Hyderabad: The Telangana state government on Friday, December 27 released a list of general and optional holidays for the year 2025.
Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha holidays in Telangana
The holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Muharram, and Milad-un-Nabi in Telangana may change as they depend on the sighting of the moon.
As of now, the government has declared April 31 and June 7 as the holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha respectively.
As per the government notification, the holiday for Milad-un-Nabi is on September 5, 2025.
List of holidays notified by the government
In 2025, there will be 27 general holidays and 23 optional holidays for government offices.
List of general holidays
| Occasion | Day, Date |
| New Year Day | Wednesday, January 1 |
| Bhogi | Monday, January 13 |
| Sankranti/ Pongal | Tuesday, January 14 |
| Republic Day | Sunday, January 26 |
| Maha Shivaratri | Wednesday, February 26 |
| Holi | Friday, March 14 |
| Ugadi | Sunday, March 30 |
| Eid-ul-Fitr | Monday, March 31 |
| Following day of Eid-ul-Fitr | Tuesday, April 1 |
| Babu Jagjivan Ram’s birthday | Saturday, April 5 |
| Sri Rama Navami | Sunday, April 6 |
| Dr BR Ambedkar’s birthday | Monday, April 14 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18 |
| Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) | Saturday, June 7 |
| Shahadat Imam Hussain 10th Muharram (Ashura) | Sunday, July 6 |
| Bonalu | Monday, July 21 |
| Independence Day | Friday, August 15 |
| Sri Krishna Astami | Saturday, August 16 |
| Vinayaka Chavithi | Wednesday, August 27 |
| Milad un Nabi | Friday, September 5 |
| Bathukamma starting day | Sunday, September 21 |
| Vijaya Dasami/Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi/ | Thursday, October 2 |
| Following day of Vijaya Dasami | Friday, October 3 |
| Deepavali | Monday, October 20 |
| Kartika Purnima/Guru Nanak’s birthday | Wednesday, November 6 |
| Christmas | Thursday, December 25 |
| Boxing day | Friday, December 26 |
List of optional holidays
| Occasion | Day, Date |
| Birthday of Hazrath Ali (AS) | Tuesday, January 14 |
| Kanumu | Wednesday, Januart 15 |
| Shab-e-Meraj | Wednesday, January 15 |
| Sri Panchami | Monday, February 3 |
| Wednesday, January 15 | Friday, February 14 |
| Shahadat Hazrat Ali (AS) | Friday, March 21 |
| Shab-e-Qadar/Jumuatul Wada | Friday, March 28 |
| Mahaveer Jayanthi | Thursday, April 10 |
| Tamil New Year’s Day | Monday, April 14 |
| Basava Jayanthi | Wednesday, April 30 |
| Buddha Purnima | Monday, May 12 |
| Eid-e-Ghadeer | Sunday, June 15 |
| Ratha Yathra | Friday, June 27 |
| 9th Muharram | Saturday, July 5 |
| Varalakshmi Vratham | Friday, August 8 |
| Sravana Purnima/Rakhi Purnima | Saturday, August 9 |
| Parsi New Year’s Day | Friday, August 15 |
| Durgashtami | Tuesday, September 30 |
| Maharnavami | Wednesday, October 1 |
| Yaz Dahum Shareef | Saturday, October 4 |
| Naraka Chaturdhi | Sunday, October 19 |
| Birthday of HZT Syed Mohammed Juvanpuri Mahdi Ma’ud (A.S) | Sunday, November 16 |
| Christmas eve | Wednesday, December 24 |
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