DIRECTORATE OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ODISHA, BHUBANESWAR

Office Order No. 5M-02-IV-09 25868 // Dt. 26/12/2017

The following days during the calendar year 2018 being days of Festive/Commemorative
Occasions are hereby declared as holidays for Elementary Schools of the State. The common holiday list
is to be strictly followed in all categories of Elementary Schools functioning under the jurisdiction of the
Directorate of Elementary Education, Odisha during the calendar year 2018.
HOLIDAY LIST FOR PRIMARY/UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR THE
CALENDAR YEAR 2018
Name of the Date(s) of No. of Days
Sl Observation
Festival/Commemorative Celebration / excluding Day
No days
occasion Observation Sunday
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 New Year’s Day 01.01.2018 01 Monday
2 Saraswati Puja 22.01.2018 01 Monday Observation
3 Netaji Jayanti 23.01.2018 01 Tuesday Observation
4 Republic Day 26.01.2018 01 Friday Observation
5 Maha Shiv ratri 14.02.2018 01 Wednesday
6 Dola Purnima 01.03.2018 01 Thursday
7 Holi 02.03.2018 01 Friday
8 Panchayat Raj Divas 05.03.2018 01 Monday
9 Good Friday 30.03.2018 01 Friday
10 Maha Vishuba Sankranti 14.04.2018 01 Saturday

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38 Days
04.05.2018 to Friday to
11 Summer Vacation (Excluding
17.06.2018 Sunday
07 Sundays)
12 Ratha Yatra 14.07.2018 01 Saturday
13 Independence Day 15.08.2018 01 Wednesday Observation
14 Id-Ul-Zuha 22.08.2018 01 Wednesday
15 Teacher’s Day 05.09.2018 01 Wednesday Observation
16 Ganesh Puja 13.09.2018 01 Thursday Observation
17 Nuakhai 14.09.2018 01 Friday
18 Muharrum 21.09.2018 01 Friday
19 Gandhi Jayanti 02.10.2018 01 Tuesday Observation
20 Mahalaya 08.10.2018 01 Monday
09 Days
15.10.2018 to Monday to
21 Puja Vacation (Excluding
24.10.2018 Wednesday
01 Sunday)
22 Kalipuja 06.11.2018 01 Tuesday
23 Diwali 07.11.2018 01 Wednesday
24 Children’s Day 14.11.2018 01 Wednesday Observation
Birthday of Prophet
25 21.11.2018 01 Wednesday
Mohammad
26 Bada Osha 22.11.2018 01 Thursday
27 Rahasa Purnima 23.11.2018 01 Friday
28 Prathamastami 30.11.2018 01 Friday
07 Days
24.12.2018 to Monday to
29 X-Mass Holidays (Excluding
31.12.2018 Monday
01 Sunday)
30 Local/Visitors Holidays 02 days 02 *****
Total 82 Days

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