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 |
