Telangana General Holidays & Optional Holidays List 2021 – TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List Released for 2021. The List of General Holidays and Optional Holidays 2021 PDF File download now.
General Administration (Spl.E) Department, Government Of Telangana has declared the TS General holidays List and Optional Holidays List for the year 2021.
The List of General Holidays and Optional Holidays in Telangana State 20210 PDF File has been released on November 09, 2020, and Telangana Employees can download it from here for future reference.
RT: 1757 HOLIDAYS – Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for the year 2021 – Notified
RT: 1756 HOLIDAYS – General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2021 – Notified
The TS GO.RT. No.1756, Dated: 09-11-2020 (Telangana General Holidays 2021 Govt. Order) details are provided here and the TS GO.RT. No.3022, Dated: 21-11-2019 (Telangana General Holidays 2020 Govt. Order) and the TS GO.RT.No. 2493 Dated: 16-11-2018 (Telangana General Holidays 2019 Govt. Order) details are also provided here.

General Holidays in Telangana: The State Government had notified the list of general holidays and optional holidays in 2021. Orders to this effect were issued. Remember that, The 13th of February (Second Saturday) will be a working day in view of the public holiday declared on January 1, 2021.
General Holidays (GH) & Optional Holidays (OH)
JANUARY 2021
January 01 | New Year Day | GH |
January 13 | Bhogi | GH |
January 14 | Sankranti/Pongal | GH |
January 15 | Kanumu | OH |
January 26 | Republic Day | GH |
FEBRUARY 2021
February 16 | Sri Panchami | OH |
February 26 | Birthday of Hazrath Ali (R.A) | OH |
MARCH 2021
March 11 | Maha Shivaratri | GH |
March 29 | Holi | GH |
March 12 | Shab-E-Meraj | OH |
March 29 | Shab-E-Barat (General Holiday in view of Holi) | OH |
APRIL 2021
April 02 | Good Friday | GH |
April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | GH |
April 13 | Ugadi | GH |
April 14 | Dr. BR Ambedkar’s Jayanthi | GH |
April 21 | Sri Rama Navami | GH |
April 14 | Tamil New Year’s Day (General Holiday for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Day) | OH |
April 25 | Mahaveer Jayanthi | OH |
MAY 2021
May 14 | Eid ul Fitr (Ramzan) | GH |
May 15 | Following day of Ramzan | GH |
May 03 | Shahadat HZT Ali (R.A.) | OH |
May 07 | Juma-Atul-Wada | OH |
May 10 | Shab-E-Qader | OH |
May 14 | Basava Jayanthi (General Holiday in view of Eid-Ul-Fitr) | OH |
May 26 | Buddha Purnima | OH |
JUNE 2021
JULY 2021
July 21 | Eidul Azha (Bakrid) | GH |
July 12 | Ratha Yathra | OH |
July 29 | Eid-E-Ghadeer | OH |
AUGUST 2021
August 02 | Bonalu | GH |
August 15 | Independence Day | GH |
August 19 | Shahadat Imam Hussain (10th Moharam) | GH |
August 31 | Sri Krishna Astami | GH |
August 16 | Parsi New Year’s Day | OH |
August 18 | 9th Moharram (1442H) | OH |
August 20 | Varalakshmi Vratham | OH |
August 22 | Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima | OH |
SEPTEMBER 2021
September 10 | Vinayaka Chavithi | GH |
September 29 | Arbayeen | OH |
OCTOBER 2021
October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi | GH |
October 06 | Bathukamma starting day | GH |
October 15 | Vijaya Dasami | GH |
October 16 | Following day of Vijaya Dasami | GH |
October 19 | Eid Miladun Nabi | GH |
October 13 | Durgashtami | OH |
October 14 | Maharnavami | OH |
NOVEMBER 2021
November 04 | Deepavali | GH |
November 19 | Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday | GH |
November 03 | Naraka Chaturdhi | OH |
November 16 | Yaz Dahum Shareef | OH |
DECEMBER 2021
December 24 | Christmas EVE | OH |
December 25 | Christmas | GH |
December 26 | Boxing Day | GH |
List Of Holidays for TS Govt Offices under TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List
TS General Holidays List, TS Optional Holidays List: Telangana government has released the list of holidays for govt offices for 2021: The State government notified the list of general holidays and optional holidays for the year 2021.
