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DoP order on holidays to be observed during the year 2023

No. 21-01/2022-PE-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Establishment Division

Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated 18th August, 2022

To,

All Chief Postmasters General

SUB: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023-reg.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel & Training OM No. 12/5/2022-JCA dated. 16th June, 2022 on the subject cited above.

It is requested to bring the aforesaid OM to the notice of all concerned.

(Sapna)
Assistant Director General (Estt. )\

Refer: Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices during the year 2023

S.No.	Holiday	Date	Saka Date	Day
1944 SAKA ERA
1.	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Thursday
2.	Holi	March 08	Phalguna 17	Wednesday
1945 SAKA ERA
3.	Ram Navami	March 30	Chaitra 09	Thursday
4.	Mahavir Jayanti	April 04	Chaitra 14	Thuesday
5.	Good Friday	April 07	Chaitra 17	Friday
6.	Id-ul-Fitr	April 22	Vaisakha 02	Saturday
7.	Budha Purnima	May 05	Vaisakha 15	Friday
8.	Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	June 29	Ashadha 08	Thursday
9.	Muharram	July 29	Sarvana 07	Saturday
10.	Independence Day	August 15	Sarvana 24	Tuesday
11.	Janmashtami (Vaishnava)	September 07	Bhadra 16	Thursday
12.	Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)	September 28	Asvina 06	Thursday
13.	Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday	October 02	Asvina 10	Monday
14.	Dussehra	October 24	Kartika 02	Tuesday
15.	Diwali (Deepavali)	November 12	Kartika 21	Sunday
16.	Guru Nanak’s Birthday	November 27	Agarhayana 06	Monday
17.	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausha 04	Monday

Restricted Holidays for Central Government Employees during the year 2023

S.No.		Holiday	Date		Saka Date		Day
SAKA ERA 1944
1.		New Year’s Day	January	01	Pausha	11	Sunday
2.		Makar Sankranti/ Magha/ Bihu /	January	14	Pausha	24	Saturday
3.		Pongal	January	15	Pausha	25	Sunday
4.		Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami	January	26	Magha	06	Saturday
5.		Hazarat Ali’s Birthday	February	05	Magha	16	Sunday
6.		Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati	February	15	Magha	26	Wednesday
7.		Maha Shivratri	February	18	Magha	29	Saturday
8.		Shiva ji Jayanti	February	19	Magha	30	Sunday
9.		Holika Dahan, dolyatra	March	07	Phalguna	16	Tuesday
SAKA ERA 1945
10.	Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi/ Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand		March	22	Chaitra	01	Wednesday
11.	Easter Sunday		April	09	Chaitra	19	Sunday
12.	Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi		April	14	Chaitra	24	Friday
13.	Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam)		April	15	Chaitra	25	Saturday
14.	Jamat-Ul-Vida		April	21	Vaisakha	01	Friday
15.	Birthday of Guru Rabindranath’s		May	09	Vaisakha	19	Tuesday

S.No.	Holiday	Date		Saka Date		Day
16.	Rath Yatra	June	20	Jyaishtha	30	Tuesday
17.	Raksha Bandhan	August	11	Sarvana	20	Thursday
18.	Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj	August	16	Sravana	25	Wednesday
19.	Onam or Thiru Onam Day	August	29	Bhadra	07	Tuesday
20.	Raksha Bandhan	August	30	Bhadra	08	Wednesday
21.	Janmashtami (Samarta)	September	06	Bhadra	15	Wednesday
22.	Ganesh Chaturthi	September	19	Bhadra	28	Tuesday
23.	Dussehra (Saptami)	October	21	Asvina	29	Saturday
24.	Dussehra (Mahashtami)	October	22	Asvina	30	Sunday
25.	Dussehra (Mahanavmi)	October	23	Kartika	01	Monday
26.	Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday	October	28	Kartika	06	Saturday
27.	Karaka Chaturthi (KarwaChouth)	November	01	Kartika	10	Wednesday
28.	Naraka Chaturdasi	November	12	Kartika	21	Sunday
29.	Govardhan Puja	November	13	Kartika	22	Monday
30.	Bhai Duj	November	15	Kartika	24	Wednesday
31.	PratiharShashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)	November	19	Kartika	28	Sunday
32.	Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day	November	24	Agrahayana	03	Friday
33.	Christmas Eve	December	24	Pausha	03	Sunday