List of Compulsory and Restricted Holidays 2019

Central Government Holidays 2019

Central Government declared a holiday list every year for its offices and employees. Every year 14 compulsory holidays declared including three national holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day and Gandhi Jayanti) by the nodal department of Indian Govt. Another 3 holidays will be decided by the Central Government Co-Ordination Committee of respective state for giving importance of local festivals from the list of Restricted holidays.

And also the entitlement of two holidays for the employees in order to give importance to religious festivals.

Also check: Central Government Holidays List 2020

List of Gazetted Holidays for Central Government Employees – 2019

The list of Compulsory holidays for Central Government offices and its employees in the year 2019

Compulsory Holidays January 2019

• Republic Day – January 26 Saturday

Compulsory Holidays March 2019

• Holi – March 21 Thursday

Compulsory Holidays April 2019

• Vaisakhadi (Bengal) – April 15 Monday
• Mahavir Jayanti – April 17 Wednesday
• Good Friday – April 19 Friday

Compulsory Holidays May 2019

• Buddha Purnima – May 18 Saturday

Compulsory Holidays June 2019

• Idu’l Fitr – June 5 Wednesday

Compulsory Holidays August 2019

• Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid) – August 12 Monday
• Independence Day – August 15 Thursday

Compulsory Holidays September 2019

• Muharram – September 10 Tuesday

Compulsory Holidays October 2019

• Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – October 02 Wednesday
• Dussehra (Maha Navmi) (Additional) – October 07 Monday
• Dussehra – October 08 Tuesday
• Diwali (Deepavali) – October 27 Sunday

Compulsory Holidays November 2019

• Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) – November 10 Sunday
• Guru Nanak’s Birthday – November 12 Tuesday

Compulsory Holidays December 2019

• Christmas Day – December 25 Wednesday

The list of Restricted holidays for Central Government offices and its employees in the year 2019

Restricted Holidays January 2019

• New Year’s Day – January 01 Tuesday
• Lohri – January 13 Sunday
• Makar Sankranti – January 14 Monday
• Pongal – January 15 Tuesday

Restricted Holidays February 2019

• Basant Panchami Sri Panchami – February 10 Sunday
• Guru Ravidas’s Birthday – February 19 Tuesday
• Shivaji Jayanti – February 19 Tuesday

Restricted Holidays March 2019

• Swami Dayananda Jayanti – March 01 Friday
• Maha Shivaratri – March 04 Monday
• Holika Dahan – March 20 Wednesday
• Dolyatra – March 21 Thursday
• Hazarat Au’s Birthday – March 21 Thursday

Restricted Holidays April 2019

• Chaitrra Sukladi – Gudi Padava – Ugadi – Cheti Chand – April 06 Saturday
• Ram Navami (Smarta) – April 13 Saturday
• Vaiskhi-Vishu-Mesadi – April 14 Sunday
• Easter Sunday – April 21 Sunday

Restricted Holidays May 2019

• Guru Rabindranath’s birth day – May 09 Thursday
• Jamat-Ul-Vida – May 31 Friday

Restricted Holidays July 2019

• Rath Yatra – July 04 Thursday

Restricted Holidays August 2019

• Raksha Bandhan – August 15 Thursday
• Parsi New Year’s day – Nauraj – August 17 Saturday
• Janmashtami – August 24 Saturday

Restricted Holidays September 2019

• Vinayaka Chaturthi – Ganesh Chaturthi – September 02 Monday
• Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 11 Wednesday

Restricted Holidays October 2019

• Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) – October 05 Saturday
• Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) – October 06 Sunday
• Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 13 Sunday
• Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) – October 17 Thursday
• Naraka Chaturdasi – October 27 Sunday
• Govardhan Puja – October 28 Monday
• Bhai Duj – October 29 Tuesday

Restricted Holidays November 2019

• Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – November 02 Saturday
• Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24 Sunday

Restricted Holidays December 2019

• Christmas Eve – December 24 Tuesday

Holiday Calendar 2019

Holiday Calendar 2019 for Central Govt Offices and Employees

Department of Personnel and Training has notified (O.M. No.12/2/2018-JCA-2) a new list of Holidays for Central Government Offices in India on 11.7.2018.

Central Government declared 14 days as compulsory holidays and in addition to three holidays shall be decided through State Committees (CGEWCC). List of 34 days indicated as Restricted Holidays in the O.M.

We have created a simple calendar for Central Government Offices and Employees with Compulsory Holidays as indicated in Red Background Color and Restricted Holidays indicated in Green Background Color…

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List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2019 – PCA(Fys) Dt. 6.11.2018

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (FYS)
AN-IV Section
10-A, S.K.BOSE ROAD, KOLKATA: 700001

Pt. II O.O. No.1571

Date: 06/11/2018

Subject:-List of Compulsory and Restricted Holidays for the year 2019

Consequent upon the decision taken by the Central Government Employees’ Welfare Co-Ordination Committee, Kolkata, vide letter No.C.G.E.W.C.C./Kol/Holiday / 2018-1/ 669 dated 10/10/2018, Main Office including Railway Section of the Principal Controller of Accounts ( Fys), Kolkata & RTC (ER) and the Accounts Offices under CFA(Fys) BGF will observe 17 (seventeen) Compulsory holidays as in Annexure – A and 2 (two) Restricted Holidays from the list of 34 (Thirty Four) Restricted holidays as in Annexure – B for the calendar year 2019.

The date of Holidays for the Muslim Festivals may be changed on sighting of the Moon and decision to be taken by the CGEWCC, Kolkata based on the decision of the State Government in respect of ldu’l Fitr, ldu’l Zoha [Id-Uz-Zuha (Bakrid )], Muharram and Id-e-Milad.

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PRAVEEN RANJAN, IDAS)
Dy. Controller of Accounts(Fys)

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