Chief Secretary issued necessary orders in this regard, asking all the state government offices to strictly observe these holidays and also remain closed on all Second Saturdays and Sundays.
The government declared a public holiday on January 1 marking the commencement of English New Year. In addition, the State government employees may also avail themselves of five Optional Holidays during 2021, irrespective of the religion to which the festival pertains.
To avail these holidays, employees have to apply for, in writing in advance. However, general holidays are not applicable to industrial establishments, public sector units, public work departments and educational institutions in the State. Administrative departments concerned will issue separate orders to this effect.
List of Holidays for Telangana 2021 (TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List): It is believed that the way a new year is begun will be how the entire year will be. And if that’s the case, government employees and their families in Telangana are going to be in a holiday mood right from January in 2021.
As the New Year approaches, the Telangana government has already set the holiday mood for the government employees in the state as the list of holidays have been released on Saturday. The State government has notified general and optional holidays to be observed by all the State government offices during the year 2021.
Though government offices remain closed on all second Saturday of every month and all Sundays, February 13, 2021, a second Saturday, however, would be a working day in lieu of a holiday declared on January 1, 2021.
In addition to the notified general holidays, the State government employees may avail optional holidays not exceeding five on the festival/ occasions.
In case of any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sighting or any other holiday declared now, it would be notified accordingly.
General holidays List in Telangana for 2021:
- New Year Day – 01-01-2021 Friday
- Bhogi – 13-01-2021 Wednesday
- Sankranti/Pongal – 14-01-2021 Thursday
- Republic Day – 26-01-2021 Tuesday
- Maha Shivaratri – 11-03-2021 Thursday
- Holi – 29-03-2021 Monday
- Good Friday – 02-04-2021 Friday
- Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday – 05-04-2021 Monday
- Ugadi – 13-04-2021 Tuesday
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday – 14-04-2021 Wednesday
- Sri Rama Navami – 21-04-2021 Wednesday
- Eid ul Fitr (Ramzan) – 14-05-2021 Friday
- Following day of Ramzan – 15-05-2021 Saturday
- Eidul Azha (Bakrid) – 21-07-2021 Wednesday
- Bonalu – 02-08-2021 Monday
- Independence Day – 15-08-2021 Sunday
- Shahadat Imam Hussain (10th Moharam) – 19-08-2021 Thursday
- Sri Krishna Astami – 31-08-2021 Tuesday
- Vinayaka Chavithi – 10-09-2021 Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi – 02-10-2021 Saturday
- Bathukamma starting day – 06-10-2021 Wednesday
- Vijaya Dasami – 15-10-2021 Friday
- Following day of Vijaya Dasami – 16-10-2021 Saturday
- Eid Miladun Nabi – 19-10-2021 Tuesday
- Deepavali – 04-11-2021 Thursday
- Kartika Purnima/Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 19-11-2021 Friday
- Christmas – 25-12-2021 Saturday
- Boxing Day – 26-12-2021 Sunday
(Note:- 13th February, 2021 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2021)
Following festivals occur on Sunday and Second Saturday during 2021
Optional Holidays in Telangana: The State Government employees could avail themselves five optional holidays in 2021.
