AP List of Holidays 2020 List of General Optional Holidays for 2020 in Andhra Pradesh

AP List of Holidays 2020 List of General Optional Holidays for 2020 in Andhra Pradesh. AP Government has released the List of General and Optional Holidays for the calendar year 2020 for the Government Offices/ Educational Institutes/ Schools and under Negotiable Act. This List has to be observed throughout Andhra Pradesh. Download the List of General and Optional Holidays for 2020 Below.G.O.Rt.No.2745 Dated : 05-12-2019 Holidays olidays – General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2020 – Declared.

AP List of Holidays 2020 List of General Optional Holidays for 2020 in Andhra Pradesh

G.O.RT.No. 2745 Dated: 05-12-2019
The List will be updated as it is released by Govt of AP through its Govt Order
  • 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 2020.
  • 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 2020.
  • 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 2020 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.

the AP List of Holidays for 2020.

S. No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 BHOGI 14.01.2020 TUESDAY
2 MAKARA SANKRANTI 15.01.2020 WEDNESDAY
3 KANUMA 16.01.2020 TUHURSDAY
4 MAHA SIVARATRI 21.02.2020 FRIDAY
5 UGADI 25.03.2020 WEDNESDAY
6 SRI RAMA NAVAMI 02.04.2020 THURSDAY
7 GOOD FRIDAY 10.04.2020 FRIDAY
8 DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY 14.04.2020 TUESDAY
9 RAMZAN (EID-UL-FITR) 25.05.2020 MONDAY
10 BAKRID (EID –UL-AZHA) 01.08.2020 SATURDAY
11 SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI 11.08.2020 TUESDAY
12 INDEPENDENCE DAY 15.08.2020 SATURDAY
13 VINAYAKA CHAVITHI 22.08.2020 SATURDAY
14 MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI 02.10.2020 FRIDAY
15 DURGASTAMI 24.10.2020 SATURDAY
16 EID MILADUN NABI (BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MOHAMMAD) 30.10.2020 FRIDAY
17 CHRISTMAS 25.12.2020 FRIDAY
S. No OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 REPUBLIC DAY 26.01.2020 SUNDAY
2 BABU JAGIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY 05.04.2020 SUNDAY
3 MOHARRUM 30.08.2020 SUNDAY
4 VIJAYADASAMI 25.10.2020 SUNDAY
5 DEEPAVALI 14.11.2020 SATURDAY

AP List of Optional Holidays for 2020

ANNEXURE – II 
(G.O.Rt.No.2745 G.A (Poll.B) Dept., Dt: 05.12.2020) Optional Holidays during the year 2020.
S.NO OCCASION/FESTIVAL DATE DAY
1 NEW YEAR 01.01.2020 WEDNESDAY
2 BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF MOHAMMED JUVANPURI (AS) "HAZRATH MAHDI SYED MA'UD (AS) 10.01.2020 FRIDAY
3 BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI 09.03.2020 MONDAY
4 HOLI 10.03.2020 TUESDAY
5 SHAB-E-MERAJ 23.03.2020 MONDAY
6 MAHAVEER JAYANTHI 06.04.2020 MODAY
7 SHAB-E-BARATH 09.04.2020 THURSDAY
8 BUDDHA PURNIMA 07.05.2020 THURDAY
9 SHAHADAT HAZRAT ALI (R.A) 14.05.2020 THURSDAY
10 SHAB-E-QADAR 21.05.2020 THURSDAY
11 JUMA-ATUL-WADA 22.05.2020 FRIDAY
12 RATHA YATRA 23.06.2020 TUESDAY
13 VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM 31.07.2020 FRIDAY
14 EID-E-GHADEER 07.08.2020 FRIDAY
15 PARSI NEW YEAR’S DAY 20.08.2020 THURSDAY
16 9TH MUHARRAM (1441 HIJRA) 29.08.2020 SATURDAY
17 MAHALAYA AMAVASYA 17.09.2020 THURSDAY
18 ARBAEEN 08.10.2020 THURSDAY
19 YAZ-DAHUM-SHAREEF 27.11.2020 FRIDAY
20 KARTHIKA PURNIMA/ GURUNANAK JAYANTHI 30.11.2020 MONDAY
21 CHRISTMAS EVE 24.12.2020 THURSDAY
22 BOXING DAY 26.12.2020 SATURDAY