List of Holidays and Restricted Holidays 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. | 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.
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. | 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 |
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