I. Total General Holidays (29 Days)

These are compulsory days off for all state government offices and Magistrate Courts:

Month	Key Holidays Included
January	Makar Sankranti, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti/Basanta Panchami, Republic Day
March	Dola Purnima, Holi, Id-ul-Fitr, Sri Rama Navami
April	Utkala Divas, Good Friday, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti/Maha Bishuba Sankranti
May	Buddha Purnima, Savitri Amavasya, Id-ul-Zuha
June	Raja Sankranti, Muharram
July	Rath Yatra
August	Independence Day, Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday, Jhulan Purnima
September	Janmashtami, Ganesh Puja, Nuakhai and Day After Nuakhai
October	Gandhi Jayanti, Maha Saptami, Maha Navami, Vijaya Dashami
November	Ras Purnima
December	Christmas

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II. Optional Holidays (9 Days)

Employees are permitted to select any one day from this list as an extra holiday, pending written approval from the competent authority:

• Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday (January 6)

• Shab-e-Qadr (March 17)

• Easter Saturday (April 4)

• Raja Rammohan Roy’s Birthday (May 22)

• Bahuda Yatra (July 24)

• Foundation Day of Brahma Samaj (August 20)

• Anla Navami (November 18)

• Prathamastami (December 1)

• Christmas Eve (December 24)

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III. Festivals Coinciding with Weekends

Six major festivals will not result in a separate day off because they fall on an existing non-working day (Sunday or second/fourth Saturday). These include:

• Maha Shivaratri (February 15)

• Pahili Raja (June 14)

• Mahalaya (October 10)

• Maha Ashtami (October 18)

• Kumar Purnima (October 25)

• Diwali (November 8)