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- On a weekly off. The list also names Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendrasai Jayanti (4th Saturday) (23 January); Independence Day / Birthday of Prophet Mohammad (15 August); Nuakhai (5 September); Vijaya Dasami (10 October); Rahas Purnima (14 November); X-Mas Day (4th Saturday) (25 December). These fall on a Sunday or on a Saturday that is already a weekly off, so they are not counted here.
- Applies to State Government offices and Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive). The notification lists 29 holidays. Festivals that fall on a Sunday or on a 2nd or 4th Saturday are not declared as separate holidays.
- Optional holidays. Annexure-II optional holidays (one may be availed): Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 15 Jan (Fri), Bahuda Yatra 13 Jul (Tue), Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj 20 Aug (Fri), Christmas Eve 24 Dec (Fri). Annexure-III optional on 2nd/4th Sat or Sunday: Sab-e-Quadar 7 Mar, Easter Saturday 27 Mar, Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy 22 May, Anla Navami 7 Nov, Prathamastami 21 Nov.
- 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 2027. The Odisha list for 2026 is at Odisha holiday list 2026.
Source
Odisha Government notification Letter No. 44027, RDM-Reg-MISC-0014-2026, dated 30.10.2026, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Odisha (Saka Era 1948-49) (holidays for 2027), as read from Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Dept notification 44027 dated 30.10.2026, read on 10 November 2026. We read the notification text on the government site (Odisha Revenue & Disaster Management Dept notification 44027 dated 30.10.2026). Dates and weekdays are as printed there and checked against the calendar. Weekdays were checked against the calendar. Rules last reviewed 9 November 2026.