The Government of Telangana has released the list of Government holidays for the year 2016. The list / order TS GO 3139 contains general holidays and optional holidays. The General Administration department of Telangana has announced 44 days of holidays in total with 23 days as casual holidays and another 21 days as optional holidays. Following are list of holidays:
1) Sankranti / Pongal: 15 January 2015 – Friday
2) Republic Day: 26 January – Tuesday
3) Maha Sivaratrai: 7 March – Monday
4) Holi: 23 March – Wednesday
5) Annual Closing of Accounts Day: 1 April – Friday
6) babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday: 5 April – Tuesday
7) Ugadi: 8 April – Friday
8) Dr.B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday: 14 April – Thursday
9) Sri Rama Navami: 15 April – Friday
10) Ramzan (Id – Ul- Fitr): 6 July – Wednesday
11) Independence Day: 15 August – Monday
12) Sri Krishna Astami: 25 August – Thursday
13) Vinayaka Chavithi: 5 September – Monday
14) Vijaya Dasami / Dussehra: 11 October – Tuesday
15) Moharam: 12 October – Wednesday
16) Karthika Purnima / Gurunanak Jayanthi: 14 November – Monday
17) Eid Miladun Nabi: 12 December – Monday
The following festivals in 2016 occur on Sundays:
1) May Day: 1 May – Sunday
2) Gandhi Jayanthi: 2 October – Sunday
3) Durgastami : 9 October – Sunday
4) Deepavali: 30 October – Sunday
5) Christmas: 25 December – Sunday