The detailed list of holidays for the offices under Odisha Government during the year 2021 – PDF Download
The Revenue and Disaster Management Department of Odisha published a new list of Gazetted and Restricted holidays for the State Government offices in Odisha to be observed in the year 2021.
GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
RDM-Reg-REGN- 0072-2020- 30754 / R&D.M., Dated 20th October 2020
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-I during the Calendar Year 2021, Saka-Era 1942- 43.
In addition to the holidays as listed at 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 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 at Annexure-III fall on Sundays/ 2nd Saturdays / 4th Saturdays those days have not been specifically declared as holidays.
By Order of the Governor
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(Dr. Usharani Sahoo)
Joint Secretary to Government
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE ODISHA STATE GOVT OFFICES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021, SAKA ERA 1942-43
- Makar Sankranti/ Sakrat/ Push Parav – 14.01.2021 – Thursday
- Republic Day – 26.01.2021 – Tuesday
- Basanta Panchami – 16.02.2021 – Tuesday
- Panchayatiraj Divas – 05.03.2021 – Friday
- Maha Shivaratri – 11.03.2021 – Thursday
- Holi – 29.03.2021 – Monday
- Utkal Divas – 01.04.2021 – Thursday
- Good Friday – 02.04.2021 – Friday
- Maha Vishuva Sankranti/ Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti – 14.04.2021 – Wednesday
- Ram Navami – 21.04.2021 – Wednesday
- Id-ul-Fitre – 14.05.2021 – Friday
- Sabitri Amabasya – 10.06.2021 – Thursday
- Pahili Raja – 14.06.2021 – Monday
- Raja Sankranti – 15.06.2021 – Tuesday
- Ratha Yatra – 12.07.2021 – Monday
- ID-ul-Zuha – 21.07.2021 – Wednesday
- Muharram – 20.08.2021 – Friday
- Janmastami – 30.08.2021 – Monday
- Ganesh Puja – 10.09.2021 – Friday
- Gandhi Jayanti – 02.10.2021 – Saturday
- Mahalaya – 06.10.2021 – Wednesday
- Maha Saptami – 12.10.2021 – Tuesday
- Maha Astami – 13.10.2021 – Wednesday
- Mahanavami – 14.10.2021 – Thursday
- Vijaya Dashami – 15.10.2021 – Friday
- Birthday of Prophet Mohammad – 19.10.2021 – Tuesday
- Kumar Purnima – 20.10.2021 – Wednesday
- Kali Puja & Diwali – 04.11.2021 – Thursday
- Rahas Purnima – 19.11.2021 – Friday
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE ODISHA STATE GOVT. OFFICES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021, SAKA ERA – 1942-43
- Guru Govind Singh Birthday – 20-01-2021 – Wednesday
- Foundation Day of Bramha Samaj – 25-01-2021 – Monday
- Easter Saturday – 03-04-2021 – Saturday
- Shabe-E-Quadar – 10-05-2021 – Monday
- Budha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu – 26-05-2021 – Wednesday
- Bahuda – 20-07-2021 – Tuesday
- Anla Navami – 12-11-2021 – Friday
- Christmas Eve – 24-12-2021 – Friday
The State Government employees may avail of one optional holiday on any of the festive occasion / commemorative days listed above.
The following festivals which are generally declared as Optional Holidays fall on 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday and Sunday during the Calendar Year-2021 SAKA ERA, 1942-43.
- Mahaveer Jayanti – 14.04.2021 – Wednesday (Declared Holiday on account of Maha Vishuva Sankranti/ Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti)
- Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy – 22.05.2021 – 4th Saturday
- Prathamastami – 27.11.2021 – 4th Saturday
LIST OF FESTIVALS / COMMEMORATIVE DAYS (WHICH ARE GENERALLY DECLARED AS HOLIDAYS FOR THE ODISHA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES), FALL ON SUNDAYS/ 2nd SATURDAYS AND 4TH SATURDAYS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2021, SAKA ERA 1942-43.
- Subash Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti – 23.01.2021 – 4th Saturday
Dola Purnima – 28.03.2021 – Sunday
Independence Day – 15.08.2021 – Sunday
Jhulana Purnima – 22.08.2021 – Sunday
Nuakhai – 11.09.2021 – 2nd Saturday
X-Mass – 25.12.2021 – 4th Saturday
