Bharat Aluminium Company Limited

Korba (C.G.)

Kb/Admn/GAD/E – 1199/2009/ 150 Date: 23-12-2009

C I R C U L A R

Sub: Holidays for the year, 2010

The following Holidays with pay shall be observed during the Calendar year 2010
at Korba Works (Plant –I, Plant – II, CPP and Projects), Mainpat and Kawardha
Mines, Bidhan Bag Unit & Regional offices:

I. KORBA, MAINPAT & KAWARDHA Mines

As per provisions of our Standing Order, in a Calendar year 10 paid holidays are
to be provided to employees working at Korba and its Mines.

A. CLOSED HOLIDAYS

Sl. No. Holiday Date Day

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1 Republic Day 26 January Tuesday
2 Holi 01st March Monday
3 Independence Day 15th August Sunday
4 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
5 Deepawali 05th November Friday
6 Idu’l Zuha 17th November Wednesday
7 Christmas Day 25th December Saturday

B. OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS

Employees may select Three (3) Optional Holidays out of the list attached as
Annexure – I
II. BIDHAN BAG UNIT

A. CLOSED HOLIDAYS

Sl. No. Holiday Date Day

1 Republic Day 26th January Tuesday
2 Holi 01st March Monday
3 May Day 01st May Saturday
4 Id-Ul-Fitr 11th September Saturday
5 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
6 Durga Puja ( Maha Ashtami) 15th October Friday
7 Durga Puja (Maha Navmi) 16th October Saturday
8 Deepawali 05th November Friday
9 Christmas Day 25th December Saturday

B. OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
Employees may select One (1) Optional Holiday out of the list given below.

Sl. No. Holiday Date Day

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1 New Year’s Day 01 January Friday
2 Makar Sankranti / Pongal 14th January Thursday
3 Basant Panchami 20th January Wednesday
4 Netaji’s Birthday 23rd January Saturday
5 Maha Shivaratri 12th February Friday
6 Id-Ul-Milad 27th February Saturday
7 Ram Navmi 24th March Wednesday
8 Good Friday 02nd April Friday
9 Bengali New Year’s Day 15th April Thursday
10 Buddha Purnima 27th May Thursday
11 Raksha Bandhan 24th August Tuesday
12 Janmashtami 02nd September Thursday
13 Ganesh Chaturthi 11th September Saturday
14 Mahalaya 07th October Thursday
15 Durga Pooja (Maha Saptami) 14th October Thursday
16 Laxmi Pooja 22nd October Friday
17 Chhat 11th November Thursday
18 Id-Ul-Zuha 17th November Wednesday
19 Moharram 17th December Friday
III. REGIONAL OFFICES

ZONE Sl. No. Holiday Date Day

1 New year’s day 01st January Friday
2 Republic day 26th January Tuesday
3 Maha Shivaratri 12th February Friday
4 Holi 01st March Monday
WESTERN 5 Maharashtra Day 01st May Saturday
REGION 6 Ganesh Chaturthi 11th September Saturday
7 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
8 Deepawali 05th November Friday
9 Deepawali (Bhaubeej) 06th November Saturday
10 Christmas Day 25th December Saturday

1 New Year’s Day 01st January Friday

2 Republic Day 26th January Tuesday
3 Holi 01st March Monday
4 Bengali New Year’s Day 15th April Thursday
EASTERN 5 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
REGION 6 Durga Pooja (Saptami) 14th October Thursday
7 Durga Pooja (Ashtami) 15th October Friday
8 Durga Pooja (Navmi) 16th October Saturday
9 Deepawali 05th November Friday
10 Laxmi Pooja 06th November Saturday

1 New Year’s Day 01st January Friday

2 Republic Day 26th January Tuesday
3 Maha Shivaratri 12th February Friday
4 Holi 01st March Monday
5 Vaisakhi 14th April Wednesday
NORTHERN 6 Raksha Bandhan 24th August Tuesday
REGION 7 Janmashtami 02nd September Thursday
8 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
9 Deepawali 05th November Friday
10 Goverdhan Pooja 06th November Saturday

1 New Year’s Day 01st January Friday

2 Makar Sankranti 14th January Thursday
3 Republic Day 26th January Tuesday
4 Ugadhi 16th March Tuesday
SOUTHERN 5 Independence Day 15th August Sunday
REGION 6 Ganesh Chaturthi 11th September Saturday
7 Gandhi Jayanti 02nd October Saturday
8 Ayutha Pooja 16th October Saturday
9 Deepawali 05th November Friday
10 Christmas Day 25th December Saturday
The workmen who may not be spared on any of the above Holidays shall be
entitled for Extra Wages / Compensatory Off as per rules of the Company.

Encl.: Annexure - I

(KYR Naidu)
Manager (Admn) GAD

Standard Distribution
 ANNEXURE – I
LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS – (ANY THREE)

(KORBA, MAINPAT & KAWARDHA MINES)

Sl.No. Holiday Date Day

1 Guru Govind Singh Jayanti 05th January Tuesday
2 Makar Sankranti / Pongal 14th January Thursday
3 Basant Panchami 20th January Wednesday
4 Sant Ravidas Jayanti 30th January Saturday
5 Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti 08th February Monday
6 Maha Shivaratri 12th February Friday
7 Id-E- Milad* 27th February Saturday
8 Devi Mata Karma Jayanti 11th March Thursday
9 Gudi Padwa 16th March Tuesday
10 Chati-Chand 17th March Wednesday
11 Ram Navmi 24th March Wednesday
12 Mahavir Jayanti 28th March Sunday
13 Good Friday 02nd April Friday
14 Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti / Vaisakhi 14th April Wednesday
15 Buddha Purnima 27th May Thursday
16 Sant Kabir Jayanti / Hazrat Ali Jayanti 26th June Saturday
17 Rathyatra 13th July Tuesday
18 Hariyali Amawashiya 10th August Tuesday
19 Nagpanchami 14th August Saturday
20 Onam 23rd August Monday
21 Raksha Bandhan 24th August Tuesday
22 Janmashtami 02nd September Thursday
23 Jamat-Ul-Vida* 03rd September Friday
24 Id-Ul-Fitr* / Ganesh Chaturthi 11th September Saturday
25 Vishwakarma Jayanti 17th September Friday
26 Dusshera (Maha Ashtami) 15th October Friday
27 Dusshera (Maha Navmi) 16th October Saturday
28 Vijaya Dashmi 17th October Sunday
29 Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti 22nd October Friday
30 Goverdhan Pooja 06th November Saturday
31 Bhai Duj 07th November Sunday
32 Chhat / Surya Shashti 11th November Thursday
33 Guru Nanak Jayanti 21st November Sunday
34 Guru Teg Bahadur Martyrdom day 24th November Wednesday
35 Moharram* 17th December Friday
36 Guru Ghashidas Jayanti 18th December Saturday
37 Cherchera 31st December Friday
*Subject to change depending on visibility of the Moon.