Odisha Public Holiday List 2018

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-MISC-0004-2017 – 37910 / R& D.M., Dated 13.11.2017

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 at Annexure-Iduring the Calendar year 2018, Saka-Era- 1939 and 1940.
In addition to the holidays as listed at Annexure-I, the State Government Employees will be allowed to avail of one holiday at their option on any of the festive occasion / Commemorative days listed at 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 as Annexure-III fall on Sundays, those days have not been specifically declared as holidays.

By Order of the Governor
Sd/-
Additional Secretary to Government


ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVT. OFFICES FOR THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2018, SAKA ERA 1939-1940

Sl.No.

NAME OF THE FESTIVALS

DATE

Date as per Saka Era.

DAY of the week

No.of days

1.

            2

         3

       4

               5

     6

1.

Basanta Panchami/ Saraswati Puja

22.01.2018

Magha-02

Monday

1

2.

Subash Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surendrasai Jayanti

23.01.2018

Magha-03

Tuesday

1

3.

Republic Day

26.01.2018

Magha-06

Friday

1

4.

Maha Shivaratri

14.02.2018

Magha-25

Wednesday

1

5.

Dolapurnima

01.03,2018

Phalguna-10

Thursday

1

6.

Holi

02.03.2018

Phalguna-11

Friday

1

7.

Panchayatiraj Divas

05.03.2018

Phalguna-14

Monday

1

8.

Good Friday

30.03.2018

Chaitra-09

Friday

1

9.

Pahili Raja

14.06.2018

Jaistha-24

Thursday

1

10.

Raja Sankranti

15.06.2018

Jaistha-25

Friday

1

11.

Id-ul-Fite

16.06.2018

Jaistha-26

Saturday

1

12.

Independence Day

15.08.2018

Shravan-24

Wednesday

1

13.

ID-Ul-Zuha

22.08.2018

Shravan-31

Wednesday

1

14.

Ganesh Puja

13.09.2018

Bhadra-22

Thursday

1

15.

Nuakhai

14.09.2018

Bhadra-23

Friday

1

16.

Moharam

21.09.2018

Bhadra-30

Friday

1

17.

Gandhi Jayanti

02.10.2018

Ashwina-10

Tuesday

1

18.

Mahalaya

08.10.2018

Ashwina-16

Monday

1

19.

Maha Saptami

16.10.2018

Ashwina-24

Tuesday

1

20.

Maha Astami

17.10.2018

Ashwina-25

Wednesday

1

21.

Maha Navami

18.10.2018

Ashwina-26

Thursday

1

22.

Vijaya Dasami

19.10.2018

Ashwina-27

Friday

1

23.

Kumar Purnima / Maha Laxmi Puja

24.10.2018

Kartika-02

Wednesday

1

24.

Diwali/Kalipuja

07.11.2018

Kartika-16

Wednesday

1

25.

Birth Day of Prophet Mohammad

21.11.2018

Kartika-30

Wednesday

1

26.

Rshash Purnima

23.11.2018

Margashira-02

Friday

1

27.

X-Mass Day

25.12.2018

Pausa-04

Tuesday

1

 

Total

 

 

 

27

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

ANNEXURE-II

   LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVT.

   EMPLOYEES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018, SAKA ERA 1939-1940 

Sl.

No.

Name of the festivals

Date

Date as per Saka Era

Day of the week

No.of days

   1

        2

     3

      4

      5

   6

1.

Guru Govind Singh Birthday

05.01.2018

Pausha-15

Friday

1

2.

Foundation Day of Bramha Samaj

25.01.2018

Magha-05

Thursday

1

3.

Day following Sivaratri

15.02.2018

Magha-26

Thursday

1

4.

Mahaveer Jayanti

29.03.2018

Chaitra-08

Thursday

1

5.

Easter Saturday

07.04.2018

Chaitra-17

Saturday

1

6.

Budha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu

30.04.2018

Baisakha-10

Monday

1

7.

Sabitri Amabasya

15.05.2018

Baishakha-25

Tuesday

1

8.

Anala Navami

17.11.2018

Kartika-26

Saturday

1

9.

Prathamastami

30.11.2018

Margasira-09

Friday

1

10.

