AP General Holidays 2026, check list of Holidays in Andhra Pradesh

List of General Holidays and Optional Holidays for 2026 in Andhra Pradesh. AP General Holidays List 2026 and AP Optional Holidays List 2026 released.

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Employees are happy that next year’s festive holidays (regular holidays) are mostly non-Sunday. However, the optional holidays came on four Sundays.

Independence Day, a common holiday, falls only on Sunday, August 15. The rest of the holidays came in other weeks. The state government has announced next year’s general holidays, optional holidays and negotiable instrument holidays.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh directs 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 Annexure-I (A) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure-II(A) during the year 2026. 

The State Government directs that all offices under the State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2026. 

In addition to the above-mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding (5) during the year 2022 on festivals/occasions specified in Annexure-Il 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. 

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. 

Suppose there is any change of date in respect of RAMZAN, BAKRID, MOHARAM and EID MILADUN NABI as per the sighting of the moon or any other Hindu holiday as well. In that case, 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

If there is any change of date in respect of RAMZAN, BAKRID, MOHARAM, SHAB-E-BARATH and EID MILADUN NABI 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 the Secretariat, Heads of Departments, and District Collectors shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for a formal order about the change of date.

Holidays in January 2026: This new year usually has more holidays in January. Because.. New Year, Sankranti and Republic Day are also in this month. If Sundays and second Saturdays are combined, there will be many holidays. This time, the details of the holidays for students and employees in the month of January are as follows.

AP General Holidays List 2026

The following festivals occur on the 2nd Saturday & Sunday during the year 2026

AP Optional Holidays List 2026

The following festivals occur on Sundays during the year 2026