Telangana Government Announces Public and Optional Holidays for 2024

Hyderabad: In an official announcement on Tuesday, the Telangana government released the list of public and optional holidays for the year 2024.

As per the notification issued by the General Administration Department, all government offices will remain closed on every Sunday and the second Saturday of each month throughout the year 2024, except for the second Saturday of February, which will be a working day in lieu of New Year holiday.

The dates for holidays related to Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Ashura, and Milad-un-Nabi (SAWS) may vary due to the sighting of the moon. However, the government has already declared April 11 and June 17 as holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha, respectively.

According to the official notification, Milad-un-Nabi (SAWS) will be observed on September 16, 2024, while Ashura will be commemorated on July 17, 2024.

Complete List of Public Holidays:

• January 1: New Year
• January 14: Bhogi
• January 15: Sankranti/Pongal
• January 26: Republic Day
• March 8: Maha Shivratri
• March 25: Holi
• March 29: Good Friday
• April 5: Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birth Anniversary
• April 9: Telugu New Year (Ugadi)
• April 11: Eid-ul-Fitr
• April 12: Second Day of Eid-ul-Fitr
• April 14: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birth Anniversary
• April 17: Sri Rama Navami
• June 17: Eid-ul-Adha
• July 17: Yaum E Ashura
• July 29: Bonalu
• August 15: Independence Day
• August 26: Janmashtami
• September 7: Vinayaka Chavithi
• September 16: Milad-un-Nabi
• October 2: Gandhi Jayanti/Batukamma Beginning Day
• October 12: Dussehra
• October 13: Second Day of Dussehra
• October 31: Deepavali
• November 11: Kartika Purnima/Guru Nanak Jayanti
• December 25: Christmas
• December 26: Boxing Day

Optional Holidays:

• January 16: Kanumu
• January 25: Hazrat Ali’s (RA) Birthday
• February 8: Shab-e-Miraj
• February 14: Sri Panchami
• February 26: Shab-e-Barat
• March 31: Hazrat Ali’s (RA) Martyrdom
• April 5: Jummat-ul-Vida
• April 7: Shab-e-Qadr
• April 14: Tamil New Year/Jummat-ul-Vida
• April 21: Mahavir Jayanti
• May 10: Basava Jayanti
• May 23: Buddha Purnima
• June 25: Eid-e-Ghadeer
• July 7: Rath Yatra
• July 16: 9th Muharram
• August 15: Parsi New Year
• August 16: Varalakshmi Vratam
• August 19: Sravan Purnima/Raksha Bandhan
• August 26: Arbaeen
• October 10: Durga Ashtami
• October 11: Mahanavami
• October 15: Yazdahum Sharif (Gyarahwi)
• October 30: Naraka Chaturdashi
• November 16: Birth Anniversary of Syed Mohammed Jaunpuri Mehdi Mau’ud
• December 24: Christmas Eve