Official holiday list has been released for the year 2024

Bhubaneswar: The official holiday calendar for the year 2024 has been released. It has a total of 30 public holidays including various puja festivals and national days. Today, the Revenue and Disaster Relief Department has released the holiday list for the calendar year 2024. The list includes 30 public holidays and 6 discretionary holidays. Employees can take one day off from these 6 discretionary days at their convenience.

On the other hand, there are 30 public holidays for the year 2024 starting from January 15 Makar Sankranti and ending on December 25. Revenue and Magistrate Courts will also be closed on these days. Instead of these, Gurgobind Singh’s birthday on January 17, Brahmo Samaj Foundation Day on January 25, Easter Saturday on March 30, Raja Rammohan Rai’s birthday on May 22, Bahadur Yatra on July 15 and Christmas on December 24 are optional or Voluntary holidays. According to the list issued by the government in the state, government employees can take voluntary leave on any one of these six voluntary holidays. The notification states that this leave can only be taken after taking necessary permission from the head of the department.

On the other hand, state government employees will get 46 Sundays and 22 second and fourth Saturdays. This means that the government employees will get a total of 30 official holidays, including one voluntary holiday and 68 holidays on Sundays and Saturdays (second and fourth), giving a total of 99 holidays in the year of 2024.

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