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Rates of Night Duty Allowance – Railway Order

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(RAILWAY BOARD)

RBE No. 58 /2015
New Delhi, dated 08-06-2015.

No.E(P&A)II-2015/HW-1

The General Managers/CAOs,
All Indian Railways & Prod. Units etc,
(As per mailing lists No.I & II).

Subject: Rates of Night Duty Allowance w.e.f. 01.01.2015.

Consequent to sanction of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance vide this Ministry’s letter No. PC-VI/2008/I/7/211 dated 13.04.2015, the President is pleased to decide that the rates of Night Duty Allowance, as notified vide Annexures ‘A’ and ‘B’ of Board’s letter No. E(P&A)II-2014/HW-1 dated 02.12.2014 stand revised with effect from 01.01.2015 as indicated at Annexure ‘A’ in respect of ‘Continuous’, ‘Intensive’, ‘Excluded’ categories and workshop employees, and as indicated at Annexure ‘B’ in respect of ‘Essentially Intermittent’ categories .

2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Directorate of the Ministry of Railways.

(K.Shankar)
Director/E(P &A)
Railway Board.

Rates of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) with effect from 01.01.2015 for ‘Intensive’, ‘Continuous’ and ‘Excluded’ Categories and Workshop Staff.

S.No Pay Band Grade Pay Rate of NDA (in Rs.)
1 4440 – 7440 1300 71.75
2 4440 – 7440 1400 72.70
3 4440 – 7440 1600 74.70
4 4440 – 7440 1650 75.20
5 5200 – 20200 1800 143.65
6 5200 – 20200 1900 144.65
7 5200 – 20200 2000 145.65
8 5200 – 20200 2400 149.60
9 5200 – 20200 2800 153.55
10 9300 – 34800 4200 260.05
11 9300 – 34800 4600 and above 264.00

Rates of Night Duty Allowance (NDA) with effect from 01.01.2015 for ‘Essentially Intermittent’ categories of Staff.

S.No Pay Band Grade pay Rate f NDA (in Rs.)
1 4440 – 7440 1300 47.85
2 4440 – 7440 1400 48.45
3 4440 – 7440 1600 49.80
4 4440 – 7440 1650 50.15
5 5200 – 20200 1800 95.75
6 5200 – 20200 1900 96.45
7 5200 – 20200 2000 97.10
8 5200 – 20200 2400 99.75
9 5200 – 20200 2800 102.35
10 9300 – 34800 4200 173.35
11 9300 – 34800 4600 and above 176.00

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Guidelines regarding printing and issue of Plastic Card

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F.No. FTS/127429/2015
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Dte. General of CGHS
Office of the Director, CGHS
Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi

Dated the 8th June, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject- Guidelines regarding printing and issue of Plastic Card-regarding

The issue regarding pendency of issue of CGHS plastic cards has been reviewed by the competent authority and with a view to clear the pendency expeditiously, it has now been decided that:

1. The work of Updating/Uploading of the Data for plastic cards shall hereinafter be outsourced to two private agencies, viz., M/s Synapse Solutions Private Ltd., and M/s Madras Security Printers Pvt. Ltd., which are already engaged for printing of plastic cards through NICSI. The work order for Data entry has been issued directly to the agencies at the existing rate contracts for this purpose in order to avoid delays in completion of formalities with NICSI and submitting work orders through NICSI.

If felt required, CGHS authorities in cities may deploy local agencies to get the data uploading done at the same NICSI approved rate contract.

2. CGHS has already issued work order directly to the empanelled private agencies to print CGHS plastic cards at the existing rates as per the contract with NICSI(copy enclosed).

3. Plastic Cards shall hereinafter be distributed directly through concerned CGHS Wellness Centre in order to avoid crowding at the CGHS administrative offices and possible misplacing of the cards when sent though speed post. The concerned CGHS wellness centres and CGHS authority would provide wide publicity of this system so as to avoid keeping the cards in the wellness centres unnecessarily. The centres would keep an authenticated record of the cards received, issued and pending for issue. Every week this report should be sent to the CGHS authority of the city. CGHS wellness centres would take extra effort to contact the beneficiaries about the receipt of the CGHS Plastic cards. Lists must be kept in the notice boards prominently for every body’s notice. The cards must be issued to the beneficiaries after verifying the authenticities of the receiver of the cards. CGHS authority would upload the information of printing of CGHS cards and dispatch details in the website on regular basis.

4. CMO I/Cs would motivate the CGHS beneficiaries to link their database to the Aadhar number by logging in to the CGHS database. The in-charges are also required to enter the Aadhar numbers whenever possible. The CMO i/c of CGHS Wellness Centres shall be responsible to link the CGHS database to Aadhar numbers of beneficiaries.

