Odisha School Holiday List 2023
Generally Odisha State Government Holiday is as per following Government School, CBSE Schools, ICSE Schools, Private Schools, Colleges respective teachers, lecturers, administrative staff and students. We have provided 2023 Holidays in Odisha State Govt Holidays for your information. Certain districts have local festival holidays, check your school and college calendar.
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
RDM-Req-MISC-0014-2022- 37021 /R&D.M.,
Dated: 01 Nov 2022
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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 2023, Saka-Era-1944 and 1945.
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
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(Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS)
Joint Secretary to Government
Annexure-I
List of holidays for the State Government offices for the calendar year 2023, Saka Era, 1944- 45
S.No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti | 23-01-2023 | Monday |
2 | Republic Day / Basanta Panchami | 26-01-2023 | Thursday |
3 | Maha Shivaratri | 18-02-2023 | Saturday |
4 | Dola Purnima | 07-03-2023 | Tuesday |
5 | Holi | 08-03-2023 | Wednesday |
6 | Ram Navami | 30-03-2023 | Thursday |
7 | Utkal Divas | 01-04-2023 | Saturday |
8 | Good Friday | 07-04-2023 | Friday |
9 | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Dr.B.R Ambedkar Jayanti | 14-04-2023 | Friday |
10 | Budha Purnima / Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | 05-05-2023 | Friday |
11 | Sabitri Amabasya | 19-05-2023 | Friday |
12 | Pahili Raja | 14-06-2023 | Wednesday |
13 | Raja Sankranti | 15-06-2023 | Thursday |
14 | Ratha Yatra | 20-06-2023 | Tuesday |
15 | ID-ul-Zuha | 30-06-2023 | Friday |
16 | Muharram | 28-07-2023 | Friday |
17 | Independence Day | 15-08-2023 | Tuesday |
18 | Jhulana Purnima | 30-08-2023 | Wednesday |
19 | Janmastami | 06-09-2023 | Wednesday |
20 | Ganesh Puja | 19-09-2023 | Tuesday |
21 | Nuakhai | 20-09-2023 | Wednesday |
22 | Birthday of Prophet Muhammad | 29-09-2023 | Friday |
23 | Gandhi Jayanti | 02-10-2023 | Monday |
23 | Maha Saptami | 21-10-2023 | Saturday |
24 | Maha Navami | 23-10-2023 | Monday |
25 | Vijaya Dashami | 24-10-2023 | Tuesday |
26 | Rahasa Purnima | 27-11-2023 | Monday |
27 | X-Mas Day | 25-12-2023 | Monday |
Annexure-II
List of optional holidays for the State Govt, employees for the Calendar Year 2023, Saka Era, 1944-1945
S. No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Guru Govind Singh Birthday | 05-01-2023 | Thursday |
2 | Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj | 25-01-2023 | Wednesday |
3 | Easter Saturday | 08-04-2023 | Saturday |
4 | Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray | 22-05-2023 | Monday |
5 | Bahuda Yatra | 28-06-2023 | Wednesday |
6 | Anala Navami | 21-11-2023 | Tuesday |
7 | Prathamastami | 05-12-2023 | Tuesday |
* 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 or 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday during the Calendar Year- 2023 Saka Era, 1944-45
S. No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Christmas Eve | 24-12-2023 | Sunday |
Annexure-III
List of festivals / commemorative days (which are generally declared as holidays for the State Government offices) fall on 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday and Sunday during the Calendar Year 2023, Saka Era, 1944-45
S. No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day of the Week |
1 | Makar Sankranti | 14-01-2023 | 2nd Saturday |
2 | Panchayati Raj Divas | 05-03-2023 | Sunday |
2 | Id-ul-Fitre | 22-4-2023 | 4th Saturday |
3 | Mahalaya | 14-10-2023 | 2nd Saturday |
4 | Maha Astami | 22-10-2023 | Sunday |
5 | Kumar Purnima | 28-10-2023 | 4th Saturday |
6 | Kali puja / Diwali | 12-11-2023 | Sunday |