THE FEDERATION Of ANDHRA PRADESH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

LIST OF HOLIDAYS - 2012

Public Holidays for the year 2012
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has Notified (A) General Holidays for the State Government Offices and (B) Holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881 for the Calender Year 2012 as per the details given below : (A) General Holidays for the year 2012. (G.O. Rt.No.4773 - GAD (Poll-A) Department, dtd: 19-10-2011) GENERAL HOLIDAYS Sl.No.
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Festival
Republic Day Mahasivaratri Holi Ugadi Babu Jagjivan Rams Birthday Good Friday Sri Krishnasthami Independence Day Ramzan(ID-UL-FITR) Vinayaka Chavithi Gandhi Jayanthi Durga Asthami Vijayadasami/Dussehra Bakrid (Id-Ul-Zuha) Deepavali Christmas

Day
Thursday Monday Thursday Friday Thursday Friday Friday W ednesday Monday W ed nesday Tuesday Monday W ednesday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday 26 20 08 23 05 06 10 15 20 19 2 22 24 27 13 25

Date
January February March March April April August August August September October October October October November December

OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20 Arbayeen Kanumu Sri Panchami Yaz Dahum Shareef Basava Jayanthi Birth Day of Hazrat Ali Shab-E-Meraj Ratha Yathra Shab-E-Barath Varalakshmi Vratam Sravana Purnima / Rakhi Purnima Shab-E-Qadar Jumat-Ul-Vida Parsi New Years Day Mahalaya Amavasya Maharnavami 9th Muharram Karthika Purnima/Gurunanak Jayanthi Christmas Eve Boxing Day Friday Monday Saturday Monday Tuesday Monday Monday Thursday Thursday Friday Thursday Thursday Friday Saturday Monday Tuesday Saturday W ednesday Monday W ednesday 13 16 28 05 24 04 18 21 05 27 2 16 17 18 15 23 24 28 24 26 January January January March April June June June July July August August August August October October November November December December

The Following Festival Occur on 2nd Saturday and Sunday during the year 2012 1 New Years Day Sunday 01 January 2. Bhogi Second Saturday 14 January 3. Sankranthi/Pongal Sunday 15 January 4. Milad-Un-Nabi Sunday 5 February 5 Srirama Navami Sunday 1 April 6 Dr. B.R. Ambedkars Birthday 2nd Saturday 14 April 7 Buddha Purnima Sunday 6 May 8 Eid-E-Gadeer Sunday 4 November 9 Muharram Sunday 25 November (*) Tamil New Years Day on 15.01.2012, and Mahaveer Jayanthi on 05.04.2012, Birthday of Hazrath Syed Mohd. Juvanpuri Mehdi Maud (A.S.) on 6.4.2012 and Naraka Chaturthi on 13.11.2012 (which would have been Optional Holidays) are declared as General Holidays in view of Sankranti/Pongal, Babu Jagjivan Rams Birthday. Good Friday and Deepavali respectively.

HOLIDAYS UNDER THE NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881 FOR THE YEAR 2012
G.O.Rt.No. 4774 General Administration (Poll-A) Department, Dt: 19-10-2012

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Festival
Republic Day Maha Sivaratri Ugadi Annual Closing of Accounts Day Good Friday Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Birthday May Day Independence Day Ramzan(ID-UL-FITR) Vinayakachavithi Half Yearly closing of accounts day Gandhi Jayanthi Durga Asthami Vijaya Dasami/Dussehra Bakrid (Id-Ul-Zuha) Deepavali Christmas

Day
Thursday Monday Friday Monday Friday Saturday Tuesday W ednesday Monday W ednesday Saturday Tuesday Monday W ednesday Saturday Tuesday Tuesday 26 20 23 2 6 14 1 15 20 19 29 2 22 24 27 13 25

Date
January February March April April April May August August September September October October October October November December

The Following Festival Occur Sunday during the year 2012 1 2

3 Sankranthi/Pongal Milad-Un-Nabi Muharram Sunday Sunday Sunday 15 5 25 January February November

HOLIDAYS FOR SHOPS & ESTABLISHMENTS AND FACTORIES

No. E/2654/2011, Dt: 17.11.2011 National and Festival Holidays for the employees working in Shops,Establishments & Factories located in Rangareddy, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Medak, Mahbubnagar and Hyderabad Districts for the Calendar Year 2012. The Joint Commissioners of Labour, Ranga Reddy Dist Zone and Hyderabad District (Twin Cities) have notified days for the calendar year 2012 under A.P. Shops & Establishments Act 1988 and A.P. Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act 1974,as per details given below:Shops & Establishments National Holidays : 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Republic Day May Day Independence day Gandhi Jayanthi A.P. Formation Day Thursday Tuesday 26-01-2012 01-05-2012 Day Date Factories National Holidays: 1. Republic Day 2. May Day 3. Independence day 4. Gandhi Jayanthi Thursday Tuesday 26-01-2012 01-05-2012 Day Date

Wednesday 15-08-2012 Tuesday Thursday 02-10-2012 01-11-2012

W ednesday 15-08-2012 Tuesday 02-10-2012

Festival Holidays: 1. 2. 3. 4. Sankranti Next day of Mahasivaratri Ramzan Next day of Dasara Sunday Tuesday Monday Thursday 15-01-2012 21-02-2012 20-08-2012 25-10-2012 1. Sankranti 2. Next day of Mahasivaratri 3. Ramzan Sunday Tuesday Monday Thursday 15-01-2012 21-02-2012 20-08-2012 25-10-2012

4. Next day of Dasara