HOLIDAYS –General holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2018 – Declared.
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS –General holidays and Optional
Holidays for the year 2018 – Declared.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.B) DEPARTMENT
G.O.RT.No. 2437 Dated: 31-10-2017
ORDER:-
The following
Notification shall be published in the next issue of Andhra
Pradesh extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Andhra Pradesh
direct 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 Part-II and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the
Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure Part-II, during the year 2018.
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 2018.
3.
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 2018 on
festival/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
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.
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 have
to 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 Zuha, Muharram and id-e- Milad 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 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 ANDHRA PRADEH)
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADEH)
DINESH KUMAR
CHIEF SECRETARY TO
GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE – I
(G.O.Rt.No.2437,
G.A.(Poll.B) Dept., dt. 31-10-2017) GENERAL HOLIDAYS
S.No
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
1.
|
SANKRANTI/PONGAL
|
15.01.2018
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA
24-1939
|
2.
|
KANUMU
|
16.01.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
PAUSHA
25-1939
|
3.
|
REPUBLIC DAY
|
26.01.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
MAGHA
06 – 1939
|
4.
|
MAHA SHIVARATRI
|
13.02.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
MEGHA
24- 1939
|
5.
|
HOLI
|
02.03.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
Phalguna
11 - 1939
|
6.
|
GOOD FRIDAY
|
30.03.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
09-1940
|
7.
|
BABU JAGIVAN RAM’S
BIRTHDAY
|
05.04.2018
|
THURSADY
|
CHAITRA
15-1940
|
8.
|
IDUL FITR
|
16.06.2018
|
SATURDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
26-1940
|
9.
|
INDEPENDENCE DAY
|
15.08.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
SRAVANA
24-1940
|
10.
|
BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA)
|
22.08.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
SRAVANA
31 – 1940
|
11.
|
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI
|
03.09.2018
|
MONDAY
|
BHADRA
12 – 1940
|
12.
|
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI
|
13.09.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
22-1940
|
13.
|
SHAHADAT
IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A.) - MUHARRAM
|
21.09.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
BHADRA
30-1940
|
14.
|
MAHTMA GANDHI
JAYANTHI
|
02.10.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
ASVINA
10 – 1940
|
15.
|
*DURGASTAMI/
Maharnavami
|
17.10.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASVINA
25-1940
|
16.
|
VIJAYA DASAMI/
DUSSEHRA
|
18.10.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA
26 – 1940
|
17.
|
DEEPAVALI
|
07.11.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
KARTIKA
16-1940
|
18.
|
EID MILADUN NABI
(S.A.W.S) (1140 HIJRI)
|
21.11.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
KARTIKA
30-1940
|
19.
|
CHRISTMAS
|
25.12.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
PAUSHA
04-1940
|
*Both the General Holiday for Durgastami and O.H for Maharnavami have
occurred on 17.10.2018.
PART-II
The following festivals occur on
2nd Saturday and Sunday during the year 2018
1.
|
BHOGI/TAMIL NEW YEAR’S
DAY *
|
14.01.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA
24– 1939
|
2.
|
UGADI
|
18.03.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
PHALGUNA
27- 1939
|
3.
|
SRI RAMA NAVAMI
|
25.03.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
CHAITRA
04-1940
|
4.
|
DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S
BIRTHDAY
|
14.04.2018
|
SATURDAY
|
CHAITRA
24-1940
|
(*) Both the General Holiday for Bhogi and O.H.
for Tamil New Year’s day have occurred on 14.1.2018.
( contd…..Annexure-II)
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
S.NO
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
1.
|
NEW YEAR
|
01.01.2018
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA
11-1939
|
2.
|
SRI PANCHAMI
|
22.01.2018
|
MONDAY
|
MAGHA
02-1939
|
3.
|
BIRTHDAY OF HZT.SYED
MOHAMMED
JUVANPURI MAHDI MAÚD(A.S.)
|
1.02.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
MAGHA 12-1939
|
4.
|
MAHAVEER JAYANTHI
|
29.03.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
CHAITRA
08-1940
|
5.
|
BASAVA JAYANTHI
|
18.04.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
CHAITRA
28-1940
|
6.
|
BUDDHA PURNIMA
|
30.04.2018
|
MONDAY
|
VAISAKHA
10-1940
|
7.
|
SHAB-E-BARAT
|
02.05.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
VAISAKHA
12-1940
|
8.
|
SHAHADAT HAZRATH ALI
(R.A.)
|
05.06.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
15-1940
|
9.
|
SHAB-E-QADER
|
12.06.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
JYAISHTHA 22-1940
|
10.
|
JUMMA TUL WADA
|
15.06.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
25-1940
|
11.
|
PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY
|
17.08.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
SRAVANA
26-1940
|
12.
|
VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM
|
24.08.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
BHADRA
02-1940
|
13.
|
EID-E-GHADEER
|
30.08.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
08-1940
|
14.
|
9TH MUHARRAM (1440
HIJRI)
|
20.09.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
29 - 1940
|
15.
|
MAHALAYA AMAVASYA
|
08.10.2018
|
MONDAY
|
ASVINA
16-1940
|
16.
|
ARBAYEEN
|
30.10.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
KARTIKA
08-1940
|
17.
|
NARAKA CHATURDHI
|
06.11.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
KARTIKA
15-1940
|
18.
|
KARTHIKA PURNIMA /
GURUNANAK JAYANTHI
|
23.11.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
AGRAHAN
02-1940
|
19.
|
CHRISTMAS EVE
|
24.12.2018
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA
03-1940
|
20.
|
BOXING DAY
|
26.12.2018
|
WEDNSDAY
|
PAUSHA
05-1940
|
PART – II
The following
festival occurs on 2nd Saturday and Sunday during the year 2018.
1.
|
BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH
ALI (RA)
|
1.04.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
CHAITRA
1-1940
|
2.
|
SHAB-E-MERAJ
|
15.04.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
CHAITRA
25-1940
|
3.
|
RATHA YATHRA
|
14.07.2018
|
SATURDAY
|
ASHADHA
23-1940
|
4.
|
SRAVANA PURNIMA /
RAKHI PURNIMA
|
26.08.2018
|
SUNDAY
|
BHADRA
04-1940
|
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