Andhra Pradesh declares holiday for Deepavali on November 13

AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to declare general holiday for 'Deepavali’ on November 13, 2023 (Monday) instead of November 12 (Sunday).

Every year the State Government announces general holidays to employees in December of the previous year itself. Accordingly, the general holiday for Deepavali was declared on November 12.

However, according to the latest advice of scholars, the State Government amended the orders by changing the general holiday for Deepavali to November 13. Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Dr KS Jawahar Reddy on Monday released an order announcing the changes.