Hyderabad: The Telangana state government on Tuesday released a list of general and optional holidays for the year 2024.
In the notification issued by the general administration department, it is mentioned that all offices under the state government shall remain closed on all Sundays and second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2024.
Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha holidays in Telangana
The holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Muharram, and Milad-un-Nabi in Telangana may change as they depend on the sighting of the moon.
As of now, the government has declared April 11 and June 17 as the holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha respectively.
As per the government notification, the holiday for Milad-un-Nabi is on September 16, 2024.
List of holidays notified by Telangana govt.
In 2024, there will be 27 general holidays and 25 optional holidays for government offices.
List of general holidays
January 1: New Year Day
January 14: Bhogi
January 15: Sankranti/ Pongal
January 26: Republic Day
March 8: Maha Shivaratri
March 25: Holi
March 29: Good Friday
April 5: Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday
April 9: Ugadi
April 11: Eid-ul-Fitr
April 14: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s birthday
More details awaited