Karnataka Central Government Holidays 2022 – Offices in Karnataka State
Central Government Holidays 2022 – Central Government Closed Holidays list and Restricted Holidays list For Central Government Offices in Karnataka
Central Government Holidays 2022 prepared by Karnataka State Central Government Welfare Coordination Committee (CGWCC) – DOPT (Department of Personnel and Training) issues a common holiday list for all Central government Employees throughout India. This Closed holidays and Restricted holidays list is issued in Three Parts
1. 14 Central Government Closed Holidays (compulsory holidays) which decided by DOPT itself every year. These closed holidays of National importance and hence it is followed throughout India for all Central Government Offices.
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI’S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU’L FITR
11. IDU’L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)
2. Three Additional Closed Holidays (compulsory Holidays) out of 12 closed holidays listed by DOPT in the Central Government Holidays List announced by each year. DOPT has issued following Office Memorandum for Central Government Holidays List 2022 in which Para 3.3 provides 12 Closed holidays out of which Central Government Welfare Coordination Committee (CGWCC) functioning in each State / State Capital will select 3 additional closing holidays for the Central Government Offices functioning in their state.
1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTI
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANT PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADAVA / 1ST NAVRATRA / NAORAZ / CHHATH POOJA / KARVA CHAUTH.
3. Two Restricted Holidays can be chosen from the list of Restricted Holidays list decided by Central Government Welfare Coordination Committee (CGWCC) functioning in each State / State Capital. This restricted holidays list is decided in such a way that the remaining 9 optional closed holidays list provided by DOPT is included in the said Restricted Holidays list prepared by Central Government Welfare Coordination Committee (CGWCC) functioning in each State / State Capital.
Checkout Central Government Holidays 2022 Office Memorandum issued by DOPT
Following the above principles, Karnataka State Central Government Welfare Coordination Committee (CGWCC) has prepared following Central Government Closed holidays 2022 and Restricted holidays 2022, which are tabulated below.
ANNEXURE -I
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices in Karnataka during the year 2022
| SI.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | Makar Sankaranti/Pongal | 14-01-2022 | Friday |
| 2 | Republic Day | 26-01-2022 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Maha Shivratri | 01-03-2022 | Tuesday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanthi | 14-04-2022 | Thursday |
| 5 | Good Friday | 15-04-2022 | Friday |
| 6 | Idu’l Fitr | 03-05-2022 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Buddha Purnima | 16-05-2022 | Monday |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | 10-07-2022 | Sunday |
| 9 | Muharram | 09-08-2022 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2022 | Monday |
| 11 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayak Chaturthi | 31-08-2022 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2022 | Sunday |
| 13 | Dussehra (Vijayadashami) | 05-10-2022 | Wednesday |
| 14 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 09-10-2022 | Sunday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 24-10-2022 | Monday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 08-11-2022 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2022 | Sunday |
ANNEXURE -II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2022 FOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN KARNATAKA
| SI.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2022 | Saturday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 09-01-2022 | Sunday |
| 3 | Lohri | 13-01-2022 | Thursday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami | 05-02-2022 | Saturday |
| 5 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 15-02-2022 | Tuesday |
| 6 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | 16-02-2022 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Shivaji Jayanti | 19-02-2022 | Saturday |
| 8 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | 26-02-2022 | Saturday |
| 9 | Holika Dahan | 17-03-2022 | Thursday |
| 10 | Holi/Dol Yatra | 18-03-2022 | Friday |
| 11 | Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/Chetti Chand | 02-04-2022 | Saturday |
| 12 | Ram Navami | 10-04-2022 | Sunday |
| 13 | Vaisakhi/Vishu/Meshadi | 14-04-2022 | Thursday |
| 14 | Vaisakhadi(Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 15-04-2022 | Friday |
| 15 | Easter Sunday | 17-04-2022 | Sunday |
| 16 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 29-04-2022 | Friday |
| 17 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | 09-05-2022 | Monday |
| 18 | Rath Yatra | 01-07-2022 | Friday |
| 19 | Raksha Bhandan | 11-08-2022 | Thursday |
| 20 | Parsi New Year’s Day/Nauraj | 16-08-2022 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Krishna Janmashtami (Smarta) | 18-08-2022 | Thursday |
| 22 | Krishna Janmashtami (Vaishnavi) | 19-08-2022 | Friday |
| 23 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 08-09-2022 | Thursday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahasaptami) | 02-10-2022 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Maha Asthami) | 03-10-2022 | Monday |
| 26 | Dussehra (Maha Navami) | 04-10-2022 | Tuesday |
| 27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 09-10-2022 | Sunday |
| 28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | 13-10-2022 | Thursday |
| 29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 24-10-2022 | Monday |
| 30 | Govardhan Puja | 25-10-2022 | Tuesday |
| 31 | Bhai Duj | 26-10-2022 | Wednesday |
| 32 | Pratihar Sashti or Surya Sashti(Chhat Puja) | 30-10-2022 | Sunday |
| 33 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2022 | Thursday |
| 34 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2022 | Saturday |
| 35 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 29-12-2022 | Thursday |