Telangana Holidays in 2025

Telangana observes the state formation day on Monday, 2 June 2025. It is declared a public holiday, thus; banks, schools, and offices across the state will be closed to celebrate the formation day. 

The Telangana government has declared 14 March 2025 (Friday) a public holiday for Holi. This creates a three-day weekend for students and government employees. Many private institutions are also expected to remain closed. The regular weekend holidays fall on 15 March 2025 (Saturday) and 16 March 2025 (Sunday). The extended break offers relief from rising summer temperatures and heatwave conditions in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.  

In January, Telangana will observe 10 holidays on account of Sankranti. In the Telugu states, Sankranti is a major festival. 11 January will be the second Saturday of the month, when all banks in the state will be closed. 12 January falls on a Sunday. On 13 January, Bhogi will be celebrated. Makar Sankranti will be celebrated on 14 January. 15 January will be an optional holiday. 

The Telangana government has released the list of general and optional holidays for 2025. According to the order issued by Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, the state will observe 27 general holidays and 23 optional holidays in the upcoming year. 

List of General Holidays - 2025 

1. New Year's Day: 01 January 2025, Wednesday 

1. Bhogi: 13 January 2025, Monday 

1. Sankranti: 14 January 2025, Tuesday 

1. Republic Day: 26 January 2025, Sunday 

1. Maha Shivaratri: 26 February 2025, Wednesday 

1. Holi: 14 March 2025, Friday 

1. Ugadi: 30 March 2025, Sunday 

1. Eid-ul-Fitr (Ramadan): 31 March 2025, Monday 

1. Next Day of Ramzan: 01 April 2025, Tuesday 

1. Babu Jagjivan Ram Jayanti: 05 April 2025, Saturday 

1. Sri Rama Navami: 06 April 2025, Sunday 

1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti: 14 April 2025, Monday 

1. Good Friday: 18 April 2025, Friday 

1. Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid): 07 June 2025, Saturday 

1. Independence Day: 15 August 2025, Friday 

1. Shri Krishnashtami: 16 August 2025, Saturday 

1. Vinayaka Chavithi: 27 August 2025, Wednesday 

1. Eid Milad-un-Nabi: 05 September 2025, Friday 

1. Bathukamma Festival Commencement Day: 21 September 2025, Sunday 

1. Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti or Vijaya Dashami: 02 October 2025, Thursday 

1. Next Day of Vijaya Dashami: 03 October 2025, Friday 

1. Diwali: 20 October 2025, Monday 

1. Kartika Purnima or Guru Nanak Jayanti: 05 November 2025, Wednesday 

1. Day After Christmas: 25 December 2025, Thursday 

1. Boxing Day (Christmas): 26 December 2025, Friday 

List of Optional Holidays - 2025 

1. Birthday of Hazrat Ali: 14 January 2025, Tuesday 

1. Shab-e-Meraj: 28 January 2025, Tuesday 

1. Sri Panchami: 03 February 2025, Monday 

1. Shab-e-Barat: 14 February 2025, Friday 

1. Shahadat HZT Ali: 21 March 2025, Friday 

1. Jumatul Wada/Shab-e-Qadr: 28 March 2025, Friday 

1. Mahavir Jayanti: 10 April 2025, Thursday 

1. Basava Jayanti: 30 April 2025, Wednesday 

1. Buddha Purnima: 12 May 2025, Monday 

1. Eid-e-Ghadir: 15 June 2025, Sunday 

1. Ratha Yatra: 27 June 2025, Friday 

1. 9th Moharram: 05 July 2025, Saturday 

1. Varalakshmi Vratam: 08 August 2025, Friday 

1. Shravan Poornima or Rakhi Poornima: 09 August 2025, Saturday 

1. Durgashtami: 30 September 2025, Tuesday 

1. Maharnavami: 01 October 2025, Wednesday 

1. Yaz Dahum Sharif: 04 October 2025, Saturday 

1. Naraka Chaturdashi: 19 October 2025, Sunday 

1. HZT Syed Mohammad Juanpuri Mahdi Maud Jayanti: 16 November 2025, Sunday 

1. Christmas Eve: 24 December 2025, Wednesday 

These holiday dates allow employees to plan their leave in 2025, considering both traditional and cultural festivities observed in Telangana. 

On the occasion of Ganesh Nimajjanam, the Telangana Government has declared a holiday today, 17 September 2024, for all schools, colleges, and offices, including educational institutions in the state. Milad-un-Nabi will also be observed today, 17 September 2024, as per the lunar calendar due to which the administration decided to confirm 17 September as a holiday rather than 16 September. 

The Telangana government has announced holidays for both Milad-un-Nabi and Ganesh Chaturthi, which will be celebrated this month. Milad-un-Nabi, observed on Rabi' al-Awwal 12, and Ganesh Chaturthi, on 7 September 2024, has prompted holidays on 7 September 2024 and 16 September 2024, as per the state's official calendar. However, the date for Milad-un-Nabi may change based on the sighting of the crescent moon. If the moon is sighted today, the celebration will be on 16 September 2024; otherwise, it will be on 17 September 2024. While Ganesh Chaturthi will be observed on 7 September 2024, the Ganesh Visarjan is scheduled for 17 September 2024. Due to this overlap, the Milad-un-Nabi procession in Hyderabad has been postponed to 19 September 2024. Schools, colleges, and other educational institutions in Telangana will also declare holidays for these festivals.