The State Government of Odisha is pleased to notify that the days enumerated below will be observed as Public Holidays to the State government offices, Revenue and Magisterial courts, banks and other banking institutions under the Government of Odisha during the Calendar year 2022.
List of holidays for the Odisha State Govt, offices for the Calendar Year 2022:
Odisha Govt Holidays in January 2022
Makar Sankranti / Sakrat / Push Parav – 14.01.2022 – Friday
Republic Day – 26.01.2022 – Wednesday
Odisha Govt Holidays in February 2022
Basanta Panchami – 05.02.2022 – Saturday
Odisha Govt Holidays in March 2022
Maha Shivaratri – 01.03.2022 – Tuesday
Panchayati Raj Divas – 05.03.2022 – Saturday
Dola Purnima – 18.03.2022 – Friday
Holi – 19.03.2022 – Saturday
Odisha Govt Holidays in April 2022
Utkal Divas – 01.04.2022 – Friday
Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Dr. B.R Ambedkar Jayanti – 14.04.2022 – Thursday
Good Friday – 15.04.2022 – Friday
Odisha Govt Holidays in May 2022
Eid-ul-Fitr – 03.05.2022 – Tuesday
Budha Purnima / Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu – 16.05.2022 – Monday
Sabitri Amabasya – 30.05.2022 – Monday
Odisha Govt Holidays in June 2022
Pahili Raja – 14.06.2022 – Tuesday
Raja Sankranti – 15.06.2022 – Wednesday
Odisha Govt Holidays in July 2022
Ratha Yatra – 01.07.2022 – Friday
Odisha Govt Holidays in August 2022
Muharram – 09.08.2022 – Tuesday
Jhulana Purnima – 11.08.2022 – Thursday
Independence Day – 15.08.2022 – Monday
Janmastami – 18.08.2022 – Thursday
Ganesh Puja – 31.08.2022 – Wednesday
Odisha Govt Holidays in September 2022
Nuakhai – 01.09.2022 – Thursday
Odisha Govt Holidays in October 2022
Maha Astami – 03.10.2022 – Monday
Maha Navami – 04.10.2022 – Tuesday
Vijaya Dashami – 05.10.2022 – Wednesday
Kali Puja & Diwali – 24.10.2022 – Monday
Odisha Govt Holidays in November 2022
Rahasa Purnima – 08.11.2022 – Tuesday
Odisha Govt Restricted Holiday List 2022:
List of optional holidays for the State Govt, employees for the Calendar Year 2022.
- Foundation Day of Bramho Samaj – 25.01.2022 – Tuesday
- Easter Saturday – 16.04.2022 – Saturday
- Shab-E-Qadar – 27.04.2022 – Wednesday
- Anala Navami – 02.11.2022 – Wednesday
- Prathamastami – 16.11.2022 – Wednesday
The State Government employees may avail one optional holiday on any of the festive occasion /commemorative days listed above.
The following festivals which are generally declared as optional holidays which fall on Sunday or 2nd Saturday, 4th Saturday during the Calendar Year 2022.
- Guru Govind Singh Birthday – 09.01.2022 – Sunday
- Birthday of Raja Ram Mohan Ray – 22.05.2022 – Sunday
- Bahuda – 09.07.2022 – 2nd Saturday
- Christmas Eve – 24.12.2022 – 4th Saturday
List of festivals / commemorative days (which are generally declared as holidays for the State Government offices) fall on Sundays during the Calendar Year 2022.
- Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti / Vir Surendra Sai Jayanti – 23.01.2022 – Sunday
- Ram Navami – 10.04.2022 – Sunday
- ID-ul-Zuha – 10.07.2022 – Sunday
- Mahalaya – 25.09.2022 – Sunday
- Gandhi Jayanti / Maha Saptami – 02.10.2022 – Sunday
- Birthday of Prophet Mohammad / Kumar Purnima – 09.10.2022 – Sunday
- X-Mass Day – 25.12.2022 – Sunday
Central Government Gazetted Holiday List during the year 2022:
- Republic Day – 26 January 2022 – Wednesday
- Maha Shivratri – 01 March 2022 – Tuesday
- Holi – 18 March 2022 – Friday
- Mahavir Jayanti – 14 April 2022 – Thursday
- Good Friday – 15 April 2022 – Friday
- Eid-ul-Fitr – 03 May 2022 – Tuesday
- Budha Purnima – 16 May 2022 – Monday
- Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) – 10 July 2022 – Sunday
- Muharram – 09 August 2022 – Tuesday
- Independence Day – 15 August 2022 – Monday
- Janmashtami – 19 August 2022 – Friday
- Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday – 02 October 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra – 05 October 2022 – Wednesday
- Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad – 09 October 2022 – Sunday
- Diwali (Deepavali) – 24 October 2022 – Monday
- Guru Nanak’s Birthday – 08 November 2022 – Tuesday
- Christmas Day – 25 December 2022 – Sunday
Central Government Restricted Holiday List during the year 2022:
- New Year’s Day – January 01, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – January 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Lohri – January 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Makar Sankranti/Magh Bihu/ Pongal – January 14, 2022 – Friday
- Basant Panchami / Sri Panchami – February 05, 2022 – Saturday
- Hazarat Ali’s Birthday – February 15, 2022 – Tuesday
- Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday – February 16, 2022 – Wednesday
- Shiva ji Jay anti – February 19, 2022 – Saturday
- Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti – February 26, 2022 – Saturday
- Holika Dahan – March 17, 2022 – Thursday
- Dolyatra – March 18, 2022 – Friday
- Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti Chand – April 02, 2022 – Saturday
- Ram Navami – April 10, 2022 – Sunday
- Vaisakhi / Vishu/ Meshadi – April 14, 2022 – Thursday
- Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) – April 15, 2022 – Friday
- Easter Sunday – April 17, 2022 – Sunday
- Jamat-Ul-Vida – April 29, 2022 – Friday
- Guru Rabindranath’s birthday – May 09, 2022 – Monday
- Rath Yatra – July 01, 2022 – Friday
- Raksha Bandhan – August 11, 2022 – Thursday
- Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj – August 16, 2022 – Tuesday
- Janmashtami (Smarta) – August 18, 2022 – Thursday
- Vinayaka Chaturthi / Ganesh Chaturthi – August 31, 2022 – Wednesday
- Onam or Thiru Onam Day – September 08, 2022 – Thursday
- Dussehra (Saptami) – October 02, 2022 – Sunday
- Dussehra (Mahashtami) – October 03, 2022 – Monday
- Dussehra (Maha Navami) – October 04, 2022 – Tuesday
- Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday – October 09, 2022 – Sunday
- Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) – October 13, 2022 – Thursday
- Naraka Chaturdasi – October 24, 2022 – Monday
- Govardhan Puja – October 25, 2022 – Tuesday
- Bhai Duj – October 26, 2022 – Wednesday
- Pratihar Sashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) – October 30, 2022 – Sunday
- Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day – November 24, 2022 – Thursday
- Christmas Eve – December 24, 2022 – Saturday
- Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday – December 29, 2022 – Thursday