State Government Holidays 2020 For Offices In Odisha

Public and Restricted Holidays for all Government Offices/Institutions, all Banking Institutions in Odisha during the year 2020

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
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NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-REGN- 0050-2019- 32559 /R&DM, Dated 23rd October, 2019

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-1 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-2020 and Saka-Era 1941- 42, as listed at Annexure – ‘A’

By Order of the Governor

(Dr. Usharani Sahoo)
Joint 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, 2020 Saka Era 1941- 42.

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Sl.No	Name of the Festivals	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1	Basanta Panchami	January 30	Magha 10	Thursday
2	Maha Shivaratri	February 21	Phalguna 02	Friday
3	Holi	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
4	Annual Closing of Bank Accounts	April 01	Chaitra 12	Wednesday
5	Ram Navami	April 02	Chaitra 13	Thursday
6	Good Friday	April 10	Chaitra 21	Friday
7	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
8	Id-ul-Fitre	May 25	Jaistha 04	Monday
9	Raja Sankranti	June 15	Jaistha 25	Monday
10	Ratha Yatra	June 23	Asadha-02	Tuesday
11	Id-ul-Zuha	August 01	Shravan 10	Saturday
12	Janmastami	August 11	Shravan 20	Tuesday
13	Independence Day	August 15	Shravan 24	Saturday
14	Gandhi Jayanti	October 02	Ashwina 10	Friday
15	Vijayadasami	October 26	Kartika 04	Monday
16	Kumar Purnima	October 31	Kartika 09	Saturday
17	Rahash Purnima	November 30	Margasira 09	Monday
18	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausa 04	Friday

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
1.	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday
2.	Nuakhai	August 23	Bhadra 01	Sunday
3.	Muharram	August 30	Bhadra 08	Sunday
4.	Mahanavami	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
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NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-REGN- 0050-2019- 32550 /R&DM, Dated 23rd October, 2019

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 2020, Saka-Era 1941- 42.

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 anyone 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

(Dr. Usharani Sahoo)
Joint Secretary to Government

ANNEXURE-I

List of holidays for the State Government Offices for the calendar year 2020, Saka Era 1941- 42

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Sl.No	Name of the Festivals	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1	Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surrendrasai Jayanti	January 23	Magha 03	Thursday
2	Basanta Panchami	January 30	Magha 10	Thursday
3	Maha Shivaratri	February 21	Phalguna 02	Friday
4	Panchayatiraj Divas	March 05	Phalguna 15	Thursday
5	Dola Purnima	March 09	Phalguna 19	Monday
6	Holi	March 10	Phalguna 20	Tuesday
7	Utkal Divas	April 01	Chaitra 12	Wednesday
8	Ram Navami	April 02	Chaitra 13	Thursday
9	Good Friday	April 10	Chaitra 21	Friday
10	Maha Vishuva Sankranti	April 13	Chaitra 24	Monday
11	Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Birthday	April 14	Chaitra 25	Tuesday
12	Sabitri Amabasya	May 22	Jaistha 01	Friday
13	Id-ul-Fitre	May 25	Jaistha 04	Monday
14	Raja Sankranti	June 15	Jaistha 25	Monday
15	Ratha Yatra	June 23	Asadha-02	Tuesday
16	Id-ul-Zuha	August 01	Shravan 10	Saturday
17	Jhulana Purnima	August 03	Shravan 12	Monday
18	Janmastami	August 11	Shravan 20	Tuesday
19	Independence Day	August 15	Shravan 24	Saturday
20	Mahalaya	September 17	Bhadra 26	Thursday
21	Gandhi Jayanti	October 02	Ashwina 10	Friday
22	Maha Saptami	October 23	Kartika 01	Friday
23	Vijayadasami	October 26	Kartika 04	Monday
24	Birthday of Prophet Mohammed	October 30	Kartika 08	Friday
25	Kumar Purnima	October 31	Kartika 09	Saturday
26	Rahash Purnima	November 30	Margasira 09	Monday
27	Christmas Day	December 25	Pausa 04	Friday

ANNEXURE-II

List of optional holidays for the State Government Employees for the calendar year 2020, Saka Era 1941- 42

Sl.No	Name of the Festivals	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1.	Guru Govind Singh Birthday	January 02	Pausha 12	Thursday
2.	Mahaveer Jayanti	April 06	Chaitra 17	Monday
3.	Budha Purnima/ Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu	May 07	Baisakha 17	Thursday
4.	Shabe-E-Quadar	May 20	Baisakha 30	Wednesday
5.	Bahuda	June 01	Ashadha 10	Wednesday
6.	Anala Navami	November 23	Margasira 02	Monday
7.	Prathamastami	December 08	Margasira 17	Tuesday
8.	Christmas Eve	December 24	Pausha 03	Thursday

*The State Government employees may avail 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 and 4th Saturday during the calendar year-2020, Saka Era 1941- 42.

Sl.No	Name of the Festivals	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1.	Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj	January 25	Magha 05	4^th Saturday
2.	Easter Saturday	April 11	Chaitra 22	2^nd Saturday
3.	Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray	May 22	Jaistha	Friday – (declared holiday on account of Sabitri Amabasya)

ANNEXURE-III

List of festivals/ commemorative days (which are generally declared as holidays for the State Government offices) fall on Sundays/ 2nd Saturdays/ 4th Saturdays during the calendar year 2020, Saka Era 1941- 42.

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Sl.No	Name of the Festivals	Date	Date as per Saka Era	Day
1.	Republic Day	January 26	Magha 06	Sunday
2.	Pahili Raja	June 14	Jyesth 24	Sunday
3.	Ganesh Puja	August 22	Shravana 31	4^th Saturday
4.	Nuakhai	August 23	Bhadra 01	Sunday
5.	Muharram	August 30	Bhadra 08	Sunday
6.	Maha Astami	October 24	Kartika 02	4^th Saturday
7.	Maha Navami	October 25	Kartika 03	Sunday
8.	Diwali/Kalipuja	November 14	Kartika 23	2^nd Saturday