Holidays List For 2017 For Telangana State Released 

Hyderabad: Telangana state government on Tuesday released the list of holidays for the year 2017. However, the list begins with Republic Day holiday on 26 January as Sankranti/Pongal holiday falls on 14th, a second Saturday, which is a general weekend holiday. Another festival Holi also falls on a general holiday, Sunday, March 3 and Moharrum on another Sunday, October 1.

Here's the holidays list for 2017 under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881:

1. Republic Day - 26.01.2017 Thursday

2. Mahasivaratri - 24.02.2017 Friday

3. Ugadi - 29.03.2017 Wednesday

4. Annual Closing of Accounts Day - 01.04.2017 Saturday

5. Srirama Navami / Babu Jagjivan Ram's Birthday - 05.04.2017 Wednesday

6. Good Friday / DR.B.R.Ambedkar's Birthday - 14.04.2017 Friday

7. May Day - 01.05.2017 Monday

8. Ramzan (Id-Ul-Fitr) - 26.06.2017 Monday

9. Sri Krishna Astami - 14.08.2017 Monday

10. Independence Day - 15.08.2017 Tuesday

11. Vinayaka Chaviti - 25.08.2017 Friday

12. Eid Ul Azha (Bakrid) - 02.09.2017 Saturday

13. Durgastami - 28.09.2017 Thursday

14. Vijaya Dasami / Dussera - 30.09.2017 Saturday

15. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti - 02.10.2017 Monday

16. Deepavali - 18.10.2017 Wednesday

17. Kartika Purnima / Guru Nanak Birthday - 04.11.2017 Saturday

18. Eid Miladun Nabi - 01.12.2017 Friday

19. Christmas - 25.12.2017 Monday

The following festivals occur on 2nd Saturday and Sunday during the year 2017.

Sankranti/Pongal - 14.01.2017 2nd Saturday

Holi - 12.03.2017 Sunday

Shahadat Imam Hussain (Moharam) - 01.10.2017 Sunday

Here are optional holidays:

Bhogi on 13.01.2017 Friday, following day of Ramzan on 27.06.2017 Tuesday, Bonalu on 10.07.2017 Monday, Bathukamma starting day on 20.09.2017 Wednesday, Boxing Day on 26.12.2017 Tuesday.

If there is any change of date in respect of Idu’l Fitar, Idu’l Zuha, Muharram and Id-e-Milad as per the moon sight or any other holiday declared now, it shall be announced through media. All the Heads of Financial Institutions in the State shall take action according to such an announcement and without waiting for formal order about the change of date.