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 (TS General Holidays & Optional Holidays List)
TS General Holidays List, TS Optional Holidays List: Telangana government has released 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. Government declared public holiday on January 1 marking 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 (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
| Sl. No. | 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 | DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 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 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 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 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2020
| 1 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2020 | SUNDAY | MAGHA 6 -1941 |
| 2 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2020 | SUNDAY | CHAITHRA 16 -1942 |
| 3 | SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10th 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 |
TS Optional Holidays List 2020:
The State Government Employees could avail themselves five optional holidays in 2010.
| Sl.No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
| 1 | BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) | 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 |
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 | 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)
TS General Holidays List 2019
| Sl. No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
| 1 | NEW YEAR DAY | 01-01-2019 | TUESDAY | PAUSHA 11 -1940 |
| 2 | BHOGI | 14-01-2019 | MONDAY | PAUSHA 24 -1940 |
| 3 | SANKRANTI/PONGAL | 15-01-2019 | TUESDAY | PAUSHA 25 -1940 |
| 4 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2019 | SATURDAY | MAGHA 6 -1940 |
| 5 | MAHA SHIVARATRI | 04-03-2019 | MONDAY | PHALGUNA 13 -1940 |
| 6 | HOLI | 21-03-2019 | THURSDAY | PHALGUNA 30 -1940 |
| 7 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2019 | FRIDAY | CHITHRA 15 -1941 |
| 8 | UGADI | 06-04-2019 | SATURDAY | CHITHRA 16 -1941 |
| 9 | GOOD FRIDAY | 19-04-2019 | FRIDAY | CHITHRA 29 -1941 |
| 10 | EIDUL FITAR (RAMZAN) | 05-06-2019 | WEDNESDAY | JYAISHTHA 15-1941 |
| 11 | FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN | 06-06-2019 | THURSDAY | JYAISHTHA 16-1941 |
| 12 | BONALU | 29-07-2019 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 7-1941 |
| 13 | EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | 12-08-2019 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 21-1941 |
| 14 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-2019 | THURSDAY | SRAVANA 24-1941 |
| 15 | SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 24-08-2019 | SATURDAY | BHADRA 2-1941 |
| 16 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 02-09-2019 | MONDAY | BHADRA 11-1941 |
| 17 | SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S) 10th MOHARAM | 10-09-2019 | TUESDAY | BHADRA 19-1941 |
| 18 | BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY | 28-09-2019 | SATURDAY | ASVINA 6-1941 |
| 19 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02-10-2019 | WEDNESDAY | ASVINA 10-1941 |
| 20 | VIJAYA DASAMI | 08-10-2019 | TUESDAY | ASVINA 16-1941 |
| 21 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 12-11-2019 | TUESDAY | KARTIKA 21-1941 |
| 22 | CHRISTMAS | 25-12-2019 | WEDNESDAY | PAUSHA 4 -1941 |
| 23 | BOXING DAY | 26-12-2019 | THURSDAY | PAUSHA 5 -1941 |
| 1 | The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2019: SRI RAMA NAVAMI/ DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-2019 | SUNDAY | CHITHRA 24-1941 |
| 2 | DURGASTAMI | 06-10-2019 | SUNDAY | ASIVA 14-1941 |
| 3 | DEEPAVALI | 27-10-2019 | SUNDAY | KARTIKA 5-1941 |
| 4 | EID MILADUN NABI | 10-11-2019 | SUNDAY | KARTIKA 19-1941 |
Note:- 9th February, 2019 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2019
TS Optional Holidays List 2019
| Sl.No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
| 1 | KANUMU | 16-01-2019 | WEDNESDAY | PAUSHA 26 -1940 |
| 2 | BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) | 21-01-2019 | MONDAY | MAGHA 01 -1940 |
| 3 | SHAB-E-MERAJ | 04-04-2019 | THURSDAY | CHITHRA 14 -1941 |
| 4 | MAHAVEER JAYANTHI | 17-04-2019 | WEDNESDAY | CHITHRA 27 -1941 |
| 5 | BASAVA JAYANTHI | 07-05-2019 | TUESDAY | VAISAKHA 17-1941 |
| 6 | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 18-05-2019 | SATURDAY | VAISAKHA 28-1941 |
| 7 | JUMA-ATUL-WADA | 31-05-2019 | FRIDAY | JYAISHTHA 10-1941 |
