AP General holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016

GO.3643 Andhra Pradesh General holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016.

Government Of Andhra Pradesh
G.O.RT.No.3643, General Administration (Poll.A) Department,Dated:09.12.2015.


Subject:
HOLIDAYS –General holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016 – Declared.

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


Notification

1. 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 Part-II and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure Part-II, during the year 2016.

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 2016.

3. In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2016 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 Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e-Milad 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.

ANNEXURE –I
GENERAL HOLIDAYS
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. KANUMU 16.01.2016 SATURDAY PAUSHA

26-1937

4. REPUBLIC DAY 26.01.2016 TUESDAY MAGHA

06 – 1937

5. MAHA SHIVARATRI 07.03.2016 MONDAY PHALGUNA

17- 1937

6. HOLI 23.03.2016 WEDNESDAY CHAITRA

03- 1938

7. GOOD FRIDAY 25.03.2016 FRIDAY CHAITRA

05-1938

8. BABU JAGJEEVAN RAM’S

JAYANTHI

05.04.2016 TUESDAY CHAITRA

16-1938

9. UGADI 08.04.2016 FRIDAY CHAITRA

19-1938

10. DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY 14.04.2016 THURSDAY CHAITRA

25-1938

11. SRI RAMA NAVAMI 15.04.2016 FRIDAY CHAITRA

26 – 1938

12. RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR) 06.07.2016 WEDNESDAY ASHADHA

15 – 1938

13. INDEPENDENCE DAY 15.08.2016 MONDAY SRAVANA

24 – 1938

14. SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI 25.08.2016 THURSDAY BHADRA

03 – 1938

15. VINAYAKA CHAVITHI 05.09.2016 MONDAY BHADRA

14-1938

16 BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA) 12.09.2016 MONDAY BHADRA

21 – 1938

17. VIJAYA DASAMI/

DUSSEHRA

11.10.2016 TUESDAY ASVINA

19 – 1938

18. MOHARAM 12.10.2016 WEDNESDAY ASVINA

20 – 1938

19. EID MILADUN NABI 12.12.2016 MONDAY AGRAHAYANA

21 – 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

S.NO OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY SAKAERA
1 2 3 4 5
1. NEW YEAR’S DAY 01.01.2016 FRIDAY PAUSHA

11-1937

2. YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF 22.01.2016 FRIDAY MAGHA

02-1938

3. SRI PANCHAMI 13.02.2016 SATURDAY MAGHA

24-1937

4. BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH SYED

MOHD. JUVANPURI MEHDI MA’UD (A.S)

23.02.2016 TUESDAY PHALGUNA

04-1937

5. MAHAVEER JAYANTHI 19.04.2016 TUESDAY CHAITRA

30-1938

6. BIRTHDAY OF

HAZRATH ALI

21.04.2016 THURSDAY VAISAKHA

01-1938

7. SHAB-E-MERAJ 05.05.2016 THURSDAY VAISAKHA

15-1938

8. BASAVA JAYANTHI 09.05.2016 MONDAY VAISAKHA

19-1938

9. BUDDHA PURNIMA 21.05.2016 SATURDAY VAISAKHA

31-1938

10. SHAB-E-BARAT 23.05.2016 MONDAY JYAISHTHA

02-1938

11. JUMA-ATUL-WADA 01.07.2016 FRIDAY ASHADHA

10-1938

12. RATHA YATHRA 06.07.2016 WEDNESDAY ASHADHA

15-1938

13. VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM 12.08.2016 FRIDAY SRAVANA

21-1938

14. PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY 17.08.2016 WEDNESDAY SRAVANA

26-1938

15. SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI

PURNIMA

18.08.2016 THURSDAY SRAVANA

27-1938

16. EID-E-GADEER 20.09.2016 TUESDAY BHADRA

30-1938

17. MAHALAYA AMAVASYA 30.09.2016 FRIDAY ASVINA

18-1938

18. MAHARNAVAMI 10.10.2016 MONDAY ASVINA

10-1938

19. NARAKA CHATHURTHI 29.10.2016 SATURDAY KARTIKA

07-1938

20. KARTHIKA PURNIMA /

GURUNANAK JAYANTHI

14.11.2016 MONDAY KARTIKA

23-1938

21. ARBAYEEN 21.11.2016 MONDAY KARTIKA

30-1938

22. CHRISTMAS EVE 24.12.2016 SATURDAY PAUSHA

03-1938

23. BOXING DAY 26.12.2016 MONDAY PAUSHA

05-1938

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, falling on the same dates respectively.