Odisha Holidays 2026

The exact count shifts with the official notification each year, but Odisha typically lists somewhere between 25 and 30 public holidays annually.

Largely, yes. Bank holidays are the exception, since they follow the Negotiable Instruments Act and RBI rules rather than the government calendar, which is why banks also close on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays.

The list runs from Makar Sankranti and Republic Day through Utkal Divas, Independence Day, Nuakhai, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Deepavali, Christmas and the major Eid holidays.

Each holiday shifts attendance cycles, overtime calculations, salary cut-off dates and leave balances. Payroll teams need to build bank closures into their payout schedule to avoid delays.

Yes, bank holidays here are set through a combination of RBI circulars and Odisha State Government notifications.

The official Odisha State Government Holiday List 2026 PDF can be downloaded here, alongside the full calendar Niyuk hosts on this page.

Yes, though the two calendars overlap on most dates. Banks additionally close on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month under RBI notifications, and they sometimes skip state-specific optional holidays that government offices observe.

That depends on the date in question and the latest RBI or state announcements. Check the "Is tomorrow a Holiday?" section above for a definite answer.

It gives HR and payroll teams one reference point for planning, compliance tracking and staffing decisions, so leave policies and payroll runs stay accurate and operations continue without interruption.

SBI branches across Odisha generally follow the holidays the State Government declares under the Negotiable Instruments Act. For 2026 that covers the National Holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti), Key Festivals (Makar Sankranti, Holi, Ganesh Puja, Vijaya Dasami, Christmas), state-specific entries (Utkal Divas, Ambedkar Jayanti, Raja Sankranti), and the Regular Closures on every Sunday and the 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month.

Nuakhai is the harvest festival of western Odisha, marking the moment the season's new rice is offered to the deity and then shared out as prasad. It falls the day after Ganesh Chaturthi in September 2026 and is a notified holiday, with Sambalpur at the centre of the celebrations.

Vijaya Dasami, which closes out Durga Puja, is an NI Act bank holiday in October 2026. Cuttack's Puja celebrations rank among the grandest in eastern India, and once weekends are factored in, the closures can stretch across much of that festival week.