The Odisha
G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2124 CUTTACK, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2024/KARTIKA 21, 1946
REVENUE & DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 12th November 2024
No. 39077—RDM-Reg.-MISC-0013/2024-R&DM.—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 2025, Saka Era1946 and 1947.
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 occasions/
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 /2nd
Saturday and 4th Saturday those days have not been specifically declared as holidays.
By order of the Governor
DIGANTA ROUTROY
Additional Secretary to Government
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ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES FOR THE
CALENDAR
YEAR 2025, SAKA ERA 1946-1947
Sl.
Name of the Festival
Date
Date as per
Day of the
No. of
No.
Saka Era
week
days
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
Makar Sankranti
14-01-2025
Pausa-24
Tuesday
1
2
Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
23-01-2025
Magha-03
Thursday
1
Jayanti/Veer Surendra Sai
Jayanti.
3
Maha Shivaratri
26-02-2025
Falguna-07
Wednesday
1
4
Panchayati Raj Divas
05-03-2025
Falguna-14
Wednesday
1
5
Dola Purnima
14-03-2025
Falguna-23
Friday
1
6
Holi
15-03-2025
Falguna-24
Saturday
1
7
Id-Ul-Fitre
31-03-2025
Chaitra-10
Monday
1
8
Utkal Divas
01-04-2025
Chaitra-11
Tuesday
1
9
Maha Visuba Sankranti/
14-04-2025
Chaitra-24
Monday
1
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti.
10
Good Friday
18-04-2025
Chaitra-28
Friday
1
11
Buddha Purnima/Birthday of
12-05-2025
Baisakha-22
Monday
1
Pandit Raghunath Murmu.
12
Sabitri Amabasya
27-05-2025
Jaistha-06
Tuesday
1
13
Id-Uz-Zuha
07-06-2025
Jaistha-17
Saturday
1
14
Ratha Yatra
27-06-2025
Asadha-06
Friday
1
15
Independence Day/
15-08-2025
Sravana-24
Friday
1
Janmastami.
16
Ganesh Puja
27-08-2025
Bhadra-05
Wednesday
1
17
Nuakhai
28-08-2025
Bhadra-06
Thursday
1
4
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025, SAKA ERA 1946-1947
Sl.
Name of the Festival
Date
Date as per
Day
No. of
No.
Saka Era
of the week
days
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1
Guru Govind Singh
06-01-2025
Pausa-16
Monday
1
Birthday.
2
Shabe-E-Quadar
28-03-2025
Chaitra-07
Friday
1
3
Easter Saturday
19-04-2025
Chaitra-29
3rd Saturday
1
4
Birthday of
22-05-2025
Jaistha-01
Thursday
1
Raja Rammohan Ray
5
Bahuda Yatra
05-07-2025
Asadha-14
1st Saturday
1
6
Anla Navami
31-10-2025
Kartika-09
Friday
1
7
Prathamastami
12-11-2025
Kartika-21
Wednesday
1
8
Christmas Eve
24-12-2025
Pausa-03
Wednesday
1
Total . .
08
The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any one of the festive
occasion/ commemorative days as listed above.
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ANNEXURE-III
BELOW ARE THE LIST OF FESTIVALS/ COMMEMORATIVE DAYS, WHICH ARE
GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND
THESE DAYS ARE COINCIDING ON 2ND SATURDAYS, AND SUNDAYS DURING THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
Sl. No.
Name of the Festival
Date
Date as per
Day of the
Saka Era
week
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
1
Republic Day
26-01-2025
Magha-06
Sunday
2
Basanta Panchami
02-02-2025
Magha-13
Sunday
3
Shreeram Navami
06-04-2025
Chaitra-16
Sunday
4
Pahili Raja
14-06-2025
Jaistha-24
2nd Saturday
5
Raja Sankranti
15-06-2025
Jaistha-25
Sunday
6
Moharrum
06-07-2025
Asadha-15
Sunday
7
Jhulana Purnima
09-08-2025
Sravana-18
2nd Saturday
8
Mahalaya
21-09-2025
Bhadra-30
Sunday
THE FOLLOWING FESTIVALS WHICH ARE GENERALLY DECLARED AS OPTIONAL
HOLIDAY FALL ON 4TH SATURDAY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025 SAKA ERA
1946-1947.
Sl. No.
Name of the Festival
Date
Date as per
Day of the
No. of
Saka Era
week
days
1
Foundation Day of
25-01-2025
Magha-05
4th Saturday
01
Brahma Samaj.
Total . .
01
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