Telangana Public Holidays Calendar 2016
Check Telangana Public Holidays, Restricted Holidays and Bank Holidays for the calendar year 2016. Telangana Government declared the public holidays for the year 2016 with Notification G.O.RT.No.3192, Dated 05th December 2015.
Check dates in 2016 for Bhogi, Pongal, Republic Day, Maha Shivratri, Holi, Good Friday, Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday, Ugadi, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti and Ram Navmi.
Public Holidays
All offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2016.
| 2016 Telangana Public Holidays | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 14 | Thursday | Bhogi |
| 2 | January | 15 | Friday | Pongal |
| 3 | January | 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 4 | March | 7 | Monday | Maha Shivratri |
| 5 | March | 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 6 | March | 25 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 7 | April | 5 | Tuesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday |
| 8 | April | 8 | Friday | Ugadi |
| 9 | April | 14 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 10 | April | 15 | Friday | Ram Navmi |
| 11 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) |
| 12 | July | 7 | Thursday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan- Second Day) |
| 13 | August | 1 | Monday | Bonalu |
| 14 | August | 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 15 | August | 25 | Thursday | Krishna Jayanthi |
| 16 | September | 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 17 | September | 12 | Monday | Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid) |
| 18 | September | 30 | Friday | Bathukamma Starting Day |
| 19 | October | 2 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 20 | October | 9 | Sunday | Durgastami |
| 21 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra) |
| 22 | October | 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 23 | October | 30 | Sunday | Deepavali |
| 24 | November | 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak’s Jayanti / Kartik Pooja |
| 25 | December | 12 | Monday | Id Milad |
| 26 | December | 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
| 27 | December | 26 | Monday | Boxing Day |
Restricted Holidays
State Government employees may utilize any five extra holidays from the given restricted holidays list given below.
| Restricted Holidays 2016 in Telangana | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 1 | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 2 | January | 16 | Saturday | Kanumu |
| 3 | January | 22 | Friday | Yaz Dahum Shareef |
| 4 | February | 13 | Saturday | Vasant Panchami |
| 5 | February | 23 | Tuesday | Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi Ma’ud |
| 6 | April | 19 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
| 7 | April | 21 | Thursday | Birthday of Hazrath Ali |
| 8 | May | 5 | Thursday | Shab-E-Meraj |
| 9 | May | 9 | Monday | Basava Jayanti |
| 10 | May | 21 | Saturday | Buddha Pournima |
| 11 | May | 23 | Monday | Shab-E-Barat |
| 12 | June | 26 | Sunday | Shahadat Hzt Ali |
| 13 | July | 1 | Friday | Juma-Atul-Wada |
| 14 | July | 3 | Sunday | Shab-E-Qadar |
| 15 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Ratha Yatra |
| 16 | August | 12 | Friday | Varalakshmi Vratham |
| 17 | August | 17 | Wednesday | Parsi New Year |
| 18 | August | 18 | Thursday | Raksha Bandhan/ Sravana Purnima |
| 19 | September | 20 | Tuesday | Eid-E-Gadeer |
| 20 | October | 10 | Monday | Maharnavami |
| 21 | October | 29 | Saturday | Naraka Chathurthi |
| 22 | November | 21 | Monday | Arbayeen |
| 23 | December | 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve |
| Tamil New Year’s Day on 15.01.2016 and 9th Moharram 1438 Hijri on 11.10.2016, (which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/ Pongal and Vijaya Dasami, respectively. | ||||
Bank Holidays
Telangana government declares the following days as bank holidays for the year 2016, under the section 25 of the NI Act 1881 (Act No. XXVI of 1881).
| 2016 Bank Holidays in Telangana | ||||
| No | Month | Day | Week Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | January | 15 | Friday | Pongal |
| 2 | January | 26 | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 3 | March | 7 | Monday | Maha Shivratri |
| 4 | March | 23 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 5 | April | 1 | Friday | Annual Closing of Bank Account Day |
| 6 | April | 5 | Tuesday | Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday |
| 7 | April | 8 | Friday | Ugadi |
| 8 | April | 14 | Thursday | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti |
| 9 | April | 15 | Friday | Ram Navmi |
| 10 | May | 1 | Sunday | May Day |
| 11 | July | 6 | Wednesday | Id-ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id) |
| 12 | August | 15 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 13 | August | 25 | Thursday | Krishna Jayanthi |
| 14 | September | 5 | Monday | Ganesh Chaturthi |
| 15 | October | 2 | Sunday | Gandhi Jayanthi |
| 16 | October | 9 | Sunday | Durgastami |
| 17 | October | 11 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra) |
| 18 | October | 12 | Wednesday | Muharram |
| 19 | October | 30 | Sunday | Deepavali |
| 20 | November | 14 | Monday | Guru Nanak’s Jayanti/ Kartik Pooja |
| 21 | December | 12 | Monday | Id Milad |
| 22 | December | 25 | Sunday | Christmas |
Calendar
Telangana Public Holidays Calendar 2016