The Government of Telangana hereby notifies that during the year 2018 the days specified in Annexure-I (Part I) shall be observed as General Holidays by all the State Government Offices while the days for other occasions/ festivals which fall on Sundays are shown in Annexure-I (Part II) and also notify Optional Holidays for State Government offices as shown in Annexure-II( Part I) while the days for other occasions/ festivals falling on Sundays are shown in Annexure II (Part II).
GENERAL HOLIDAYS – 2018 PART – I | ||||
| Sl. No. | OCCASION/FESTIVAL | DATE | DAY | SAKA-ERA |
| 1 | NEW YEAR DAY | 01-01-201 8 | MONDAY | PAUSHA 11-1939 |
| 2 | SANKRANTI/PONGAL | 15-01-201 8 | MONDAY | PAUSHA 25 -1939 |
| 3 | REPUBLIC DAY | 26-01-201 8 | FRIDAY | MAGHA 6 -1939 |
| 4 | MAHA SHIVARATRI | 13-02-201 8 | TUESDAY | MAGHA 24 -1939 |
| 5 | HOLI | 01-03-201 8 | THURSDAY | PHALGUNA 10 -1939 |
| 6 | SRI RAMA NAVAMI | 26-03-201 8 | MONDAY | CHITHRA 5 -1940 |
| 7 | GOOD FRIDAY | 30-03-201 8 | FRIDAY | CHITHRA 9 -1940 |
| 8 | BABU JAGJIVAN RAM’S BIRTHDAY | 05-04-201 8 | THURSDAY | CHITHRA 15 -1940 |
| 9 | EIDUL FITAR (RAMZAN) | 16-06-201 8 | SATURDAY | JYAISHTHA 26-1940 |
| 10 | BONALU | 06-08-201 8 | MONDAY | SRAVANA 15-1940 |
| 11 | INDEPENDENCE DAY | 15-08-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | SRAVANA 24-1940 |
| 12 | EIDUL AZHA (BAKRID) | 22-08-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | SRAVANA 31-1940 |
| 13 | SRI KRISHNA ASTAMI | 03-09-201 8 | MONDAY | BHADRA 12-1940 |
| 14 | VINAYAKA CHAVITHI | 13-09-201 8 | THURSDAY | BHADRA 22-1940 |
| 15 | SHAHADAT IMAM HUSSAIN (A.S) 10th MOHARAM, 1493 HIJRI | 21-09-201 8 | FRIDAY | BHADRA 30-1940 |
| 16 | MAHATMA GANDHI JAYANTHI | 02-10-201 8 | TUESDAY | ASVINA 10-1940 |
| 17 | BATHUKAMMA STARTING DAY | 09-10-201 8 | TUESDAY | ASVINA 17-1940 |
| 18 | DURGASTAMI / MAHARNAVAMI | 17-10-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | ASVINA 25-1940 |
| 19 | VIJAYA DASAMI | 18-10-201 8 | THURSDAY | ASVINA 26-1940 | |
| 20 | DEEPAVALI | 07-11-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | KARTIKA 16-1940 | |
| 21 | EID MILADUN NABI | 21-11-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | KARTIKA 30-1940 | |
| 22 | KARTIKA PURNIMA / GURU NANAK’S BIRTHDAY | 23-11-201 8 | FRIDAY | AGRAHAYANA 2-1940 | |
| 23 | CHRISTMAS | 25-12-201 8 | TUESDAY | PAUSHA 4 -1940 | |
| 24 | BOXING DAY | 26-12-201 8 | WEDNESDA Y | PAUSHA 5 -1940 | |
PART – II THE FOLLOWING FESTIVALS OCCUR ON SUNDAY & 2ND SATURDAY DURING THE YEAR 2018 | |||||
| 1 | BHOGI | 14-01-201 8 | SUNDAY | PAUSHA 24 -1939 | |
| 2 | UGADI | 18-03-201 8 | SUNDAY | PHALGUNA 27 -1939 | |
| 3 | DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR’S BIRTHDAY | 14-04-201 8 | 2ND SATURDAY | CHITHRA 24-1940 | |
| 4 | FOLLOWING DAY OF RAMZAN | 17-06-201 8 | SUNDAY | JYAISHTHA 27-1940 | |
10th February 2018 (Second Saturday) is working day in lieu of public holiday declared on 1st January 2018.