5. Printout of CGHS Index Card, which shall be valid for availing all CGHS facilities including investigations / treatment from empanelled diagnostic centres and hospitals till Plastic cards are issued through the CGHS wellness centre. In addition all the empanelled private hospitals and the laboratories shall continue to provide medical facility at CGHS terms and conditions to the CGHS Beneficiaries irrespective of the printed date of validity in their plastic cards. However, they shall verify the validity of the card in the CGHS database at the link – http://www.cghs.nic.in/welcome.jsp and extend the investigation / treatment facilities.

6. A copy of this OM shall be displayed prominently in the notice board at CGHS Wellness Centres.

7. These instructions are valid till further orders.

This issues with the approval of competent authority and concurrence of IFD vide FTS R127429 dated 3/6/2015

(Dr.D.C.Joshi)
Director, CGHS

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Issuance of Ordinary Passport to Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al.

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No.VI/401/01/05/2014
Government of India
Ministry of External Affairs
CPV Division

Patiala House Annexe, Tilak Marg
New Delhi, 26th May, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Issuance of Ordinary Passport to Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al.

In tune with the Government’s objective of ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ and with a view to simplifying the procedure for issuance of Passport to Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al, the matter has been reviewed. In order to facilitate issuance of Passport to Government employees, et al; who find difficulties to obtain Identity Certificate (IC) /No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their department, it has been decided to introduce a new feature which is termed as ‘Prior Intimation’ letter to the controlling authority by the Passport applicant before submission of a Passport application.

2. Basically, Prior Intimation is a letter from the Passport applicant giving intimation to his/her Controlling /Administrative Authority (employer) regarding submission of Passport application. This can be submitted by the applicant in the format of ‘Annexure-N’. After submission of Passport application by such an employee, the copy of this Prior Intimation would be sent to the same Controlling/Administrative Authority under which the employee is working. In case the employer has any objection regarding issuance of Passport to that employee, they may revert back to concerned Regional Passport Office mentioning the details of such objection. However, the final decision will be taken by the concerned Passport Issuing Authority. If Prior Intimation is submitted by the applicant, Passport would be issued on the basis of Pre-Police Verification, however the provisions of Police Verification in reissue cases will remain applicable.

3. Henceforth, anyone of the following documents can be submitted by Government Servants, PSU/Autonomous body employees, et al. for submission of application for Passports:

(a) Copy of Prior Intimation to Controlling / Administrative Authority; or
(b) No Objection Certificate from Controlling / Administrative Authority; or
(c) Identity Certificate from Controlling / Administrative authority.

4. No Objection Certificate (NOC) is issued in the format of ‘Annexure-M’ by the Controlling /Administrative Authority of the employee working under them for obtaining Passport by any Government Servants, PSU / Autonomous body employees, et al. If NOC is submitted Passport will be issued on Post-Police Verification basis.

5. Identity Certificate (IC) is issued in the format of ‘Annexure-B’ by the Controlling /Administrative Authority of the employee working under them for obtaining Passport by any Government Servants, PSU / Autonomous body employees, et al. If IC is submitted Passport will be issued on No-Police Verification basis. The spouse of such employees, and dependent children up to the age of 18 years, has an option to submit IC for expeditious issue of passport. In case of IC, the applicant is also required to submit ‘Annexure-I’.

6. It may be noted that the following provisions will remain applicable as mentioned below:

a. While IC should be issued preferably on Official Stationery (letterhead); NOC on plain paper with signature/stamp can be accepted, on the assumption that such offices are using plain paper for day to day correspondence. Prior Intimation (PI) is required to be submitted on plain paper by the Passport applicant.

b. Telephone, fax and e-mail id of the Controlling / Administrative Office (to the extent available) should be indicated in all the three documents for the purpose of confirmation.

c. Military personnel with c/o APO address (e.g. 56 APO/99 APO) may submit applications at their station of posting or at their permanent address, and write their permanent address in passport [against present address otherwise]. Spouse of such personnel [and adult children, when spouse has expired/divorced] may receive the passport, with authority letter, either by hand or by post. This would apply to similarly placed Air Force/Navy personnel as well.

d. If Government/PSU employees, et al. are transferred after submission of the passport application or passport is returned undelivered due to such transfer, the same be re-dispatched, on request (along with copy of transfer order), at the new address, after correction/endorsement of address. However, if police verification was required and was not completed, it will be done at the new place.

e. The validity of the documents mentioned at para-3 will be six months from date of issue.

