Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: The Odisha Government has announced the list of holidays for state government employees for the calendar year 2027.

According to a notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, government offices and Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) will observe 29 general holidays in 2027. The government has also declared four optional holidays, of which employees can avail themselves of one.

Odisha Government General Holidays 2027

The following is the complete list of 29 general holidays:

Optional Holidays in Odisha for 2027

Employees can avail themselves of one optional holiday from the following four occasions:

Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday – January 15 (Friday)

Bahuda Yatra – July 13 (Tuesday)

Foundation Day of Brahmo Samaj – August 20 (Friday)

Christmas Eve – December 24 (Friday)

Festivals Coinciding With Existing Holidays

The notification also mentions six festivals and commemorative occasions that fall on Sundays or second and fourth Saturdays:

Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/Vir Surendrasai Jayanti – January 23 (Fourth Saturday)

Independence Day/Birthday of Prophet Mohammad – August 15 (Sunday)

Nuakhai – September 5 (Sunday)

Vijaya Dasami – October 10 (Sunday)

Rahas Purnima – November 14 (Sunday)

Christmas Day – December 25 (Fourth Saturday)

Optional Holidays Falling on Existing Holidays

The following five optional holidays also coincide with Sundays or second and fourth Saturdays:

Sab-e-Quadar – March 7 (Sunday)

Easter Saturday – March 27 (Fourth Saturday)

Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Roy – May 22 (Fourth Saturday)

Anla Navami – November 7 (Sunday)

Prathamastami – November 21 (Sunday)

The notification provides the holiday schedule applicable to Odisha government offices and the specified Revenue and Magisterial Courts for 2027.