Holiday List for the Calendar Year 2021 for Central Govt. Offices in Odisha: CGEWCC Bhubaneswar
ANNEXURE-I
COMPULSORY GAZETTED HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN ODISHA DURING THE YEAR 2021
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| 1942 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 1. | Republic Day | January 26 | Magha 06 | Tuesday |
| 2. | Holi | March 29 | Magha 08 | Monday |
| 1943 SAKA ERA | ||||
| 3. | Good Friday | April 02 | Chaitra 12 | Friday |
| 4. | Mahavir Jayanti | April 25 | Vaisakha 05 | Sunday |
| 5. | Id-ul-Fir | May 14 | Vaisakha 24 | Friday |
| 6. | Budha Purnima | May 26 | Jyaishtha 05 | Wednesday |
| 7. | Rath Yatra | July 12 | Ashadha 21 | Monday |
| 8. | Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) | July 21 | Ashadha 30 | Wednesday |
| 9. | Independence Day | August 15 | Sarvana 24 | Sunday |
| 10. | Muharram | August 19 | Sarvana 28 | Thursday |
| 11. | Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday | October 02 | Asvina 10 | Saturday |
| 12. | Additional day for Dussehra Dussehra (Mahanavmi) | October 14 | Asvina 22 | Thursday |
| 13. | Dussehra | October 15 | Asvina 23 | Friday |
| 14. | Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) | October 19 | Asvina 27 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Diwali (Deepavali) | November 04 | Kartika 13 | Thursday |
| 16. | Guru Nanak’s Birthday | November 19 | Kartika 28 | Friday |
| 17. | Christmas Day | December 25 | Kartika 04 | Saturday |
ANNEXURE-II
LIST OF RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS DURING THE YEAR 2021 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT LOCATED IN ODISHA
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1942 | ||||
| 1. | New Year’s Day | January 01 | Pausha 11 | Friday |
| 2. | Lohri | January 13 | Pausha 23 | Wednesday |
| 3. | Makar Sankranti/ Magha Bihu/ Pongal | January 14 | Pausha 24 | Thursday |
| 4. | Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday | January 20 | Pausha 30 | Wednesday |
| 5. | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti | January 23 | Magha 03 | Saturday |
| 6. | Basant Panchami/ Sri Panchami | February 16 | Magha 27 | Tuesday |
| 7. | Shivaji Jayanti | February 19 | Magha 30 | Friday |
| 8. | Hazarat Ali’s Birthday | February 26 | Phalguna 07 | Friday |
| 9. | Swami Dayananda Saraswati Jayanti | March 08 | Phalguna 17 | Monday |
| 10. | Maha Shivaratri | March 11 | Phalguna 20 | Thursday |
| S.No. | Holiday | Date | Saka Date | Day |
| SAKA ERA 1943 | ||||
| 11. | Holika Dahan /Dolyatra | March 28 | Chaitra 07 | Sunday |
| 12. | Utkal Divas | April 01 | Chaitra 11 | Thursday |
| 13. | Easter Sunday | April 04 | Chaitra 14 | Sunday |
| 14. | Chaitra Sukladi / Gudi Padava / Ugadi / Cheti hand / Vaisakhi /Vishu | April 13 | Chaitra 23 | Tuesday |
| 15. | Maha Vishuva Sankranti/ Mesadi Tamil New Year’s Day | April 14 | Chaitra 24 | Wednesday |
| 16. | Vaisakhadi (Bengal) / Bahag Bihu (Assam) | April 15 | Chaitra 25 | Thursday |
| 17. | Ram Navami | April 21 | Vaisakha 01 | Wednesday |
| 18. | Jamat-Ul-Vida | May 07 | Vaisakha 17 | Friday |
| 19. | Guru Rabindranath’s birthday | May 09 | Vaisakha 19 | Sunday |
| 20. | Akshya Trutiya | May 14 | Vaisakha 24 | Friday |
| 21. | Savitri Amavasya | June 10 | Jyaistha 20 | |
| 22. | Pahali Raja | June 14 | Jyaistha 24 | |
| 23. | Raja Sankranti | June 15 | Jyaistha 25 | |
| 24. | Debasnana Purnima | June 24 | Ashadha 03 | |
| 25. | Netra Utsav | July 10 | Ashadha 19 | |
| 26. | Bahuda Yatra | July 20 | Ashadha 29 | |
| 27. | Guru Purnima | July 24 | Sravana 02 | |
| 28. | Parsi New Year’s day/Nauraj | August 16 | Sravana 25 | Monday |
| 29. | Onum or Thiru Onam Day | August 21 | Sravana 30 | Saturday |
| 30. | Raksha Bandhan | August 22 | Sravana 31 | Sunday |
| 31. | Janmashtami (Smarta) | August 30 | Bhadra 08 | Monday |
| 32. | Ganesh Chaturthi/ Vinayaka Chaturthi | September 10 | Bhadra 19 | Friday |
| 33. | Naukhai | September 11 | Bhadra 20 | Saturday |
| 34. | Mahalaya | October 05 | Asvina 13 | Tuesday |
| 35. | Dussehra (Saptami) | October 12 | Asvina 20 | Tuesday |
| 36. | Dussehra (Mahashtami) | October 13 | Asvina 01 | Wednesday |
| 37. | Kumar Purnima | October 19 | Asvina 27 | Tuesday |
| 38 | Maharishi Valmiki’s Birthday | October 20 | Asvina 28 | Wednesday |
| 39 | Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chouth) | October 24 | Kartika 02 | Sunday |
| 40 | Naraka Chaturdasi | November 03 | Kartika 12 | Wednesday |
| 41 | Govardhan Puja | November 05 | Kartika 14 | Friday |
| 42 | Bhai Duj | November 06 | Kartika 15 | Saturday |
| 43 | Pratihar Shashthi or Surya Shashthi (Chhat Puja) | November 10 | Kartika 19 | Wednesday |
| 44 | AnalaNavami | November 13 | Kartika 22 | Saturday |
| 45 | Guru Teg Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day | November 24 | Agrahayana 03 | Wednesday |
| 46 | Prathamashtami | November 27 | Agrahayana 06 | Saturday |
| 47 | Christmas Eve | December 24 | Pausha 03 | Friday |
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