HOLIDAY LIST – 2020

Ref No: HO / 2020 New Delhi, December 9, 2019

The following HOLIDAYS will be observed in SOS Children’s Villages of India Projects and FDC (Fund Development &
Communications) Offices during the Calendar year – 2020:-

No Holiday Date Day

1 Makar Sankranti 15 January Wednesday
2 Maha Shivratri 21 February Friday
3 Holi* 10 March Tuesday
4 Chaitra Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand* 25 March Wednesday
5 Good Friday 10 April Friday
6 Id-Ul-Fitr 25 May Monday
7 Raksha Bandhan** 03 August Monday
8 Janmashtami** 12 August Wednesday
9 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday 02 October Friday
10 Guru Nanak’s Birthday 30 November Monday
11 Christmas Day 25 December Friday

*Republic Day is not included because it falls on Sunday. However, Co-workers for whom Sunday is not the weekly off, will observe
Republic Day, 26 January, Sunday as a Holiday. In lieu of this, the co-workers are required to work on either Holi or Chaitra
Sukladi/Gudi Padava/Ugadi/ Cheti Chand that is on March 10, 2020 and March 25, 2020 respectively.

**Independence Day is not included because it falls on Saturday. However, Co-workers for whom Saturday is not the weekly off, will
observe Independence Day, 15 August, Saturday as a Holiday. In lieu of this, the co-workers are required to work on either Raksha
Bandhan or Janmashtami that is on August 03, 2020 and August 12, 2020 respectively.

RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS

In Addition to the above holidays, each co-worker is permitted to choose and avail THREE RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS out of the list given
below. However, the projects can add to the list any restricted holidays as per their local customs. In such case, they must intimate the
National Office. The approval for Restricted Holidays should be taken in advance from the Head of Department / Project.

No Holiday Date Day

1 New Year’s Day 01 January Wednesday
2 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 02 January Thursday
3 Lohri 13 January Monday
4 Basant Panchami/Sri Panchami 30 January Thursday
5 Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday 09 February Sunday
6 Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti 18 February Tuesday
7 Shivaji Jayanti 19 February Wednesday
8 Maha Shivratri 21 February Friday
9 Holika Dahan/ Hazrat Ali's Birthday 09 March Monday
10 Ram Navami 02 April Thursday
11 Mahavir Jayanti 06 April Monday
12 Easter Sunday 12 April Sunday
13 Vaisakhi/Vishu 13 April Monday
14 Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/Bahag Bihu (Assam) 14 April Tuesday
15 Buddha Purnima 07 May Thursday
16 Guru Rabindranath's Birthday 08 May Friday
17 Jamat-Ul-Vida 22 May Friday
18 Rath Yatra 23 June Tuesday
19 Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakra Id) 01 August Saturday
20 Parsi New Year’s Day/ Nauraj 16 August Sunday
21 Vinayaka Chaturthi 22 August Saturday
22 Muharram 30 August Sunday
SOS Children’s Villages of India T.+91.11.43239200
National Office, F +91 11 43239292
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Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India A Loving Home for Every Child
 23 Onam 31 August Monday
24 Dussehra (Maha Saptami) Additional 23 October Friday
25 Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Maha Navmi) Additional 24 October Saturday
26 Dussehra 25 October Sunday
27 Vijay Dashmi (Bengal, Kerela) 26 October Monday
28 Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad(Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) 30 October Friday
29 Maharishi Valmiki's Birthday 31 October Saturday
30 Karaka Chaturthi (Karva Chouth) 04 November Wednesday
31 Diwali/ Naraka Chaturdasi 14 November Saturday
32 Govardhan Puja 15 November Sunday
33 Bhai Duj 16 November Monday
34 Chhatt Puja 20 November Friday
35 Guru Teg Bahardur's Martyrdom Day 24 November Tuesday
36 Christmas Eve 24 December Thursday
37 Child’s Birthday ***
38 Spouse Birthday
39 Employee’s Birthday
40 Employee’s Marriage Anniversary

In respect of Muslim Holidays, which are dependent on sighting of moon, notification issued by Government will be followed and there will be no
separate notification regarding such change by SOS Children’s Villages of India

***Restricted holiday can be taken for each child’s birthday within the overall limit of three restricted holidays .

For SOS Children’s Villages of India

Sudarshan Suchi
Secretary General

SOS Children’s Villages of India T.+91.11.43239200

National Office, F +91 11 43239292
Plot Number 4, Block C-1, soscvi@soscvindia.org
Nelson Mandela Marg ww.soscvindia.org
Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070, India A Loving Home for Every Child