EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1996, CUTTAC K, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2018 /KARTIKA 8, 1940
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 29th October, 2018
No.40232–RDM-Reg-MISC-0014/2018/R&DM.— 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-2019 and Saka-Era-1940 & 1941, as listed at Annexure – 'A'
By Order of the Governor
SASHADHAR NAYAK
Additional Secretary to Government2
ANNEXURE-'A'
List of public holidays for the banks & other banking institutions in Odisha under
the N.I. Act for the Calendar Year, 2019 Saka Era -1940-1941
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| 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 | Maha Shivaratri | 04.03.2019 | Phalguna-13 | Monday | 1 |
| 2 | Holi | 22.03.2019 | Chaitra-01 | Friday | 1 |
| 3 | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | 01.04.2019 | Chaitra-11 | Monday | 1 |
| 4 | Good Friday | 19.04.2019 | Chaitra-29 | Friday | 1 |
| 5 | ID-UL-Fitre | 05.06.2019 | Jaistha-15 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 6 | Raja Sankranti | 15.06.2019 | Jaistha-25 | Saturday | 1 |
| 7 | Ratha Yatra | 04.07.2019 | Ashadha-13 | Thursday | 1 |
| 8 | Independence Day | 15.08.2019 | Shravan-24 | Thursday | 1 |
| 9 | Janmastami | 23.08.2019 | Bhadra-01 | Friday | 1 |
| 10 | Ganesh Puja | 02.09.2019 | Bhadra-11 | Monday | 1 |
| 11 | Nuakhai | 03.09.2019 | Bhadra-12 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 12 | Moharram | 09.09.2019 | Bhadra-18 | Monday | 1 |
| 13 | Gandhi Jayanti | 02.10.2019 | Ashwina-10 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 14 | Maha Navami | 07.10.2019 | Ashwina-15 | Monday | 1 |
| 15 | Vijaya Dashami | 08.10.2019 | Ashwina-16 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 16 | Rahasa Purnima | 12.11.2019 | Kartika-21 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 17 | X- Mass Day | 25.12.2019 | Pausa-04 | Wednesday | 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 | Basanta Panchami | 10.02.2019 | Magha-21 | Sunday | 1 |
| 2 | Mohabisuba Sankranti / Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14.04.2019 | Chaitra-24 | Sunday | 1 |
| 3 | Maha Astami | 06.10.2019 | Ashwina-14 | Sunday | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
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