Gazetted Holiday List 2023 Odisha PDF

Gazetted Holiday List 2023 Odisha PDF

List of holidays for State Govt. offices as well as the Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) for the calendar Year 2023

Odisha is generally closed on all public holidays in all central and state government offices. Odisha State Government has announced the 2023 Holiday List for its State Government Administrative Offices, Educational Institutions and Banks. There are totally 28 public holidays and list of 7 festivals are declared as Restricted Holidays, while list of 7 festivals which are declared as holidays for the State Government offices will fall on on 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday and Sunday.

Odisha Government Gazetted Holidays and Optional or Restricted Holidays for the year 2023

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-MISC-0014-2022- 37021 /R&D.M., Dated 01 Nov 2022.
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
(Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS)
Joint Secretary to Government

Odisha Govt Gazetted Holiday List 2023 PDF | Odisha Govt Public Holiday List 2023 PDF

Annexure-I

List of holidays for the State Government offices for the calendar year 2023, Saka Era, 1944- 45

Holiday	Date	Day
Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti	23.01.2023	Monday
Republic Day / Basanta Panchami	26.01.2023	Thursday
Maha Shivaratri	18.02.2023	Saturday
Dola Purnima	07.03.2023	Tuesday
Holi	08.03.2023	Wednesday
Ram Navami	30.03.2023	Thursday
Utkal Divas	01.04.2023	Saturday
Good Friday	07.04.2023	Friday
Maha Vishuva Sankranti/ Dr.B.R Ambedkar Jayanti	14.04.2023	Friday
Budha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu	05.05.2023	Friday
Sabitri Amabasya	19.05.2023	Friday
Pahili Raja	14.06.2023	Wednesday
Raja Sankranti	15.06.2023	Thursday
Ratha Yatra	20.06.2023	Tuesday
ID-ul-Zuha	30.06.2023	Friday
Muharram	28.07.2023	Friday
Independence Day	15.08.2023	Tuesday
Jhulana Purnima	30.08.2023	Wednesday
Janmastami	06.09.2023	Wednesday
Ganesh Puja	19.09.2023	Tuesday
Nuakhai	20.09.2023	Wednesday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad	29.09.2023	Friday
Gandhi Jayanti	02.10.2023	Monday
Maha Saptami	21.10.2023	Saturday
Maha Navami	23.10.2023	Monday
Vijaya Dashami	24.10.2023	Tuesday
Rahasa Purnima	27.11.2023	Monday
X-Mas Day	25.12.2023	Monday

Odisha Govt Gazetted Restricted Holiday List 2023 PDF

Annexure-II

List of optional holidays for the State Govt, employees for the Calendar Year 2023, Saka Era, 1944-1945

Guru Govind Singh Birthday	05.01.2023	Thursday
Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj	25.01.2023	Wednesday
Easter Saturday	08.04.2023	Saturday
Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray	22.05.2023	Monday
Bahuda Yatra	28.06.2023	Wednesday
Anala Navami	21.11.2023	Tuesday
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

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

Makar Sankranti	14.01.2023	2nd Saturday
Panchayati Raj Divas	05.03.2023	Sunday
Id-ul-Fitre	22.4.2023	4th Saturday
Mahalaya	14.10.2023	2nd Saturday
Maha Astami	22.10.2023	Sunday
Kumar Purnima	28.10.2023	4th Saturday
Kalipuja/ Diwali	12.11.2023	Sunday

Bank Holidays in Odisha 2023

List of holidays for Banks & other Banking Institutions for the calendar year 2023

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-MISC-0014-2022-37032 /R&DM. Dated 01 NOV 2022

The Government of Odisha have been pleased to declare under the explanation to section-25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVI of 1881), read with the Notification of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No- 20-25-56-Public-I dated the 8th June, 1957, the Public Holidays, expressly defined in the said explanation, that the Banks and other Banking Institutions etc- in Odisha will remain closed on the days as Public Holidays for the Calendar Year-2023 and Saka-Era-1944&1945, as listed in Annexure-‘A’

By order of the Governor
(Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS)
Joint Secretary to Government

Annexure-‘A’

List of holidays for the Banks and other Banking Institutions etc- in Odisha for the calendar year 2023, Saka Era 1944- 45

Republic Day	26.01.2023	Thursday
Maha Shivaratri	18.02.2023	Saturday
Holi	08.03.2023	Wednesday
Ram Navami	30.03.2023	Thursday
Annual Closing of Bank Accounts	1.04.2023	Saturday
Good Friday	07.04.2023	Friday
Maha Bisubha Sankranti / Dr.B.R Ambedkar Jayanti	14.04.2023	Friday
Raja Sankranti	15.06.2023	Thursday
Ratha Yatra	20.06.2023	Tuesday
Id-UI-Zuha	30.06.2023	Friday
Independence Day	15.08.2023	Tuesday
Janmastami	06.09.2023	Wednesday
Ganesh Puja	19.09.2023	Tuesday
Nuakhai	20.09.2023	Wednesday
Gandhi Jayanti	02.10.2023	Monday
Mahanavami	23.10.2023	Monday
Vijaya Dasami	24.10.2023	Tuesday
Rahas Purnima	27.11.2023	Monday
X-Mas Day	25.12.2023	Monday

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