List of Gazetted and Restricted Holidays during the year 2024 for offices of Central Government located at Gantok (Sikkim)
ANNEXURE – 1
LIST OF GAZETTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2024 FOR OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT GANGTOK (SIKKIM)
| SI. No. | Gazetted Holiday | Date | Day | SAKA ERA |
| 1945 Saka Era | ||||
| 1 | Republic Day | January, 26 | Friday | Magha 06 |
| 2* | Maha Shivratri | March, 08 | Friday | Phalguna 18 |
| 1946 Saka Era | ||||
| 3* | Holi | March, 25 | Monday | Chaitra 05 |
| 4 | Good Friday | March, 29 | Friday | Chaitra 09 |
| 5 | Idu ‘l Fitr | April, 11 | Thursday | Chaitra 22 |
| 6 | Mahavir Jayanti | April, 21 | Sunday | Vaisakha 01 |
| 7 | Buddha Pumima | May, 23 | Thursday | Jyaishtha 02 |
| 8 | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June, 17 | Monday | Jyaishtha 27 |
| 9 | Muharram | July, 17 | Wednesday | Ashadha 26 |
| 10 | Independence Day | August, 15 | Thursday | Sarvana 24 |
| 11 | Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E- Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September, 16 | Monday | Bhadra 25 |
| 12. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October, 02 | Wednesday | Asvina 10 |
| 13* | Dussehra (MahashtaIDl/Mahanavrni) | October, 11 | Friday | Asvina 19 |
| 14 | Dussehra (Vijay Dashmi) | October, 12 | Saturday | Asvina 20 |
| 15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | October, 31 | Thursday | Kartika 09 |
| 16 | Guru Nanak ‘s Birthday | November, 15 | Friday | Kartika 24 |
| 17 | Christmas day | December 25 | Wednesday | Pausha 04 |
* 3 Holidays at SI. No.- 2, 3 & 13 have been decided by the CGEWCC, Sikkim from the list of 12 holidays given at para 3.1 in compliance to G. I. Dept. of Per. & Trg., New Delhi’s Establishment (JCA) Section dated the 03rd July, 2023.
Note:
Any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idu’lFitr, Idu’lZuha , Muhurram and Id-e-Milad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the CGEWCC, Gangtok (Sikkim).
It may happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be notified at a very shott notice. In such a situation , announcement could be made through T.V. I A.LR. I Newspaper and the heads of Department I Offices of the Central Govt. may take action according to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date.
No substitute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially
declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same days per para 3.2 of DOPT, Establishment (JCA) Section dated the 03rd July, 2023.
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2024 FOR OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED AT GANGTOK (SIKKIM)
| SL No | Restricted Holidays | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1945 | ||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January, 0 1 | Pausha 1 1 | Monday |
| 2. | Lohri | January, 13 | Pausha 23 | Saturday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti | January, 14 | Pausha 24 | Sunday |
| 4. | Magha Bibu I Pongal | January, 15 | Pausha 25 | Monday |
| 5. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January, 17 | Pausha 27 | Wednesday |
| 6. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | January, 25 | Magba 05 | Thursday |
| 7. | Basanta Panchami I Shri Panchami | February, 14 | Magha 25 | Wednesday |
| 8. | Siva ji Jayanti | February, 19 | Magba 30 | Monday |
| 9. | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February, 24 | Phalguna 05 | Saturday |
| 10. | Birthday of Swami Dayanand Saraswati | March, 06 | Phalguna 16 | Wednesday |
| SAKA ERA 1946 | ||||
| 1 1. | Holika Dahan | March, 24 | Chaitra 04 | Sunday |
| 12. | Dolyatra | March, 25 | Chaitra 05 | Monday |
| 13. | Easter Sunday | March, 31 | Chaitra 11 | Sunday |
| 14. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April, 05 | Chaitra 16 | Friday |
| 15. | Chaitra Sukladi/ Gaudi Padva/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand | April, 09 | Chaitra 20 | Tuesday |
| 16. | VaisakhiNishu | April, 13 | Chaitra 24 | Saturday |
| 17. | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) Vaisakbadi (Bengal) I Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April, 14 | Chaitra 25 | Sunday |
| 18. | Ram Navami | April, 17 | Chaitra 28 | Wednesday |
| 19. | Birthday of Guru Rabindran ath ‘s Tagore | May, 08 | Vaisakha 18 | Wednesday |
| 20. | RathYatra | July, 07 | Ashadha 16 | Sunday |
| 21. | Parsi New Year’s day/ Naura j | August, 15 | Sarvana 24 | Thursday |
| 22. | Raksha Bandhan | August, 19 | Sarvana 28 | Monday |
| 23. | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | August, 26 | Bhadra 04 | Monday |
| 24. | Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi | September, 07 | Bhadra 16 | Saturday |
| 25. | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | September, 15 | Bhadra 24 | Sunday |
| 26. | Dussehra (Saptami) | October, 10 | Asvina 18 | Thursday |
| 27. | Maharishi Valmiki ‘s Birthday | October, 17 | Asvina 25 | Thursday |
| 28. | Karka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) | October, 20 | Asvina 28 | Sunday |
| 29. | Naraka Chaturdasi | October, 31 | Kartika, 09 | Thursday |
| 30. | Govardhan Puja | November, 02 | Karti ka, 11 | Saturday |
| 31. | Bhai Dui | November, 03 | Kartika, 12 | Sunday |
| 32. | Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Sashthi (Chhat Puja) | November , 07 | Kartika, 16 | Thursday |
| 33. | Guru Teg Bahadur ‘s Martyrdom Day | November , 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Sunday |
| 34. | Christmas Eve | December, 24 | Pausha, 03 | Tuesday |
Note: *Annexure III (All Public Holidays & Resticted holidays of the Government of Sikkim shall also be observed as Restricted Holidays for all the Central Government Offices located in Gangtok, Sikkim)
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