Bhubaneswar, Mar 4: The Odisha government has announced holidays for its employees on the voting days during the upcoming Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections, scheduled in four phases.
According to an official notification from the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, the government has declared holidays for State Government Offices and Magisterial Courts (Executive) on May 13 (Monday), May 20 (Monday), May 25 (Saturday), and June 1 (Saturday). These holidays apply to offices located within the parliamentary constituencies and assembly segments falling within those constituencies. The purpose is to allow employees to participate in the electoral process and cast their votes.