AP 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:
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.
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 |
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 | SAKA–ERA |
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 |
1. | SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) | 26.06.2016 | SUNDAY | ASHADHA
06-1938 |
2. | SHAB-E-QADAR | 03.07.2016 | SUNDAY | ASHADHA
12-1938 |