The Government of Odisha has declared the Public Holidays List of Odisha for the Year 2023.
Ms. Madhusmita Sahoo, IAS, Joint Secretary to Government, Odisha issued a Notification dated 01 November 2022 under Notice No. RDM-Reg-MISC-0014-2022-37021 of Public Holidays declared in Odisha for Calendar Year 2023.
According to this notification, the declared Holidays List will be applicable to all State Government Offices as well as the Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) of Odisha.
Public Holidays in Odisha 2023
| Sl. No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day |
| 1 | Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti | 23 January 2023 | Monday |
| 2 | Republic Day / Basant Panchami | 26 January 2023 | Thursday |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | 18 February 2023 | Saturday |
| 4 | Dola Purnima | 07 March 2023 | Tuesday |
| 5 | Holi | 08 March 2023 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Ram Navami | 30 March 2023 | Thursday |
| 7 | Utkal Divas | 01 April 2023 | Saturday |
| 8 | Good Friday | 07 April 2023 | Friday |
| 9 | Maha Vishnu Sankranti / Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Jayanti | 14 April 2023 | Friday |
| 10 | Budh Purnima / Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | 05 May 2023 | Friday |
| 11 | Sabitri Amabasya | 19 May 2023 | Friday |
| 12 | Pahili Raja | 14 June 2023 | Wednesday |
| 13 | Raja Sankranti | 15 June 2023 | Thursday |
| 14 | Ratha Yatra | 20 June 2023 | Tuesday |
| 15 | ID-ul-Zuha | 30 June 2023 | Friday |
| 16 | Muharram | 28 July 2023 | Friday |
| 17 | Independence Day | 15 August 2023 | Tuesday |
| 18 | Jhulana Purnima | 30 August 2023 | Wednesday |
| 19 | Janmastami | 06 September 2023 | Wednesday |
| 20 | Ganesha Puja | 19 September 2023 | Tuesday |
| 21 | Nuakhai | 20 September 2023 | Wednesday |
| 22 | Birthday of Prophet Mohammad | 29 September 2023 | Friday |
| 23 | Gandhi Jayanthi | 02 October 2023 | Monday |
| 24 | Maha Saptami | 21 October 2023 | Saturday |
| 25 | Maha Navami | 23 October 2023 | Monday |
| 26 | Vijaya Dashami | 24 October 2023 | Tuesday |
| 27 | Rahasa Purnima | 27 November 2023 | Monday |
| 28 | X-Mas Day | 25 December 2023 | Monday |
Optional Holidays in Odisha 2023
The State Government employees may avail of one optional holiday on any of the festive occasions / commemorative days listed below.
| Sl. No. | Name of the Festival | Date | Day |
| 1 | Guru Govind Singh Birthday | 05 January 2023 | Thursday |
| 2 | Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj | 25 January 2023 | Wednesday |
| 3 | Easter Saturday | 08 April 2023 | Saturday |
| 4 | Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray | 22 May 2023 | Monday |
| 5 | Bahuda Yatra | 28 June 2023 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Anala Navami | 21 November 2023 | Tuesday |
| 7 | Prathamastami | 05 December 2023 | Tuesday |
Download Official Notification
Odisha Public Holidays List 2023-Notification [PDF]
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