7. While the revised provisions deal only with passport issuance, the requirement by the Government employees to obtain prior permission from his/her Department / Ministry for travelling abroad as per Conduct Rules will remain unchanged as per the instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training and respective authorities.

8. Ministries of the Central Government, and the State Governments/ Union Territories are requested to circulate these instructions to all the employees working under them, including those in attached and subordinate offices, and statutory bodies. L

(Muktesh K. Paradeshi)
Joint Secretary(PSP) &
Chief Passport Officer

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Washing Allowance to all railway employees who are drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 1800

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Government of India / Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Railways / Rail Mantralaya
(Railway Board)

RBE No. 41/2015
New Delhi, dated 01.05.2015

No. F(E)I/2005/AL-29/4

The General Managers,
All Indian Railways etc.,
(As per Standard Mailing List)

Sub: Grant of Washing Allowance to all employees drawing Grade Pay of Rs.1800/- and provided official uniform.

Arising out of a Demand raised in the PNM(NFIR/AIRF), the issue regarding grant of Washing Allowance to all employees who have been supplied with uniform but have not been granted Washing Allowance has been under consideration of the Board for quite some time. It has been now decided by the Board to extend the benefit of Washing Allowance to all railway employees who are drawing Grade Pay of Rs. 1800/- and are provided official uniform.

2. These orders will be effective from the date of issue of this order.

3. Hindi version is enclosed.

4. Please acknowledge receipt.

(Sonali Chaturvedi)
Dy. Director Finance (Estt. ),
Railway Board.

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New timings for booking Tatkal Tickets for AC and non AC Classes

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At present, the booking under Tatkal scheme opens at 10.00 hrs on the previous day of journey from train originating station. It has been decided that w.e.f. 15.06.2015, timings for booking of Tatkal tickets will be staggered for AC & non-AC classes to 1000 hours onwards and 1100 hours onwards respectively. Hence, now the reservation under Tatkal scheme will open at 1000 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station for AC classes whereas that for non-AC classes will start at 1100 hours on the previous day of journey from train originating station.

Moreover, all types of ticketing agents (YTSK, RTSAs, IRCTC agents, etc.) will now be debarred from booking tickets during the first thirty minutes of opening of booking i.e. from 0800 to 0830 hours for general bookings, and from 1000 to 1030 hours & 1100 to 1130 hours for Tatkal booking in AC & non-AC classes respectively

– PIB

MOM held on 3rd June, 2015 for review of status of Aadhaar based authentication of Life Certificate for pensioners

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No. 1/19/2014-P&PW (E)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan,
Khan Market, New Delhi
10th June, 2015

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Sub: Minutes of the meeting held on 3rd June, 2015 for review of status of Aadhaar based authentication of Life Certificate for pensioners.

The undersigned is directed to forward the minutes of the meeting held on 3rd June, 2015 under the chairmanship of Secretary (AR&PG and Pension) to review the status of Aadhaar based authentication of Life Certificate for pensioners.

(Sujasha Choudhury)
Deputy Secretary

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 3rd JUNE, 2015 ON AADHAAR BASED AUTHENTICATION OF LIFE CERTIFICATE FOR PENSIONERS

A meeting to review the progress on Aadhaar-based verification of Life Certificate was chaired by Secretary (Pension) on 3 rd June, 2015 in Committee Room, 5th Floor, Sardar Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg.

2. List of participants is annexed.

3. Secretary (Pension) complimented the various agencies for their efforts. He informed that during the last video conference of “Pragati” on 27th May, 2015, the Hon’ble Prime Minister, while discussing problems being faced by Defence pensioners had inter alia stressed the need for using Aadhaar based system solutions. He also stated that e-tracking of pension matter would be a good step towards preventing delays.

4. Department of Financial Services (DFS) informed that all banks have started accepting Digital Life Certificates (DLCs). So far 2,06,024 pensioners have submitted DLCs. Of these, 1,47,629 take pension through banks and 35,135 through Defence Pension Disbursement Offices (DPDOs). A total of 1,52,587 DLCs have been successfully processed by the system of which 1,12,286 are through banks and 29,768 through DPDOs. Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) expressed concern over the very high rate of rejection by the system, as the user tended to loose confidence in the process. It was agreed that for every rejection of the DLC, the system shall indicate the reason for rejection in the form of a speaking order. It was also hoped that during November, 2015, up to 50% pensioners ought to avail benefit from Jeevan Pramaan

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Brief of the meeting held on 09.06.2015 between NC/JCM(Staff Side) and 7th CPC

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No.NC/JCM/7th CPC/2015

Dated: June 9, 2015

All Constituents of NC/JCM(Staff Side),

Dear Comrades,

Sub: Brief of the meeting held on 09.06.2015 between NC/JCM(Staff Side) and 7th CPC

A meeting of National Council JCM Staff Side with 7th Pay Commission was held on 09.06.2015 at New Delhi. It was last meeting of 7th Pay Commission with JCM. JCM had already submitted memorandum regarding common issues of Central Government Employees to 7th CPC on 30th June, 2015. JCM submitted memorandum in two parts. Part one deals with Pay, allowances, advances, facilities, benefits et., Part II is concerning retirement benefits, viz Gratuity, Pension, Medical facilities etc.

