Holidays for Central Government Offices and Employees in 2018
List of Central Government Compulsory and Restricted Holidays 2018
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 below:
LIST OF HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI / NEW DELHI
| No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Friday |
| 2. | Maha Shivaratri | February 14 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Holi | March 02 | Friday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | March 29 | Thursday |
| 5. | Good Friday | March 30 | Friday |
| 6. | Buddha Purnima | April 30 | Monday |
| 7. | Idu’l Fitr | June 16 | Saturday |
| 8. | Independence day | August 15 | Wednesday |
| 9. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | August 22 | Wednesday |
| 10. | Janmashtami | September 03 | Monday |
| 11. | Muharram | September 21 | Friday |
| 12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Tuesday |
| 13. | Dussehra | October 19 | Friday |
| 14. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 07 | Wednesday |
| 15. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-eMilad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | November 21 | Wednesday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 23 | Friday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25 | Tuesday |
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2018 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT DELHI, NEW DELHI
| No | Holiday | Date | Day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January | 01 | Monday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti | January | 14 | Sunday |
| 3 | Pongal | January | 14 | Sunday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami | January | 22 | Monday |
| 5 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | January | 31 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Swami Dayananda Sarawati Jayanti | February | 10 | Saturday |
| 7 | Shivaji Jayanti | February | 19 | Monday |
| 8 | Holika Dahan/Dolyatra | March | 01 | Thursday |
| 9 | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Cheti Chand | March | 18 | Sunday |
| 10 | Ram Navami | March | 25 | Sunday |
| 11 | Easter Sunday | April | 01 | Sunday |
| 12 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | April | 01 | Sunday |
| 13 | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Mesadi | April | 14 | Saturday |
| 14 | Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April | 15 | Sunday |
| 15 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May | 09 | Wednesday |
| 16 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | June | 15 | Friday |
| 17 | Rath Yatra | July | 14 | Saturday |
| 18 | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August | 17 | Friday |
| 19 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August | 25 | Saturday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | August | 26 | Sunday |
| 21 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | September | 13 | Thursday |
| 22 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | October | 16 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) | October | 17 | Wednesday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | October | 18 | Thursday |
| 25 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October | 24 | Wednesday |
| 26 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | October | 27 | Saturday |
| 27 | Deepavali (South India) | November | 06 | Tuesday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November | 06 | Tuesday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | November | 08 | Thursday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | November | 09 | Friday |
| 31 | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) | November | 13 | Tuesday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November | 24 | Saturday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | December | 24 | Monday |
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