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Central Govt Holiday List 2024 DoPT Circular

Odisha Circle Post Office Holidays 2024 Full List

Odisha Circle Post Office Holidays 2024

The Post offices will be closed on the following days in Odisha Circle

List of Holidays

HolidayDateDay
Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
Holi25-03-2024Mon
Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
Idu’l Fitr11-04-2024Thu
Mahavir Jayanthi21-04-2024Sun
Buddha Purnima23-05-2024Thu
Idu’l Zuha17-06-2024Mon
Muharram17-07-2024Wed
Independence Day15-08-2024Thu
Janmastami26-08-2024Mon
Id-e-Milad16-09-2024Mon
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday02-10-2024Wed
Dussehra (Mahanavami)11-10-2024Fri
Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami)12-10-2024Sat
Diwali (Deepavali)31-10-2024Thu
Guru Nanak’s Birthday15-11-2024Fri
Christmas Day25-12-2024Wed

We would like to inform you that Post Office will be closed on the upcoming holiday. Please note that there will be no mail delivery or pick-up on this day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and encourage you to plan accordingly. And also Cross check holidays list in official website.

Odisha General Holidays (Public Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | Odisha Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024 | Odisha Bank Holidays Calendar for the year 2024

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

RDM-Reg-MISC-0014 -2023- 39304 / R&D.M., Dated 07 NOV 2023

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 in Annexure-I during the Calendar year 2024, Saka-Era- 1945 and 1946.

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

By order of the Governor

Additional Secretary to Government

Odisha General Holidays (Public Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024

Annexure-I

List of holidays for the State Government offices for the calendar year 2024, Saka Era, 1945-46

S NName of the FestivalDateDay of the Week
1Makar Sankranti15-01-2024Mon
2Subash Chandra
Bose Jayanti / Vir
Surendra Sai Jayanti		23-01-2024Tue
3Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
4Basanta Panchami14-02-2024Wed
5Panchayati Raj Divas05-03-2024Tue
6Maha Shivaratri08-03-2024Fri
7Dola Purnima25-03-2024Mon
8Holi26-03-2024Tue
9Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
10Utkal Divas01-04-2024Mon
11Id-ul-Fitr11-04-2024Thu
12Ram Navami17-04-2024Wed
13Buddha Purnima /
Birthday of Pandit
Raghunath Murmu		23-05-2024Thu
14Sabitri Amabasya06-06-2024Thu
15Pahili Raja14-06-2024Fri
16Raja Sankranti15-06-2024Sat
17ID-ul-Zuha17-06-2024Mon
18Muharram17-07-2024Wed
19Independence Day15-08-2024Thu
20Jhulana Purnima19-08-2024Mon
21Janmastami26-08-2024Mon
22Ganesh Puja07-09-2024Sat
23Birthday of
Prophet Muhammad		16-09-2024Mon
24Gandhi Jayanti /
Mahalaya		02-10-2024Wed
25Mahasaptami10-10-2024Thu
26Mahastami11-10-2024Fri
27Kumar Purnima16-10-2024Wed
28Diwali / Kalipuja31-10-2024Thu
29Rahas Purnima15-11-2024Fri
30X-Mas Day25-12-2024Wed

Odisha Optional Holidays (Restricted Holidays) Calendar for the year 2024

Annexure-II

List of optional holidays for the State Govt, employees for the Calendar Year 2024, SakaEra, 1944-1945

S NName of the FestivalDateDay of the Week
1Guru Govind
Singh Birthday		17-01-2024Wed
2Foundation Day of
Bramho Samaj		25-01-2024Thu
3Easter Saturday30-03-2024Sat
4Birthday of
Raja Ram Mohan Ray		22-05-2024Wed
5Bahuda Yatra15-07-2024Mon
6Christmas Eve24-12-2024Tue

*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 which fall on Sunday / 4th Saturday during the Calendar Year- 2024 Saka Era,1945-46

S NName of the FestivalDateDay of the Week
1Shab-E-Quadar07-04-2024Sun
2Anala Navami10-11-2024Sun
3Prathamastami23-11-20244th Sat

Annexure-III

List of festivals / commemorative days (which are generally declared as holidays for the State Government offices) fall on 2nd Saturday and Sunday during the Calendar Year 2024, Saka Era, 1945-46

S NName of the FestivalDateDay of the Week
1Maha Vishuva Sankranti /
Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti		14-04-2024Sun
2Ratha Yatra07-07-2024Sun
3Nuakhai08-09-2024Sun
4Moha Nabami12-10-20242nd Sat
5Vijay Dashami13-10-2024Sun

Odisha Government Holiday 2024 PDF

The list of general holidays (public holidays), optional holidays (restricted holidays) for the year 2024 in Central Government has been prepared based on the DoPT Order [F.No.12/2/2023-JCA] issued on 3rd July, 2023

Central Govt Offices Public Holidays (General Holidays) List 2024

CG Gazetted Holidays in 2024

S.No.HolidayDateDay
1Republic Day26-01-2024Fri
2Holi25-03-2024Mon
3Good Friday29-03-2024Fri
4Id-ul-Fitr11-04-2024Thu
5Ram Navami17-04-2024Wed
6Mahavir Jayanti21-04-2024Sun
7Budha Purnima23-05-2024Thu
8Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)17-06-2024Mon
9Muharram17-07-2024Wed
10Independence Day15-08-2024Thu
11Janmashtami (Vaishnava)26-08-2024Mon
12Milad – un – Nabi or Id – e – Milad
(Birthday of Prophet Muhammad)		16-09-2024Mon
13Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday02-10-2024Wed
14Dussehra12-10-2024Sat
15Diwali (Deepavali)31-10-2024Thu
16Guru Nanak’s Birthday15-11-2024Fri
17Christmas Day25-12-2024Wed

