Hyderabad: The government released the list of general and optional holidays for 2024, consisting of 27 general and 25 optional holidays.
In its order, the general administration department (GAD) said that government offices would be closed on Sundays and second Saturdays, except February 10, a second Saturday, instead of a public holiday declared on January 1.
In addition to general holidays, government employees may avail a maximum of optional holidays. For this permission must be availed in advance.
Separate orders will be issued for general holidays for industrial establishments, public undertakings. public works departments and educational institutions.
The holiday for Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad will be declared as per the moon sighting.
General holidays
New Year Day Jan. 1; Bhogi Jan. 14; Sankranti/Pongal Jan. 15; Republic Day Jan. 26; Maha Shivaratri March 8; Holi March 25; Good Friday March 29; Babu Jagjivan Ram's birth anniversary April 5; Ugadi April 9; Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) April 11 and the following day; Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary April 14; Sri Rama Navami April 17; Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) June 17; Shahadat Imam Hussain (R.A) Moharam July 17; Bonalu July 29; Independence Day Aug. 15; Sri Krishnashtami (as per Srivaishnava Agamam) Aug. 26; Vinayaka Chathurthu Sept. 7; Milad-un-Nabi Sept. 16; Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti and first day of Bathukamma Oct. 2; Vijayadasami October 12 and the day after the festival; Diwali Oct. 31; Karthika Purnima/Guru Nanak's birth anniversary Nov. 15; Christmas Dec. 25; Day after Christmas (Boxing Day) Dec. 26
Optional holidays
Kanumu Jan. 16; Birthday of Hazrat Ali Jan. 25; Shab-e-Meraj (Feb. 8); Sri Panchami Feb. 14; Shab-e-Barat Feb. 26; Shahdat Hazrat Ali March 31; Jummat-ul-Vida (General holiday for Babu Jagjivan Ram's birth anniversary April 5; Shab-e-Qader April 7; Tamil New Year's Day (General holiday for Dr B.R. Ambedkar's birth anniversary April 14; Mahavir Jayanti April 21; Basava Jayanti May 10; Buddha Purnima May 23; Id-e-Ghadeer June 25; Rath Yatra July 7; 9th Moharram (1445H) July 16; Parsi New Year's Day (General holiday for Independence Day) Aug. 15; Varalakshmi Vratham Aug. 16; Sravana Purnima/Rakhi Purnima; Aug. 19; Arbayeen Aug. 26; Durgashtami Oct. 10; Mahanavami Oct. 11; Yaz Dahum Shareef Oct. 15; Naraka Chaturdasi Oct. 30; Birthday of Hazrat Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi Ma'ud Nov. 16; Christmas Eve Dec. 24
