Odisha Government Holiday List 2024
Odisha General Holidays (Public Holidays), Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) and Bank Holidays 2024
Odisha General Holidays in 2024 | Odisha Optional Holidays in 2024
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
RDM-Reg-MISC-0014 -2023- 39304 / R&D.M., Dated 07 NOV 2023
The Government of Odisha have been pleased to declare that the State Government Offices as well as the Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) will remain closed on the festive/ Commemorative occasion, listed in Annexure-I during the Calendar year 2024, Saka-Era- 1945 and 1946.
In addition to the holidays as listed in Annexure-I, the State Government employees will be allowed to avail one holiday at their option on any one of the festive occasion / Commemorative days listed in Annexure-II irrespective of their religious affiliation / denomination with written permission of the authority, competent to sanction casual leave.
Since the festive / Commemorative days as listed in Annexure-III fall on Sundays those days have not been specifically declared as holidays.
By order of the Governor
Additional Secretary to Government
Odisha General Holidays (Public Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024
Annexure-I
List of holidays for the State Government offices for the calendar year 2024, Saka Era, 1945-46
S N | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Makar Sankranti | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti | 23-01-2024 | Tue |
3 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
4 | Basanta Panchami | 14-02-2024 | Wed |
5 | Panchayati Raj Divas | 05-03-2024 | Tue |
6 | Maha Shivaratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
7 | Dola Purnima | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
8 | Holi | 26-03-2024 | Tue |
9 | Good Friday | 29-03-2024 | Fri |
10 | Utkal Divas | 01-04-2024 | Mon |
11 | Id-ul-Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
12 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
13 | Buddha Purnima / Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
14 | Sabitri Amabasya | 06-06-2024 | Thu |
15 | Pahili Raja | 14-06-2024 | Fri |
16 | Raja Sankranti | 15-06-2024 | Sat |
17 | ID-ul-Zuha | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
18 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
19 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
20 | Jhulana Purnima | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
21 | Janmastami | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
22 | Ganesh Puja | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
23 | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
24 | Gandhi Jayanti / Mahalaya | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
25 | Mahasaptami | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Mahastami | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
27 | Kumar Purnima | 16-10-2024 | Wed |
28 | Diwali / Kalipuja | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
29 | Rahas Purnima | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
30 | X-Mas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Odisha Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024
Annexure-II
List of optional holidays for the State Govt, employees for the Calendar Year 2024, SakaEra, 1944-1945
S N | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Guru Govind Singh Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
2 | Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
3 | Easter Saturday | 30-03-2024 | Sat |
4 | Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray | 22-05-2024 | Wed |
5 | Bahuda Yatra | 15-07-2024 | Mon |
6 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
*The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any of the festive occasion / commemorative days listed above.
The following festivals which are generally declared as optional holidays which fall on Sunday / 4th Saturday during the Calendar Year- 2024 Saka Era,1945-46
S N | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Shab-E-Quadar | 07-04-2024 | Sun |
2 | Anala Navami | 10-11-2024 | Sun |
3 | Prathamastami | 23-11-2024 | 4th Sat |
Annexure-III
List of festivals / commemorative days (which are generally declared as holidays for the State Government offices) fall on 2nd Saturday and Sunday during the Calendar Year 2024, Saka Era, 1945-46
S N | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
2 | Ratha Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
3 | Nuakhai | 08-09-2024 | Sun |
4 | Moha Nabami | 12-10-2024 | 2nd Sat |
5 | Vijay Dashami | 13-10-2024 | Sun |
Odisha Govt Holiday List 2024 PDF – Click Here
Central Government Gazetted Holidays in 2024
S. No. | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | Republic Day | 26-01-2024 | Fri |
2 | Holi | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
3 | Good Fri | 29-03-20224 | Fri |
4 | Id – ul – Fitr | 11-04-2024 | Thu |
5 | Ram Navami | 17-04-2024 | Wed |
6 | Mahavir Jayanti | 21-04-2024 | Sun |
7 | Budha Purnima | 23-05-2024 | Thu |
8 | Id – ul – Zuha (Bakrid) | 17-06-2024 | Mon |
9 | Muharram | 17-07-2024 | Wed |
10 | Independence Day | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
11 | Janmashtami (Vaishnava) | 26-08-2024 | Mon |
12 | Milad – un – Nabi or Id – e – Milad (Birthday of Prophet Muhammad) | 16-09-2024 | Mon |
13 | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | 02-10-2024 | Wed |
14 | Dussehra | 12-10-2024 | Sat |
15 | Diwali (Deepavali) | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
16 | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | 15-11-2024 | Fri |
17 | Christmas Day | 25-12-2024 | Wed |
Central Government Restricted Holidays in 2024
S.No | Holiday | Date | Day |
1 | New Year’s Day | 01-01-2024 | Mon |
2 | Lohri | 13-01-2024 | Sat |
3 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2024 | Sun |
4 | Magha Bihu/ Pongal | 15-01-2024 | Mon |
5 | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | 17-01-2024 | Wed |
6 | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | 25-01-2024 | Thu |
7 | Sri Panchami, Basant Panchami | 14-03-2024 | Wed |
8 | Shiva ji Jayanti | 19-03-2024 | Mon |
9 | Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday | 24-03-2024 | Sat |
10 | Birthday of Swami Dayananda Saraswati | 06-03-2024 | Wed |
11 | Maha Shivratri | 08-03-2024 | Fri |
12 | Holika dahan | 24-03-0224 | Sun |
13 | Dolyatra | 25-03-2024 | Mon |
14 | Easter Sun | 31-03-2024 | Sun |
15 | Jamat-Ul-Vida | 05-04-2024 | Fri |
16 | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand | 09-04-2024 | Tue |
17 | Vaisakhi / Vishu | 13-4-2024 | Sat |
18 | Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day) / Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | 14-04-2024 | Sun |
19 | Birthday of Guru Rabindranath Tagore | 08-05-2024 | Wed |
20 | Rath Yatra | 07-07-2024 | Sun |
21 | Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj | 15-08-2024 | Thu |
22 | Raksha Bandhan | 19-08-2024 | Mon |
23 | Ganesh Chaturthi / Vinayaka Chaturthi | 07-09-2024 | Sat |
24 | Onam or Thiru Onam Day | 15-09-2024 | Sun |
25 | Dusshera (Saptami) | 10-10-2024 | Thu |
26 | Dussehra (Mahashtami) / Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | 11-10-2024 | Fri |
27 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | 17-10-2024 | Thu |
28 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | 20-10-2024 | Sun |
29 | Naraka Chaturdasi | 31-10-2024 | Thu |
30 | Govardhan Puja | 02-11-2024 | Sat |
31 | Bhai Duj | 03-11-2024 | Sun |
31 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | 07-11-2024 | Thu |
32 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | 24-11-2024 | Sun |
33 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2024 | Tue |
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