Declaration of General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2024

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA ABSTRACT|HOLIDAYS- Declaration of General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2024 – Declared |GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT

The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2024 the days specified in

Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices including the days for occasions / festivals which fall on Sundays and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II including the days for occasions / festivals which are falling on Sundays.

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 2024 except the Second Saturday

(10.02.2024) in the month of February, 2024 which will be a working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2024.

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 2024 on the

festivals/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 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.

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 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 Fitar, Idu’l Azha, 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.

General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2024

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General Holidays 2022:

GENERAL HOLIDAYS - 2022
Sl. No.	OCCASION/FESTIVAL	DATE	DAY	SAKA-ERA
1	NEW YEAR DAY	01-01-2022	SATURDAY	PAUSHA 11 -1943
2	BHOGI	14-01-2022	FRIDAY	PAUSHA 24 -1943
3	SANKRANTI / PONGAL	15-01-2022	SATURDAY	PAUSHA 25 -1943
4	REPUBLIC DAY	26-01-2022	WEDNESDAY	MAGHA 06 -1943
5	MAHA SHIVARATRI	01-03-2022	TUESDAY	PHALGUNA 10 -1943
6	HOLI	18-03-2022	FRIDAY	PHALGUNA 27 -1943
7	UGADI	02-04-2022	SATURDAY	CHAITHRA 12 -1944
8	BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY	05-04-2022	TUESDAY	CHAITHRA 15 -1944
9	SRI RAMA NAVAMI	10-04-2022	SUNDAY	CHAITHRA 20 -1944
10	DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY	14-04-2022	THURSDAY	CHAITHRA 24-1944
11	GOOD FRIDAY	15-04-2022	FRIDAY	CHAITHRA 25 -1944
12	EID UL FITR (RAMZAN)	03-05-2022	TUESDAY	VAISAKHA 13-1944
13	FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN	04-05-2022	WEDNESDAY	VAISAKHA 14-1944
14	EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID)	10-07-2022	SUNDAY	ASHADHA 19-1944
15	BONALU	25-07-2022	MONDAY	SRAVANA 03-1944
16	SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10th MOHARAM	09-08-2022	TUESDAY	SRAVANA 18-1944
17	INDEPENDENCE DAY	15-08-2022	MONDAY	SRAVANA 24-1944
18	SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI (as per Srivaishnava Agamam)	20-08-2022	SATURDAY	SRAVANA 29-1944
19	VINAYAKA CHAVITHI	31-08-2022	WEDNESDAY	BHADRA 09-1944
20	BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY	25-09-2022	SUNDAY	ASVINA 03-1944
21	MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI	02-10-2022	SUNDAY	ASVINA 10-1944
22	VIJAYA DASAMI	05-10-2022	WEDNESDAY	ASVINA 13-1944
23	FOLLOWING DAY OF VIJAYA DASAMI	06-10-2022	THURSDAY	ASVINA 14-1944
24	EID MILADUN NABI	09-10-2022	SUNDAY	ASVINA 17-1944
25	DEEPAVALI	25-10-2022	TUESDAY	KARTIKA 03-1944
26	KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY	08-11-2022	TUESDAY	KARTIKA 17-1944
27	CHRISTMAS	25-12-2022	SUNDAY	PAUSHA 04 -1944
28	BOXING DAY	26-12-2022	MONDAY	PAUSHA 05 -1944

Optional Holidays:

Sl.No.	OCCASION/FESTIVAL	DATE	DAY	SAKA-ERA
1.	KANUMU	16-01-2022	SUNDAY	PAUSHA 26-1943
2.	SRI PANCHAMI	05-02-2022	SATURDAY	MAGHA 16 -1943
3.	BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A)	15-02-2022	TUESDAY	MAGHA 26-1943
4.	SHAB-E-MERAJ (General Holiday in view of Maha Shivaratri)	01-03-2022	TUESDAY	PHALGUNA 10-1943
5.	SHAB-E-BARAT	19-03-2022	SATURDAY	PHALGUNA 28-1943
6.	TAMIL NEW YEAR’S DAY / MAHAVEER JAYANTHI (General Holiday for Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birth Day)	14-04-2022	THURSDAY	CHAITHRA 24-1944
7.	SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.)	22-04-2022	FRIDAY	VAISAKHA 02-1944
8.	SHAB-E-QADER / JUMA-ATUL-WADA	29-04-2022	FRIDAY	VAISAKHA 09-1944
9.	BASAVA JAYANTHI (General Holiday in view of Eid-Ul- Fitr (Ramzan))	03-05-2022	TUESDAY	VAISAKHA 13-1944
10.	BUDDHA PURNIMA	16-05-2022	MONDAY	VAISAKHA 26-1944
11.	RATHA YATHRA	01-07-2022	FRIDAY	ASHADHA 10-1944
12.	EID-E-GHADEER	18-07-2022	MONDAY	ASHADHA 27-1944
13.	VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM	05-08-2022	FRIDAY	SRAVANA 14-1944
14.	9th MOHARRAM (1444H)	08-08-2022	MONDAY	SRAVANA 17-1944
15.	SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA	12-08-2022	FRIDAY	SRAVANA 21-1944
16.	PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY	16-08-2022	TUESDAY	SRAVANA 25-1944
17.	ARBAYEEN	17-09-2022	SATURDAY	BHADRA 26-1944
18.	DURGASHTAMI	03-10-2022	MONDAY	ASVINA 11-1944
19.	MAHARNAVAMI	04-10-2022	TUESDAY	ASVINA 12-1944
20.	NARAKA CHATURDHI	24-10-2022	MONDAY	KARTIKA 02 -1944
21.	YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF	06-11-2022	SUNDAY	KARTIKA 15-1944
22.	BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.)	08-12-2022	THURSDAY	AGRAHAYANA 17-1944
23.	CHRISTMAS EVE	24-12-2022	SATURDAY	PAUSHA 03 -1944