HOLIDAYS IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN 2020

List of Holidays 2020 for Central Government Departments declared by Govt. of India

Look Here for Gazetted and Restricted Holidays List for 2020 in Central Government Offices

As this is the end of the calendar year 2019 and new year is approaching,  list of holidays declared by Central Government  for offices of Central Government for the year 2020 is being given for quick look for future planning.

Reference O.M. F.No. 12/1/2019-JCA-2 Dated 18.06.2019 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training), New Delhi.

Main Paragraphs of O.M. dated 18.06.2019

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 of Office Memorandum dated 18.06.2019.

1.      REPUBLIC DAY

2.      INDEPENDENCE DAY

3.      MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY

4.      BUDDHA PURNIMA

5.      CHRISTMAS DAY

6.      DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)

7.      DIWALI IDEEPAVALI)

8.      GOOD FRIDAY

9.      GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY

10.  IDU’L FITR

11.  IDU’L ZUHA

12.  MAHAVIR JAYANTI

13.  MUHARRAM

14.  PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

 

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3.1 In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays as given 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.

1.      AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA

2.      HOLI

3.      JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)

4.      RAM NAVAMI

5.      MAHA SHIVRATRI

6.      GANESH CHATURTHI – VINAYAK CHATURTHI

7.      MAKAR SAKARANTI

8.      RATH YATRA

9.      ONAM

10.    PONGAL

11.    SRI PANCHAMI – BASANT PANCHAMI

12.    VISHU, VAISAKHI, VAISAKHADI, BHAG BIHU,      MASHADI UGADI, CHAITRA SUKLADI, CHETI CHAND, GUDI PADAVA, 1st NAVRATRA, NAORAJ / CHHATH POOJA / KARVA CHAUTH.

List of Gazetted Holidays and Restricted Holidays in 2020 for Central Government Departments declared by Govt. of India

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Seniority Cannot Be Claimed when the Incumbent has not even been borne in the cadre: Supreme Court of India

Seniority Cannot Be Claimed when the Incumbent has not even been borne in the cadre: Supreme Court of India

Seniority Cannot Be Claimed when the Incumbent has not even been borne in the cadre.  It has been held by the Supreme Court of India in the case of  K. Meghachandra Singh vs Ningam Siro on 19 November, 2019 by the Supreme Court of India in CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 8838   OF 2019 arising out of SLP(C) No(s).17007 of 2019  CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 8836-8837 OF 2019 (Arising out of SLP(C) No(s). 19568-19569 of 2019.

In an important Judgment Delivered by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in matters pertain to an inter-se seniority dispute in the Manipur Police Service Grade II Officers, Supreme Court held that Seniority Cannot Be Claimed From A Date When the Incumbent was Not Borne In Service. Salient Points of the Judgement :

“The seniority cannot be reckoned from the date of occurrence of the vacancy and cannot be given retrospectively unless it is so expressly provided by the relevant service rules. It is so because seniority cannot be given on retrospective basis when an employee has not even been borne in the cadre and by doing so it may adversely affect the employees who have been appointed validly in the meantime.”

“At this stage, we must also emphasize that the Court in N. R. Parmar (Supra) need not have observed that the selected candidate cannot be blamed for administrative delay and the gap between initiation of process and appointment. Such observation is fallacious in as much as none can be identified as being a selected candidate on the date when the process of recruitment had commenced. On that day, a body of persons aspiring to be appointed to the vacancy intended for direct recruits was not in existence. The persons who might respond to an advertisement cannot  have any service-related rights, not to talk of right to have their seniority counted from the date of the advertisement. In other words, only on completion of the process, the applicant morphs into a selected candidate and, therefore, unnecessary observation was made in N. R. Parmar (Supra) to the effect that the selected candidate cannot be blamed for the administrative delay. In the same context, we may usefully refer to the ratio in vs. Shankarsan Dash Vs. Union of India, where it was held even upon empanelment, an appointee does not acquire any right.”

“In view of the foregoing, the orders of the High Court in the Writ Petition and the Writ Appeal are upheld. The State of Manipur is accordingly directed to prepare a revised inter-se seniority list in the MPS Grade-II cadre in light of the above discussion  and the High Court’s Orders. This shall be done within 8 weeks from today. All consequential actions will follow from this judgment. It is ordered accordingly.”

Source: indiankanoon.org

Dopt Clarification Closed Holidays for the Year 2020 regarding Date for Dusshera Holiday

Dopt Clarifies Closed Holidays for the Year 2020 regarding Date for Dusshera Holiday

F. No.12/1/2019-JCA2
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, PG & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 20th December, 2019

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Closed Holidays for the year 2020 — Date for Dusshera regarding.

In continuation of this Department’s OM of even number dated 18-6-2019 circulating therewith List of holidays for the year 2020, the undersigned is directed to state that some Central Government Employees Coordination Committees located in different States have sent representations for change in the date of Dusshera (Vijaya Dasami) holiday on 26-10-2020 (Monday) instead of 25-10-2020 (Sunday) in their States.

2. It is hereby informed that the decision of CGEWCCs located in different States, to declare Dussehra as closed holiday for the Central Govt. Offices on 26-10-2020 (Monday), is not in accordance with the holiday policy of the Government of India. However, Restricted Holiday on 26-10-2020 (Monday) for Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) can be celebrated by the Central Government Offices, as specifically mentioned in DoPT’s OM No.12/1/2019/JCA 2 dated 18.06.2019, at para 3.1 that “no change of dates is permissible in regard to festivals and dates indicated”.

3. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

(Jugal Singh)
Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India
Ph: 23092338

Copy to

1.     All Ministries/ Departments of Government of India.

2.     UPSC/CVC/C&AG/PMO/Lok Sabha Secretariat/Rajya Sabha Secretariat / President’s Secretariat / Vice-President’s Secretariat / Supreme Court / High Court of the States / Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench / Election Commission of India / Minorities Commission / National Human Rights Commission / Central Information Commission/National Commission for Women/National Commission for SC/NCST/NCBC.

3.     All attached and subordinate offices of Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions.

4.     Secretary, Staff Side, National Council (JCM), 13-C, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi.

5.     All Staff Side Members of the National Council (JCM).

6.     All Staff Side Members of the Departmental Council (JCM),Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions.

7.     Chairman/Secretaries, Central Government Employees Welfare Coordination Committees (As per updated list from Welfare Section).

8.     PS to Cabinet Secretary.

9.     Deputy Secretary (Coordination), Delhi Govt. Secretariat, I.G. Stadium, I.T.O., New Delhi.

10. The Manager (Store), Government of India, Forms Store, 166 Lenin Saral, Kolkata

 

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