The ODISHA State Government notified the list of official Holidays for the year 2026.
(The list of bank holidays as per Order No. RDM Reg. OLA 0032 2025 40367 dated 27.10.2025)
| Date | Day | Holiday |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Makara Sankranti |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Friday | Vasant Panchami |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Monday | Republic Day |
| 15 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Maha Shivaratri |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Wednesday | Holi |
| 21 Mar 2026 | Saturday | Eid al Fitr (subject to moon sighting) |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Friday | Sri Ram Navami |
| 01 Apr 2026 | Wednesday | Annual Closing of Bank Accounts |
| 03 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Monday | Raja Sankranti |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Friday | Moharram (subject to moon sighting) |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day |
| 04 Sep 2026 | Friday | Janmashtami |
| 14 Sep 2026 | Monday | Ganesh Puja |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Wednesday | Nuakhai |
| 02 Oct 2026 | Friday | Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Monday | Maha Ashtami (Durga Puja) |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Wednesday | Vijaya Dashami (Dussehra) |
| 08 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Deepavali / Diwali |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas |
All Sundays and 2nd & 4th Saturdays are Bank Holidays under the explanation to section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act 1881. (This holiday rule is applicable to all commercial and co-operative banks operating in entire India). If any of the holidays for the festivals of Muslim fraternity notified above does not fall on the date notified, the holiday date may be altered by the concerned government or the community fraternity in government service may be granted special holidays on the date observable.
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