HOLIDAYS 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA
Central Government Holidays 2020
Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committee
& Regional Sports Board, Hyderabad.
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MINUTES OF THE CGEWCC MEETING HELD ON 10.10.2019
The meeting of Central Government Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee, Hyderabad was held on 10.10.2019 in the office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana in the conference hall at 10-A, Income Tax Towers, AC Guards, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. The following Members were present at the meeting :
| Sl. No. | Name S/Shri/Smt. | Designation | Representing From | Membership |
| 1 | M MOHAN BABU, IRS | Dy. CIT (HQ) (Admn) | Income Tax Dept | Secretary |
| 2 | MANAS RANJAN BEHERA | ITO(HQ) (Welfare) | Income Tax Xept | Addl Secretary |
| 3 | KAVYANJALI DUBEY | Dy. Commandant | CISF (NISA) | Member |
| 4 | S SREENIVSA RAO | Assistant | Dept of Atomic Energy | Member |
| 5 | P PREMKUMAR | Welfare Assistant | PAG Office | Member |
| 6 | M NATARAJAN | Senior Technical Officer | CNA (DP) / Navy | Member |
| 7 | D SHANKAR BABU | Civil Technical Officer | CNA (DP) / Navy | Member |
| 8 | N.S. MUKUNDA RAO | Auditor | PAG Office | Member |
The meeting began at 4.00 PM with the welcome words by the co-ordinator of the meeting Sri. MANAS RANJAN BEHERA, TO (HQ)(Welfare), Hyderabad after a brief registration process. The items of agenda for the meeting were as under:
(i) Finalisation of Holidays to be observed in 2020 in AP & TS
(ii) Any other issue with the permission of Chair.
2. Welcoming the gathering, the Secretary Sri M MOHAN BABU, IRS, Dy. Commissioner of Income-tax (HQrs) (Admn, Hyderabad has given a brief to all the members with regard to selection of holidays from the prescribed list. He requested all the members to take a decision according to the majority of members opinion. Members have welcomed the decision of the Secretary.
3. The Department of Personnel and Training; Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance and Pensions, Government of India, has issued a Memorandum in F. No.12/1/2019-JCA-2 dated 26.06.2019 declaring 14 holidays as compulsory closed holidays to be observed in 2020 and three holidays that could be chosen out of a list of holidays given separately under para 3.1 of the letter. The members present, alter having discussions, had decided the following three holidays to be observed as compulsory closed holidays in 2020 in addition to the 14 declared by the DoPT:
(i) Makar Sankranti – 15th January, 2020 (Wednesday).
(ii) Maha Shivaratri – 21st February,2020 (Friday).
(iii) Holi – 10th March, 2020 (Tuesday).
4. It is also decided to add Two festivals specific to the states of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana to be added to the list of Restricted Holidays in view of the local importance of the festivals i.e.,
(i) Pongal / Kanuma – 15th January, 2020 (Thursday)
(ii) Bathukamma / Dussehra (Maha Saptami) – 23rd October, 2020 (Friday)
5. In case of any alteration of the above mentioned restricted holidays by the State Government of AP or TS, such alteration would be considered by the Chairman, CGEWCC. Further the committee decided that the festivals remaining alter determining three compulsory holidays mentioned at para 3.2 of DOPT’s letter should be added to the list of restricted holidays.
6. The final list of closed holidays to be observed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana during the calendar year 2020 is given as Annexure I. List of Restricted holidays to be observed is given as Annexure II.
7. Finally, Sri MANAS RANJAN BEHERA, Additional Secretary, CGEWCC, made his remarks and concluded the meeting. The coordinator informed that all future communications / circulars in respect of CGEWCC/ RSB would be updated on www.incometaxhyderabad.gov.in. All the members / representatives of various departments present at the meeting accepted for paperless communication. It was also requested that all the HODs may send their email addresses.
(N SANKARAN)
Pr. Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, AP & TS &
Chairman, CGEWCC
Hyderabad, Date: 10.10.2019
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF CLOSED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1941 | ||||
| 1 | Makar Sankranti | January 15 | Pausha 25 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Sunday |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | February 21 | Phalguna 02 | Friday |
| 4 | Holi | March 10 | Phalguna 20 | Tuesday |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
| 5 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 06 | Chaitra 17 | Monday |
| 6 | Good Friday | April 10 | Chaitra 21 | Friday |
| 7 | Budha Purnima | May 07 | Vaisakha 17 | Thursday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Fitr | May 25 | Jyaishtha 04 | Monday |
| 9 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | August 01 | Sarvana 10 | Saturday |
| 10 | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Saturday |
| 11 | Muharram | August 30 | Bhadra 08 | Sunday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra | October 25 | Kartika 03 | Sunday |
| 14 | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | October 30 | Kartika 08 | Friday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 14 | Kartika 23 | Saturday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 30 | Agrahayana 09 | Monday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Friday |
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2020 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1941 | ||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 02 | Pausha 12 | Thursday |
| 3 | Lohri | January 13 | Pausha 23 | Monday |
| 4 | Kanuma / Pongal | January 16 | Pausha 26 | Thursday |
| 5 | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | January 30 | Magha 10 | Thursday |
| 6 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 09 | Magha 20 | Sunday |
| 7 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February 18 | Magha 29 | Tuesday |
| 8 | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Wednesday |
| 9 | Maha Shivaratri | February 21 | Phalguna 02 | Friday |
| 10 | Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra | March 09 | Phalguna 19 | Monday |
| 11 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | March 09 | Phalguna 19 | Monday |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
| 12 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March 25 | Chaitra 05 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Ram Navami | April 02 | Chaitra 13 | Thursday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | April 12 | Chaitra 23 | Sunday |
| 15 | Vaisakhi/ Vishu | April 13 | Chaitra 24 | Monday |
| 16 | Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 14 | Chaitra 25 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May 08 | Vaisakha 18 | Friday |
| 18 | Jamat Ul-Vida | May 22 | Jyaishtha 01 | Friday |
| 19 | Rath Yatra | June 23 | Ashadha 02 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | August 03 | Sarvana 12 | Monday |
| 21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 11 | Sarvana 20 | Tuesday |
| 22 | Janmashtami | August 12 | Sarvana 21 | Wednesday |
| 23 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 16 | Sravana 25 | Sunday |
| 24 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | August 22 | Sravana 31 | Saturday |
| 25 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 31 | Bhadra 09 | Monday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | October 23 | Kartika 01 | Friday |
| 27 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi) (Additional) | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Saturday |
| 28 | Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerala) | October 26 | Kartika 04 | Monday |
| 29 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 31 | Kartika 09 | Saturday |
| 30 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | November 04 | Kartika 13 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Govardhan Puja | November 15 | Kartika 24 | Sunday |
| 32 | Bhai Duj | November 16 | Kartika 25 | Monday |
| 33 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | November 20 | Kartika 29 | Friday |
| 34 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Tuesday |
| 35 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 03 | Thursday |
SECRETARY – RSB & CGEWCC
