Telangana govt. releases list of public and optional holidays list for 2020
The Telangana government on Friday announced the list of Public and optional holidays for the year 2020. State chief secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi has released a GO with respect to the holidays' list.
The list contains 23 public holidays excluding Sundays and second Saturdays for government offices. While 17 optional holidays are being given for public and private enterprises under the Negotiable Instruments Act.
Five combined holidays on Second Saturday and Sunday, the list contained.
Public Holidays for 2020 are...
New Year Day - January 1
Bhogi - January 14
Sankranti - January 15
Maha Shivaratri - February 21
Holi - March 9
Ugadi - March 25
Sri Rama Navami - April 2
Good Friday - April 10
Ambedkar Jayanti - April 14
Ramzan - May 25
Following day of Ramzan - May 26
Bonalu - July 20
Bakrid - August 1
Krishnaastami - August 11
Independence - August 15
Vinayaka Chaviti - August 22
Gandhi Jayanti - October 2
Bathukamma - October 17
Durgastami - October 24
Eid Miladun Nabi - October 30
Karthika Purnima/Gurunanak Jayanti - November 30 Boxing Day - December 26
Combined holidays on second Saturday and Sunday
Republic Day - January 26
Babu Jagjeevan Ram Jayanti - April 5
Muharram - August 30
Vijaya Dasami - October 25
Deepavali - November 14
Optional holidays
Juvanpuri birthday - January 10
Kanuma - January 16
Sri Panchami - January 30
Shab-E-Meraj - March 23
Mahaveer Jayanti - April 6
Shab-E-Barat - April 9
Buddha Purnima - May 7
Shahadat Hzt Ali (AS) - May 14
Juma-Atul-Wada - May 21
Shab-E-Qader - May 22
Ratha Yathra - June 23
Varalakshmi Vratham - July 7
Rakhi Purnima - August 3
Muharram - August 29
Arabian - October 6
Yaz Dahum Shareef - November 27
Chirstmas (eve) - December 24