THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART - I EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 242 ]

HYDERABAD, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2019.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT

(SPL.E)

GENERAL HOLIDAYS AND OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2020.

[G.O. Rt. No. 3022, General Administration (SPL.E), 21^st November, 2019.]

The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2020 the days specified in Annexure-I

(Part-I) shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices while the days for other occasions/

festivals which fall on Sundays are shown in Annexure-I (Part-II) and also notify Optional Holidays for State

Government offices as shown in Annexure-II (Part-I) while the days for other occasions / festivals falling on Sundays

are shown in Annexure II (Part-II).

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 2020, except the Second Saturday (08.02.2020) in the month of

February, 2020 in lieu of public holiday declared on 1^st January, 2020.

In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure I (part-I), the State Government employees

may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2020 on the festival /occasions

specified in Annexure-II (Part-I) 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.

The Govenment also directs that General Holidays shall not ipso-facto apply to the industiral 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.

If there is any change of date in respect of Idul Fitar, Idul Zuha, Muharam 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.

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OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

SAKA-ERA

1

NEW YEAR DAY

01-01-2020

WEDNESDAY

PAUSHA

11 -1941

2

BHOGI

14-01-2020

TUESDAY

PAUSHA

24 -1941

3

SANKRANTI / PONGAL

15-01-2020

WEDNESDAY

PAUSHA

25 -1941

4

MAHA SHIVARATRI

21-02-2020

FRIDAY

PHALGUNA

02 -1941

5

HOLI

09-03-2020

MONDAY

PHALGUNA

19 -1941

6

UGADI

25-03-2020

WEDNESDAY

CHAITHRA

5 -1942

7

SRI RAMA NAVAMI

02-04-2020

THURSDAY

CHAITHRA

13 -1942

8

GOOD FRIDAY

10-04-2020

FRIDAY

CHITHRA

21 -1942

9

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14-04-2020

TUESDAY

CHAITHRA

25-1942

10

EIDUL FITAR (RAMZAN)

25-05-2020

MONDAY

JYAISHTHA

4-1942

11

FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN

26-05-2020

TUESDAY

JYAISHTHA

5-1942

12

BONALU

20-07-2020

MONDAY

ASHADA

29-1942

13

EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID)

01-08-2020

SATURDAY

SRAVANA

10-1942

14

SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI

11-08-2020

TUESDAY

SRAVANA

20-1942

15

INDEPENDENCE DAY

15-08-2020

SATURDAY

SRAVANA

24-1942

16

VINAYAKA CHAVITHI

22-08-2020

SATURDAY

SRAVANA

31-1942

17

MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI

02-10-2020

FRIDAY

ASVINA

10-1942

18

BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY

17.10.2020

SATURDAY

ASVINA

25-1942

19

DURGASTAMI

24-10-2020

SATURDAY

KARTIKA

02-1942

20

EID MILADUN NABI

30-10-2020

FRIDAY

KARTIKA

08-1942

21

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30-11-2020

MONDAY

AGRAHAYAN

09 -1942

22

CHRISTMAS

25-12-2020

FRIDAY

PAUSHA

04 -1942

23

BOXING DAY

26-12-2020

SATURDAY

PAUSHA

05 -1942

ANNEXURE-I

GENERAL HOLIDAYS-2020

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OCCASION/FESTIVAL

DATE

DAY

SAKA-ERA

1

BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED

MOHAMMED JUVANPURI

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10-01-2020

FRIDAY

PAUSHA

20 -1941

2

KANUMU

16-01-2020

THURSDAY

PAUSHA

26 -1941

3

SRI PANCHAMI

30-01-2020

THURSDAY

MAGHA

10 -1941

4

SHAB-E-MERAJ

23-03-2020

MONDAY

CHAITHRA

3 -1942

5

MAHAVEER JAYANTHI

06-04-2020

MONDAY

CHAITHRA

17 -1942

6

SHAB-E-BARAT

09-04-2020

THURSDAY

CHAITHRA

20 -1942

7

BUDDHA PURNIMA

07-05-2020

THURSDAY

VAISAKHA

17-1942

8

SHAHADAT HZT ALI (A.S.)

14-05-2020

THURSDAY

VAISAKHA

24-1942

9

SHAB-E-QADER

21-05-2020

THURSDAY

VAISAKHA

31-1942

10

JUMA-ATUL-WADA

22-05-2020

FRIDAY

JYAISHTHA

01-1942

11

RATHA YATHRA

23-06-2020

TUESDAY

ASHADHA

02-1942

12

VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM

31-07-2020

FRIDAY

SRAVANA

09-1942

13

SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI

PURNIMA

03-08-2020

MONDAY

SRAVANA

12-1942

14

9th MOHARRAM (1442H)

29-08-2020

SATURDAY

BHADRA

07-1942

15

ARBAYEEN

08-10-2020

THURSDAY

ASVINA

16-1942

16

YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF

27-11-2020

FRIDAY

AGRAHAYAN

06 -1942

17

CHRISTMAS EVE

24-12-2020

THURSDAY

PAUSHA

03 -1942

ANNEXURE-II

THE FOLLOWING FESTIVALS OCCUR ON SUNDAY & 2ND SATURDAY DURING THE YEAR 2020

1

REPUBLIC DAY

26-01-2020

SUNDAY

MAGHA

6 -1941

2

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05-04-2020

SUNDAY

CHAITHRA

16 -1942

3

SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10^th MOHARAM

30-08-2020

SUNDAY

BHADRA

08-1942

4

VIJAYA DASAMI

25-10-2020

SUNDAY

KARTIKA

03-1942

5

DEEPAVALI

14-11-2020

SECOND

SATURDAY

KARTIKA

23-1942

Note:- 8^th February, 2020 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1^st January, 2020

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THE FOLLOWING FESTIVALS OCCUR ON SUNDAY DURING THE YEAR 2020

1

BASAVA JAYANTHI

26-04-2020

SUNDAY

VAISAKHA

06-1942

2

EID-E-GHADEER

09-08-2020

SUNDAY

SRAVANA

18-1942

3

3$56,1(:<($5¶6'$<

16-08-2020

SUNDAY

SRAVANA

25-1942

/ NOTE:

1) Birthday of Hazrath Ali (R.A) on 09.03.2020 (Monday) which would have been Optional

Holiday is declared as General Holiday in view of Holi.

2) Maharnavami on 24.10.2020 (Saturday) which would have been Optional Holiday is declared as

General Holiday in view of Durgastami

3) Naraka Chathurdhi on 14.11.2020 which would have been optional holiday is declared as

General Holiday in view of Deepavali.

Dr. SHAILENDRA KUMAR JOSHI,

Chief Secretary to Government.

Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.

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