GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT
HOLIDAYS Declaration of General Holiday on the Occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) on 28.05.2026 (Thursday) instead of 27.05.2026 (Wednesday) Notification - Issued.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (POLITICAL.B) DEPARTMENT G.O.Rt.No.1006 Dated:21-05-2026
Read theollowing:
1. G.O.Rt.No.2276, G.A (Poll.B) Dept., Dated:04.12.2025.
2. From the Chief Executive Officer (FAC), AP State Waqf Board, Vijayawada. F.No.F1/21/2016-AP, dt. 18.05.2026.
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In the G.O. first read above, orders were issued declaring 27.05.2026 (Wednesday) as General Holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) for the year 2026.
2. In the letter 2nd read above, the Chief Executive Officer (FAC), Andhra Pradesh State Waqf Board, Vijayawada, has submitted that the General Holiday for Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) is likely to be observed on 28.05.2026 (Thursday), based on the sighting of the moon, instead of 27.05.2026 (Wednesday) as indicated in the Government Calendar and requested that the General Holiday for Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) be rescheduled to 28.05.2026 in place of 27.05.2026 and solicited favourable orders.
3. The Government, after careful consideration of the matter, have decided to change the General Holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) to 28.05.2026 (Thursday) instead of 27.05.2026 (Wednesday). Accordingly, the following notification shall be published in the Extra-ordinary Gazette of Andhra Pradesh State:
NOTIFICATION
In partial modification of the orders issued in G.O.Rt.No.2276, G.A. (Poll.B) Department, dated 04.12.2025, notifying the General Holidays and Optional Holidays for the year 2026, the Government hereby declare 28.05.2026 (Thursday) as General Holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha (Bakrid) instead of 27.05.2026 (Wednesday).
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)




