Odisha government releases list of holidays for 2025
Bhubaneswar (13/11/2024): The Odisha government has released the list of holidays for State government offices and the Revenue and Magisterial Court for the calendar year 2025. The list mentioned 26 public holidays, including major festivals and national observances. According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, the Government of Odisha is pleased to declare that State Government offices and Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) will remain closed on the holidays listed in Annexure-1 for the calendar year 2025, Saka-Era 1946 and 1947." The state government also announced the list of optional holidays for its employees.
They will have to take the written permission of the authority who is competent to sanction casual leave. 1.Makar Sankranti – 14.01.2025. 2.Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Veer Surendra Sai Jayanti- 23.01.2025 3.Maha Shivaratri – 26.02.2025. 4.Panchayat Raj Divas – 05.03.2025. 5.Dola Purnima – 14.03.2025. 6.Holi – 15.03.2025. 7.Id-ul-Fitr – 31.03.2025. 8.Utkal Divas – 01.04.2025. 9.Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti – 14.04.2025. 10.Good Friday – 18.04.2025. 11.Buddha Purnima / Pt.Raghunath Murmu Jayanti – 12.05.2025. 12.Sabitri Amavasya – 27.05.2025. 13.Id-ul-Zuha – 07.06.2025. 14.Rath Yatra – 27.06.2025. 15.Independence Day / Janmashtami – 15.08.2025. 16.Ganesh Puja – 27.08.2025. 17.Nuakhai – 28.08.2025. 18.Birthday of Prophet Muhammad – 05.09.2025. 19.Mahasaptami – 29.09.2025. 20.Mahaashtami – 30.09.2025. 21.Mahanavami – 01.10.2025. 22.Vijayadashami / Gandhi Jayanti – 02.10.2025. 23.Kumar Purnima – 07.10.2025. 24.Diwali – 21.10.2025. 25.Rahas Purnima – 05.11.2025. 26.Christmas Day – 25.12.2025. The list of optional holidays for state government employees 1.Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti –06.01.2025. 2.Shab-e-Qadr – 28.03.2025. 3.Easter Saturday – 19.04.2025. 4.Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jayanti-22.05.2025. 5.Bahuda Yatra – 05.07.2025. 6.Anal Navami – 31.10.2025. 7.Prathamastami – 12.11.2025. 8.Christmas Eve – 24.12.2025.
