Telangana govt. releases list of public and optional holidays list for 2020

The Telangana government on Friday announced the list of Public and optional holidays for the year 2020. State chief secretary Shailendra Kumar Joshi has released a GO with respect to the holidays' list.

The list contains 23 public holidays excluding Sundays and second Saturdays for government offices. While 17 optional holidays are being given for public and private enterprises under the Negotiable Instruments Act.

Five combined holidays on Second Saturday and Sunday, the list contained.

Public Holidays for 2020 are...

New Year Day - January 1

Bhogi - January 14

Sankranti - January 15

Maha Shivaratri - February 21

Holi - March 9

Ugadi - March 25

Sri Rama Navami - April 2

Good Friday - April 10

Ambedkar Jayanti - April 14

Ramzan - May 25

Following day of Ramzan - May 26

Bonalu - July 20

Bakrid - August 1

Krishnaastami - August 11

Independence - August 15

Vinayaka Chaviti - August 22

Gandhi Jayanti - October 2

Bathukamma - October 17

Durgastami - October 24

Eid Miladun Nabi - October 30

Karthika Purnima/Gurunanak Jayanti - November 30 Boxing Day - December 26

Combined holidays on second Saturday and Sunday

Republic Day - January 26

Babu Jagjeevan Ram Jayanti - April 5

Muharram - August 30

Vijaya Dasami - October 25

Deepavali - November 14

Optional holidays

Juvanpuri birthday - January 10

Kanuma - January 16

Sri Panchami - January 30

Shab-E-Meraj - March 23

Mahaveer Jayanti - April 6

Shab-E-Barat - April 9

Buddha Purnima - May 7

Shahadat Hzt Ali (AS) - May 14

Juma-Atul-Wada - May 21

Shab-E-Qader - May 22

Ratha Yathra - June 23

Varalakshmi Vratham - July 7

Rakhi Purnima - August 3

Muharram - August 29

Arabian - October 6

Yaz Dahum Shareef - November 27

Chirstmas (eve) - December 24