AP General Holidays – Optional Holidays for 2016 as per GO 3643

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Optional Holidays for the year 2016 Optional Holidays not exceeding 5 during the year 2016 on festival / occasions specified in Annexure-II 

Andhra Pradesh Holidays General  holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2016  Declared

Andhra
Pradesh General Admistration (POLL.A) Department  G.O.Rt.No: 3643 , Dt.09-12-2015.   

  ORDER:-

                   The following Notification shall be
published in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh extra-ordinary Gazette: 

 NOTIFICATION

     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 Part-II and Optional Holidays shown in
Annexure-II except the Optional Holidays falling on Sundays shown in Annexure
Part-II, during the year 2016.

   2.  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 2016.    

   3.    In
addition to the above mentioned General Holidays in Annexure-I, the State
Government employees may avail themselves of Optional Holidays not exceeding FIVE during the year 2016 on
festival/occasions specified in Annexure-II 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. 

   4.   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. 

   5.  If there is any change of date in
respect of Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and id-e-Milad 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 Departments and District Collectors shall take action
according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about
the change of date.

           (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF
ANDHRA PRADESH)

                                                                    I.Y.R.KRISHNA RAO

                                                                    CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT                                    

To

The
Commissioner of Printing, Stationery and Stores Purchase (Publication Wing),

Chanchalaguda,
AP, Hyderabad / Vijayawada. (They are requested to publish the above
Notification in the next issue of Andhra Pradesh State Extra-Ordinary Gazette
and supply 500 copies to Govt.

The
Commissioner, Information and Public Relations, AP, Hyderabad (He is requested
to give wide publicity through media).

The
Publicity Cell, A.P., Hyderabad.

The
Home/Education/TR&B/Irr. & CAD(PW)/Agri. & Coop./Energy/Food &
Civil
Supplies/AH&F/EFS&ST/Ind.&Com./B.C.Welfare/WD&CW/LE&T/YAT&C
Departments

(They are
requested to take necessary action in the matter with reference to para 4 of
the notification).

All other
Departments of Secretariat.

All
Administrative Sections in General Administration Department.

All Heads
of Departments.

All the
Collectors & District Magistrates in 
Andhra Pradesh

The
Resident Commissioner, A.P. Bhavan, No.1, Ashoka Road, New Delhi.

The
Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions, New Delhi.

The Chief
Secretaries of all States and Union Territories.

The
Registrar General, High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana and
State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.

The Registrar,
A.P. Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad.

The
Registrar, Institution of A.P. Lokayukta/Upalokayukta, Hyderabad.

The Chief
Executive Officer, A.P. State Wakf Board, Hyderabad.

The
Secretary, Andhra Public Service Commission, Hyderabad.

All the
Heads of Local Financial  Institutions in
Hyderabad.

The P.S. to
CM/Prl. Secy. to C.M./All P.Ss to Ministers/P.S. to C.S/P.S. to Prl. Secy
(Poll)/P.A. to Jt. Secretary(Proto)

SF/SC

                                           //FORWARDED: : BY ORDER//

                                                                                              
 SECTION OFFICER (SC)