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
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 |
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 |
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