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A P G.O.RT.No. 2412 Dated: 24-11-2016 Declaration of General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2017


 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
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/2016/11/a-p-gortno-2412-dated-24-11-2016-declaration-of-general-optional-holidays-year-2017.html



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

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