State Government holidays for 2017

The Government of Telangana on Tuesday notified general and optional holidays for the year 2017. The State government also directed that all its offices shall remain closed on Sundays and Second Saturdays.

The State government also clarified that General Holidays shall not apply to industrial establishments and public undertakings under the control of the State government, the workmen engaged in Public Works Departments and educational institutions in the State.

GENERAL HOLIDAYS:

Bhogi  (January 13) , Republic Day (January 26), Maha Shivaratri (February 24), Ugadi (March 29) , Sri Rama Navami / Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday  (April 5) , Good Friday / Dr B R Ambedkar’s Birthday (April 14) , Eidul Fitar (June 26) , following Day Of Ramzan  (June 27) , Bonalu (July 10) , Sri Krishna Ashtami (August 14) , Independence Day  (August 15), Vinayaka Chavithi  (August 25), Eidul Azha  (September 2) , Bathukamma starting day (September  20) , Durga



Ashtami (September 28) , Vijaya Dasami/Dussehra (September 30) , Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi  (October 2) , Deepavali  (October18), Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak’s Birthday (November 4), Eid Milad-un-Nabi (December 1), Christmas  (December 25) and Boxing Day (December 26) The following festivals occur on Sunday and 2nd Saturday during the year 2017: Sankranti/Pongal (January 14) , Holi (March 12) , Shahadat Imam Hussain (A.S) 10thMoharram,1493 Hijri (October 1)

OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS:

Yaz Dahum Shareef (January 10),Sri Panchami (February 1), Birthday Of Hazrath Ali (A.S.) (April 11), Shab-E-Meraj (April 25), Basava Jayanthi (April 28), Buddha Purnima (May 10), Shab-e-barat (May 12), Shahadat Hazrat Ali (A.S.) (June 16), Juma-atul-wada / shab-e-Qader (June 23), Varalakshmi Vratham  (August 4), Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima (August 7) , Parsi New Year’s Day (August 17), Maharnavami (September 29), Naraka Chaturdhi (October 17), Arbayeen (November 10).