Holidays to be observed in the year 2010

DOPT issued Holidays list to be observed by the Central Government Offices in the year 2010 vide their letter dated 09/06/2009. In addition to the following 14 compulsory holidays, circle co-ordination committee will decide 3 more holidays from the list No.2. Total there are 17 holidays. In addition to these holidays restricted holidays list also furnished in the DOPT letter dtd 09/06/2009.
Holidays list(Compulsory Holidays)
1. REPUBLIC DAY
2. INDEPENDENCE DAY
3. MAHATMA GANDHI'S BIRTHDAY
4. BUDHA PURNIMA
5. CHRISTMAS DAY
6. DUSSEHRA (VIJAY DASHMI)
7. DIWALI (DEEPAVALI)
8. GOOD FRIDAY
9. GURU NANAK'S BIRTHDAY
10. IDU'L FITR
11. IDU'L ZUHA
12. MAHAVIR JAYANTI
13. MUHARRAM
14. PROPHET MOHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY (ID-E-MILAD)

2.Circle co-ordination committee will decide 3 holidays from the below list

1. AN ADDITIONAL DAY FOR DUSSEHRA
2. HOLI
3. JANAMASHTAMI (VAISHNAVI)
4. RAM NAVAMI
5. MAHA SHIVRATRI
6. GANESH CHATURTHI / VINAYAK CHATURTHI
7. MAKAR SANKARANTli
8. RATH YATRA
9. ONAM
10. PONGAL
11. SRI PANCHAMI / BASANTA PANCHAMI
12. VISHU/ VAISAKHI / VAISAKHADI / BHAG BIHU / MASHADI UGADI/
CHAITRA SAKLADI / CHETI CHAND / GUDI PADA 1ST NAVRATRA /
NAURAJ
For original order copy and restricted holidays list please click the below link
http://persmin.gov.in/WriteData/CircularNotification/ScanDocument/12_5_2009-JCA-2.pdf