16 | Asvina 24 | Tuesday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) | October 17 | Asvina 25 | Wednesday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | October 18 | Asvina 26 | Thursday |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 24 | Kartika 2 | Wednesday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | October 27 | Kartika 5 | Saturday |
| 28 | Deepavali (South India) | November 6 | Kartika 15 | Tuesday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 6 | Kartika 15 | Tuesday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | November 8 | Kartika 17 | Thursday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | November 9 | Kartika 18 | Friday |
| 32 | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Na) | November 13 | Kartika 22 | Tuesday |
| 33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 3 | Saturday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 3 | Monday |
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Central Government Holidays 2018
However, still it is not clear whether RH is permissible if sandwiched between close holiday and Sunday followed by EL.
e.g. 29 (Thursday) and 30 (Friday) March is close holiday then 31 (Saturday) March is RH, then 01 April is Sunday and EL starting from 2nd April (Monday).Here in this example RH is permissible or will be included in EL?