Central Government Offices Closed Holidays 2024 / CG Restricted Holidays in 2024

Central Govt Offices Restricted Holidays (Optional Holidays) List 2024

SNHolidayDateDay
1New Year’s Day01-01-2024Mon
2Lohri13-01-2024Sat
3Makar Sankranti14-01-2024Sun
4Magha Bihu/ Pongal15-01-2024Mon
5Guru Gobind Singh’s
Birthday		17-01-2024Wed
6Hazarat Ali’s Birthday25-01-2024Thu
7Sri Panchami, Basant
Panchami		14-02-2024Wed
8Shiva ji Jayanti19-02-2024Mon
9Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday24-02-2024Sat
10Birthday of Swami
Dayananda Saraswati		06-03-2024Wed
11Maha Shivratri08-03-2024Fri
12Holika dahan24-03-2024Sun
13Dolyatra25-03-2024Mon
14Easter Sunday31-03-2024Sun
15Jamat-Ul-Vida05-04-2024Fri
16Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava
/ Ugadi / Cheti Chand		09-04-2024Tue
17Vaisakhi / Vishu13-04-2024Sat
18Meshadi (Tamil New Year’s Day)
/ Vaisakhadi (Bengal) /
Bahag Bihu (Assam)		14-04-2024Sun
19Birthday of Guru
Rabindranath Tagore		08-05-2024Wed
20Rath Yatra07-07-2024Sun
21Parsi New Year’s day/ Nauraj15-08-2024Thu
22Raksha Bandhan19-08-2024Mon
23Ganesh Chaturthi /
Vinayaka Chaturthi		07-09-2024Sat
24Onam or Thiru Onam Day15-09-2024Sun
25Dusshera (Saptami)10-10-2024Thu
26Dussehra (Mahashtami) /
Dussehra (Mahanavmi)		11-10-2024Fri
27Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday17-10-2024Thu
28Karaka Chaturthi
(Karwa Chouth)		20-10-2024Sun
29Naraka Chaturdasi31-10-2024Thu
30Govardhan Puja02-11-2024Sat
31Bhai Duj03-11-2024Sun
31Pratihar Shashthi or
Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja)		07-11-2024Thu
32Guru Teg Bahadur’s
Martyrdom Day		24-11-2024Sun
33Christmas Eve24-12-2024Tue

2024 Central Government Holiday Calendar India

2024 Saturday and Sunday List (Just For Information)

January 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListFebruary 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
06-01-2024Saturday03-02-2024Saturday
07-01-2024Sunday04-02-2024Sunday
13-01-2024Second Saturday10-2-2024Second Saturday
14-01-2024Sunday11-2-2024Sunday
20-01-2024Saturday17-02-2024Saturday
21-01-2024Sunday18-02-2024Sunday
27-01-2024Fourth Saturday24-02-2024Fourth Saturday
28-01-2024Sunday25-02-2024Sunday
March 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListApril 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
02-03-2024Saturday06-04-2024Saturday
03-03-2024Sunday07-04-2024Sunday
09-03-2024Second Saturday13-04-2024Second Saturday
10-03-2024Sunday14-04-2024Sunday
16-03-2024Saturday20-04-2024Saturday
17-13-2024Sunday21-04-2024Sunday
23-03-2024Fourth Saturday27-04-2024Fourth Saturday
24-03-2024Sunday28-04-2024Sunday
30-03-2024Saturday 
31-03-2024Sunday 
May 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListJune 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
04-05-2024Saturday01-06-2024Saturday
05-05-2024Sunday02-06-2024Sunday
11-05-2024Second Saturday08-06-2024Second Saturday
12-05-2024Sunday09-06-2024Sunday
18-05-2024Saturday15-06-2024Saturday
19-05-2024Sunday16-06-2024Sunday
25-05-2024Fourth Saturday22-06-2024Fourth Saturday
26-05-2024Sunday23-06-2024Sunday
 29-06-2024Saturday
 30-06-2024Sunday
July 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListAugust 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
06-07-2024Saturday03-08-2024Saturday
07-07-2024Sunday04-08-2024Sunday
13-07-2024Second Saturday10-8-2024Second Saturday
14-07-2024Sunday11-8-2024Sunday
20-07-2024Saturday17-08-2024Saturday
21-07-2024Sunday18-08-2024Sunday
27-07-2024Fourth Saturday24-08-2024Fourth Saturday
28-07-2024Sunday25-08-2024Sunday
 31-08-2024Saturday
September 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListOctober 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
07-09-2024Saturday05-10-2024Saturday
08-09-2024Sunday06-10-2024Sunday
14-09-2024Second Saturday12-10-2024Second Saturday
15-09-2024Sunday13-10-2024Sunday
21-09-2024Saturday19-10-2024Saturday
22-09-2024Sunday20-10-2024Sunday
28-09-2024Fourth Saturday26-10-2024Fourth Saturday
29-09-2024Sunday27-10-2024Sunday
November 2024 Saturday & Sunday ListDecember 2024 Saturday & Sunday List
DateDaysDateDays
02-11-2024Saturday07-12-2024Saturday
03-11-2024Sunday08-12-2024Sunday
09-11-2024Second Saturday14-12-2024Second Saturday
10-11-2024Sunday15-12-2024Sunday
16-11-2024Saturday21-12-2024Saturday
17-11-2024Sunday22-12-2024Sunday
23-11-2024Fourth Saturday28-12-2024Fourth Saturday
24-11-2024Sunday29-12-2024Sunday
30-11-2024Saturday