Central Government Holidays 2020 for Offices in Kerala

ByVinotha Tilak
Union Territory Holidays 2020 For Offices In Dadra and Nagar Haveli

List of Holidays and Restricted Holidays to be observed by Central Government Offices in Kerala during the year 2020 – CGEWCC Thiruvananthapuram

THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WELFARE
CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

(GOVERNMENT OF INDIA. MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS)
(DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (G&SSA), KERALA, STATUE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — 695001

No. CGEWCC/Holidays-2020
Date : 11.11.2019

To,
All Central Government (Offices in Kerala, (which includes
All Member Offices of CGEWCC, Thiruvananthapuram)

Sir,

Sub: List of Holidays and Restricted Holidays to be observed by Central Government Offices in Kerala during the year 2020 — reg

Kind reference is invited to meeting of Central Government Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee (CGEWCC), Thiruvananthapuram held on 08 Nov 2019.

The approved list of Holidays and Restricted Holidays to be observed by Central Government Offices in Kerala during the year placed as Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

Yours faithfully,

(C. Unnikrishnan)

Secretary-cum- Treasurer
CGWECC, Thiruvananthapuram

Annexure-I

Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices in Kerala during the year 2020

S.No.HolidayDateSaka DateDay
1##Makar Sankranti/ PongalJanuary 15Pausha 25Wednesday
2Republic DayJanuary 26Magha 06Sunday
3##Maha ShivaratriFebruary 21Phalguna 02Friday
4Mahavir JayantiApril 06Chaitra 17Monday
5Good FridayApril 10Chaitra 21Friday
6Budha PurnimaMay 07Vaisakha 17Thursday
7*Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan)May 24Jyaishtha 03Sunday
8*Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)July 31Sarvana 09Friday
9Independence DayAugust 15Sarvana 24Saturday
10*MuharramAugust 29Bhadra 08Saturday
11## Thiru OnamAugust 31Bhadra 09Monday
12Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Gandhi Jayanthi)October 02Asvina 10Friday
13Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi)October 25Kartika 03Sunday
14* Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad or Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)October 30Kartika 08Friday
15Diwali (Deepavali)November 14Kartika 23Saturday
16Guru Nanak’s BirthdayNovember 30Agrahayana 09Monday
17Christmas DayDecember 25Pausha 04Friday

* Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
## – Selected from the list, other than 14 compulsory holidays.

The dates for the four holidays of Idu’l Fitr (Ramzan) on May/24, Idu’l Zuha (Bakrid) on July/31, Muharram on August/29 and Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad/Milad-i-Sherif [Birthday of Prophet Mohammed] on October/29 have been adopted from the State List. If the State Government changes any of these holidays, only the Changed Date will be observed as a Holiday for Central Government Offices in Kerala. If the change of dates. on any of the above occasions, is notified at very short notice through TV/AIR/Newspaper, by State Government, the same can be taken as authority for such change, without waiting for a separate notification by CGEWCC, Thiruvananthapuram.

Annexure-II

List of Restricted Holidays during the year 2020

S.No.HolidayDateSaka DateDay
SAKA ERA 1941
1New Year’s DayJanuary 01Pausha 11Wednesday
2Guru Gobind Singh’s BirthdayJanuary 02Pausha 12Thursday
3LohriJanuary 13Pausha 23Monday
4Basant Panchami/ Sri PanchamiJanuary 30Magha 10Thursday
5Guru Ravidas’s BirthdayFebruary 09Magha 20Sunday
6Swami Dayananda Saraswati JayantiFebruary 18Magha 29Tuesday
7Shivaji JayantiFebruary 19Magha 30Wednesday
8Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra/ Hazarat Ali’s BirthdayMarch 09Phalguna 19Monday
9HoliMarch 10Phalguna 20Tuesday
10Ayaa Vaikunda Swami JayanthiMarch 12Phalguna 22Thursday
SAKA ERA 1942
11Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti ChandMarch 25Chaitra 05Wednesday
12Ram NavamiApril 02Chaitra 13Thursday
13Maundy ThursdayApril 09Chaitra 20Thursday
14Easter SundayApril 12Chaitra 23Sunday
15VaisakhiApril 13Chaitra 24Monday
16 Vishu/ Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) /Dr. B.R. Amedkar JayanthiApril 14Chaitra 25Tuesday
17May DayMay 01Vaishakha 11Friday
18Guru Rabindranath’s BirthdayMay 08Vaisakha 18Friday
19Jamat ul-VidaMay 22Jyaishtha 01Friday
20Rath YatraJune 23Ashadha 02Tuesday
21Karkkadaka VaavuJuly 20Ashadha 29Monday
22Aayani Avittom / Raksha BandhanAugust 03Sarvana 12Monday
23Janmashtami (Smarta)August 11Sarvana 20Tuesday
24JanmashtamiAugust 12Sarvana 21Wednesday
25Parsi New Year’s day/ NaurajAugust 16Sravana 25Sunday
26Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh ChaturthiAugust 22Sravana 31Saturday
27Ayaan Kali JayanthiAugust 28Bhadra 6Friday
28First OnamAugust 30Bhadra 08Sunday
29Third OnamSeptember 01Bhadra 10Tuesday
30Fourth Onam/ Sree Narayana Guru JayanthiSeptember 02Bhadra 11Wednesday
31Sreekrishna JayanthiSeptember 10Bhadra 19Thursday
32Vishwakarma DaySeptember 17Bhadra 26Thursday
33Sree Narayna Guru Samadhi DaySeptember 21Bhadra 30Monday
34Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional)October 23Kartika 01Friday
35Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi)(Additional)October 24Kartika 02Saturday
36Maharishi Valmiki’s BirthdayOctober 31Kartika 09Saturday
37Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth)November 04Kartika 13Wednesday
38Naraka ChaturdasiNovember 14Kartika 23Saturday
39Govardhan PujaNovember 15Kartika 24Sunday
40Bhai DujNovember 16Kartika 25Monday
41Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja)November 20Kartika 29Friday ·
42Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom DayNovember 24Agrahayana 03Tuesday
43Christmas EveDecember 24Pausha 03Thursday
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