#AP GO 3643 AP General Holidays & Optional Holidays 2016 HOLIDAYS –General
holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016 – Declared.
AP GO 3643 AP General Holidays & Optional Holidays 2016
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.A)
DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No:3643
Dated:09.12.2015.
ORDER:-
The following
Notification shall be published in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh extra-ordinary
Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
AP GO 3643 AP General Holidays & Optional Holidays 2016
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 2016.
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 2016.
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 2016 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 PRADESH)
I.Y.R.KRISHNA RAO
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE –I
GENERAL HOLIDAYS
S.No
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5 |
1.
|
BHOGI
|
14.01.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
PAUSHA
24 –
1937
|
2.
|
SANKRANTI/PONGAL
|
15.01.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
PAUSHA
25 – 1937
|
3.
|
KANUMU
|
16.01.2016
|
SATURDAY
|
PAUSHA
26-1937
|
4.
|
REPUBLIC DAY
|
26.01.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
MAGHA
06 – 1937
|
5.
|
MAHA SHIVARATRI
|
07.03.2016
|
MONDAY
|
PHALGUNA
17- 1937
|
6.
|
HOLI
|
23.03.2016
|
WEDNESDAY
|
CHAITRA
03- 1938
|
7.
|
GOOD FRIDAY
|
25.03.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
05-1938
|
8.
|
BABU JAGJEEVAN RAM’S JAYANTHI
|
05.04.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
CHAITRA
16-1938
|
9.
|
UGADI
|
08.04.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
19-1938
|
10.
|
DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S
BIRTHDAY
|
14.04.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
CHAITRA
25-1938
|
11.
|
SRI RAMA NAVAMI
|
15.04.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
26 - 1938
|
12.
|
RAMZAN (ID-UL-FITR)
|
06.07.2016
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASHADHA
15 – 1938
|
13.
|
INDEPENDENCE DAY
|
15.08.2016
|
MONDAY
|
SRAVANA
24 – 1938
|
14.
|
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI
|
25.08.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
03 – 1938
|
15.
|
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI
|
05.09.2016
|
MONDAY
|
BHADRA
14-1938
|
16
|
BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA)
|
12.09.2016
|
MONDAY
|
BHADRA
21 – 1938
|
17.
|
VIJAYA DASAMI/
DUSSEHRA
|
11.10.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
ASVINA
19 - 1938
|
18.
|
MOHARAM
|
12.10.2016
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASVINA
20 - 1938
|
19.
|
EID MILADUN NABI
|
12.12.2016
|
MONDAY
|
AGRAHAYANA
21 - 1938
|
PART-II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016
1.
|
GANDHI
JAYANTHI
|
02.10.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
ASVINA
10 – 1938
|
2.
|
DURGASTAMI
|
09.10.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
ASVINA
17 – 1938
|
3.
|
DEEPAVALI
|
30.10.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
KARTIKA
08 – 1938
|
4.
|
CHRISTMAS
|
25.12.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA
04 - 1938
|
ANNEXURE
– II
OPTIONAL
HOLIDAYS
S.NO
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
1.
|
NEW YEAR’S DAY
|
01.01.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
PAUSHA
11-1937
|
2.
|
YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF
|
22.01.2016 |
FRIDAY
|
MAGHA
02-1938
|
3.
|
SRI PANCHAMI
|
13.02.2016
|
SATURDAY
|
MAGHA
24-1937
|
4.
|
BIRTHDAY OF
HAZRATH SYED MOHD. JUVANPURI MEHDI MA’UD (A.S)
|
23.02.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
PHALGUNA
04-1937
|
5.
|
MAHAVEER JAYANTHI
|
19.04.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
CHAITRA
30-1938
|
6.
|
BIRTHDAY OF
HAZRATH ALI
|
21.04.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
VAISAKHA
01-1938
|
7.
|
SHAB-E-MERAJ
|
05.05.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
VAISAKHA
15-1938
|
8.
|
BASAVA JAYANTHI
|
09.05.2016
|
MONDAY
|
VAISAKHA
19-1938
|
9.
|
BUDDHA PURNIMA
|
21.05.2016
|
SATURDAY
|
VAISAKHA
31-1938
|
10.
|
SHAB-E-BARAT
|
23.05.2016
|
MONDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
02-1938
|
11.
|
JUMA-ATUL-WADA
|
01.07.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
ASHADHA
10-1938
|
12.
|
RATHA YATHRA
|
06.07.2016
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASHADHA
15-1938
|
13.
|
VARALAKSHMI
VRATHAM
|
12.08.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
SRAVANA
21-1938
|
14.
|
PARSI NEW YEAR’S
DAY
|
17.08.2016
|
WEDNESDAY
|
SRAVANA
26-1938
|
15.
|
SRAVANA PURNIMA /
RAKHI PURNIMA
|
18.08.2016
|
THURSDAY
|
SRAVANA
27-1938
|
16.
|
EID-E-GADEER
|
20.09.2016
|
TUESDAY
|
BHADRA
30-1938
|
17.
|
MAHALAYA AMAVASYA
|
30.09.2016
|
FRIDAY
|
ASVINA
18-1938
|
18.
|
MAHARNAVAMI
|
10.10.2016
|
MONDAY
|
ASVINA
10-1938
|
19.
|
NARAKA CHATHURTHI
|
29.10.2016
|
SATURDAY
|
KARTIKA
07-1938
|
20.
|
KARTHIKA PURNIMA
/ GURUNANAK JAYANTHI
|
14.11.2016
|
MONDAY
|
KARTIKA
23-1938
|
21.
|
ARBAYEEN
|
21.11.2016
|
MONDAY
|
KARTIKA
30-1938
|
22.
|
CHRISTMAS EVE
|
24.12.2016
|
SATURDAY
|
PAUSHA
03-1938
|
23.
|
BOXING DAY
|
26.12.2016
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA
05-1938
|
PART – II
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2016.
1.
|
SHAHADAT HZT ALI
(R.A.)
|
26.06.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
ASHADHA
06-1938
|
2.
|
SHAB-E-QADAR
|
03.07.2016
|
SUNDAY
|
ASHADHA
12-1938
|
Tamil New Year’s
Day on 15.01.2016 and 9th Moharram 1438 Hijri on 11.10.2016, (which would have been Optional Holidays) are
declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/Pongal and Vijaya Dasami, falling
on the same dates respectively.
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