CORPORATE OFFICE: una ter Fra fates 5th Floor (tea Freer 5) Telecom Establishment (TE) Section BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED Establishment Branch {A Govt of ria Erierprise) No, 3-1/2010-TE . Dated: ae .06.2017 To, All Heads of Telecom Circles! All Heads of Metro Districts! All Heads of Administrative Units. BSNL Subject: Holidays to be observed in BSNL Offices during the year 2018- reg. In aocordanca with Ministy of Personnal, Pubic Grievances & Pensions (Dept. of Personnel & Training) ©.M, No. 12(3/2017-JCA-2 dated 14° June, 2017, it has been dackied by the Competent Authority thal the hoidays as specified in the Annexure -4 to this ©.M. will ba observed in all the BSNL Offices located at Delhi / New Delhi during the year 2018. In addition, each employee will also be allowed to avail himseliffherself of any two holidays to be chosen by himyher out of the list of Restricted Holidays n Annexure «I 2. BSNL Administrative Offices located cutside Delhi / New Delhi shall observe the following holidays compulsorily in addition to three holidays as per para 3.1 below: 4, REPUBLIC DAY 2. INDEPENDENCE DAY 3. MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY 4, BUDDHA PURNIMA 5. CHRISTMAS DAY 6. DUSSEHRA (VJAY DASHMI) 7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI) 8, GOOD FRIDAY 9, GURU NANAK‘'S BIRTHDAY 10.IDU'L FITR 44, IDU'L ZUHA 12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI 413. MUHARRAM 14, PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (D-E-MILAD) 3.1. In addition to the above 14 Compulsory holidays mentionad in para 2, three holidays shall be decided from the list indicated below by the Circle Heads of Tartterial Circles in consultation with the Circle Staff Weltare Board and the fepresentatve Union and keeping in view the recommendation of the Central Government Employees Coordination ‘Committee in the State Capitals. The fina list applicable uniformly to al BSNL offices within the teritoral jurisdiction of the concemed State shall be notified accordingly and a copy endorsed to the Corporate Office within a periad of 4 weeks of issue af thi letier and n.change can be carried out thereafter. I is also clarified that no change is permissible in regard to festivals and dates as indicated. Tega & Corporss Ofer Bharat Sanchar Btwn, H.C, Math Lane Janpath New Dei 1001 Corporat Wemity Namber{CIN) U74899B1. 2000601107799 ee far Damo i‘CORPORATE OFFICE: und tan Fre fates 5th Floor 7 (SFU ATER BH) Telecom Establishment (TE) Section BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED Establishment Branch (Gout of inks Enterprise) 1, AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA 2. HOU 3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI) 4. RAM NAVAMI §. MAHA SHIVRATRI 6. GANESH CHATURTHI/ VINAYAK CHATURTHI 7. MAKAR SANKARANTI RATH YATRA ONAM 10. PONGAL 41, SRI PANCHAMI | BASANT PANCHAML 42. VISHU / VAISAKHI | VAISAKHADI | BHAG BIHU ! MASHADI UGADI / CHAITRA SUKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDIPADAVA! 1*" NAVRATRA/ NAURAZ | CHHATH POOJA! KARVA CHALITH, 3.2 _ No substtute holiday should be allowed if any of the festival holidays initially declared subsequently happens to fall on a weekiy off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festval fang on the same day. 4, The list of Restricted Holidays appended to'this O.M. is meant for BSNL Offices located in Delhi / New Delhi, The Heads of Territorial Circle in consultation with the Circle Staff Welfare Board and the representative Union and keeping in view the recommendations of the Central Government Employees Co-ordination Committee in the State Capitals may draw up separate ist of Restricted Holidays keeping in view the occasions Of local importance but the 9 occasions left over, after choosing the 3 variable holidays in para 3.1 abave, are to be included in the list of restricted holidays, 5.1 For offiass in Delhi / New Delhi, any change in the date of holidays in respect of Idul Fir. Idu'l Zuha, Muharram and |d-e-Miad, if necessary, depending upon sighting of the Moon, would be declared by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions after ascertaining the position ftom the Govi, of NGT of Delhi (OCP, Special Branch, Delhi Police), 5.2 _ For offices oulside Delhi / New Delhi, the Heads of Territorial Circles are authorized to change the date of haliday, lf neoeasary, based on the decision of the conoamed Stale Governments / Union Territories, in respect of du! itr, Idu' Zuha, Muharram and Id-6-Milad, 5.3 Itmay happen that the change of date of the above occasions has to be declared at a very short notice. In Such @ situation, announcement could be made through T.V, JAL.R. / Newspapers and the Heads of Territorial Circles may take action accerding to such an announcement without waiting for a formal order, about the change of date. ‘6 In-2018, Diwali (Caepaval) falls n Wednesday, November 7, 2018 (Karka 16). In certain States, the practice is ta celebrate the oovasion a day in advance, Le., on "Naraka Chaturdasi Day". n view of this, there ie no objection if holiday {in account of Deepavali observed on. "Naraka Chaturdasi Day (in place of Deepavali Day) for te Offices in.a Sia iin thal Slate thal day alone is deciared as a compulsory holiday for Dawali forthe offices of the Slate Govemment Corporate Wentity Number{CIN): U74899DL2000GO1107739 worncbsnl.ca in Regd & Corporate Orie: Bharat Sanchar Bhawab, H.C, Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Dell et il KOa Bate (Re ace 2 STG) Telecom Establishment (TE) Section BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED CORPORATE OFFICE: fe una wan frm fees Establishment Branch (A Gow. o inca Enterprise) 7, BSNL Offices which inctude industrial, commsscial and trading establishments would observe upto 16 holidays in a year including three national holidays vz. Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahabna Gandhi's birthday, as Compulsory holidays. The temaing holidays / oocasions may be determined by respective Heads of Circle ce the year 2018, subject to para 3.2 sbove (LK Mishra) ‘Assistant General Manager (Estt I) Enel List of Holidays. Copy to: PPS to CMD, BSNL All Directors, BSNL Board, ED (FINY (CAY! (CN). AILPGM / GM, BSNL CO: CVOICS & GM (Legal) AILDGMs / AGM, BSNL CO. All Sections of BSNL CO, Recognized Union/Association. up OL Section for Hindi Translation. 7 0. Portal. Bool (Usha Gangary DMCTE) eenaneene Regd. & Corporate Office: Bharat Sanchar Bhawan, FLC. Mathur Lane, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 Corporate Ideatity Number(CIN: UMASD9DLIMUGOTIOTTI9 ewww bsml.ca in