| 8 | RATHA YATHRA | 04-07-2019 | THURSDAY | ASHADHA 13-1941 |
| 9 | VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 09-08-2019 | FRIDAY | SRAVANA 18-1941 |
| 10 | PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 17-08-2019 | SATURDAY | SRAVANA 26-1941 |
| 11 | EID-E-GHADEER | 20-08-2019 | TUESDAY | SRAVANA 29-1941 |
| 12 | 9th MOHARRAM (1440H) | 09-09-2019 | MONDAY | BHADRA 18-1941 |
| 13 | MAHARNAVAMI | 07-10-2019 | MONDAY | ASVINA 15-1941 |
| 14 | YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF | 09-12-2019 | MONDAY | AGRAHAYANA 18-1941 |
| 15 | CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2019 | TUESDAY | PAUSHA 3-1941 |
The Following Festivals Occur On Sunday & 2nd Saturday During The Year 2019
| 1 | SRI PANCHAMI | 10-02-2019 | SUNDAY | MAGHA 21-1940 |
| 2 | SHAB-E-BARAT | 21-04-2019 | SUNDAY | VAISAKHA 1-1941 |
| 3 | SHAHADAT HZT ALI (A.S.) | 26-05-2019 | SUNDAY | JYAISHTHA 5-1941 |
| 4 | SHAB-E-QADER | 02-06-2019 | SUNDAY | JYAISHTHA 12-1941 |
| 5 | ARBAYEEN | 20-10-2019 | SUNDAY | ASVINA 28-1941 |
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 | DAY | OCCASION | CATEGORY |
| 01/01/2018 | Monday | New Year Day | General |
| 14-01-2018 | Sunday | Bhogi | General |
| 15-01-2018 | Monday | Sankranti/Pongal | General / NI Act |
| 16-01-2018 | Tuesday | Kanumu | Optional |
| 22-01-2018 | Monday | Sri Panchami | Optional |
| 26-01-2018 | Friday | Republic Day | General / NI Act |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| 01/02/2018 | Thursday | Birthday of Hzt. Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi Ma’ud | Optional |
| 13-02-2018 | Tuesday | Maha Shivaratri | General / NI Act |
| MARCH | |||
| 01/03/2018 | Thursday | Holi | General / NI Act |
| 18-03-2018 | Sunday | Ugadi | General |
| 26-03-2018 | Monday | Sri Rama Navami | General / NI Act |
| 29-03-2018 | Thursday | Mahaveer Jayanthi | Optional |
| 30-03-2018 | Friday | Good Friday | General / NI Act |
| APRIL | |||
| 01/04/2018 | Sunday | Hazrath Ali (As) | Optional |
| 05/04/2018 | Thursday | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday | General / NI Act |
| 14-04-2018 | 2nd Saturday | Dr Br Ambedkar’s Birthday | General |
| 15-04-2018 | Sunday | Shab-E-Meraj | Optional |
| 18-04-2018 | Wednesday | Basava Jayanthi | Optional |
| 29-04-2018 | Sunday | Buddha Purnima | Optional |
| MAY | |||
| 01/05/2018 | Tuesday | Labour Day | Only NI Act |
| 02/05/2018 | Wednesday | Shab-E-Barat | Optional |
| JUNE | |||
| 05/06/2018 | Tuesday | Shahadat Hzt Ali (A.S.) | Optional |
| 12/06/2018 | Tuesday | Shab-E-Qader | Optional |
| 15-06-2018 | Friday | Juma-Atul-Wada | Optional |
| 16-06-2018 | Saturday | Eidul Fitar/Ramzan | General / NI Act |
| 17-06-2018 | Sunday | Following Day Of Ramzan | General |
| JULY | |||
| 14-07-2018 | Second Saturday | Ratha Yathra | Optional |
| AUGUST | |||
| 06/08/2018 | Monday | Bonalu | General |
| 15-08-2018 | Wednesday | Independence Day | General / NI Act |
| 17-08-2018 | Friday | Parsi New Year’s Day | Optional |
| 22-08-2018 | Wednesday | Eidul Azha (Bakrid) | General / NI Act |
| 24-08-2018 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham | Optional |
| 26-08-2018 | Sunday | Sravana Purnima/Rakhi Purnima | Optional |
| 30-08-2018 | Thursday | Eid-E-Ghadeer | Optional |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| 03/09/2018 | Monday | Sri Krishna Astami | General / NI Act |
| 13-09-2018 | Thursday | Vinayaka Chavithi | General / NI Act |
| 20-09-2018 | Thursday | 9th Moharram (1440h) | Optional |
| 21-09-2018 | Friday | Moharam | General / NI Act |
| OCTOBER | |||
| 02/10/2018 | Tuesday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi | General |
| 09/10/2018 | Tuesday | Bathukamma Starting Day | General |
| 17-10-2018 | Wednesday | Durgastami/Maharnavami | General |
| 18-10-2018 | Thursday | Vijaya Dasami | General |
| 30-10-2018 | Tuesday | Arbayeen | Optional |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| 06/11/2018 | Tuesday | Naraka Chaturdhi | Optional |
| 07/11/2018 | Wednesday | Deepavali | General |
| 21-11-2018 | Wednesday | Eid Miladun Nabi | General |
| 23-11-2018 | Friday | Kartika Purnima/Guru Nanak’s Birthday | General |
| DECEMBER | |||
| 19-12-2018 | Wednesday | Yaz Dahum Shareef | Optional |
| 24-12-2018 | Monday | Christmas Eve | Optional |
| 25-12-2018 | Tuesday | Christmas | General |
| 26-12-2018 | Wednesday | Boxing Day | General |
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