Central Government Employees Holidays List 2024: There is an update regarding the holidays to be given to central employees in the new year. The government has released the calendar for the holidays of central employees for the new year 2024. Modi government has given the option of 14 compulsory holidays along with 2 optional holidays to the central employees.
Central Government Employees Holidays List 2024: There is an update regarding the holidays to be given to central employees in the new year. The government has released the calendar for the holidays of central employees for the new year 2024. Modi government has given the option of 14 compulsory holidays along with 2 optional holidays to the central employees. For this, an order has been issued by DOPT.
Holiday calendar of central employees released
In the year 2024, holidays given in the order will be available in all the central government offices in Delhi and New Delhi. Apart from this, every employee will be allowed to take any 2 holidays in the given list as optional holiday. There has been no change in the dates of holidays of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Eid-e-Milad for Delhi and New Delhi offices. This will depend on the visibility of the moon.
Compulsory holidays
Apart from the three holidays, these holidays will be celebrated compulsorily in the central government offices.
Republic Day
Independence Day
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday
Buddha Purnima
Xmas day
Dussehra (Vijay Dashami)
Diwali (Deepavali)
Good Friday
Guru Nanak’s birthday
Eid
Eidul Juha
Mahavir Jayanti
muharram
Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Eid-e-Milad)
These are 12 optional holidays
Holi
Janmashtami
Ram Navami
Maha Shivratri
Ganesh Chaturthi/Vinayak Chaturthi
makar sankranti
chariot festival
Onam
Pongal
Shri Panchami/Basant Panchami
Vishu / Vaisakhi / Vaisakhadi / Bhag Bihu / Mashadi Ugadi /
Chaitra Shukladi/Chet! Moon/Gudi Padwa/First Navratri/
Chhath Puja/Karva Chauth.
Gadgeted Holidays
Republic Day 26 January
Holi 25 March Chaitra 05 Monday
29 March Good Friday
Eid-ul-Fitr 11 April
Ram Navami 17 April
Mahavir Jayanti 21 April
Buddha Purnima 23 May
Eid-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 17 June
Muharram 17th July
Independence Day 15th August
Janmashtami (Vaishnav) 26 August
Milad-un-Nabi or Eid-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) 16 September
Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday 02 October
Dussehra 12 October
Diwali (Deepawali) 31 October
Guru Nanak Jayanti 15 November
Christmas Day 25th December