Today delegation of NC JCM Staff side went for final deliberations regarding issues of central government employees and pensioners with 7th CPC. Detailed discussion was held on the following points:-

1. Principles of Wage Determination: Staff Side insisted that 7th CPC should adopt the need based minimum wage formula at the minimum level;the intrinsic value of the assigned job at the intermediary level; the necessity to keep the relativity both at horizontal and vertical level and the need to provide a reasonable salary for the top bureaucrats, taking into account the perks, privileges, benefits, allowances and concessions that go with the posts. 7th Pay Commission gave positive response on this.

2. Minimum Wage & Ratio of Minimum and Maximum Pay:- JCM urged that the Need-Based Minimum Wage concept to compute pay at the minimum level may be adopted. Pay Commission should take into account the outside rates to determine the pay package at senior levels of bureaucracy but maintain the ratio between the minimum and maximum at 1 : 8 (MTS to Secretary to Govt. of India). Staff Side insisted that minimum pay at lowest level of Group C staff should be Rs. 26000. 7th Pay Commission gave positive assurance on this.

3. Proposed Pay Structure and Rate of Increment:– Staff side demanded open- ended pay scales to ensure that no employee stagnates without increment. We have suggested only 14 Pay scales. Minimum of which is Rs. 26000 and Maximum Rs. 78000 for Group C employees. We suggested that the multiplication factor (26000/7000 = 3.7) may be applied uniformly in all the cases to arrive at the revised pay in the new scales of pay. We also suggested that the benefit on promotion, therefore, should be: two increments in the feeder cadre. 7th CPC agreed to act positively on this.

4. Career Progression: Grant five promotions in the service career:- The three time bound scheme of MACP instead of improving the situation has been found less beneficial and has therefore not gone to address the inherent problem of demotivation that has crept in due to the high level of stagnation.The discontent amongst the employees in the matter is of high magnitude today. The VII CPC therefore, should recommend that the cadre reviews are undertaken wherever not done to ensure five hierarchical promotions to all employees in their career on the pattern obtaining for Group A Officers. 7th Pay Commission assured to act positively on this.

5. Bonus:-Presently the PLB and adhoc bonus are calculated on the deemed provision that one’s total emoluments is only Rs. 3500/-. This is an absolutely irrational stipulation and must be removed. We request that the Commission to recommend to the Government to remove the said stipulation and grant the bonus on the basis of the actual emolument of the employee. 7th pay commission agreed to recommend our demand with positive note.

6. New Pension Scheme:-We requested VII CPC to review and recommend the scarping of NPS in the light of the observations made by Hon’ble supreme court that pension is a fundamental justify. We also insisted that compulsory imposition of NPS on employees has made it discriminatory and recommendation for scrapping NPS and the PFRDA Act may be made. 7th Pay Commission was very much sympathetic.

7. Pension and other Retirement Benefits:-Staff side demanded that the amount of pension must be enough to enable a pensioner to live free from want with decency, independence, and self-respect and at a standard equivalent at the pre-retirement level. We also urged pay commission to examine the principles which should govern the structure of Pension and other retirement benefits, including revision of pension and granting parity between past and future pensioners. 7th CPC assured positive approach towards pensioners.

8. Parity in pay scales – We demanded that, where recruitment rules, training etc. are same, they should be brought into one singular grade/pay scale. Giving example of parity to Stenographers with the Ministry and Subordinate Offices. Similarly, in other common categories like Rajbhasha, Paramedical Staff etc.

9. Insurance Scheme was discussed(earlier also) in detail. It was told by the Pay Commission that something substantial should be done in this regard; and also to consider the issue of enhanced gratuity, for which 7th CPC was seen willing to consider the same.

10. Educational Assistance – we have demanded for Educational Assistance for two children, instead of two eldest children, and also to pay the same for Post Graduate and Professional Courses. Pay Commission has agreed to consider it up to Graduation level.

