Odisha Announces 2027 Holiday Calendar: 29 General and Four Optional Holidays Declared

The Odisha Government has released its official holiday calendar for 2027, announcing 29 general holidays for state government offices and Executive Revenue and Magisterial Courts. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department issued the notification, allowing employees to avail themselves of one holiday from the optional list.

Three additional occasions—Bahuda Yatra (July 13), Brahmo Samaj Foundation Day (August 20) and Christmas Eve (December 24)—have also been mentioned.

Several festivals will coincide with Sundays or second and fourth Saturdays, including Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti and Vir Surendrasai Jayanti (January 23), Independence Day and Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday (August 15), Nuakhai (September 5), Vijaya Dasami (October 10), Rahas Purnima (November 14) and Christmas (December 25).

Five optional holidays will also fall on existing weekly or public holidays: Sab-e-Quadar (March 7), Easter Saturday (March 27), Raja Ram Mohan Roy Jayanti (May 22), Anla Navami (November 7) and Prathamastami (November 21).