Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function during January, 2023: DOPT

Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function during January, 2023: DOPT OM dated 11.01.2023

No.16/3/2023-JCA
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)
Establishment (JCA) Section

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 11th January, 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Early Closure of Offices in connection with Republic Day Parade/Beating Retreat Ceremony/At Home Function during January, 2023 – regarding.

In connection with arrangements for the Republic Day Parade/ Beating Retreat Ceremony/ At Home Function, 2023, the following has been decided:

i. For full dress rehearsal on 23.01.2023, the Government offices located in the buildings at Annexure-A, shall be closed at 1830 hours on 22.01.2023, and such closure will continue till 1300 hours on 23.01.2023 to facilitate anti-sabotage checks.

ii. The Government offices located in the buildings, indicated at Annexure-A, shall remain closed from 1300 hours, onward on 25.01.2023 for Republic Day Parade. The exercise/arrangement will continue till 1300 hours on 26.01.2023.

iii. The buildings, as indicated at Annexure-B, will be sealed for ‘At Home Function’ on 26.01.2023 and shall remain closed on that date till 1930 hours.

iv. The buildings indicated at Annexure-D, shall remain closed on 28.01.2023 from 1600 hours to 1930 hours for a special show of Beating Retreat Ceremony.

v. The buildings indicated at Annexure-C shall be closed at 1200 noon for thorough anti-sabotage check on 29.01.2023, which will continue till 1930 hours of the same date.

2. The above arrangements may please be brought to the notice of all concerned.

3. Hindi version will follow.

Encl.: As above

(Sitansu Mohan Routray)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

Source: DOPT