Christmass Eve

24.12.2018

Pausa-03

Monday

1

Total

 

 

 

 

10

                                                                                                                            

The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any festive occasion / commemorative days as listed above.

The following festivals which are generally declared as Optional Holidays fall on Sunday during the Calendar Year-2018 SAKA ERA 1939-1940.

Sl.

No.

Name of the festivals

Date

Date as per Saka Era

Day of the week

No.of days

   1

      2

     3

    4  

         5

    6

1

Bahuda

22.07.2018

Ashadha-31

Sunday

1

 

Total

 

 

 

1

 

ANNEXURE-III

LIST OF FESTIVALS/ COMMEMORATIVE DAYS (WHICH ARE GENERALLY DECLARED AS HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES), FALL ON SUNDAYS/ 2nd SATURDAYS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018-SAKA ERA 1939-1940.

  Sl.

No.

Name of the festivals

Date

Date as per Saka Era

Day of the week

No.of days

   1

        2

       3

      4

       5

    6

1

Ram Navami

25.03.2018

Caitra-04

Sunday

1

2

Utkal Divas

01.04.2018

Chaitra-11

Sunday

1

3

Maha Vusubha Sankranti/ Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti

14.04.2018

Chaitra-24

2nd Saturday

1

4

Ratha Yatra

14.07.2018

Ashadha-23

2nd Saturday

1

5

Jhulana Purnima

26.08.2018

Bhadra-04

Sunday

1

6

Janmastami

02.09.2018

Bhadra-11

Sunday

1

 

Total

 

 

 

6

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

            RDM-Reg-MISC-0004-2017 – 40901     / R& D.M., Dated 29.11.2017

The Government of Odisha have been pleased to declare under the explanation to section -25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVl of 1881), read with the Notification of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20-25-56-Public-l 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-2018 and Saka-Era-1939 & 1940, as listed at Annexure-‘A’

By Order of the Governor

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary to Government

ANNEXURE-A

LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR THE BANKS & OTHER BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN ODISHA UNDER THE N.I. ACT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR, 2018 SAKA ERA – 1939-1940.                                                        

Sl.

No.

NAME OF THE FESTIVALS

DATE

Date as per Saka Era.

DAY of the week

No.of days

   1

             2

      3

       4

       5

6

1.

Basanta Panchami /

Saraswati Puja

22.01.2018

Magha-02

Monday

1

2.

Republic Day

26.01.2018

Magha-06

Friday

1

3.

Maha Shivaratri

14.02.2018

Magha-25

Wednesday

1

4.

Holi

02.03.2018

Phalguna-11

Friday

1

5.

Good Friday

30.03.2018

Chaitra-09

Friday

1

6.

Annual Closing of Bank Accounts

02.04.2018

Chaitra-12

Monday

1

7.

Raja Sankranti

15.06.2018

Jaistha-25

Friday

1

8.

ID-UL-Fitre

16.06.2018

Jaistha-26

Saturday

1

9.

Independence Day

15.08.2018

Shravan-24

Wednesday

1

10.

Ganesh Puja

13.09.2018

Bhadra-22

Thursday

1

11.

Nuakhai

14.09.2018

Bhadra-23

Friday

1

12.

Moharram

21.09.2018

Bhadra-30

Friday

1

13.

Gandhi Jayanti

02.10.2018

Ashwina-10

Tuesday

1

14.

Mahastami

17.10.2018

Ashwina-25

Wednesday

1

15.

Vijaya Dasami

19.10.2018

Ashwina-27

Friday

1

16.

Diwali

07.11.2018

Kartika-16

Wednesday

1

17.

Christmas

25.12.2018

Pausa-04

Tuesday

1

 

Total

 

 

 

17

 

The following festivals falling on Sundays may be observed as holidays by the Branches of the Banks for whom Sundays are normally working days.

Sl.

No.

Name of the festivals

Date

Date as per Saka Era

Day

No.of days

   1

        2

      3

      4

       5

      6

1.

Shreeram Navami

25.03.2018

Chaitra-4

Sunday

     1

2.

Janmastami

02.09.2018

Bhadra-11

Sunday

     1

 

Total

 

 

 

      2

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