AP List of Holidays 2023 - AP State General Holidays Optional Holidays 2023 Calendar Year [Released]

AP List of Holidays 2023 - General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year AP List of Holidays 2023 - General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year HOLIDAYS- General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 – Notified. All Government Officers, Schools, Government institutions have to follow the List of Holidays released by the Government of AP . The List of General Holidays 2023, The List of Optional Holidays 2023 is released by AP Govt G.O.Rt.No.2692 Dated:15.12.2022  HOLIDAYS - General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 - Declared.

AP List of Holidays 2023 - General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year

AP List of Holidays 2023 - General Holidays Optional Holidays in AP for 2023 Calendar Year AP List of Holidays 2023 GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SPL.E) DEPARTMENT G.O. Rt. No. 2692 Dated:15.12.2022

ORDER:
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh extra-ordinary Gazette:

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 Annexure-I (A) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure­ II(A) during the year 2023.

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 2023.
3. In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding (5) during the year 2023 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 RAMZAN, BAKRID, MOHARAM and EID MILADUN NABI 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.

AP State List of General Holidays 2023 

AP List of Holidays 2023
S.No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 BHOGI 14-01-2023 SATURDAY
2 MAKARA SANKRANTI 15-01-2023 SUNDAY
3 KANUMA 16-01-2023 MONDAY
4 REPUBLIC DAY 26-01-2023 THURSDAY
5 MAHA SIVARATRI / SHAB-E-MIRAJ 18-02-2023 SATURDAY
6 HOLi 08-03-2023 WEDNESDAY
7 UGADI 22-03-2023 WEDNESDAY
8 SRI RAMA NAVAMI 30-03-2023 THURSDAY
9 BABU JAGIVAN RAM'S BIRTHDAY 05-04-2023 WEDNESDAY
10 GOOD FRIDAY 07-04-2023 FRIDAY
11 DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR'S BIRTHDAY 14-04-2023 FRIDAY
12 RAMZAN (Eid-ul-Fitr) 22-04-2023 SATURDAY
13 BAKRID (Eid -ul-Zuha) 29-06-2023 THURSDAY
14 MOHARRUM 29-07-2023 SATURDAY
15 INDEPENDENCE DAY 15-08-2023 TUESDAY
16 SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI 06-09-2023 WEDNESDAY
17 VINAYAKA CHAVITHI 18-09-2023 MONDAY
18 EID MILADUN NAB! (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) 28-09-2023 THURSDAY
19 MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI 02-10-2023 MONDAY
20 DURGASTAMI 22-10-2023 SUNDAY
21 VUAYADASAMI 23-10-2023 MONDAY
22 DEEPAVALI 12-11-2023 SUNDAY
23 CHRISTMAS 25-12-2023 MONDAY

 

ANNEXURE-1 (A) (G.O.Rt.No.2692. G.A (Poll.Bl Dept.,Dt:15.12.2022
The following festivals occur on 2nd Saturday & Sunday during the year 2023.
S.No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 BHOGI 14-01-2023 SATURDAY
2 MAKARA SANKRANTI 15-01-2023 SUNDAY
3 DURGASTAMI 22-10-2023 SUNDAY
4 DEEPAVALI 12-11-2023 SUNDAY

AP State List of Optional Holidays 2023

AP List of Optional Holidays 2023
S.No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 NEW YEAR 01-01-2023 SUNDAY
2 BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) 05-02-2023 SUNDAY
3 SHAB-E-BARATH 07-03-2023 FRIDAY
4 MAHAVIR JAYANT! 04-04-2023 TUESDAY
5 SHAB-E-QADAR 18-04-2023 TUESDAY
6 JUMATUL WADA 21-04-2023 FRIDAY
7 BASAVA JAYANTHI 23-04-2022 SUNDAY
8 SHAHADAT HAZRAT ALI (R.A) 24-04-2023 MONDAY
9 BUDDHA PURNIMA 05-05-2023 FRIDAY
10 RATHA YATRA 20-06-2023 TUESDAY
11 EID-E-GHADEER 06-07-2023 THURSDAY
12 9TH MUHARRAM (1441 HURA) 28-07-2023 FRIDAY
13 PARSI NEW YEAR'S DAY 16-08-2023 WEDNESDAY
14 VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM 25-08-2023 FRIDAY
15 ARBAEEN (CHAHALLUM) 05-09-2023 TUESDAY
16 HAZRATH SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MEHDI'S BIRTHDAY 09-09-2023 SATURDAY
17 MAHALAYA AMAVASYA 14-10-2023 SATURDAY
18 VIJAYADASAMI (TIDHI DWAYAM) 24-10-2023 TUESDAY
19 YAZ-DAHUM-SHAREEF 26-10-2023 THURSDAY
20 KARTHIKA PURNIMA/ GURUNANAK JAYANTHI 27-11-2023 MONDAY
21 CHRISTMAS EVE 24-12-2023 SUNDAY
22 BOXING DAY 26-12-2023 TUESDAY
The following festivals occur on Sunday during the year 2023.
S.No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 NEW YEAR 01-01-2023 SUNDAY
2 BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) 05-02-2023 SUNDAY
3 BASAVA JAYANTHI 23-04-2022 SUNDAY
4 CHRISTMAS EVE 24-12-2023 SUNDAY
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