General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2024
The Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in Annexure-l shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays/Second Saturday shown in Annexure-l(A) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure.ll except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Anneuxre-ll(A) during the year 2024.
The State Government direct that all the offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2024.
ANNEXURE.I
(G.O. Rt. No.2318 General Administration (Poll.B) Department, Dated:30-11-2023)
GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024
SI. No. | Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day |
1 | MAKARA SANKRANTI | 15.01.2024 | Monday |
2 | KANUMA | 16.01.2024 | Tuesday |
3 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26.01.2024 | Friday |
4 | MAHASIVARATRI | 08.03.2024 | Friday |
5 | HOLI | 25.03.2024 | Monday |
6 | GOOD FRIDAY | 29.03.2024 | Friday |
7 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’s BIRTHDAY | 05.04.2024 | Friday |
8 | UGADI | 09.04.2024 | Tuesday |
9 | EID-UL-FITR(RAMZAN) | 11.04.2024 | Thursday |
10 | SREERAMA NAVAMI | 17.04.2024 | Wednesday |
11 | BAKRID (Eid-Ul-Zuha) | 17.06.2024 | Monday |
12 | MOHARRUM | 17.07.2024 | Wednesday |
13 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
14 | SRI KRISHNASTAMI | 26.08.2024 | Monday |
15 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 07.09.2024 | Saturday |
16 | EID MILAD-UN-NABI (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 16.09.2024 | Monday |
17 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday |
18 | DURGASTAMI | 11.10.2024 | Friday |
19 | DEEPAVALI | 31.10.2024 | Thursday |
20 | CHRISTMAS | 25.12.2024 | Wednesday |
ANNEXURE.I (A)
(G.O. Rt. No.2318 General Administration (Poll. B) Department, Dated:30-11-2023)
Festivals/occasions occur on Sunday/Second Saturday during the year 2024
SI. No. | Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day |
1 | BHOGI | 14.01.2024 | Sunday |
2 | Dr. B.R.AMBEDKAR’s BIRTHDAY | 14.04.2024 | Sunday |
3 | VIJAYA DASAMI | 12.10.2024 | Second Saturday |
ANNEXURE.II
(G.O. Rt. No.2318 General Administration (Poll.B) Department, Dated:30-11-2023)
OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR 2024
SI.No. | Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01.01.2024 | Monday |
2 | Birthday of Hazrath Ali (R.A.) | 25.01.2024 | Thursday |
3 | Shab-e-Meraj | 07.02.2024 | Wednesday |
4 | Shahadat Hazrat Ali (R.A.) | 01.04.2024 | Monday |
5 | Jamatul Veda | 05.04.2024 | Friday |
6 | Basava Jayanthi | 10.05.2024 | Friday |
7 | Buddha Purnima | 23.05.2024 | Thursday |
8 | Eid-e-Gadeer | 25.06.2024 | Tuesday |
9 | 9TH Moharram | 16.07.2024 | Tuesday |
10 | Parsi New Year’s Day | 15.08.2024 | Thursday |
11 | Varalakshmi Vratam | 16.08.2024 | Friday |
12 | Mahalaya Amavasya | 02.10.2024 | Wednesday |
13 | Yaz Dahum Shareef | 15.10.2024 | Tuesday |
14 | Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanthi | 15.11.2024 | Friday |
15 | Hazrat Syed Mohammed Juvanpur Mehdi’s Birthday | 16.11.2024 | Saturday |
16 | Christmas Eve | 24.12.2024 | Tuesday |
17 | Boxing Day | 26.12.2024 | Thursday |
ANNEXURE.II (A)
(G.O. Rt. No.2318 General Administration (Poll.B) Department, Dated:30-11-2023)
Festivals/occasions occur on Sundays during the year 2024
SI. No. | Name of the occasion / festival | Date | Day |
1 | Shab-e-Barath | 25.02.2024 | Sunday |
2 | Shab-e-Qadar | 07.04.2024 | Sunday |
3 | Mahavir Jayanthi | 21.04.2024 | Sunday |
4 | Rathayatra | 07.07.2023 | Sunday |
5 | Arbaeen | 25.08.2024 | Sunday |