Odishsa State Public Holiday List 2018

Odishsa State Public Holiday List 2018 – Government of Odisha Notification of Publi Holidays for the year 2018

Odishsa State Public Holiday List 2018- Holidays list as well as restricted holidays list

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

             RDM-Reg-MISC-0004-2017 – 37910      / R& D.M., Dated 13.11.2017

   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 2018, Saka-Era- 1939 and 1940.

     In addition to the holidays as listed at Annexure-I, the State Government Employees will be allowed to avail of one holiday at their option on any 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 as Annexure-III fall on Sundays, those days have not been specifically declared as holidays.

By Order of the Governor

Sd/-

Additional Secretary to Government

 ANNEXURE-I

LIST OF HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVT. OFFICES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018, SAKA ERA 1939-1940 

 

SL.NO.	NAME OF THE FESTIVALS	DATE	DATE AS PER SAKA ERA.	DAY OF THE WEEK	NO.OF DAYS
1	Basanta Panchami/ Saraswati Puja	22.01.2018	Magha-02	Monday	1
2	Subash Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surendrasai Jayanti	23.01.2018	Magha-03	Tuesday	1
3	Republic Day	26.01.2018	Magha-06	Friday	1
4	Maha Shivaratri	14.02.2018	Magha-25	Wednesday	1
5	Dolapurnima	01.03,2018	Phalguna-10	Thursday	1
6	Holi	02.03.2018	Phalguna-11	Friday	1
7	Panchayatiraj Divas	05.03.2018	Phalguna-14	Monday	1
8	Good Friday	30.03.2018	Chaitra-09	Friday	1
9	Pahili Raja	14.06.2018	Jaistha-24	Thursday	1
10	Raja Sankranti	15.06.2018	Jaistha-25	Friday	1
11	Id-ul-Fite	16.06.2018	Jaistha-26	Saturday	1
12	Independence Day	15.08.2018	Shravan-24	Wednesday	1
13	ID-Ul-Zuha	22.08.2018	Shravan-31	Wednesday	1
14	Ganesh Puja	13.09.2018	Bhadra-22	Thursday	1
15	Nuakhai	14.09.2018	Bhadra-23	Friday	1
16	Moharam	21.09.2018	Bhadra-30	Friday	1
17	Gandhi Jayanti	02.10.2018	Ashwina-10	Tuesday	1
18	Mahalaya	08.10.2018	Ashwina-16	Monday	1
19	Maha Saptami	16.10.2018	Ashwina-24	Tuesday	1
20	Maha Astami	17.10.2018	Ashwina-25	Wednesday	1
21	Maha Navami	18.10.2018	Ashwina-26	Thursday	1
22	Vijaya Dasami	19.10.2018	Ashwina-27	Friday	1
23	Kumar Purnima / Maha Laxmi Puja	24.10.2018	Kartika-02	Wednesday	1
24	Diwali/Kalipuja	07.11.2018	Kartika-16	Wednesday	1
25	Birth Day of Prophet Mohammad	21.11.2018	Kartika-30	Wednesday	1
26	Rshash Purnima	23.11.2018	Margashira-02	Friday	1
27	X-Mass Day	25.12.2018	Pausa-04	Tuesday	1
	Total				27

                                                 

ANNEXURE-II

   LIST OF OPTIONAL HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVT.

   EMPLOYEES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018, SAKA ERA 1939-1940 

SL NO .	NAME OF THE FESTIVALS	DATE	DATE AS PER SAKA ERA.	DAY OF THE WEEK	NO.OF DAYS
1	Guru Govind Singh Birthday	05.01.2018	Pausha-15	Friday	1
2	Foundation Day of Bramha Samaj	25.01.2018	Magha-05	Thursday	1
3	Day following Sivaratri	15.02.2018	Magha-26	Thursday	1
4	Mahaveer Jayanti	29.03.2018	Chaitra-08	Thursday	1
5	Easter Saturday	07.04.2018	Chaitra-17	Saturday	1
6	Budha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu	30.04.2018	Baisakha-10	Monday	1
7	Sabitri Amabasya	15.05.2018	Baishakha-25	Tuesday	1
9	Prathamastami	30.11.2018	Margasira-09	Friday	1
10	Christmass Eve	24.12.2018	Pausa-03	Monday	1
Total					10

The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any festive occasion / commemorative days as listed above.

The following festivals which are generally declared as Optional Holidays fall on Sunday during the Calendar Year-2018 SAKA ERA 1939-1940.

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	Bahuda	22.07.2018	Ashadha-31	Sunday	1
	Total				1

ANNEXURE-III

LIST OF FESTIVALS/ COMMEMORATIVE DAYS (WHICH ARE GENERALLY DECLARED AS HOLIDAYS FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES), FALL ON SUNDAYS/ 2^nd SATURDAYS DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2018-SAKA ERA 1939-1940.

SL.	NAME OF THE FESTIVALS	DATE	DATE AS PER SAKA ERA	DAY OF THE WEEK	NO.OF DAYS
1	Ram Navami	25.03.2018	Caitra-04	Sunday	1
2	Utkal Divas	01.04.2018	Chaitra-11	Sunday	1
3	Maha Vusubha Sankranti/ Dr. Ambedkar Jayanti	14.04.2018	Chaitra-24	2 nd Saturday	1
4	Ratha Yatra	14.07.2018	Ashadha-23	2 nd Saturday	1
5	Jhulana Purnima	26.08.2018	Bhadra-04	Sunday	1
6	Janmastami	02.09.2018	Bhadra-11	Sunday	1
	Total				6

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

            RDM-Reg-MISC-0004-2017 – 40901     / R& D.M., Dated 29.11.2017

The Government of Odisha have been pleased to declare under the explanation to section -25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act XXVl of 1881), read with the Notification of Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs No. 20-25-56-Public-l dated the 8^thJune, 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-2018 and Saka-Era-1939 & 1940, as listed at Annexure-‘A’

By Order of the Governor

Sd/-

Deputy Secretary to Government

ANNEXURE-A

LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR THE BANKS & OTHER BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN ODISHA UNDER THE N.I. ACT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR, 2018 SAKA ERA – 1939-1940.   

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