CGHS Holidays 2023
The Govt. of India, Department of Personnel and Training has published Holiday order on 16 June 2022 for list of holidays for Central Government Offices during the year 2023. The CGHS offices and hospitals / Wellness Centres remain closed on all notified central government holidays 2023.
The Central Government has declared 17 gazetted holidays for its offices in 2023. And two more holidays caught be selected in the list of restricted holidays according to the decision of CGEWCC in State capitals.
CGHS Hospital Holiday List 2023 | CGHS Office Holiday List 2023
List of Gazetted Holidays 2023 in CGHS Offices and Hospitals / Wellness Centres
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26, 2023 | Thursday |
| 2. | Holi | March 08, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Ram Navami | March 30, 2023 | Thursday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 04, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 5. | Good Friday | April 07, 2023 | Friday |
| 6. | Id-ul-Fitr | April 22, 2023 | Saturday |
| 7. | Budha Purnima | May 05, 2023 | Friday |
| 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | June 29, 2023 | Thursday |
| 9. | Muharram | July 29, 2023 | Saturday |
| 10. | Independence Day | August 15, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 11. | Janmashtami (Vaishnva) | September 07, 2023 | Thursday |
| 12. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | September 28, 2023 | Thursday |
| 13. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02, 2023 | Monday |
| 14. | Dussehra | October 24, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 12, 2023 | Sunday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 27, 2023 | Monday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25, 2023 | Monday |
List of Restricted Holidays 2023 in CGHS Offices and Hospitals / Wellness Centres
| S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
| 1 | New Year’s Day | January 01, 2023 | Sunday |
| 2 | Makar Sankranti / Magha Bihu | January 14, 2023 | Saturday |
| 3 | Pongal | January 15, 2023 | Sunday |
| 4 | Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami | January 26, 2023 | Saturday |
| 5 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday, Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | February 05, 2023 | Sunday |
| 6, | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | February 15, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 7 | Maha Shivratri | February 18, 2023 | Saturday |
| 8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | February 19, 2023 | Sunday |
| 9 | Holika dahan, dolyatra | March 07, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 10 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand | March 22, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 11 | Easter Sunday | April 09, 2023 | Sunday |
| 12 | Vaisakhi / Vishu / Meshadi | April 14, 2023 | Friday |
| 13 | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15, 2023 | Saturday |
| 14 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | April 21, 2023 | Friday |
| 15 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | May 09, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 16 | Rath Yatra | June 20, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 17 | Farsi New Year’s day / Nauraj | August 16, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 18 | Vinayaka Chaturthi | August 20, 2023 | Sunday |
| 19 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | August 29, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 20 | Raksha Bandhan | August 30, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 21 | Janmashtami (Smarta) | September 06, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Ganesh Chaturthi | September 19, 2023 | Tuesday |
| 23 | Dussehra (Saptami) | October 21, 2023 | Saturday |
| 24 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | October 22, 2023 | Sunday |
| 25 | Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 23, 2023 | Monday |
| 26 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 28, 2023 | Saturday |
| 27 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | November 01, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 28 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 12, 2023 | Sunday |
| 29 | Govardhan Puja | November 13, 2023 | Monday |
| 30 | Bhai Duj | November 15, 2023 | Wednesday |
| 31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 19, 2023 | Sunday |
| 32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24, 2023 | Friday |
| 33 | Christmas Eve | December 24, 2023 | Sunday |
Central Govt Holiday List 2023 PDF
WORKING HOURS OF CGHS WELLNESS CENTRE/POLYCLINIC
Timings Wellness Centres are open from 7:30 AM to 2 PM on all working days. The Wellness Centres remain closed on all notified Central Government holidays. However, in case of 3 consecutive holidays occurring together, Wellness Centres will not be closed for more than 2 consecutive days.
- The Wellness Centre working hours: 7:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
- The registration of patients closes at: 1:45 PM.
- The Wellness Centre closes at: 2:00 PM.
However, no serious patient is returned back unattended from the Wellness Centre.
- Online appointment has been made easy now. It is preferable to take online appointment for both GDMOs & Specialists for a hassle free experience.
- For beneficiaries who have taken online appointment, the time slot allotted is only the reporting time and not the consultation time.
Working hours of Administrative Office is from 9:30 AM to 6 PM, Monday to Friday, except all notified Central Government holidays.
- The Visiting hours to meet Additional Director is between 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM. Please contact PA.