General holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2015
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS –General holidays and
Optional Holidays for the year 2015 – Declared.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.A)
DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No:3956 Dated:05.12.2014.
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(A) shall be observed as General
Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on
Sundays shown in Annexure-I(B) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-II(A)
except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure II(B), during
the year 2015.
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 2015.
3. In addition to the above mentioned
General Holidays in Annexure.1(A), the state Government employees may avail
themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2015 on festival/occasions specified in
Annexure-II(A) 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 to observe holidays shall be issued
by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
5. The Government also directs that Optional Holiday declared for Bonalu and
Bathukamma will apply to the Government Employees working in Twin Cities of Hyderabad, Secunderabad
and Ranga Reddy District falling in the GHMC limits. The date for Optional Holiday declared for
Vana Mahotsavam in November/ December 2015 shall be intimated latter.
6. If there is any change of date in respect
of Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other
holiday declared now, 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.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME
OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
I.Y.R.KRISHNA RAO
CHIEF
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
ANNEXURE –I (A) GENERAL HOLIDAYS
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S.No
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5 |
|
1.
|
BHOGI
|
14.01.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
PAUSHA
24 – 1936
|
|
2.
|
SANKRANTI/PONGAL
|
15.01.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
PAUSHA
25 – 1936
|
|
3.
|
REPUBLIC
DAY
|
26.01.2015
|
MONDAY
|
MAGHA
06 - 1936
|
|
4.
|
MAHA
SHIVARATRI
|
17.02.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
MAGHA
28- 1936
|
|
5.
|
HOLI
|
05.03.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
PHALGUNA
14- 1936
|
|
6.
|
UGADI
|
21.03.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
PHALGUNA
30 – 1936
|
|
7.
|
SRI
RAMA NAVAMI
|
28.03.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
CHAITRA
07 - 1937
|
|
8.
|
GOOD
FRIDAY
|
03.04.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
CHAITRA
13 – 1937
|
|
9.
|
DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY
|
14.04.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
CHAITRA
24 – 1937
|
|
10.
|
RAMZAN
(ID-UL-FITR)
|
18.07.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
ASHADHA
26 – 1937
|
|
11.
|
INDEPENDENCE
DAY
|
15.08.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
SRAVANA
24 – 1937
|
|
12.
|
SRI
KRISHNA ASTAMI
|
05.09.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
BHADRA
14 – 1937
|
|
13.
|
VINAYAKA
CHAVITHI
|
17.09.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
BHADRA
26– 1937
|
|
14.
|
BAKRID
(ID-UL-AZHA)
|
24.09.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA
02 – 1937
|
|
15.
|
GANDHI
JAYANTHI
|
02.10.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
ASVINA
10 – 1937
|
|
16.
|
DURGASTAMI
|
20.10.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
ASVINA
28– 1937
|
|
17.
|
VIJAYA
DASAMI/
DUSSEHRA
|
22.10.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA
30-
1937
|
|
18.
|
MOHARAM
|
24.10.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
KARTIKA
02 – 1937
|
|
19.
|
DEEPAVALI
|
11.11.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
KARTIKA
20 – 1937
|
|
*20.
|
EID
MILADUN NABI
|
24.12.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
PAUSHA
03 – 1937
|
|
21.
|
CHRISTMAS
|
25.12.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
PAUSHA
04 – 1937
|
ANNEXURE
- I (B)
The
following festivals occur on and Sunday during the year 2015.
|
*1.
|
EID
MILADUN NABI
|
04.01.2015
|
SUNDAY
|
PAUSHA
14 – 1936
|
|
2.
|
BABU
JAGJIVAN RAM’S
BIRTHDAY
|
05.04.2015
|
SUNDAY
|
CHAITRA
15 – 1937
|
* Eid – Miladin Nabi or id-E-Melad (Birth day
of Prophat –Mohd. Falls twice in the year 2015
ANNEXURE – II (A)
OPTIONAL
HOLIDAYS
|
S.NO
|
OCCASION/FESTIVAL
|
DATE
|
DAY
|
SAKA-ERA
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
1.
|
NEW YEAR’S DAY / VAIKUNTHA EKADASI
|
01.01.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
PAUSHA
11 – 1936
|
|
2.
|
KANUMA
|
16.01.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
PAUSHA
26 – 1936
|
|
3.
|
MAHAVEER
JAYANTHI
|
02.04.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
CHAITRA
12 – 1937
|
|
4.
|
BASAVA
JAYANTHI
|
21.04.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
VAISAKHA
01 – 1937
|
|
5.
|
BIRTHDAY
OF HAZRATH ALI
|
02.05.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
VAISAKHA
12 – 1937
|
|
6.
|
BUDDHA
PURNIMA
|
04.05.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
VAISAKHA
24 – 1937
|
|
7.
|
SHAB-E-MERAJ
|
16.05.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
VAISAKHA
26-1937
|
|
8.
|
SHAB-E-BARATH
|
03.06.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
JYAISHTHA
13 – 1937
|
|
9.
|
SHAJUTU-HAZARATH
ALI
|
08.07.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASHADHA
17-1937
|
|
10.
