Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has released the lists of holidays and optional holidays for its employees in the calendar year 2024.
The Revenue and Disaster Management department, in a notification on Tuesday, said the state government offices as well as the Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executive) will remain closed on the festive and commemorative occasion listed in Annexure-I during 2024.

“In addition to the holidays listed in Annexure-I, the government employees will be allowed to avail one holiday as per their option on any one of the festive occasion and commemorative days listed in Annexure-II irrespective of their religious affiliation/denomination with written permission of the authority, competent to sanction casual leave,” the department said.

Since the festive and commemorative days listed in Annexure-III fall on Sundays, those days have not been specifically declared as holidays, it added.












![Odia Comedian Mr Gulua Appeals For Help Amid ‘Death Threats & Extortion Demands’ [Watch]](https://assets.odishabytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/19763e47-7fec-4bc5-aa6a-e5bec38f195c_0-768x436.webp)