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- On a Sunday. The list also names Maha Shivratri (15 February); Pahili Raja (14 June); Mahasthami (18 October); Kumar Purnima (25 October); Diwali (8 November). These fall on a Sunday, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to State Government offices and Revenue and Magisterial (Executive) Courts. Banks have a separate notification (42419).
- Four of the 29 holidays fall on a '3rd Saturday' (21 Mar, 16 May, 15 Aug, 17 Oct); the notification still counts them in the 29.
- Not declared because they fall on Sundays or a 2nd/4th Saturday (Annexure-III, 6 days): Maha Shivratri 15 Feb, Pahili Raja 14 Jun, Mahalaya 10 Oct (2nd Saturday), Mahasthami 18 Oct, Kumar Purnima 25 Oct, Diwali 8 Nov. Mahalaya is not in sunday_listed because it is a Saturday.
- Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha and Muharram depend on moon sighting; the notification marks them as subject to change.
- 1 April annual bank closing is in the separate bank notification, not this list.
- Optional holidays. Employees may avail one optional holiday of their choice from the 9 in Annexure-II, with written permission of the authority competent to sanction casual leave: Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 6 Jan, Sab-e-Quadar 17 Mar, Easter Saturday 4 Apr, Raja Ram Mohan Roy's Birthday 22 May, Bahuda Yatra 24 Jul, Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj 20 Aug, Anla Navami 18 Nov, Prathamasthami 1 Dec, Christmas Eve 24 Dec.
- Source difference. Press reports (OrissaPOST, OdishaTV) print Jhulana Purnima as 17 Aug; the official notification says 27 Aug (Thursday). Used the official date.
- Source difference. Press reports say 29 holidays but print only 28 (Gandhi Jayanti 2 Oct missing); the official Annexure-I has all 29.
- Source difference. greytHR lists 27 entries: it wrongly adds Maha Shivratri 15 Feb (Sunday, not declared), calls 17 Oct 'Mahashtami' (official: Mahasaptami), and omits Sabitri Amabasya 16 May, Buddha Purnima 1 May (shows May Day) and Day following Nuakhai 16 Sep. Official Annexure-I used.
- Bakrid. The date shown, 27 May, is the one in the notification we read. The Centre and several states (Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and others) moved Bakrid to 28 May after the moon sighting. We found no revision for Odisha, so check your office circular.
- Festivals tied to the moon, such as the Eid festivals and Muharram, can move by a day. Any change is announced at short notice.
Building your company's Odisha calendar
If you run HR for a company with staff in Odisha, treat this list as your starting point. Add the national days your policy gives, decide whether you offer floating holidays, say in writing what happens when a holiday falls on a weekend, and publish the final calendar before the year begins. If you have offices in several states, keep one calendar for each.
For the central government list, see Central Government holiday list 2026.
Source
Odisha Government notification RDM-Reg-MISC-0021-2025-42428/R&DM, dated 11 November 2025, Revenue and Disaster Management Department (Annexure-I: 29 holidays) (holidays for 2026), as read from Odisha R&DM Dept notification 42428 (official PDF, scanned; read as images), Odisha R&DM declarations page, OrissaPOST and OdishaTV, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text from Odisha R&DM Dept notification 42428 (official PDF, scanned; read as images), Odisha R&DM declarations page, OrissaPOST and OdishaTV, because we could not open the copy on the Odisha government site. Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.