Telangana Govt Announces List of 2025 Public, Festival, and Optional Holidays; Full List Here!

Nov 12, 2024, 15:32 IST

The Telangana government has announced the full list of public holidays, festival days, Sundays, and optional holidays for 2025. The state government will announce a separate holiday guideline for schools, and other sectors. Check below for more details from the official notice.

Sundays and Saturdays are included in the list of holidays.
Sundays and Saturdays are included in the list of holidays.

Government Holidays 2025 in Telangana: The Telangana government has released a list of all the festivals, Sundays, and optional holidays in 2025. CS Shanti Kumari oversaw the issuance of the JVO. Sundays and Saturdays are included in the list of holidays. 

It has been decided to make August 8, the second Saturday in February, a working day since January 1, 2025, as a public holiday.

Government General Holidays 2025

Check the list of general holidays that the state government will be enjoying during the year 2025;

Date

Holiday

Day

January 1

New Year

Wednesday

January 13

Bhogi

Monday

January 14

Sankranthi

Tuesday

January 26

Republic Day

Sunday

February 26

Mahashivratri

Wednesday

March 13

Holi

Friday

March 30

Ugadi

Sunday

March 31

Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan)

Monday

April 1

Ramzan Holiday

Tuesday

April 6

Sri Ram Navami

Sunday

April 14

BR Ambedkar Jayanthi

Monday

April 18

Good Friday

Friday

June 7

Bakrid

Saturday

July 6

Moharram

Sunday

July 21

Bonalu

Monday

August 15

Independence Day

Friday

August 18

Sri Krishna Ashtami

Saturday

August 27

Vinayaka Chavithi

Wednesday

September 5

Eid Milad Un Nabi

Friday

September 21

Bathukamma (Beginning)

Sunday

October 2

Gandhi Jayanti, Vijaya Dashami

Thursday

October 3

Dussehra Holiday

Friday

October 20

Diwali

Monday

November 5

Guru Nanak Jayanthi, Kartika Poornami

Wednesday

December 25

Christmas

Thursday

December 26

Christmas Boxing Day

Friday

List of Optional Holidays 2025

State government employees can choose up to five Optional Holidays in the year 2025, no matter their religion. They just need to apply for these days off ahead of time.

Check the list of optional holidays released by the Telnagana government. 

Date

Holiday

Day

January 14

Hazrat Ali Birthday

Tuesday

January 15

Kanuma

Wednesday

January 28

Shab e Meraj

Tuesday

February 3

Sri Panchami

Monday

April 10

Mahavir Jayanti

Thursday

May 12

Buddha Poornami

Monday

June 27

Ratha Yatra

Friday

August 8

Varalakshmi Vratam

Friday

August 9

Rakhi Poornami

Saturday

September 30

Durga Ashtami

Tuesday

October 1

Maharnavami

Wednesday

Separate Holiday Guidelines for Schools

As per the sources, the Telangana government will soon release a separate guideline for public works employees, public sector organizations, and schools. In the event that festivals are based on moon sightings or other factors, and causes them to shift, news will be broadcast on television and in newspapers.



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