Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today released the list of public holidays for the banks and other banking institutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (N.I. Act) for the calendar year, 2025 Saka Era -1946-1947.
As per the notification issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management department, the staff of the banks and other banking institutions will get a total of 20 holidays in 2025.
LIST OF PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR THE BANKS & OTHER BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN ODISHA UNDER THE N.l. ACT FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR, 2025 SAKA ERA -1946-1947.
| No. | NAME OF THE FESTIVALS | DATE | Date as per Saka Era. | DAY of the week | No. of davs |
| 1. | Makar Sankranti | 14.01.2025 | Pausa-24 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 2. | Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti/ Vir Surendrasai Jayanti | 23.01.2025 | Magha-03 | Thursday | 1 |
| 3. | Maha Shivaratri | 26.022025 | Phalguna-07 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 4 | Holi | 15.03.2025 | Phalguna-24 | Saturday | 1 |
| 5. | Id-ul-Fitre | 31.03.2025 | Chaitra-10 | Monday | 1 |
| 6. | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts | 01.04.2025 | Chaitra-11 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 7. | Maha Vishuva Sankranti/ Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Jayanti | 1404.2025 | Chaitra-24 | Monday | 1 |
| 8. | Good Friday | 18.04.2025 | Chaitra-28 | Friday | 1 |
| 9. | Id-ul-Zuha | 07.06.2025 | Jyestha-17 | Saturday | 1 |
| 10 | Ratha Yatra | 27.06.2025 | Ashadha-06 | Friday | 1 |
| 11 | Independence Day / Janmastami | 15.082025 | Shrabana-24 | Friday | 1 |
| 12 | Ganesh Puja | 27.08.2025 | Bhadrab-05 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 13 | Nuakhai | 28.08.2025 | Bhadrab-06 | Thursday | 1 |
| 14 | Maha Astami | 30.09.2025 | Ashwina-08 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 15 | Maha Navami | 01.10.2025 | Ashwina-09 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 16 | Gandhi Jayanti | 02.10.2025 | Ashwina-10 | Thursday | 1 |
| 17 | Kumar Purnima | 07.10.2025 | Ashwina-15 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 18 | Diwali | 21 .10.2025 | Ashwina-29 | Tuesday | 1 |
| 19 | Rahas Purnima | 05.11.2025 | Kartika-14 | Wednesday | 1 |
| 20 | X-Mas Day | 25.12.2025 | Pausa-04 | Thursday | 1 |
| Total | 20 | ||||
The following festivals falling on Sundays/2nd Saturdays may be observed as holidays by the Branches of the Banks for whom Sundays are normally working days.
| No. | Name of the festivals | Date | Date as per Saka Era | Day | No. of days |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. | Republic Day | 26.01.2025 | Magha-06 | Sunday | 1 |
| 2. | Basanta Panchami | 02.02.2025 | Magha-13 | Sunday | 1 |
| 3. | Shree Ram Navami | 06.04.2025 | Chaitra-16 | Sunday | 1 |
| 4. | Raja Sankranti | 15.06.2025 | Jyestha-25 | Sunday | 1 |
| 5. | Jhulana Purnima | 09.08.2025 | Shrabana-18 | 2nd Saturday | 1 |
| Total | 5 |
