Central Government Holiday List 2020 Kerala
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.
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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
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Annexure-I
Holidays to be observed in Central Government Offices in Kerala during the year 2020
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1 | Makar Sankranti/ Pongal | January 15 | Pausha 25 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Sunday |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | February 21 | Phalguna 02 | Friday |
| 4 | Mahavir Jayanti | April 06 | Chaitra 17 | Monday |
| 5 | Good Friday | April 10 | Chaitra 21 | Friday |
| 6 | Budha Purnima | May 07 | Vaisakha 17 | Thursday |
| 7 | *Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) | May 24 | Jyaishtha 03 | Sunday |
| 8 | *Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | July 31 | Sarvana 09 | Friday |
| 9 | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Saturday |
| 10 | *Muharram | August 29 | Bhadra 08 | Saturday |
| 11 | Thiru Onam | August 31 | Bhadra 09 | Monday |
| 12 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday (Gandhi Jayanthi) | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Friday |
| 13 | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | October 25 | Kartika 03 | Sunday |
| 14 | * Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad or Milad-i-Sherif (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | October 30 | Kartika 08 | Friday |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 14 | Kartika 23 | Saturday |
| 16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 30 | Agrahayana 09 | Monday |
| 17 | Christmas Day | December 25 | Pausha 04 | Friday |
* Subject to change depending on the sighting of the moon.
## – Selected from the list, other than 14 compulsory holidays.
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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
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| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1941 | ||||
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 02 | Pausha 12 | Thursday |
| 3 | Lohri | January 13 | Pausha 23 | Monday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | January 30 | Magha 10 | Thursday |
| 5 | Guru Ravidas’s Birthday | February 09 | Magha 20 | Sunday |
| 6 | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | February 18 | Magha 29 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Wednesday |
| 8 | Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra/ Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | March 09 | Phalguna 19 | Monday |
| 9 | Holi | March 10 | Phalguna 20 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Ayaa Vaikunda Swami Jayanthi | March 12 | Phalguna 22 | Thursday |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
| 11 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March 25 | Chaitra 05 | Wednesday |
| 12 | Ram Navami | April 02 | Chaitra 13 | Thursday |
| 13 | Maundy Thursday | April 09 | Chaitra 20 | Thursday |
| 14 | Easter Sunday | April 12 | Chaitra 23 | Sunday |
| 15 | Vaisakhi | April 13 | Chaitra 24 | Monday |
| 16 | Vishu/ Mesadi/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) /Dr. B.R. Amedkar Jayanthi | April 14 | Chaitra 25 | Tuesday |
| 17 | May Day | May 01 | Vaishakha 11 | Friday |
| 18 | Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday | May 08 | Vaisakha 18 | Friday |
| 19 | Jamat ul-Vida | May 22 | Jyaishtha 01 | Friday |
| 20 | Rath Yatra | June 23 | Ashadha 02 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Karkkadaka Vaavu | July 20 | Ashadha 29 | Monday |
| 22 | Aayani Avittom / Raksha Bandhan | August 03 | Sarvana 12 | Monday |
| 23 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 11 | Sarvana 20 | Tuesday |
| 24 | Janmashtami | August 12 | Sarvana 21 | Wednesday |
| 25 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | August 16 | Sravana 25 | Sunday |
| 26 | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | August 22 | Sravana 31 | Saturday |
| 27 | Ayaan Kali Jayanthi | August 28 | Bhadra 6 | Friday |
| 28 | First Onam | August 30 | Bhadra 08 | Sunday |
| 29 | Third Onam | September 01 | Bhadra 10 | Tuesday |
| 30 | Fourth Onam/ Sree Narayana Guru Jayanthi | September 02 | Bhadra 11 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Sreekrishna Jayanthi | September 10 | Bhadra 19 | Thursday |
| 32 | Vishwakarma Day | September 17 | Bhadra 26 | Thursday |
| 33 | Sree Narayna Guru Samadhi Day | September 21 | Bhadra 30 | Monday |
| 34 | Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) | October 23 | Kartika 01 | Friday |
| 35 | Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi)(Additional) | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Saturday |
| 36 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 31 | Kartika 09 | Saturday |
| 37 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | November 04 | Kartika 13 | Wednesday |
| 38 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 14 | Kartika 23 | Saturday |
| 39 | Govardhan Puja | November 15 | Kartika 24 | Sunday |
| 40 | Bhai Duj | November 16 | Kartika 25 | Monday |
| 41 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhath Puja) | November 20 | Kartika 29 | Friday · |
| 42 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Tuesday |
| 43 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 03 | Thursday |
Government of Kerala Holiday List 2020 pdf
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