Telangana State General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016 GO.3192

GO.3192 Telangana State General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016

Government Of Telangana
G.O.RT.No.3192,General Admin(Poll.A)Dept Dated:05-12-2015

Subject:
HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016 – Declared.
Order:
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:



NOTIFICATION

 The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2016 the days specified in Annexure-I (Part I) shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices while the days for other occasions/ festivals which fall on Sundays are shown in Annexure-I (Part II) and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II( Part I) while the days  for other occasions/ festivals falling on Sundays are shown in Annexure II (Part II).

 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 2016.

 In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure I (Part I), the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2016 on the festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II (Part I) 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 will normally be granted by the Superior Officer  competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in
exigencies of Government work.

 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  observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.

 If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now, 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.

ANNEXURE –I
General Holidays For Government
PART -I
S.No
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
DATE
DAY
SAKA-ERA
1
2
3
4
5
 

1.

 

BHOGI

 

14.01.2016

 

THURSDAY

PAUSHA

24-1937

 

2.

 

SANKRANTI/PONGAL

 

15.01.2016

 

FRIDAY

PAUSHA

25-1937

 

3.

 

REPUBLIC DAY

 

26.01.2016

 

TUESDAY

MAGHA

06-1937

 

4.

 

MAHA SHIVARATRI

 

07.03.2016

 

MONDAY

PHALGUNA

17-1937

 

5.

 

HOLI

 

23.03.2016

 

WEDNESDAY

CHAITRA

03-1938

 

6.

 

GOOD FRIDAY

 

25.03.2016

 

FRIDAY

CHAITRA

05-1938

 

7.

BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S

BIRTHDAY

 

05.04.2016

 

TUESDAY

CHAITRA

16-1938

 

8.

 

UGADI

 

08.04.2016

 

FRIDAY

CHAITRA

19-1938

 

9.

DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S

BIRTHDAY

 

14.04.2016

 

THURSDAY

CHAITRA

25-1938

 

10.

 

SRI RAMA NAVAMI

 

15.04.2016

 

FRIDAY

CHAITRA

26-1938

 

11.

 

RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR)

 

06.07.2016

 

WEDNESDAY

ASHADHA

15-1938

 

12.

 

FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN

 

07.07.2016

 

THURSDAY

ASHADHA

16-1938

 

13.

 

BONALU

 

01.08.2016

 

MONDAY

SRAVANA

10-1938

 

14.

 

INDEPENDENCE DAY

 

15.08.2016

 

MONDAY

SRAVANA

24-1938

 

15.

 

SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI

 

25.08.2016

 

THURSDAY

BHADRA

03-1938

 

16.

 

VINAYAKA CHAVITHI

 

05.09.2016

 

MONDAY

BHADRA

14-1938

 

17.

 

BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA)

 

12.09.2016

 

MONDAY

BHADRA

21-1938

 

18.

 

BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY

 

30.09.2016

 

FRIDAY

ASVINA

08-1938

 

19.

VIJAYA DASAMI/

DUSSEHRA

 

11.10.2016

 

TUESDAY

ASVINA

19-1938

 

20.

 

MOHARAM

 

12.10.2016

 

WEDNESDAY

ASVINA

20-1938

 

21.

KARTHIKA PURNIMA /

GURUNANAK JAYANTHI

 

14.11.2016

 

MONDAY

KARTIKA

23-1938

 

22.

 

EID MILADUN NABI

 

12.12.2016

 

MONDAY

AGRAHAYANA

21-1938

 

23.

 

BOXING DAY

 

26.12.2016

 

MONDAY

PAUSHA

05-1938

 PART – II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016
 

1

 

GANDHI JAYANTHI

 

02.10.2016

 

SUNDAY

ASVINA

10-1938

 

2

 

DURGASTAMI

 

09.10.2016

 

SUNDAY

ASVINA

17-1938

 

3

 

DEEPAVALI

 

30.10.2016

 

SUNDAY

KARTIKA

08-1938

 

4

 

CHRISTMAS

 

25.12.2016

 

SUNDAY

PAUSHA

04-1938

ANNEXURE – II
Optional Holidays For Government
PART I 
S.NO
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
DATE
DAY
SAKA-ERA
 

1

 

2

 

3

 

4

 

5

 

1.

 

NEW YEAR’S DAY

 

01.01.2016

 

FRIDAY

PAUSHA

11-1937

 

2.

 

KANUMU

 

16.01.2016

 

SATURDAY

PAUSHA

26-1937

 

3.

 

YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF

 

22.01.2016

 

FRIDAY

 

MAGHA

02-1938

 

4.

 

SRI PANCHAMI

 

13.02.2016

 

SATURDAY

MAGHA

24-1937

 

5.

BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH SYED

MOHD. JUVANPURI MEHDI

MA’UD (A.S)

 

23.02.2016

 

TUESDAY

 

PHALGUNA

04-1937

 

6.

 

MAHAVEER JAYANTHI

 

19.04.2016

 

TUESDAY

CHAITRA

30-1938

 

7.

BIRTHDAY OF

HAZRATH ALI

 

21.04.2016

 

THURSDAY

VAISAKHA

01-1938

 

8.

 

SHAB-E-MERAJ

 

05.05.2016

 

THURSDAY

VAISAKHA

15-1938

 

9.

BASAVA JAYANTHI  

09.05.2016

 

MONDAY

VAISAKHA

19-1938

 

10.

 

BUDDHA PURNIMA

 

21.05.2016

 

SATURDAY

VAISAKHA

31-1938

 

11.

 

SHAB-E-BARAT

 

23.05.2016

 

MONDAY

JYAISHTHA

02-938

 

12.

 

JUMA-ATUL-WADA

 

01.07.2016

 

FRIDAY

ASHADHA

10-1938

 

13.

 

RATHA YATHRA

 

06.07.2016

 

WEDNESDAY

 

ASHADHA

15-938

 

14.

 

VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM

 

12.08.2016

 

FRIDAY

SRAVANA

21-1938

 

15.

 

PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY

 

17.08.2016

 

WEDNESDAY

SRAVANA

26-1938

 

16.

SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI

PURNIMA

 

18.08.2016

 

THURSDAY

SRAVANA

27-1938

 

17.

 

EID-E-GADEER

 

20.09.2016

 

TUESDAY

BHADRA

30-1938

 

18.

 

MAHARNAVAMI

 

10.10.2016

 

MONDAY

ASVINA

10-1938

 

19.

 

NARAKA CHATHURTHI

 

29.10.2016

 

SATURDAY

KARTIKA

07-1938

 

20.

 

ARBAYEEN

 

21.11.2016

 

MONDAY

KARTIKA

30-1938

 

21.

 

CHRISTMAS EVE

 

24.12.2016

 

SATURDAY

PAUSHA

03-1938

PART II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016
 

1.

 

SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.)

 

26.06.2016

 

SUNDAY

ASHADHA

06-1938

 

2.

 

SHAB-E-QADAR

 

03.07.2016

 

SUNDAY

ASHADHA

12-1938

(*)Tamil New Year’s Day on 15.01.2016 and 9th Moharram 1438 Hijri on 11.10.2016,  (which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/Pongal and Vijaya Dasami, respectively.