|
SHAB-E-QADAR
|
15.07.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
ASHADHA
24 – 1937
|
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11.
|
JUMA-ATUL-WADA
|
17.07.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
ASHADHA
26 – 1937
|
|
12.
|
BONALU
**
|
10.08.2015
|
MONDAY
|
SRAVANA
19 – 1937
|
|
12.
|
PARSI
NEW YEAR’S DAY
|
18.08.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
SRAVANA
27 – 1937
|
|
13.
|
VARALAKSHMI
VRATHAM
|
28.08.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
BHADRA
06 – 1937
|
|
14.
|
SRAVANA
PURNIMA / RAKHI PURNIMA
|
29.08.2015
|
SATURDAY
|
BHADRA
07 – 1937
|
|
15.
|
MAHALAYA AMAVASYA
BATHUKAMMA
STARTING DAY **
|
12.10.2015
|
MONDAY
|
ASVINA
20 – 1937
|
|
16.
|
MAHARNAVAMI
|
21.10.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
ASVINA
30 – 1937
|
|
17.
|
9TH
MUHARRAM
|
23.10.2015
|
FRIDAY
|
KARTIKA
01 – 1937
|
|
18.
|
NARAKA
CHATHURTHI
|
10.11.2015
|
TUESDAY
|
KARTIKA
19 – 1937
|
|
19.
|
KARTHIKA
PURNIMA / GURUNANAK JAYANTHI
|
25.11.2015
|
WEDNESDAY
|
AGRAHAYANA
04 – 1937
|
|
20.
|
VANA
MAHOSTAVAM
|
NOVEMBER/
DECEMBER-2015
|
TO BE DECLARED LATER
|
|
|
21.
|
ARBAYEEN
|
03.12.2015
|
THURSDAY
|
AGRAHAYANA
12 – 1937
|
|
22.
|
CHRISTMAS
EVE
|
24.12.2015
|
THRUSDAY
|
PAUSHA
03-1937
|
|
23.
|
BOXING
DAY
|
26.12.2014
|
SATURDAY
|
PAUSHA
05 – 1937
|
ANNEXURE II (B)
The following festivals occur on Sundays / Public Holidays during the year 2015.
|
1.
|
SRI
PANCHAMI
|
25.01.2015
|
SUNDAY
|
MAGHA
05 – 1936
|
|
2.
|
YAZ
DAHUM SHAREEF
|
01.02.2015
|
SUNDAY
|
MAGHA
12 – 1936
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(*) Tamil
New Year’s Day on 15.01.2015, Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi
Ma’ud (a.s) on 05.03.2015, Ratha Yathra
fallon 18.07.2015, Eid-e-Gadeer on 02.10.2015 and Chirstmas Eve on 24.12.2015
(which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in
view of Sankranti/Pongal, Holi, Ramjan, Gandhi Jayanthi and Eid Miladun Nabi, respectively.
(**)
Bonalu on 10.08.2015 and
Bathukamma Starting day on 12.10.2015 declared as Optional Holidays
in twin cities Ranga Reddy District falling in the jurisdiction of GHMC
limits.
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS – Holidays under Negotiable instruments
Act, 1881 for the year 2015 –
Notified.
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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.A) DEPARTMENT
G.O.RT.No. 3957 Dated:05.12.2014.
Read the following:
1. From the Jt.Secy(BO), Ministry of Fuannce,
Department of Economic
Affairs, (Banking Division) , New Delhi
D.O.Lr.No.41/2/98-BO-II, dated
03.05.2002.
2. From the Dy.Secretary (JCA), Government of
India, Ministry of Personnel,
Public Grievances and Pensions, Dept., of
Personnel & Training, New
Delhi, Letter F.No.12/5/2014/JCA-2, dated
10.07.2014.
3. From the Manager (Personnel), Reserve Bank of
India, Hyderabad, Letter
No.HRMD (H)503/09.15.01/2014-15, dated 17.07.2014.
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ORDER:-
The following Notification shall be published in
the next issue of Andhra
Pradesh Extra-Ordinary Gazette:
NOTIFICATION
Under the Explanation to Section 25 of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
(Central Act XXVI of 1881) read with the
Government of India, Ministry of Home
Affairs, Notification No.20—25/26/Pub.1, dated
08.06.1957, the Government of
Andhra Pradesh hereby declare that in addition to
Sundays expressly defined as
Public Holidays in the said “Explanation” the
following days shall be observed as
Holidays in the Andhra Pradesh State during the
year 2015.
GENERAL HOLIDAYS under N.I.Act, 1881.
* Eid – Miladin Nabi or id-E-Melad (Birth day of
Prophat –Mohd. Falls
twice in the year 2015
If there is nay change of date in respect of Idu’l
Fitar, Idu’l Zuha,
Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or
any other holiday
declared now, it shall be announced through
electronic/print media. All the
Heads of Financial institutions in the State shall
take action according to such
an announcement and without waiting for formal
order about the change of
date.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF
ANDHRA PRADESH)
I.Y.R.KRISHNA RAO
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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