The State Government of Telangana published a fresh list of public and optional holidays during the year 2021 for its Offices and employees.
GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS – General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2021 – Notified
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT
G.O. Rt. No. 1756
Dated: 09.11.2020
ORDER
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2021 the days specified in Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices including the days for occasions / festivals which fall on Sundays and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II including the days for occasions / festivals which are falling on Sundays.
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 2021, except the Second Saturday (13.02.2021) in the month of February, 2021 which will be a working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2021.
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 2021 on the festivals/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 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.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
SOMESH KUMAR
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE-I
- TELANGANA GENERAL HOLIDAYS – 2021
- NEW YEAR DAY – 01 January 2021 – FRIDAY
- BHOGI – 13 January 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- SANKRANTI / PONGAL – 14 January 2021 – THURSDAY
- REPUBLIC DAY – 26 January 2021 – TUESDAY
- MAHA SHIVARATRI – 11 March 2021 – THURSDAY
- HOLI – 29 March 2021 – MONDAY
- GOOD FRIDAY – 02 April 2021 – FRIDAY
- BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY – 05 April 2021 – MONDAY
- UGADI – 13 April 2021 – TUESDAY
- DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY – 14 April 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- SRI RAMA NAVAMI – 21 April 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- EID UL FITR (RAMZAN) – 14 May 2021 – FRIDAY
- FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN – 15 May 2021 – SATURDAY
- EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) – 21 July 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- BONALU – 02 August 2021 – MONDAY
- INDEPENDENCE DAY – 15 August 2021 – SUNDAY
- SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10th MOHARAM – 19 August 2021 – THURSDAY
- SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI (as per Srivaishva Agamam) – 31 August 2021 – TUESDAY
- VINAYAKA CHAVITHI – 10 September 2021 – FRIDAY
- MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI – 02 October 2021 – SATURDAY
- BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY – 06 October 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- VIJAYA DASAMI – 15 October 2021 – FRIDAY
- FOLLOWING DAY OF VIJAYA DASAMI – 16 October 2021 – SATURDAY
- EID MILADUN NABI – 19 October 2021 – TUESDAY
- DEEPAVALI – 04 November 2021 – THURSDAY
- KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY – 19 November 2021 – FRIDAY
- CHRISTMAS – 25 December 2021 – SATURDAY
- BOXING DAY – 26 December 2021 – SUNDAY
Note: 13th February, 2021 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2021
ANNEXURE-II
TELANGANA OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS-2021
- KANUMU – 15 January 2021 – FRIDAY
- SRI PANCHAMI – 16 February 2021 – TUESDAY
- BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) – 26 February 2021 – FRIDAY
- SHAB-E-MERAJ – 12 March 2021 – FRIDAY
- SHAB-E-BARAT (General Holiday in view of Holi) – 29 March 2021 – MONDAY
- TAMIL NEW YEAR’S DAY (General Holiday for Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birth Day) – 14 April – 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- MAHAVEER JAYANTHI – 25 April 2021 – SUNDAY
- SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) – 03 May 2021 – MONDAY
- JUMA-ATUL-WADA – 07 May 2021 – FRIDAY
- SHAB-E-QADER – 10 May 2021 – MONDAY
- BASAVA JAYANTHI (General Holiday in view of Eid-Ul- Fitr (Ramzan)) – 14 May 2021 – FRIDAY
- BUDDHA PURNIMA – 26 May 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- RATHA YATHRA – 12 July 2021 – MONDAY
- EID-E-GHADEER – 29 July 2021 – THURSDAY
- PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY – 16 August 2021 – MONDAY
- 9th MOHARRAM (1442H) – 18 August 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM – 20 August 2021 – FRIDAY
- SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA – 22 August 2021 – SUNDAY
- ARBAYEEN – 29 September 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- DURGASHTAMI – 13 October 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- MAHARNAVAMI – 14 October 2021 – THURSDAY
- NARAKA CHATURDHI – 03 November 2021 – WEDNESDAY
- YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF – 16 November 2021 – TUESDAY
- BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) – 19 December 2021 – SUNDAY
- CHRISTMAS EVE – 24 December 2021 – FRIDAY