AP Holidays List 2023 General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 Andhra Pradesh

AP / Andhra General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 

AP List of Holidays 2023 – General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year AP List of Holidays 2023 The List of General Holidays 2023, The List of Optional Holidays 2023 is released by AP Govt G.O.Rt.No.2692 Dated:15.12.2022 HOLIDAYS – General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 – Declared.  HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 – Notified. All Government Officers, Schools, Government institutions have to follow the List of Holidays released by the Government of AP .  List of Holidays 2023 in AndhraPradesh- General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year AP List of Holidays 2023 – General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year day wise list available in this page. 
 

AP General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 Andhra Pradesh 

AP State Holidays List 2023 List of General Holidays  and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 

 Holidays – General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year

Government of andhra Pradesh, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT G.O. Rt. No. 2692 Dated:15.12.2022

ORDER:
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh extra-ordinary Gazette:

NOTIFICATION
The Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in Annexure­ I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure-I (A) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure­ II(A) during the year 2023.

2. The State Government directs that all offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2023.
3. In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding (5) during the year 2023 on festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II to this order, at their option and irrespective of the religion to which the festival pertains. Permission to avail any of these holidays shall be applied for, in writing in advance and shall normally be granted by the Superior Officers competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.

4. The Government also directs that General Holidays shall not ipso-facto apply to the Industrial Establishment and Public Undertakings under the control of the State Government, the workmen engaged in Public Works Departments and Educational Institutions in this State. Separate orders regarding the festivals/occasions when these Institutions have to observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.

5. If there is any change of date in respect of RAMZAN, BAKRID, MOHARAM and EID MILADUN NABI as per the sighting of the moon or any other Hindu holiday as well, it shall be announced through electronic/print media. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of Departments and District Collectors shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.

AP State General Holidays 2023 List

AP List of Holidays 2023

S.No

OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

1

BHOGI

14-01-2023

SATURDAY

2

MAKARA SANKRANTI

15-01-2023

SUNDAY

3

KANUMA

16-01-2023

MONDAY

4

REPUBLIC DAY

26-01-2023

THURSDAY

5

MAHA SIVARATRI / SHAB-E-MIRAJ

18-02-2023

SATURDAY

6

HOLi

08-03-2023

WEDNESDAY

7

UGADI

22-03-2023

WEDNESDAY

8

SRI RAMA NAVAMI

30-03-2023

THURSDAY

9

BABU JAGIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY

05-04-2023

WEDNESDAY

10

GOOD FRIDAY

07-04-2023

FRIDAY

11

DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY

14-04-2023

FRIDAY

12

RAMZAN (Eid-ul-Fitr)

22-04-2023

SATURDAY

13

BAKRID (Eid -ul-Zuha)

29-06-2023

THURSDAY

14

MOHARRUM

29-07-2023

SATURDAY

15

INDEPENDENCE DAY

15-08-2023

TUESDAY

16

SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI

06-09-2023

WEDNESDAY

17

VINAYAKA CHAVITHI

18-09-2023

MONDAY

18

EID MILADUN NAB! (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)

28-09-2023

THURSDAY

19

MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI

02-10-2023

MONDAY

20

DURGASTAMI

22-10-2023

SUNDAY

21

VUAYADASAMI

23-10-2023

MONDAY

22

DEEPAVALI

12-11-2023

SUNDAY

23

CHRISTMAS

25-12-2023

MONDAY

ANNEXURE-1 (A) (G.O.Rt.No.2692. G.A (Poll.Bl Dept.,Dt:15.12.2022
The following festivals occur on 2nd Saturday & Sunday during the year 2023.

S.No

OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

1

BHOGI

14-01-2023

SATURDAY

2

MAKARA SANKRANTI

15-01-2023

SUNDAY

3

DURGASTAMI

22-10-2023

SUNDAY

4

DEEPAVALI

12-11-2023

SUNDAY

AP State List of Optional Holidays 2023

AP List of Optional Holidays 2023

S.No

OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

1

NEW YEAR

01-01-2023

SUNDAY

2

BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A)

05-02-2023

SUNDAY

3

SHAB-E-BARATH

07-03-2023

FRIDAY

4

MAHAVIR JAYANT!

04-04-2023

TUESDAY

5

SHAB-E-QADAR

18-04-2023

TUESDAY

6

JUMATUL WADA

21-04-2023

FRIDAY

7

BASAVA JAYANTHI

23-04-2022

SUNDAY

8

SHAHADAT HAZRAT ALI (R.A)

24-04-2023

MONDAY

9

BUDDHA PURNIMA

05-05-2023

FRIDAY

10

RATHA YATRA

20-06-2023

TUESDAY

11

EID-E-GHADEER

06-07-2023

THURSDAY

12

9TH MUHARRAM (1441 HURA)

28-07-2023

FRIDAY

13

PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY

16-08-2023

WEDNESDAY

14

VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM

25-08-2023

FRIDAY

15

ARBAEEN (CHAHALLUM)

05-09-2023

TUESDAY

16

HAZRATH SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MEHDI’S BIRTHDAY

09-09-2023

SATURDAY

17

MAHALAYA AMAVASYA

14-10-2023

SATURDAY

18

VIJAYADASAMI (TIDHI DWAYAM)

24-10-2023

TUESDAY

19

YAZ-DAHUM-SHAREEF

26-10-2023

THURSDAY

20

KARTHIKA PURNIMA/ GURUNANAK JAYANTHI

27-11-2023

MONDAY

21

CHRISTMAS EVE

24-12-2023

SUNDAY

22

BOXING DAY

26-12-2023

TUESDAY

The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2023.

S.No

OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

1

NEW YEAR

01-01-2023

SUNDAY

2

BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A)

05-02-2023

SUNDAY

3

BASAVA JAYANTHI

23-04-2022

SUNDAY

4

CHRISTMAS EVE

24-12-2023

SUNDAY

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