Optional holidays list in Telangana for 2021:
Optional Holidays 2021:
- Kanumu – 15-01-2021 Friday
- Sri Panchami – 16-02-2021 Tuesday
- Birthday of Hazrath Ali (R.A) – 26-02-2021 Friday
- Shab-E-Meraj – 12-03-2021 Friday
- Shab-E-Barat (General Holiday in view of Holi) – 29-03-2021 Monday
- Tamil New Year’s Day (General Holiday for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Day) – 14-04-2021 Wednesday
- Mahaveer Jayanthi – 25-04-2021 Sunday
- Shahadat HZT Ali (R.A.) – 03-05-2021 Monday
- Juma-Atul-Wada – 07-05-2021 Friday
- Shab-E-Qader – 10-05-2021 Monday
- Basava Jayanthi (General Holiday in view of Eid-Ul-Fitr) – 14-05-2021 Friday
- Buddha Purnima – 26-05-2021 Wednesday
- Ratha Yathra – 12-07-2021 Monday
- Eid-E-Ghadeer – 29-07-2021 Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s Day – 16-08-2021 Monday
- 9th Moharram (1442H) – 18-08-2021 Wednesday
- Varalakshmi Vratham – 20-08-2021 Friday
- Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima – 22-08-2021 Sunday
- Arbayeen – 29-09-2021 Wednesday
- Durgashtami – 13-10-2021 Wednesday
- Maharnavami – 14-10-2021 Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdhi – 03-11-2021 Wednesday
- Yaz Dahum Shareef – 16-11-2021 Tuesday
- Birthday of HZT. Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi MA’UD (A.S.) – 19-12-2021 Sunday
- Christmas Eve – 24-12-2021 Friday
The Following Festivals occur on Sunday during 2021
G.O.Rt.No.1756 DATED:09.11.2020
TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List
G.O.Rt.No.1756 DATED:09.11.2020 Details as follows: ORDER: The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2021 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.
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 2021, except the Second Saturday (13.02.2021) in the month of February, 2021 which will be a working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2021.
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 2021 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.
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.
If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Zuha, 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.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
TS General Holidays List 2021 (pdf)
TS General Holidays List 2020
OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
NEW YEAR DAY | 01-01-2020 | WEDNESDAY | PAUSHA 11 -1941 |
BHOGI | 14-01-2020 | TUESDAY | PAUSHA 24 -1941 |
SANKRANTI / PONGAL | 15-01-2020 | WEDNESDAY | PAUSHA 25 -1941 |
MAHA SHIVARATRI | 21-02-2020 | FRIDAY | PHALGUNA 02 -1941 |
HOLI | 09-03-2020 | MONDAY | PHALGUNA 19 -1941 |
UGADI | 25-03-2020 | WEDNESDAY | CHAITHRA 5 -1942 |
SRI RAMA NAVAMI | 02-04-2020 | THURSDAY | CHAITHRA 13 -1942 |
GOOD FRIDAY | 10-04-2020 | FRIDAY | CHITHRA 21 -1942 |
DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-2020 | TUESDAY | CHAITHRA 25-1942 |
EIDUL FITAR (RAMZAN) | 25-05-2020 | MONDAY | JYAISHTHA 4-1942 |
FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN | 26-05-2020 | TUESDAY | JYAISHTHA 5-1942 |
BONALU | 20-07-2020 | MONDAY | ASHADA 29-1942 |
EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | 01-08-2020 | SATURDAY | SRAVANA 10-1942 |
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 11-08-2020 | TUESDAY | SRAVANA 20-1942 |
INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-2020 | SATURDAY | SRAVANA 24-1942 |
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 22-08-2020 | SATURDAY | SRAVANA 31-1942 |
MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02-10-2020 | FRIDAY | ASVINA 10-1942 |
BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY | 17-10-2020 | SATURDAY | ASVINA 25-1942 |
DURGASTAMI | 24-10-2020 | SATURDAY | KARTIKA 02-1942 |
EID MILADUN NABI | 30-10-2020 | FRIDAY | KARTIKA 08-1942 |
KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 30-11-2020 | MONDAY | AGRAHAYAN 09 -1942 |
CHRISTMAS | 25-12-2020 | FRIDAY | PAUSHA 04 -1942 |
BOXING DAY | 26-12-2020 | SATURDAY | PAUSHA 05 -1942 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2020
REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2020 | SUNDAY | MAGHA 6 -1941 |
BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2020 | SUNDAY | CHAITHRA 16 -1942 |
SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10th MOHARAM | 30-08-2020 | SUNDAY | BHADRA 08-1942 |
VIJAYA DASAMI | 25-10-2020 | SUNDAY | KARTIKA 03-1942 |
DEEPAVALI | 14-11-2020 | SECOND SATURDAY | KARTIKA 23-1942 |
TS Optional Holidays List 2020:
The State Government Employees could avail themselves five optional holidays in 2020.
OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) | 10-01-2020 | FRIDAY | PAUSHA 20 -1941 |
KANUMU | 16-01-2020 | THURSDAY | PAUSHA 26 -1941 |
SRI PANCHAMI | 30-01-2020 | THURSDAY | MAGHA 10 -1941 |
SHAB-E-MERAJ | 23-03-2020 | MONDAY | CHAITHRA 3 -1942 |
MAHAVEER JAYANTHI | 06-04-2020 | MONDAY | CHAITHRA 17 -1942 |
SHAB-E-BARAT | 09-04-2020 | THURSDAY | CHAITHRA 20 -1942 |
BUDDHA PURNIMA | 07-05-2020 | THURSDAY | VAISAKHA 17-1942 |
SHAHADAT HZT ALI (A.S.) | 14-05-2020 | THURSDAY | VAISAKHA 24-1942 |
SHAB-E-QADER | 21-05-2020 | THURSDAY | VAISAKHA 31-1942 |
JUMA-ATUL-WADA | 22-05-2020 | FRIDAY | JYAISHTHA 01-1942 |
RATHA YATHRA | 23-06-2020 | TUESDAY | ASHADHA 02-1942 |
VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 31-07-2020 | FRIDAY | SRAVANA 09-1942 |
SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA | 03-08-2020 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 12-1942 |
9th MOHARRAM (1442H) | 29-08-2020 | SATURDAY | BHADRA 07-1942 |
ARBAYEEN | 08-10-2020 | THURSDAY | ASVINA 16-1942 |
YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF | 27-11-2020 | FRIDAY | AGRAHAYAN 06 -1942 |
CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2020 | THURSDAY | PAUSHA 03 -1942 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday During The Year 2020
BASAVA JAYANTHI | 26-04-2020 | SUNDAY | VAISAKHA 06-1942 |
EID-E-GHADEER | 09-08-2020 | SUNDAY | SRAVANA 18-1942 |
PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 16-08-2020 | SUNDAY | SRAVANA 25-1942 |
TS General Holidays List 2020 (pdf)
TS General Holidays List 2019
OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE |
NEW YEAR DAY | 01-01-2019 |
BHOGI | 14-01-2019 |
SANKRANTI/PONGAL | 15-01-2019 |
REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2019 |
MAHA SHIVARATRI | 04-03-2019 |
HOLI | 21-03-2019 |
BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2019 |
UGADI | 06-04-2019 |
GOOD FRIDAY | 19-04-2019 |
EIDUL FITAR (RAMZAN) | 05-06-2019 |
FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN | 06-06-2019 |
BONALU | 29-07-2019 |
EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | 12-08-2019 |
INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-2019 |
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 24-08-2019 |
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 02-09-2019 |
SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S) 10th MOHARAM | 10-09-2019 |
BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY | 28-09-2019 |
MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02-10-2019 |
VIJAYA DASAMI | 08-10-2019 |
KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 12-11-2019 |
CHRISTMAS | 25-12-2019 |
BOXING DAY | 26-12-2019 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2019: SRI RAMA NAVAMI/ DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-2019 |
DURGASTAMI | 06-10-2019 |
DEEPAVALI | 27-10-2019 |
EID MILADUN NABI | 10-11-2019 |
Note: 9th February 2019 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January 2019
TS Optional Holidays List 2019
OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE |
KANUMU | 16-01-2019 |
BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) | 21-01-2019 |
SHAB-E-MERAJ | 04-04-2019 |
MAHAVEER JAYANTHI | 17-04-2019 |
BASAVA JAYANTHI | 07-05-2019 |
BUDDHA PURNIMA | 18-05-2019 |
JUMA-ATUL-WADA | 31-05-2019 |
RATHA YATHRA | 04-07-2019 |
VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 09-08-2019 |
PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 17-08-2019 |
EID-E-GHADEER | 20-08-2019 |
9th MOHARRAM (1440H) | 09-09-2019 |
MAHARNAVAMI | 07-10-2019 |
YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF | 09-12-2019 |
CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2019 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2019
SRI PANCHAMI | 10-02-2019 |
SHAB-E-BARAT | 21-04-2019 |
SHAHADAT HZT ALI (A.S.) | 26-05-2019 |
SHAB-E-QADER | 02-06-2019 |
ARBAYEEN | 20-10-2019 |
NOTE: Birthday of Hazrath Ali (R.A) on 03.2019 (Thursday) which would have been Optional Holiday is declared as General Holiday in view of Holi.
Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima on 08.2019 which would have been Optional Holiday is declared as General Holiday in view of Independence Day Naraka Chathurdhi on 10.2019 which would have been optional holiday is declared as General Holiday in view of Deepavali.
TS General Holidays, Optional Holidays list for 2019 Download
TS General Holidays List 2018
JANUARY | ||
DATE | OCCASION | CATEGORY |
01/01/2018 | New Year Day | General |
14-01-2018 | Bhogi | General |
15-01-2018 | Sankranti/Pongal | General / NI Act |
16-01-2018 | Kanumu | Optional |
22-01-2018 | Sri Panchami | Optional |
26-01-2018 | Republic Day | General / NI Act |
FEBRUARY | ||
01/02/2018 | Birthday of Hzt. Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi Ma’ud | Optional |
13-02-2018 | Maha Shivaratri | General / NI Act |
MARCH | ||
01/03/2018 | Holi | General / NI Act |
18-03-2018 | Ugadi | General |
26-03-2018 | Sri Rama Navami | General / NI Act |
29-03-2018 | Mahaveer Jayanthi | Optional |
30-03-2018 | Good Friday | General / NI Act |
APRIL | ||
01/04/2018 | Hazrath Ali (As) | Optional |
05/04/2018 | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | General / NI Act |
14-04-2018 | Dr Br Ambedkar’s Birthday | General |
15-04-2018 | Shab-E-Meraj | Optional |
18-04-2018 | Basava Jayanthi | Optional |
29-04-2018 | Buddha Purnima | Optional |
MAY | ||
01/05/2018 | Labour Day | Only NI Act |
02/05/2018 | Shab-E-Barat | Optional |
JUNE | ||
05/06/2018 | Shahadat Hzt Ali (A.S.) | Optional |
12/06/2018 | Shab-E-Qader | Optional |
15-06-2018 | Juma-Atul-Wada | Optional |
16-06-2018 | Eidul Fitar/Ramzan | General / NI Act |
17-06-2018 | Following Day Of Ramzan | General |
JULY | ||
14-07-2018 | Ratha Yathra | Optional |
AUGUST | ||
06/08/2018 | Bonalu | General |
15-08-2018 | Independence Day | General / NI Act |
17-08-2018 | Parsi New Year’s Day | Optional |
22-08-2018 | Eidul Azha (Bakrid) | General / NI Act |
24-08-2018 | Varalakshmi Vratham | Optional |
26-08-2018 | Sravana Purnima/Rakhi Purnima | Optional |
30-08-2018 | Eid-E-Ghadeer | Optional |
SEPTEMBER | ||
03/09/2018 | Sri Krishna Astami | General / NI Act |
13-09-2018 | Vinayaka Chavithi | General / NI Act |
20-09-2018 | 9th Moharram (1440h) | Optional |
21-09-2018 | Moharam | General / NI Act |
OCTOBER | ||
02/10/2018 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi | General |
09/10/2018 | Bathukamma Starting Day | General |
17-10-2018 | Durgastami/Maharnavami | General |
18-10-2018 | Vijaya Dasami | General |
30-10-2018 | Arbayeen | Optional |
NOVEMBER | ||
06/11/2018 | Naraka Chaturdhi | Optional |
07/11/2018 | Deepavali | General |
21-11-2018 | Eid Miladun Nabi | General |
23-11-2018 | Kartika Purnima/Guru Nanak’s Birthday | General |
DECEMBER | ||
19-12-2018 | Yaz Dahum Shareef | Optional |
24-12-2018 | Christmas Eve | Optional |
25-12-2018 | Christmas | General |
26-12-2018 | Boxing Day | General |
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