Government Holidays: Telangana State Government Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2022
GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2022 – Notified.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No. 2618
Dated: 26-11-2021
O R D E R:
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Telangana extra-ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2022 the days specified in Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices including the days for occasions / festivals which fall on Sundays and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II including the days for occasions / festivals which are falling on Sundays.
2. 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 2022, except the Second Saturday (12.02.2022) in the month of February, 2022 which will be a working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2022.
3. 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 2022 on the festivals/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 will normally be granted by the Superior Officer competent to grant casual leave except when the presence of an individual employee is considered necessary in exigencies of Government work.
4. 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 observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
5. If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Azha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now, 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.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA)
SOMESH KUMAR
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE – I
| GENERAL HOLIDAYS – 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sl. No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
| 1 | NEW YEAR DAY | 01-01-2022 | SATURDAY | PAUSHA 11 -1943 |
| 2 | BHOGI | 14-01-2022 | FRIDAY | PAUSHA 24 -1943 |
| 3 | SANKRANTI / PONGAL | 15-01-2022 | SATURDAY | PAUSHA 25 -1943 |
| 4 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2022 | WEDNESDAY | MAGHA 06 -1943 |
| 5 | MAHA SHIVARATRI | 01-03-2022 | TUESDAY | PHALGUNA 10 -1943 |
| 6 | HOLI | 18-03-2022 | FRIDAY | PHALGUNA 27 -1943 |
| 7 | UGADI | 02-04-2022 | SATURDAY | CHAITHRA 12 -1944 |
| 8 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2022 | TUESDAY | CHAITHRA 15 -1944 |
| 9 | SRI RAMA NAVAMI | 10-04-2022 | SUNDAY | CHAITHRA 20 -1944 |
| 10 | DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-2022 | THURSDAY | CHAITHRA 24-1944 |
| 11 | GOOD FRIDAY | 15-04-2022 | FRIDAY | CHAITHRA 25 -1944 |
| 12 | EID UL FITR (RAMZAN) | 03-05-2022 | TUESDAY | VAISAKHA 13-1944 |
| 13 | FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN | 04-05-2022 | WEDNESDAY | VAISAKHA 14-1944 |
| 14 | EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | 10-07-2022 | SUNDAY | ASHADHA 19-1944 |
| 15 | BONALU | 25-07-2022 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 03-1944 |
| 16 | SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (R.A) 10th MOHARAM |
09-08-2022 | TUESDAY | SRAVANA 18-1944 |
| 17 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-2022 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 24-1944 |
| 18 | SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI (as per Srivaishnava Agamam) |
20-08-2022 | SATURDAY | SRAVANA 29-1944 |
| 19 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 31-08-2022 | WEDNESDAY | BHADRA 09-1944 |
| 20 | BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY |
25-09-2022 | SUNDAY | ASVINA 03-1944 |
| 21 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI |
02-10-2022 | SUNDAY | ASVINA 10-1944 |
| 22 | VIJAYA DASAMI | 05-10-2022 | WEDNESDAY | ASVINA 13-1944 |
| 23 | FOLLOWING DAY OF VIJAYA DASAMI | 06-10-2022 | THURSDAY | ASVINA 14-1944 |
| 24 | EID MILADUN NABI | 09-10-2022 | SUNDAY | ASVINA 17-1944 |
| 25 | DEEPAVALI | 25-10-2022 | TUESDAY | KARTIKA 03-1944 |
| 26 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY |
08-11-2022 | TUESDAY | KARTIKA 17-1944 |
| 27 | CHRISTMAS | 25-12-2022 | SUNDAY | PAUSHA 04 -1944 |
| 28 | BOXING DAY | 26-12-2022 | MONDAY | PAUSHA 05 -1944 |
Note:- 12th February, 2022 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January, 2022
ANNEXURE-II OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS-2022
| Sl.No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | KANUMU | 16-01-2022 | SUNDAY | PAUSHA 26-1943 |
| 2. | SRI PANCHAMI | 05-02-2022 | SATURDAY | MAGHA 16 -1943 |
| 3. | BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) | 15-02-2022 | TUESDAY | MAGHA 26-1943 |
| 4. | SHAB-E-MERAJ (General Holiday in view of Maha Shivaratri) |
01-03-2022 | TUESDAY | PHALGUNA 10-1943 |
| 5. | SHAB-E-BARAT | 19-03-2022 | SATURDAY | PHALGUNA 28-1943 |
| 6. | TAMIL NEW YEAR’S DAY / MAHAVEER JAYANTHI (General Holiday for Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birth Day) |
14-04-2022 | THURSDAY | CHAITHRA 24-1944 |
| 7. | SHAHADAT HZT ALI (R.A.) | 22-04-2022 | FRIDAY | VAISAKHA 02-1944 |
| 8. | SHAB-E-QADER / JUMA-ATUL-WADA | 29-04-2022 | FRIDAY | VAISAKHA 09-1944 |
| 9. | BASAVA JAYANTHI (General Holiday in view of Eid-Ul- Fitr (Ramzan)) |
03-05-2022 | TUESDAY | VAISAKHA 13-1944 |
| 10. | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 16-05-2022 | MONDAY | VAISAKHA 26-1944 |
| 11. | RATHA YATHRA | 01-07-2022 | FRIDAY | ASHADHA 10-1944 |
| 12. | EID-E-GHADEER | 18-07-2022 | MONDAY | ASHADHA 27-1944 |
| 13. | VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 05-08-2022 | FRIDAY | SRAVANA 14-1944 |
| 14. | 9th MOHARRAM (1444H) | 08-08-2022 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 17-1944 |
| 15. | SRAVANA PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA | 12-08-2022 | FRIDAY | SRAVANA 21-1944 |
| 16. | PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY | 16-08-2022 | TUESDAY | SRAVANA 25-1944 |
| 17. | ARBAYEEN | 17-09-2022 | SATURDAY | BHADRA 26-1944 |
| 18. | DURGASHTAMI | 03-10-2022 | MONDAY | ASVINA 11-1944 |
| 19. | MAHARNAVAMI | 04-10-2022 | TUESDAY | ASVINA 12-1944 |
| 20. | NARAKA CHATURDHI | 24-10-2022 | MONDAY | KARTIKA 02 -1944 |
| 21. | YAZ DAHUM SHAREEF | 06-11-2022 | SUNDAY | KARTIKA 15-1944 |
| 22. | BIRTHDAY OF HZT. SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MAHDI MA’UD (A.S.) |
08-12-2022 | THURSDAY | AGRAHAYANA 17-1944 |
| 23. | CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2022 | SATURDAY | PAUSHA 03 -1944 |
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