G.O.RT.No. 2412 Dated: 24-11-2016 |GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.A) EPARTMENT|GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH|HOLIDAYS –General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2017 Declared|Declaration of General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2017 in Telangana State
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 Part-II
and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling
on Sundays shown in Annexure Part-II, during the year 2017.
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 2017.
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 2017 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.
GENERAL HOLIDAYS
|
S.No
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
1.
|
BHOGI
|
13.01.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
PAUSHA 23– 1938
|
|
2.
|
REPUBLIC DAY
|
26.01.2017
|
THURSDAY
|
MAGHA 06 – 1938
|
|
3.
|
MAHA SIVARATHRI
|
24.02.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
PHALGUNA 05- 1938
|
|
4.
|
UGADI
|
29.03.2017
|
WEDNESDAY
|
CHAITRA 08- 1939
|
|
5.
|
SRI RAMA NAVAMI / BABU JAGIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY
|
05.04.2017
|
WEDNESDAY
|
CHAITRA 15-1939
|
|
6.
|
GOOD FRIDAY / DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY
|
14.04.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA 24-1939
|
|
7.
|
RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR)
|
26.06.2017
|
MONDAY
|
ASHADHA 05-1939
|
|
8.
|
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI
|
14.08.2017
|
MONDAY
|
SRAVANA 23 – 1939
|
|
9.
|
INDEPENDENCE DAY
|
15.08.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
SRAVANA 24-1939
|
|
10.
|
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI
|
25.08.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
BHADRA 03-1939
|
|
11.
|
BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA)
|
02.09.2017
|
SATURDAY
|
BHADRA 11 – 1939
|
|
12.
|
DURGASHTAMI
|
28.09.2017
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA 06-1939
|
|
13.
|
VIJAYA DASAMI/ DUSSEHRA
|
30.09.2017
|
SATURDAY
|
ASVINA 08 – 1939
|
|
14.
|
MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI
|
02.10.2017
|
MONDAY
|
ASVINA 10 – 1939
|
|
15.
|
DEEPAVALI
|
19.10.2017
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASVINA 26-1939
|
|
16.
|
EID MILADUN NABI
|
01.12.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
AGRAHAYANA
10-1939
|
|
17.
|
CHRISTMAS
|
25.12.2017
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA 04-1939
|
PART-II
The
following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2017
|
1.
|
SANKRANTI/PONGAL
|
14.01.2017
|
2ND SATURDAY
|
PAUSHA 24-1938
|
|
2.
|
KANUMU
|
15.01.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA 25-1938
|
|
3.
|
HOLI
|
12.03.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
PHALGUNA 21-1938
|
|
4.
|
SHAHADAT IMAM
HUSSAIN (A.S.) 10TH MOHARRUM, 1493
HIRJI
|
01.10.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
ASVINA 09-1939
|
NOTE: SRI RAMA NAVAMI/BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY
(05.04.2017) AND GOOD FRIDAY/ DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY (14.04.2017) HOLIDAYS
FALLING ON SAME DAY.
(Contd.Annexure.II)
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
|
S.NO
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
1.
|
YAZ
DAHUM SHAREEF
|
10.01.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
PAUSHA 20-1938
|
|
2.
|
SRI
PANCHAMI
|
01.02.2017
|
WEDNESDAY
|
MAGHA 01-1938
|
|
3.
|
BIRTHDAY OF
HAZRATH ALI (RA)
|
11.04.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
CHAITRA 21-1939
|
|
4.
|
SHAB-E-MERAJ
|
25.04.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
VAISAKHA 05-1939
|
|
5.
|
BASAVA JAYANTHI
|
28.04.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
VAISAKHA 08-1939
|
|
6.
|
BUDDHA
PURNIMA
|
10.05.2017
|
WEDNESDAY
|
VAISAKHA 20-1939
|
|
7.
|
SHAB-E-BARAT
|
12.05.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
VAISAKHA 22-1939
|
|
8.
|
SHAHADAT
HAZRATH ALI (A.S.)
|
16.06.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
JYAISHTHA 26-1939
|
|
9.
|
JUMA-ATUL-WADA
/SHAB- E-QADER
|
23.06.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
ASHADHA 02-1939
|
|
10.
|
VARALAKSHMI
VRATHAM
|
04.08.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
SRAVANA 13-1939
|
|
11.
|
SRAVANA PURNIMA
/ RAKHI PURNIMA
|
07.08.2017
|
MONDAY
|
SRAVANA 16-1939
|
|
12.
|
PARSI
NEW YEAR’S DAY
|
17.08.2017
|
MONDAY
|
SRAVANA 26-1939
|
|
13.
|
MAHALAYA
AMAVASYA
|
19.09.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
BHADRA 28-1939
|
|
14.
|
MAHARNAVAMI
|
29.09.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
ASVINA 07-1939
|
|
15.
|
NARAKA
CHATURDHI
|
18.10.2017
|
TUESDAY
|
ASVINA 26-1939
|
|
16.
|
KARTHIKA
PURNIMA / GURUNANAK JAYANTHI
|
04.11.2017
|
SATURDAY
|
KARTIKA 13-1939
|
|
17.
|
ARBAYEEN
|
10.11.2017
|
FRIDAY
|
AGRAHAYANA 19-1939
|
|
18.
|
BOXING
DAY
|
26.12.2017
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA 05-1939
|
PART – II
The following
festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2017.
|
1.
|
NEW YEAR
|
01.01.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA 11-1938
|
|
2.
|
BIRTHDAY OF
HZT.SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MAÚD(A.S.)
|
11.02.2017
|
2ND SATURDAY
|
MAGHA 22-1938
|
|
3.
|
MAHAVEER
JAYANTHI
|
09.04.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
CHAITRA 14-1939
|
|
4.
|
RATHA
YATHRA
|
25.06.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
ASHADHA 04-1939
|
|
5.
|
EID-E-GHADEER
|
10.09.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
BHADRA 19-1939
|
|
6.
|
CHRISTMAS EVE
|
24.12.2017
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA 03-1939
|