Yours faithfully,
(Shiva Gopal Mishra)
General Secretary

Source : http://ncjcmstaffside.com/

List of Holidays during the year 2016

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LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2016

S.No Holiday Date Day
1 Republic Day 26-Jan-16 Tuesday
2 Holi 24-Mar-16 Thursday
3 Good Friday 25-Mar-16 Friday
4 Ram Navami 15-Apr-16 Friday
5 Mahavir Jayanti 20-Apr-16 Wednesday
6 Buddha Purnima 21-May-16 Saturday
7 Idu’l Fitr 6-Jul-16 Wednesday
8 Independence day 15-Aug-16 Monday
9 Janmashtami 25-Aug-16 Thursday
10 Id-ul-Zuha(Bakrid) 12-Sep-16 Monday
11 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday 2-Oct-16 Sunday
12 Dussehra 11-Oct-16 Tuesday
13 Muharram 12-Oct-16 Wednesday
14 Diwali (Deepavali) 30-Oct-16 Sunday
15 Guru Nanak’s Birthday 14-Nov-16 Monday
16 Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) 13-Dec-16 Tuesday
17 Christmas Day 25-Dec-16 Sunday

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List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2016

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LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2016

S.No Holiday Date Day
1 New Year’s Day 1-Jan-16 Friday
2 Makar Sankranti 14-Jan-16 Thursday
3 Pongal 15-Jan-16 Friday
4 Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday 16-Jan-16 Saturday
5 Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami 12-Feb-16 Friday
6 Shivaji Jayanti 19-Feb-16 Friday
7 Guru Ravidas’s Birthday 22-Feb-16 Monday
8 Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti 4-Mar-16 Friday
9 Maha Shivaratri 7-Mar-16 Monday
10 Holika Dahan, Dolyatra 23-Mar-16 Wednesday
11 Easter Sunday 27-Mar-16 Sunday
12 Chaitra Sukladi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand 8-Apr-16 Friday
13 Vaisakhi/ Vishu 13-Apr-16 Wednesday
14 Masadi/ Vaisakhadi,Bahag Bihu (Asam) 14-Apr-16 Thursday
15 Hazarat Ali’s Birthday 21-Apr-16 Thursday
16 Guru Rabindranath‘s birthday 8-May-16 Sunday
17 Jamat-Ul-Vida 1-Jul-16 Friday
18 Rath Yatra 6-Jul-16 Wednesday
19 Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj 17-Aug-16 Wednesday
20 Raksha Bandhan 18-Aug-16 Thursday
21 Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi 5-Sep-16 Monday
22 Onam 14-Sep-16 Wednesday
23 Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) 8-Oct-16 Saturday
24 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) 9-Oct-16 Sunday
25 Dussehra (Maha Navmi) 10-Oct-16 Monday
26 Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday 16-Oct-16 Sunday
27 Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 19-Oct-16 Wednesday
28 Deepavali (South India) 29-Oct-16 Saturday
29 Naraka Chaturdasi 29-Oct-16 Saturday
30 Govardhan Puja 31-Oct-16 Monday
31 Bhai Duj 1-Nov-16 Tuesday
32 Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) 6-Nov-16 Sunday
33 Guru Teg Bahadur‘s Martyrdom Day 24-Nov-16 Thursday
34 Christmas Eve 24-Dec-16 Saturday

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Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016

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IMMEDIATE

F. No.12 / 7 / 2015-JCA-2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

North Block, New Delhi Dated the 11th June, 2015

Subject: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2016- 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 2016. In addition, each employee wi11 also be allowed to avail himself/herself of any two holidays to be chosen by him/her out of the list of Restricted Holidays in Annexure – IL

2. Central Government Administrative Offices located outside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below:

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 MOHAMIVIAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-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 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 regard to festivals and dates as indicated.

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 / BRAG BIHU / MASHAD UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA 1 NAVRATRA / NAURAJ/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 festivals falling on the same day.

4. The list of Restricted Holidays appended 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 but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 above, are 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’1 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’1 Fitr, Idu’1 Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

5.3 It may happen that the change of date 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 2016, Diwali (Deepavali) falls on Sunday , October 30, 2016 (Kartika 08). In certain States, the practice is to celebrate the occasion aI day in advance, i.e., on “Narakachaturdasi 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) for the Central Government, Offices in a State if in that State that day one is declared as a compulsoryf 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 Darr and Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday, as compulsory holidays. The remaining holidays / occasions may be determined by such establishments / organisations themselves for the year 2016, 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 10(Ten)) holidays of their own only after including in the list, three National Holidays and Budh Purnima, Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday, Diwali and Christmas included in the list of compulsory holidays and falling on day 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.

(A. Asholi Chalai)
Director (JCA)

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