As per the existing policy, the Central
Government Administrative Offices observe up to 17 holidays in a year on
specified occasions which consist of 3 National Holidays (on 26th January, 15th
August and 2nd October) and 14 other holidays to celebrate festivals of
different regions/religion in a diverse country like India.
At present there is no proposal under
consideration of the Government to curtail the public holidays for government
employees.
This was stated by the Minister of State for
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in Prime
Minister’s office Dr. Jitendra Singh in a written reply to a question by Shri
S. Thangavelu in the Rajya Sabha today.
Source : PIB
