GO.No.995 Dated 5.11.2014 Telangana State (TS) General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2015 for Government Offices Schools and TG Government Employees. All the Telangana State Govt Offices will remain closed on the following General and Optional Holidays during the year 2015 (From Jan 2015 to Dec 2015).
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
Note:: Tamil New Year’s Day on 15.01.2015, Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi Ma’ud (a.s) on 05.03.2015, Eid-e-Gadeer on 02.10.2015 and Chirstmas Eve on 24.12.2014 (which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/Pongal, Holi, Gandhi Jayanthi and Eid Miladun Nabi respectively
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
GO.995 Telangana State General Optional Holidays List for 2015
- The Government of Telangana direct that the days specified in Annexure-I(A) shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure-I(B) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II(A) except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure II(B), during the year 2015.
- 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 2015.
- In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure.1(A), the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2015 on the festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II(A) 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 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 to 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.
List of General Holidays for Telangana Govt Offices for 2015
| S.No | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1. | BHOGI | 14.01.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 2. | SANKRANTI/PONGAL | 15.01.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 1. | REPUBLIC DAY | 26.01.2015 | MONDAY |
| 2. | MAHA SHIVARATRI | 17.02.2015 | TUESDAY |
| 3. | HOLI | 05.03.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 4. | UGADI | 21.03.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 5. | SRI RAMA NAVAMI | 28.03.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 6. | GOOD FRIDAY | 03.04.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 7. | DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14.04.2015 | TUESDAY |
| 8. | RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR) | 18.07.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 9. | BONALU* | 10.08.2015 | MONDAY |
| 10. | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15.08.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 11. | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 17.09.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 12. | BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA) | 24.09.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 13. | GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02.10.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 14. | BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY** | 12.10.2015 | MONDAY |
| 15. | DURGASTAMI | 21.10.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 16. | VIJAYA DASAMI/ DUSSEHRA | 22.10.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 17. | MOHARAM | 24.10.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 18. | DEEPAVALI | 11.11.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 19. | EID MILADUN NABI | 24.12.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 20. | CHRISTMAS | 25.12.2015 | FRIDAY |
List of Telangana General Holidays falling on Sundays
| 1 | EID MILADUN NABI | 04.01.2015 | SUNDAY |
| 2 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY |
05.04.2015 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 06.09.2015 | SUNDAY |
List of Optional Holidays for Telangana for 2015
| S.NO | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | NEW YEAR’S DAY | 01.01.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 2 | KANUMU | 16.01.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 3 | MAHAVEER JAYANTHI | 02.04.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 4 | BASAVA JAYANTHI | 21.04.2015 | TUESDAY |
| 5 | BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI | 02.05.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 6 | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 14.05.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 7 | SHAB-E-MERAJ | 16.05.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 8 | SHAB-E-BARATH | 03.06.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 9 | SHAB-E-QADAR | 15.07.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 10 | JUMA-ATUL-WADA | 17.07.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 11 | RATHA YATHRA | 18.07.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 12 | PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 18.08.2015 | TUESDAY |
| 13 | VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 28.08.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 14 | SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA | 29.08.2015 | SATURDAY |
| 15 | MAHALAYA AMAVASYA | 12.10.2015 | MONDAY |
| 16 | MAHARNAVAMI | 22.10.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 17 | 9TH MUHARRAM | 23.10.2015 | FRIDAY |
| 18 | NARAKA CHATHURTHI | 10.11.2015 | TUESDAY |
| 19 | KARTHIKA PURNIMA / GURUNANAK JAYANTHI | 25.11.2015 | WEDNESDAY |
| 20 | ARBAYEEN | 03.12.2015 | THURSDAY |
| 21 | BOXING DAY | 26.12.2015 | SATURDAY |
Note:: Tamil New Year’s Day on 15.01.2015, Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi Ma’ud (a.s) on 05.03.2015, Eid-e-Gadeer on 02.10.2015 and Chirstmas Eve on 24.12.2014 (which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/Pongal, Holi, Gandhi Jayanthi and Eid Miladun Nabi respectively
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