The Government of Odisha has declared that the State Govt offices, Revenue Offices and Magisterial courts to enjoy the holiday during calendar year 2020 on following dates.
List of Holidays for Odisha State Govt. Offices for the Calendar year 2020
| Sl No | Name of Festival | Date | Day | No of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Subash Bose Jayanti Surendrasai Jayanti |
23-01-2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 2 | Basanta Panchami | 30-01-2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 3 | Maha Shivaratri | 21-02-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 4 | Panchayatiraj Divas | 05-03-2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 5 | Dola Purnima | 09-03-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 6 | Holi | 10-03-2020 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 7 | Utkal Divas | 01-04-2020 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 8 | Rama Navami | 02-04-2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 9 | Good Friday | 10-04-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 10 | Maha Visuba Sankranti |
13-04-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 11 | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti |
14-04-2020 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 12 | Sabitri Amavasya | 22-05-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 13 | ld-ul-Fitre | 25-05-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 14 | Raja Sankranti | 15-06-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 15 | Ratha Yatra | 23-06-2020 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 16 | ID-Ul-Zuha | 01-08-2020 | Saturday | 1 |
| 17 | Jhulana Purnima | 03-08-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 18 | Janmastami | 11-08-2020 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 19 | Independence Day | 15-08-2020 | Saturday | 1 |
| 20 | Mahalaya | 17-09-2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 21 | Gandhi Jayanti | 02-10-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 22 | Maha Saptami | 23-10-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 23 | Vijaya Dashami | 26-10-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 24 | Birthday of Prophet Mohammad |
30-10-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| 25 | Kumara Purnima | 31-10-2020 | Saturday | 1 |
| 26 | Rahasa Purnima | 30-11-2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 27 | X-Mass Day | 25-12-2020 | Friday | 1 |
| Total Holidays | 27 | |||
List of Optional Holidays for Odisha State Govt. Employees for Calendar year 2020
| Sl No | Name of Festivals | Date | Day | No of Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guru Govind Singh Birthday | 02.01.2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 2 | Mahaveer Jayanti | 06.04.2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 4 | Budha Purnima /Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu | 07.05.2020 | Thursday | 1 |
| 6 | Shabe-e-Quadar | 20.05.2020 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 7 | Bahuda | 01.07.2020 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 8 | Anala Navami | 23.11.2020 | Monday | 1 |
| 9 | Prathamastami | 08.12.2020 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 10 | Christmass Eve | 24.12.2020 | Thursday | 1 |
In the year 2020 there are festivals to be celebrated on Sunday, 2nd and 4th Saturday, so Odisha govt has not declared those explicitly. Followings are list of holiday to fall on Sunday, 2nd Saturday and 4th Saturday:
- Republic Day (26/01/2020) – Sunday
- Pahili Raja (14/06/2020) – Sunday
- Ganesh Puja (22/08/2020) – 4th Saturday
- Nuakhai (23/08/2020) – Sunday
- Muharram (30/08/2020) – Sunday
- Maha Astami (24/10/2020) – 4th Saturday
- Maha Navami (25/10/2020) – Sunday
- Diwali/Kalipuja (14/11/2020) – 2nd Saturday