**Summary of Delhi Gazette Notification: Holiday Declaration for Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary**
**Overview**
The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), through the General Administration Department (Co-ordination Branch), has issued a formal notification (F. No. 53/841/GAD/CN/2026/2191-2233) published in the Extraordinary Delhi Gazette (No. 99) on April 13, 2026.
**Declaration of Holiday**
By order of the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, **Tuesday, April 14, 2026**, is declared a public holiday. The holiday is observed in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
**Scope and Applicability**
The holiday applies to the following entities under the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi:
* All Government offices.
* Autonomous Bodies.
* Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).
**Administrative Details**
* **Notification Date:** April 13, 2026.
* **File Reference:** F. No. 53/841/GAD/CN/2026/2191-2233.
* **Registration Number:** REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99.
* **Signatory:** Pradeep Tayal, Joint Secretary.
* **Publication Authority:** Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054; printed at the Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064.
Key Entities Referenced
General Administration Department, Government of NCT of Delhi: The issuing authority responsible for notifying the declaration of the public holiday.
Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of Delhi: The primary official under whose authority and order the holiday is declared.
National Capital Territory of Delhi: The specific jurisdiction where the holiday is applicable to government offices, autonomous bodies, and public sector undertakings.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar: The key individual whose birth anniversary is the central reason for the policy notification.
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No. 99] DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026/CHAITRA 23, 1948 [N. C. T. D. No. 07
भाग IV
PART IV
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी राज्य क्षत्रे दिल्ली सरकार
GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
सामान्य प्रिासन जिभाग
(समन्िय िाखा)
अजधसचू ना
दिल्ली, 13 अप्रलै , 2026
फा. स.ं 53/841/GAD/CN/2026/2191-2233-—राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल,
दिनाांक 14 अप्रलै , 2026 (मगां लवार) को डा0 बी. आर. अम्बडे कर के जन्म दिवस के अवसर पर राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली
सरकार के अन्तगगत सभी सरकारी कायागलयों, स्वायत्त ननकायों तथा सावगजननक क्षत्रे के उपक्रमों म ेंअवकाश घोनित करत ेह।ैं
राष्ट्रीय रािधानी क्षत्रे दिल्ली के उपराज्यपाल के आिेि ि उनके नाम पर,
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
(Co-Ordination Branch)
NOTIFICATION
Delhi, the 13th April, 2026
F. No. 53/841/GAD/CN/2026/2191-2233.— The Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital Territory of
Delhi is pleased to declare 14th April, 2026 (Tuesday) to be a holiday in all Government offices, Autonomous Bodies
and Public Sector Undertakings under the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, on account of the
birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
By Order and in the Name of the Lieutenant Governor
of the National Capital Territory of Delhi,
PRADEEP TAYAL, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.