Declaration of 01st January, 2016 as Public Holiday and 13.2.2016 is working day

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA
ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS - Declaration of 01st January, 2016 as Public Holiday instead of Optional Holiday, and declaring 2nd Saturday of February, 2016 i.e 13.02.2016 as working day in lieu of 01.01.2016 - Notification – Orders – Issued

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLL.A) DEPARTMENT
G.O.Rt.No.3456 Dated: 31.12.2015
Read the following:
1. G.O.Rt.No.3192, G.A.(Poll.A) Dept., dated: dt.05.12.2015 .
2. Note received from the Prl. Secretary to Chief Minister, Note, dated: 30.12.2015
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O R D E R:

             In the G.O. read above, Government have issued orders declaring 01.01.2016 (Friday) as Optional Holiday on the occasion of ‘New Year’s Day.

2) Further, Government have now decided to declare 1st January, 2016 as Public Holiday instead of Optional Holiday. The 2nd Saturday of February, 2016 i.e. 13.02.2016 will be a working day in lieu of Public Holiday declared on 01.01.2016. Accordingly, the following notification is issued and shall be published in the extra-ordinary Gazette of Telangana State:

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In partial modification of the orders issued in G.O.Rt.No.3192, General Administration (Poll.A) Department, dated 05.12.2015, notifying the General Holidays and Optional Holidays, the Government hereby declare 01.01.2016 (Friday) as Public Holiday on the occasion of New Year’s Day, instead of Optional Holiday, declared earlier.

Consequently, 13.02.2016 (2nd Saturday of February) shall be observed as a working day for all the Government Offices of Telangana State in lieu of Public Holiday declared on 01.01.2016 (Friday).

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA STATE)
DR. RAJIV SHARMA
CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT