Central Government Holidays 2020 in Kolkata offices: CGEWCC Kolkata
Central Government Holidays 2020
List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2020 for Kolkata offices: CGEWCC Kolkata
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY,
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE,
KOLKATA
Aayakar Bhawan, 2nd floor,Room No.2/42,P-7,
Chowringhee Square, Kolkata-700069
NO. C.G.E.W.C.C./Kol/Holiday/2019-20/718
Dated: 17/09/2019
List of compulsory & restricted Holidays for the year 2020.
In accordance with the revised policy of the Govt.of India ( Ministry of Home Affairs, Deptt Of Personnel & Administrative Reforms), O.M.No.-9/37/82/JCA dated 11.11.1982,the working committee of the CGEWCC, Kolkata in its 116th meeting held on 17/09/2019 decided 3 (three) holidays local y (at S. Nol,2 & of para 3.1)in addition to 14 (fourteen) holidays fixed by the Ministry for the year 2020 vide F.No. 12/2/2019-JCA-2, Govt.of India, Ministry of Personnel,P.G. & Pensions, (Department of Personnel & Training), New Delhi,dated 18/06/2019. Thus the Central Govt. Offices coming under the purview of this committee who are doing “work of Secretariat Nature” will observe the under noted 17 ( Seventeen ) compulsory holidays for the Calendar year 2020 and further 2 (two) Restricted Holidays from the List of Restricted Holidays for the year 2020.
LIST OF COMPULSORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2020
| Sl.No. | Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date 2020 A.D. | Days of Week |
| 1. | Republic Day | January, 26 | Sunday |
| 2. | Basant Panchami /Sri Panchami | January, 30 | Thursday |
| 3. | Holo | March, 10 | Tuesday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | Aprl, 06 | Monday |
| s. | Good Friday | April, 10 | Friday |
| 6. | Buddha Purnima | May, 07 | Thursday |
| 7. | ld-UI·Fltr | May, 25 | Monday |
| 8. | ld-Ut-Zuha (Bakrid) | August, 01 | Saturday |
| 9. | Independence Day | August, 15 | Saturday |
| 10. | Muharram | August, 30 | Sunday |
| 11. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October, 02 | Friday |
| 12. | Dussehra(Maha Saptami)(Addional) | October, 23 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra | October, 25 | Sunday |
| 14 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birth Day Prophet Mahammad) | October. 30 | Friday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November, 14 | Saturday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November, 30 | Monday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December, 25 | Friday |
Note: Central Govt. Organizations, which include Industrial, Commercial & Training Establishment (I.e. other than doing work of Secretariat nature) would observe 16 holidays In a year out of which 3 namely, Republic Day, Independence and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday will be compulsory. The remaining Holidays / Occasions may be determined by such Establishment / Organizations themselves on year to year basis.
Also check: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2020
In deciding whether a particular Department / Establishment / Organization an Industrial, Commercial or Trading Organizations (i.e. other than those doing work of Secretariat nature) the decision may be taken by the respective Ministry I Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.
The date or Holidays for the Muslim Festivals may be changed on sighting of the Moon and decision to be taken by the CGEWCC, Kolkata based on the decision of the State Government in respect of ldu’I Fitr, ldu’I Zoha [Id -Uz-Zuha(Bakrld)], Muharram and Id -e -Milad
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2020
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | |||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January, 01 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January, 02 | Thursday |
| 3 | Lohri | January, 13 | Monday |
| 4 | Makar Sankranti/ Pongal | January, 15 | Wednesday |
| 5 | Pongal | January, 15 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s birthday | January, 23 | Thursday |
| 7 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February, 09 | Sunday |
| 8 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February, 18 | Tuesday |
| 9 | Shivaji Jayanti | February, 19 | Wednesday |
| 10 | Maha Shivaratri | February, 21 | Friday |
| 11 | Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra | March, 09 | Monday |
| 12 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | March, 09 | Monday |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | |||
| 13 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March, 25 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | April, 12 | Sunday |
| 15 | Vaisakhi/ Vishu | April, 13 | Monday |
| 16 | Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April, 14 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May, 08 | Friday |
| 18 | Jamat-ul-Vida | May, 22 | Friday |
| 19 | Rath Yatra | June, 23 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | August, 03 | Monday |
| 21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August, 11 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August, 16 | Sunday |
| 23 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | August, 22 | Saturday |
| 24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August, 31 | Monday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi)(Additional) | October, 24 | Saturday |
| 26 | Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | October, 26 | Monday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October, 31 | Saturday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | November, 04 | Wednesday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November, 14 | Saturday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | November, 15 | Sunday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | November, 16 | Monday |
| 32 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | November, 20 | Friday · |
| 33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November, 24 | Tuesday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | December, 24 | Thursday |
(BISHNUPADA MONDAL)
SECRETARY
CENTRAL GOVT. EMPLOYEES’ WELFARE
CO-ORDINATION COMMITEE, KOLKATA
