Tuesday, October 31, 2017

AP General and Optional Holidays for 2018 Year Declared- Download List

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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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

NOTIFICATION



  1. 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.
  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 2018.
  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 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.
  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 have to 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 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