2023 HOLIDAYS - General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 - GO NO 2692 DOWNLOAD
AP General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 - Declared. G.O.Rt.No.2962 Dated: 15-12-2022
ORDER:
The following Notification shall be published in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh extra-ordinary Gazette:
The Government of Andhra Pradesh direct that the days specified in Annexure-I shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices excluding the holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure-1 (A) and Optional Holidays shown in Annexure-11 except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure-II(A) during the year 2023.
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 2023.
In addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-1, the State Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding (5) during the year 2023 on festival/occasions specified in Annexure-ll 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.
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 have to observe holidays shall be issued by the concerned Administrative Department of the Secretariat.
If there is any change of date in respect of RAMZAN, BAKRID, MOHARAM and EID: MILADUN NABI as per the sighting of the moon or any other Hindu holiday as well, it shall be announced through electronic/print media. All the Departments of Secretariat, Heads of t Departments and District Collectors shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.
AP State List of General Holidays 2023
| AP List of Holidays 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| S.No | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | BHOGI | 14-01-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 2 | MAKARA SANKRANTI | 15-01-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | KANUMA | 16-01-2023 | MONDAY |
| 4 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 5 | MAHA SIVARATRI / SHAB-E-MIRAJ | 18-02-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 6 | HOLi | 08-03-2023 | WEDNESDAY |
| 7 | UGADI | 22-03-2023 | WEDNESDAY |
| 8 | SRI RAMA NAVAMI | 30-03-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 9 | BABU JAGIVAN RAM'S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-2023 | WEDNESDAY |
| 10 | GOOD FRIDAY | 07-04-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 11 | DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR'S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 12 | RAMZAN (Eid-ul-Fitr) | 22-04-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 13 | BAKRID (Eid -ul-Zuha) | 29-06-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 14 | MOHARRUM | 29-07-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 15 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 16 | SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 06-09-2023 | WEDNESDAY |
| 17 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 18-09-2023 | MONDAY |
| 18 | EID MILADUN NABI (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | 28-09-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 19 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02-10-2023 | MONDAY |
| 20 | DURGASTAMI | 22-10-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 21 | VUAYADASAMI | 23-10-2023 | MONDAY |
| 22 | DEEPAVALI | 12-11-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 23 | CHRISTMAS | 25-12-2023 | MONDAY |
ANNEXURE-1 (A) (G.O.Rt.No.2692. G.A (Poll.Bl Dept., Dt:15.12.2022l
The following festivals occur on 2nd Saturday & Sunday during the year 2023.
| S.No | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | BHOGI | 14-01-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 2 | MAKARA SANKRANTI | 15-01-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | DURGASTAMI | 22-10-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 4 | DEEPAVALI | 12-11-2023 | SUNDAY |
AP State List of Optional Holidays 2023
| AP List of Optional Holidays 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| S.No | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | NEW YEAR | 01-01-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 2 | BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) | 05-02-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | SHAB-E-BARATH | 07-03-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 4 | MAHAVIR JAYANT! | 04-04-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 5 | SHAB-E-QADAR | 18-04-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 6 | JUMATUL WADA | 21-04-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 7 | BASAVA JAYANTHI | 23-04-2022 | SUNDAY |
| 8 | SHAHADAT HAZRAT ALI (R.A) | 24-04-2023 | MONDAY |
| 9 | BUDDHA PURNIMA | 05-05-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 10 | RATHA YATRA | 20-06-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 11 | EID-E-GHADEER | 06-07-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 12 | 9TH MUHARRAM (1441 HURA) | 28-07-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 13 | PARSI NEW YEAR'S DAY | 16-08-2023 | WEDNESDAY |
| 14 | VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM | 25-08-2023 | FRIDAY |
| 15 | ARBAEEN (CHAHALLUM) | 05-09-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 16 | HAZRATH SYED MOHAMMED JUVANPURI MEHDI'S BIRTHDAY | 09-09-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 17 | MAHALAYA AMAVASYA | 14-10-2023 | SATURDAY |
| 18 | VIJAYADASAMI (TIDHI DWAYAM) | 24-10-2023 | TUESDAY |
| 19 | YAZ-DAHUM-SHAREEF | 26-10-2023 | THURSDAY |
| 20 | KARTHIKA PURNIMA/ GURUNANAK JAYANTHI | 27-11-2023 | MONDAY |
| 21 | CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 22 | BOXING DAY | 26-12-2023 | TUESDAY |
| S.No | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY |
| 1 | NEW YEAR | 01-01-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 2 | BIRTHDAY OF HAZRATH ALI (R.A) | 05-02-2023 | SUNDAY |
| 3 | BASAVA JAYANTHI | 23-04-2022 | SUNDAY |
| 4 | CHRISTMAS EVE | 24-12-2023 | SUNDAY |
2023 HOLIDAYS - General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2023 - GO NO 2692 DOWNLOAD
