Saturday, July 28, 2012

Sunday officially is not a 'holiday': Government of India


Hindustan Times, 27/July/2012

Jammu: An interesting fact has come out from RTI filed by an activist in Jammu that officially Sunday has never been declared as a holiday. Sunday, which is being treated as a holiday in all the public and private sectors, and everyone is accustomed to relax on this day, but the fact is that the 
Government of India has issued no order till now which officially declares it as a holiday.
 
Raman Sharma a Right to Information (RTI) activist in Jammu, sought information under RTI from the Prime Minister's Office asking "Is there any official order/notification issued by any ministry/department of the government declaring Sunday as holiday?"
 
The department of Personnel and Training, Government of India in its reply dated 18th July, 2012 signed by B Bandopadhyay, under secretary stated, "As per records available in JCA section of Department of Personnel & Training, there is no information regarding declaration of Sunday as holiday."
 
However the reply gave reference of order no. 13/4/85-JCA dated 21st May, 1985 of Department of Personnel and Training which says that in order to improve the efficiency, "The Government of India are pleased to introduce 5-day week in the civil administration offices of the Government of India with effect from 03rd June, 1985. Such Government offices would now work for five days a week from Monday to Friday, with all Saturdays as closed." Even this order does not officially declare Sunday as holiday


Officially Sunday is not a holiday

DNA, 28/July/2012
New Delhi: The central government has so far never issued any orders, declaring Sunday as a weekly holiday.
Replying to an RTI application filed by a Jammu-based activist Raman Sharma, the under-secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) stated, that there was no information regarding declaration of Sunday a holiday, which is being observed religiously by the government, private sector and traders as well.
The DoPT reply, however, referred to an order of May 21, 1985 stating that in order to improve the efficiency, the government had to introduce 5-day weeks in its civil administration offices. “Such government offices would now work for five days a week from Monday to Friday, with all Saturdays as closed." Even this order does not officially declare Sunday as holiday.

Govt says Sunday officially not a ‘holiday’
JKNewspoint, 28/July/2012
Written by Newspoint Bureau   
Friday, 27 July 2012 23:42
Jammu Tawi, July 27
It may sound incredible but true that Sunday is not officially a holiday in India. The interesting fact has come out following an RTI filed by Raman Sharma, a Right to Information (RTI) activist in Jammu. He had  sought information under RTI Act from the Prime Minister's Office asking "Is there any official order/notification issued by any ministry/department of the government declaring Sunday as holiday?"  The department of Personnel and Training, Government of India in its reply dated 18th July, 2012 signed by B Bandopadhyay, under secretary stated, "As per records available in JCA section of Department of Personnel & Training, there is no information regarding declaration of Sunday as holiday."
However the reply gave reference of order no. 13/4/85-JCA dated 21st May, 1985 of Department of Personnel and Training which says that in order to improve the efficiency, "The Government of India is pleased to introduce 5-day week in the civil administration offices of the Government of India with effect from 3rd June, 1985. Such Government offices would now work for five days a week from Monday to Friday, with all Saturdays as closed." Even this order does not officially declare Sunday as holiday.  


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