Andhra Pradesh Official Holidays 2016

List of the official General, Optional and Bank Holidays in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2016

Date	Week Day	Holiday
General Holidays List of the General Holidays in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2016.
January - 14	Thursday	Bhogi
January - 15	Friday	Pongal
January - 16	Saturday	Kanumu
January - 26	Tuesday	Republic Day
March - 7	Monday	Maha Shivratri
March - 23	Wednesday	Holi
March - 25	Friday	Good Friday
April - 5	Tuesday	Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanthi
April - 8	Friday	Ugadi
April - 14	Thursday	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 15	Friday	Ram Navmi
July - 6	Wednesday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan)
August - 15	Monday	Independence Day
August - 25	Thursday	Krishna Jayanthi
September - 5	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi
September - 12	Monday	Id-ul-Adha (Bakrid)
October - 2	Sunday	Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 9	Sunday	Durgastami
October - 11	Tuesday	Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra)
October - 12	Wednesday	Muharram
October - 30	Sunday	Deepavali
December - 12	Monday	Id Milad
December - 25	Sunday	Christmas
All offices under State Government shall remain closed on all Sundays and Second Saturdays in all the months during the year 2016.

Date	Week Day	Holiday
Optional Holidays List of Optional Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of Andhra Pradesh during the year 2016.
January - 1	Friday	New Year's Day
January - 22	Friday	Yaz Dahum Shareef
February - 13	Saturday	Vasant Panchami
February - 23	Tuesday	Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi Ma'ud (A.S)
April - 19	Tuesday	Mahavir Jayanti
April - 21	Thursday	Hajrat Ali Birthday
May - 5	Thursday	Shab-E-Meraj
May - 9	Monday	Basava Jayanthi
May - 21	Saturday	Buddha Pournima
May - 23	Monday	Shab-E-Barat
June - 26	Sunday	Shahadat Hzt Ali (R.A.)
July - 1	Friday	Juma-Atul-Wada
July - 3	Sunday	Shab-E-Qadar
July - 6	Wednesday	Ratha Yatra
August - 12	Friday	Varalakshmi Vratham
August - 17	Wednesday	Parsi New Year's Day
August - 18	Thursday	Raksha Bandhan/ Sravana Pournima
September - 20	Tuesday	Eid-E-Gadeer
September - 30	Friday	Mahalaya Amavasya
October - 10	Monday	Maha Navami
October - 29	Saturday	Naraka Chathurthi
November - 14	Monday	Karthika Pournima/ Guru Nanak's Jayanthi
November - 21	Monday	Arbayeen
December - 24	Saturday	Christmas Eve
December - 26	Monday	Boxing Day
State Government employees may utilize any five extra holidays from the restricted holidays list above.

Date	Week Day	Holiday
Bank Holidays List of Bank Holidays for the banks in Andhra Pradesh for the year 2016.
January - 15	Friday	Pongal
January - 26	Tuesday	Republic Day
March - 7	Monday	Maha Shivratri
March - 23	Wednesday	Holi
April - 1	Friday	Annual Closing of Bank Account
April - 8	Friday	Ugadi
April - 14	Thursday	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti
April - 15	Friday	Ram Navmi
July - 6	Wednesday	Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramzan Id)
August - 15	Monday	Independence Day
September - 5	Monday	Ganesh Chaturthi
October - 2	Sunday	Gandhi Jayanthi
October - 9	Sunday	Durgastami
October - 11	Tuesday	Vijaya Dashmi (Dussehra)
October - 12	Wednesday	Muharram
October - 30	Sunday	Deepavali
December - 12	Monday	Id Milad
December - 25	Sunday	Christmas

General Holidays