AP General and Optional Holidays for 2018 Year Declared- Download List
Andhra Pradesh Govt Declared List of General and Optional Holidays for the year 2018 Notification issued ap-general-and-optional-holidays-for-2018-download-list. Vide GO Rt 2437 Dated 31.10.2017 AP Government Issued Notification for General and Optional Holidays in AP for the 2018 Calendar year
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NOTIFICATION
- The Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays shown in Part-II and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure Part-II, during the year 2018.
- 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 2018.
- 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 2018 on festival/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 shall normally be granted by the Superior Officers competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.
- 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 have to observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
- If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e- Milad as per the sighting of the moon or any other Hindu holiday as well, 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.
List of General Holidays for the Year 2018 in AP
S.No
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
1.
|
SANKRANTI/PONGAL
|
15.01.2018
|
MONDAY
|
PAUSHA
24-1939
|
2.
|
KANUMU
|
16.01.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
PAUSHA
25-1939
|
3.
|
REPUBLIC DAY
|
26.01.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
MAGHA
06 – 1939
|
4.
|
MAHA SHIVARATRI
|
13.02.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
MEGHA
24- 1939
|
5.
|
HOLI
|
02.03.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
Phalguna
11 - 1939
|
6.
|
GOOD FRIDAY
|
30.03.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
09-1940
|
7.
|
BABU JAGIVAN RAM’S
BIRTHDAY
|
05.04.2018
|
THURSADY
|
CHAITRA
15-1940
|
8.
|
IDUL FITR
|
16.06.2018
|
SATURDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
26-1940
|
9.
|
INDEPENDENCE DAY
|
15.08.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
SRAVANA
24-1940
|
10.
|
BAKRID (ID-UL-AZHA)
|
22.08.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
SRAVANA
31 – 1940
|
11.
|
SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI
|
03.09.2018
|
MONDAY
|
BHADRA
12 – 1940
|
12.
|
VINAYAKA CHAVITHI
|
13.09.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
22-1940
|
13.
|
SHAHADAT
IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A.) - MUHARRAM
|
21.09.2018
|
FRIDAY
|
BHADRA
30-1940
|
14.
|
MAHTMA GANDHI
JAYANTHI
|
02.10.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
ASVINA
10 – 1940
|
15.
|
*DURGASTAMI/
Maharnavami
|
17.10.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASVINA
25-1940
|
16.
|
VIJAYA DASAMI/
DUSSEHRA
|
18.10.2018
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA
26 – 1940
|
17.
|
DEEPAVALI
|
07.11.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
KARTIKA
16-1940
|
18.
|
EID MILADUN NABI
(S.A.W.S) (1140 HIJRI)
|
21.11.2018
|
WEDNESDAY
|
KARTIKA
30-1940
|
19.
|
CHRISTMAS
|
25.12.2018
|
TUESDAY
|
PAUSHA
04-1940
|
