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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 Govt Holidays in September 2023

HolidayDateDay
Janmashtami6.9.2023Wednesday
Ganesh Chaturthi19.9.2023Tuesday
Nuakhai20.9.2023Wednesday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad29.9.2023Friday
According to the Holiday Notification of the Odisha Government, The above holidays has been declared as Public Holiday for Central and State Govt offices in Odisha during the month of September 2023.

HOLIDAYS 2023 – 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 | Odisha Govt Public Holiday List 2023

Annexure-I

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

  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
  24. Maha Saptami – 21.10.2023 – Saturday
  25. Maha Navami – 23.10.2023 – Monday
  26. Vijaya Dashami – 24.10.2023 – Tuesday
  27. Rahasa Purnima – 27.11.2023 – Monday
  28. X-Mas Day – 25.12.2023 – Monday

Odisha Govt Restricted Holiday List 2023

Annexure-II

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

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  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

  • 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

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

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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

  1. Republic Day – 26.01.2023 – Thursday
  2. Maha Shivaratri – 18.02.2023 – Saturday
  3. Holi – 08.03.2023 – Wednesday
  4. Ram Navami – 30.03.2023 – Thursday
  5. Annual Closing of Bank Accounts – 1.04.2023 – Saturday
  6. Good Friday – 07.04.2023 – Friday
  7. Maha Bisubha Sankranti / Dr.B.R Ambedkar Jayanti – 14.04.2023 – Friday
  8. Raja Sankranti – 15.06.2023 – Thursday
  9. Ratha Yatra – 20.06.2023 – Tuesday
  10. Id-UI-Zuha – 30.06.2023 – Friday
  11. Independence Day – 15.08.2023 – Tuesday
  12. Janmastami – 06.09.2023 – Wednesday
  13. Ganesh Puja – 19.09.2023 – Tuesday
  14. Nuakhai – 20.09.2023 – Wednesday
  15. Gandhi Jayanti – 02.10.2023 – Monday
  16. Mahanavami – 23.10.2023 – Monday
  17. Vijaya Dasami – 24.10.2023 – Tuesday
  18. Rahas Purnima – 27.11.2023 – Monday
  19. X-Mas Day – 25.12.2023 – Monday

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