Telangana Govt Releases Official Holiday List for 2026; Total Holidays Set to Cross 100 This Year

Munsif News 24×7 reports that the Government of Telangana has officially released the General and Optional Holidays List for the year 2026. According to the notification issued by Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao, all government offices across the state will follow 27 General Holidays and may avail up to 5 Optional Holidays in 2026.

The notification will be published in the next issue of the Telangana Extraordinary Gazette.

The government also clarified that all state offices shall remain closed on all Sundays and all Second Saturdays throughout 2026.

Important Instructions Mentioned in the 2026 Holiday Notification

The General Administration (Spl. E) Department outlined several key guidelines:

• Employees may choose up to five optional holidays from the official list, irrespective of religion.
• Optional holidays must be applied for in advance and approved by the competent authority.
• General Holidays do not automatically apply to industrial establishments and public sector institutions. Separate orders will be issued by respective departments.
• If the moon-sighting dates of Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, or Eid-Milad-un-Nabi differ from the printed schedule, revised dates will be announced through official channels without delay.

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Complete List of General Holidays – 2026

Below is the full list of 27 General Holidays declared for 2026:

1. Bhogi – 14 Jan
2. Sankranthi / Pongal – 15 Jan
3. Republic Day – 26 Jan
4. Mahashivratri – 15 Feb
5. Holi – 03 Mar
6. Ugadi – 19 Mar
7. Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramzan) – 21 Mar
8. Following Day of Ramzan – 22 Mar
9. Sri Rama Navami – 27 Mar
10. Good Friday – 03 Apr
11. Babu Jagjivan Ram’s Birthday – 05 Apr
12. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday – 14 Apr
13. Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) – 27 May
14. Shahadat Imam Hussain (10th Muharram) – 26 Jun
15. Bonalu – 10 Aug
16. Independence Day – 15 Aug
17. Eid-Milad-un-Nabi – 26 Aug
18. Sri Krishna Ashtami – 04 Sep
19. Vinayaka Chaturthi – 14 Sep
20. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti – 02 Oct
21. Saddula Bathukamma – 18 Oct
22. Vijaya Dashami / Dussehra – 20 Oct
23. Following Day of Vijaya Dashami – 21 Oct
24. Deepavali – 08 Nov
25. Kartik Purnima / Guru Nanak Jayanti – 24 Nov
26. Christmas – 25 Dec
27. Following Day of Christmas (Boxing Day) – 26 Dec

Optional Holidays for 2026

Employees may avail a maximum of five optional holidays during the year from the list below:

1. New Year Day – 01 Jan
2. Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali (R.A.) – 03 Jan
3. Kanumu – 16 Jan
4. Shab-e-Meraj – 17 Jan
5. Sri Panchami – 23 Jan
6. Shab-e-Barat – 04 Feb
7. Shahadat Hazrat Ali (R.A.) – 10 Mar
8. Jumatul Wida – 13 Mar
9. Shab-e-Qadr – 17 Mar
10. Mahavir Jayanti – 31 Mar
11. Tamil New Year – 14 Apr
12. Basava Jayanthi – 20 Apr
13. Buddha Purnima – 01 May
14. Eid-e-Ghadir – 04 Jun
15. 9th Muharram (1446H) – 25 Jun
16. Rath Yatra – 16 Jul
17. Arbaeen – 04 Aug
18. Parsi New Year – 15 Aug
19. Varalakshmi Vratam – 21 Aug
20. Raksha Bandhan / Sravana Purnima – 28 Aug
21. Yaz Dahum Sharif – 23 Sep
22. Maha Navami – 19 Oct
23. Birthday of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Juanpuri Mahdi (A.S.) – 26 Oct
24. Naraka Chaturthi – 08 Nov
25. Christmas Eve – 24 Dec
26. Hazrat Ali Jayanti – 26 Dec

The release of the Telangana Holidays List 2026 gives government employees, schools, businesses, and the public a clear calendar for the coming year. With 27 general holidays and 26 optional holidays, the schedule covers major Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, and regional festivals.

Sundays and Second Saturdays

Along with these holidays, 52 Sundays and 12 Second Saturdays will also be observed as holidays. In total, there will be 117 holidays in 2026.

Munsif News 24×7 will continue to update readers on any changes, including revised dates for Eid festivals based on moon sighting.