List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2016 for Kolkata as per decision taken by the Central Government Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee, Kolkata
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OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF ACCOUNTS (Fys)
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
10-A, S.K.Bose Road, Kolkata – 700 001
Pt.II O.O.No.1650
Dated: 10-12-2015
Subject: List of Compulsory & Restricted Holidays for the year 2016
Consequent upon the decision taken by the Central Government Employees welfare co-ordination committee, kolkata, main office including railway section & REC (ER) of the principal controller of accounts (Fys), Kolkata and the Accounts offices under CFA (Fys) BGF will observe 17 (Seventeen) compulsory holidays as in Annexure – A and 2 (teo) Restricted Holidays from the list of Restricted holidays as in Annexure -B for the calendar year 2016. The date of holidays for the muslim festivals may be changed on sighting of the moon and decision to be taken by the state Government.
(Vidhu Aggarwal)
Asstt. Controller of Accounts (Fys)
ANNEXURE-A
LIST OF COMPULSORY HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2016
| Sl. No. | Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date 2016 A.D. | Saka Date 1937 Saka Era | Day of the Week |
| 1. | Republic Day | January, 26 | Magha, 06 | Tuesday |
| 2. | Basant Panchami/Sri Panchmi | February, 12 | Magha, 23 | Friday |
| 1938-Saka Era | ||||
| 3. | Holi | March, 24 | Chaitra, 04 | Thursday |
| 4. | Good Friday | March, 25 | Chaitra, 05 | Friday |
| 5. | Mahavir Jayanti | April, 20 | Chaitra, 31 | Wednesday |
| 6. | Buddha Purnima | May, 21 | Visakha, 31 | Saturday |
| 7. | Idu’l Fitr | July, 06 | Ashadha, 15 | Wednesday |
| 8. | Independence Day | August, 15 | Sravana, 24 | Monday |
| 9. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | September, 12 | Bhadra, 21 | Monday |
| 10. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Day | October, 02 | Asvina, 10 | Sunday |
| 11. | Addl. Day for Dussehra (Maha Navmi) | October, 10 | Asvina, 18 | Monday |
| 12. | Dussehra | October, 11 | Asvina, 19 | Tuesday |
| 13. | Muharram | October, 12 | Asvina, 20 | Wednesday |
| 14. | Diwali (Deepavali) | October, 30 | Kartika, 08 | Sunday |
| 15. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November, 14 | Kartika, 23 | Monday |
| 16. | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | December, 13 | Agrahayana, 22 | Tuesday |
| 17. | Chirstmas Day | December, 25 | Pausha, 04 | Sunday |
ANNEXURE – B
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2016
| Sl. No. | Restricted Holidays & Connected Festivals | Month & Date 2016 A.D. | Saka Date 1937 Saka Era | Day of the Week |
| 1. | New Years Day | January, 01 | Pausha, 11 | Friday |
| 2. | Makar Sankranti, Magha Bihu (Assam) | January, 14 | Pausha, 24 | Thursday |
| 3. | Pongal | January, 15 | Pausha, 25 | Friday |
| 4. | Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday | January, 16 | Pausha, 26 | Saturday |
| 5. | Fateha Yaz Dahum (Giarween Sharif) | January, 22 | Magha, 02 | Friday |
| 6. | Netaji’s Birthday | January, 23 | Magha, 03 | Saturday |
| 7. | Guru Ravidas’s Birth Day | February, 22 | Phalguna, 03 | Monday |
| 8. | Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s Jayanti | March, 04 | Phalguna, 14 | Friday |
| 9. | Maha Shivaratri | March, 07 | Phalguna, 17 | Monday |
| 10. | Birthday of Sri Ramkrishna | March, 10 | Phalguna, 20 | Thrusday |
| 1938, Saka Era | ||||
| 11. | Indian New Year’s Day | March, 21 | Chaitra 01 | Monday |
| 12. | Holika Dahan/ Dolyatra | March, 23 | Chaitra, 03 | Wednesday |
| 13. | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday/Masadi/Vishu/Vaisakhi | April, 14 | Chaitra, 25 | Thursday |
| 14. | Ram Navami | April, 15 | Chaitra, 26 | Friday |
| 15. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | April, 21 | Vaisakha, 01 | Thursday |
| 16. | Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore | May, 08 | Vaisakha, 18 | Sunday |
| 17. | Sab-E-Barat | May, 23 | Jyaistha, 02 | Monday |
| 18. | Jamatri Sasthi (Bengal) | June, 10 | Jyaistha, 20 | Friday |
| 19. | Jamat-ul-Vida | July, 01 | Ashadha, 10 | Friday |
| 20. | Sub-E-Qdar | July, 03 | Ashadha, 12 | Sunday |
| 21. | Rathayatra | July, 06 | Ashadha, 15 | Wednesday |
| 22. | Naga Panchami | August, 07 | Sravana, 16 | Sunday |
| 23. | Parsi New Year | August, 17 | Sravana, 26 | Wednesday |
| 24. | Raksha Bandhan/Amar Nath Yatra | August, 18 | Sarvana, 27 | Thursday |
| 25. | Janmashtami | August, 25 | Bhadra, 03 | Thursday |
| 26. | Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesh Chaturthi | September, 05 | Bhadra, 14 | Monday |
| 27. | Onam or Thiru Onam | September, 14 | Bhadra, 23 | Wednesday |
| 28. | Vishwkarma Puja | September, 16 | Bhadra, 25 | Wednesday |
| 29. | Mahalaya Amavasya | September, 30 | Asvina, 08 | Sunday |
| 30. | Durga Puja (Mahasaptami Bengal) | October, 08 | Asvina, 16 | Saturday |
| 31. | Durga Puja (Maha Ashtami Bengal) | October, 09 | Asvina, 17 | Sunday |
| 32. | Kojagari Lakshmi Puja | October, 15 | Asvina, 23 | Saturday |
| 33. | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October, 16 | Asvina, 24 | Sunday |
| 34. | Dipavali | October, 29 | Kartika, 07 | Saturday |
| 35. | Govardhan Puja | October, 31 | Kartika, 09 | Monday |
| 36. | Bhai Duj/Bhatri Dwitiya (Bengal) | November, 01 | Kartika, 10 | Tuesday |
| 37. | Chhat | November, 06 | Kartika, 15 | Sunday |
| 38. | Jagadhatri Puja | November, 09 | Kartika, 18 | Wednesday |
| 39. | Pushkar Fair | November, 14 | Kartika, 23 | Monday |
| 40. | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November, 24 | Agrahayana, 03 | Thursday |
| 41. | Christmas Eve | December, 24 | Pausha, 03 | Saturday |
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