EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 1996, CUTTACK, 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 Government
2
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
3
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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