Telangana General Holidays & Optional Holidays List 2020 – TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List Released for 2020. The List of General Holidays and Optional Holidays 2020 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 2020.
The List of General Holidays and Optional Holidays in Telangana State 2020 PDF File has been released on November 21, 2019, and Telangana Employees can download it from here for future reference.
The TS GO.RT. No.3022, Dated: 21-11-2019 (Telangana General Holidays 2020 Govt. Order) details are provided here and the TS GO.RT.No. 2493 Dated: 16-11-2018 (Telangana General Holidays 2019 Govt. Order) details are also provided here.
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 2020: The State government notified the list of general holidays and optional holidays for the year 2020. 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 2020, 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 2020 (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 2020.
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 2020.
Though government offices remain closed on all second Saturday of every month and all Sundays, February 8, 2020, a second Saturday, however, would be a working day in lieu of a holiday declared on January 1, 2020.
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.
TS GO.No.3022, Dt: 21-11-2019 for TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List
GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2020 – Notified. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No. 3022, DATED:21.11.2019
ORDER: The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette: 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).
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 2020, except the Second Saturday (08.02.2020) in the month of February 2020 in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January 2020.
3. 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.
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 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.
TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List
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 2010.
| 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 |
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.
TS General Holidays List 2020(pdf)
General Holidays (GH) and Optional Holidays (OH)
JANUARY 2020
| January 01 | New Year Day | GH |
| January 10 | Birthday of Hzt.Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi MA’UD | OH |
| January 14 | Bhogi | GH |
| January 15 | Sankranti/Pongal | GH |
| January 16 | Kanumu | OH |
| January 26 | Republic Day | GH |
| January 30 | Sri Panchami | OH |
FEBRUARY 2020
| February 21 | Maha Shivaratri | GH |
MARCH 2020
| March 09 | Holi | GH |
| March 23 | Shab-E-Meraj | OH |
| March 25 | Ugadi | GH |
APRIL 2020
| April 02 | Sri Rama Navami | GH |
| April 05 | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | GH |
| April 06 | Mahaveer Jayanthi | OH |
| April 09 | Shab-E-Barat | OH |
| April 10 | Good Friday | GH |
| April 14 | Dr. BR Ambedkar’s Jayanthi | GH |
| April 26 | Basava Jayanthi | OH |
MAY 2020
| May 07 | Buddha Purnima | OH |
| May 14 | Shahadat HZT Ali | OH |
| May 21 | Shab-E-Qader | OH |
| May 22 | Juma-Atul-wada | OH |
| May 25 | Edul Fitar (Ramzan) | GH |
| May 26 | Following Day of Ramzan | GH |
JUNE 2020
| June 23 | Ratha Yathra | OH |
JULY 2020
| July 20 | Bonalu | GH |
| July 31 | Varlakshmi Vratham | OH |
AUGUST 2020
| August 01 | Eidul Azha (Bakrid) | GH |
| August 03 | Sravana Purnima/Rakhi Purnima | OH |
| August 09 | Eid-E-Ghadeer | OH |
| August 11 | Sri Krishna Astami | GH |
| August 15 | Independence Day | GH |
| August 16 | Parsi New Year’s Day | OH |
| August 22 | Vinayaka Chavithi | GH |
| August 29 | 9th Moharram (1442H) | OH |
| August 30 | Shahadat Imam Hussain (R.A) 10th Moharam | GH |
SEPTEMBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
| October 02 | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi | GH |
| October 08 | Arbayeen | OH |
| October 17 | Bathukamma Starting Day | GH |
| October 24 | Durgastami / Maharnavami | GH |
| October 25 | Vijaya Dasami | GH |
| October 30 | Eid Miladun Nabi | GH |
NOVEMBER 2020
| November 14 | Deepavali | GH |
| November 27 | Yaz Dahum Shareef | OH |
| November 30 | Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday | GH |
DECEMBER 2020
| December 24 | Christmas EVE | OH |
| December 25 | Christmas | GH |
| December 26 | Boxing Day | GH |
General Holidays in Telangana: The State Government had notified the list of general holidays and optional holidays in 2020. Orders to this effect were issued. Remember that, The 8th of February (Second Saturday) will be a working day in view of the public holiday declared on January 1, 2020.
General holidays List in Telangana:
- New Year Day – January 1 Wednesday
- Bhogi – Jan 14 Tuesday
- Sankranti / Pongal – Jan 15 Wednesday (Under Negotiable Instruments Act also)
- Maha Shivaratri – Feb 21 Friday (Under NI Act also)
- Holi – March 9 Monday (Under NI Act also)
- Ugadi – Wednesday, March 25 (Under NI Act also)
- Sri Rama Navami – April 2 Thursday (Under NI Act also)
- Good Friday – April 10 Friday (Under NI Act also)
- Dr BR Ambedkar Birthday – April 14 Tuesday (Under NI Act also)
- Eidul Fitar (Ramzan) – May 25 Monday (Under NI Act also)
- Following Day of Ramzan – May 26 Tuesday
- Bonalu – July 20 Monday
- Eidul Azha (Bakrid) – August 1, Saturday (Under NI Act also)
- Sri Krishna Astami – Aug 11 Tuesday (Under NI Act also)
- Independence Day – Aug 15 Saturday (Under NI Act also)
- Vinayaka Chavithi – Aug 22 Saturday
- Gandhi Jayanti – Oct 2 Friday (Under NI Act also)
- Bathukamma starting Day – Oct 17 Saturday
- Durgastami – Oct 24 Saturday
- Eid Miladn Nabi – Oct 30 Friday (Under NI Act also)
- Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday – November 30 Monday (Under NI Act also)
- Christmas – December 25 Friday (Under NI Act also)
- Boxing Day – Dec 26 Saturday.
(Note: Annual Closing of Accounts day on April 1 and May Day on May 1 are declared as holidays under NI Act only)
Following festivals occur on Sunday and Second Saturday during 2020
- Republic Day- Jan 26 Sunday
- Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday-April 5 Sunday
- Muharram- August 30 Sunday
- Vijaya Dasami – October 25 Sunday
- Deepavali Nov – 14 Second Saturday.
Optional Holidays in Telangana: The State Government employees could avail themselves five optional holidays in 2010.
Optional holidays list in Telangana:
- Birthday of Hzt Syed Mohd Juvanpuri Mahdi Maud – Jan 10 Friday
- Kanumu – Jan 16 Thursday
- Sri Panchami – Jan 30 Thursday
- Shab-e-Meraj March 23 Monday
- Mahaveer Jayanhi – April 6 Monday
- Shab-e-Barat – April 9 Thursday
- Shahdat Hzt Ali – May 15 Thursday
- Shab-e-ader – May 21 Thursday
- Juma-atul-wada – May 22 Friday
- Ratha Yatra – June 23 Tuesday
- Varalakahmi Vratham – July 31 Friday
- Sravana Purnima / Fakhi Purnima August 3 Monday
- 9th Muharram- Aug 29 Saturday
- Arbayeen October 8 Thursday
- Yaz Dahum Shareef November 27 Friday
- Christmas Eve December 24 Thursday
The Following Festivals occur on Sunday during 2020
- Basava Jayanthi – April 26 Sunday
- Eid-E-Ghadeer – August 9 Sunday and
- Parsi New Year’s Day – August 16 Sunday.
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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