List of General holidays in all the State Government offices in Odisha during the year 2016
Date
Week Day
Holiday
January - 23
Saturday
Netaji Subhashchandra Bose Jayanti
January - 26
Tuesday
Republic Day
February - 12
Friday
Basant Panchami / Saraswati Puja
March - 5
Saturday
Panchayati Raj Divas
March - 7
Monday
Mahashivratri
March - 9
Wednesday
Solar Eclipse
March - 23
Wednesday
Dolapurnima
March - 24
Thursday
Holi
March - 25
Friday
Good Friday
April - 1
Friday
Utkal Dibas
April - 13
Wednesday
Maha Visubha Sankranti
April - 15
Friday
Sriram Navmi
June - 14
Tuesday
Pahaliraja
June - 15
Wednesday
Raja Sankranti
July - 6
Wednesday
Rath Yatra
July - 7
Thursday
Id-ul-Fitr
August - 15
Monday
Independence Day
August - 24
Wednesday
Janmasthami
September - 5
Monday
Ganesh Puja
September - 6
Tuesday
Nuakhai
September - 13
Tuesday
Id-ul-Adha
September - 30
Friday
Mahalaya
October - 2
Sunday
Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October - 8
Saturday
Maha Saptami
October - 10
Monday
Maha Navami
October - 11
Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami (Dussehara)
October - 12
Wednesday
Moharrum
October - 15
Saturday
Kunar Purnima / Maha Laxmi Puja
October - 19
Wednesday
Maha Asthami
October - 29
Saturday
Kali Puja
October - 30
Sunday
Diwali
November - 14
Monday
Rahasa Purnima
December - 13
Tuesday
Id Milad
December - 25
Sunday
Christmas
Optional Holidays
List of Optional Holidays in all the Government offices under the Government of Odisha during the year 2016.
An employee is entitled to avail himself/herself of any of the One holidays out of the below mentioned optional holidays during the year 2016.
Date
Week Day
Holiday
January - 16
Saturday
Guru Govind Singh Birthday
January - 25
Monday
Foundation of Bramha Samaj
March - 8
Tuesday
Day Following Sivratri
March - 26
Saturday
Easter Saturday
April - 19
Tuesday
Mahaveer Jayanti
May - 21
Saturday
Buddha Pornima
May - 22
Sunday
Raja Rammohan Ray Jayanti
July - 3
Sunday
Sab-e-Qadar
July - 14
Thursday
Bahuda Yatra
August - 25
Thursday
Nanda Utsav
November - 9
Wednesday
Anla Navami
November - 21
Monday
Prathamastami
December - 24
Saturday
Christmas Eve
Bank Holidays
List of Bank Holidays in Odisha during the year 2016 under the N.I.Act 1881.
