GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. No. BLL IZ 2? JHE, Dated: __£7/12/2022 HE-PTC-MISC-0012-2020 From Rajata Kumar Mansingh, OES-1 Deputy Director, PTC To The Principals (All Government/ Non-Government Degree Colleges coming under Higher Education Department) The Principals (All Government Teacher Education Institutions coming under Higher Education Department} Sub: Implementation of Common Holiday List- 2023- Regarding ‘Madam/Sir, lam directed to say that, in order to bring uniformity in observing holidays, the following “Common Holiday List” shall be strictly followed in all Degree Colleges under Higher Education Department, Odisha during the Calendar year 2023 ( Attached as Annexure-A). This list is provisional and subject to last minute change by the Government. This is for your kind information and necessary action. Yours faithfully Deputy Director, PTC Memo No...577Z 3 _/HE, Date £412/2022 Copy forwarded to the P.S. to Hon’ble Minister, Higher Education Department for kind knowledge of Hon’ble Minister. ane Deputy Direcfou Bre Memo No... 527,74 _/HE, Dated: 22112/2022 Copy forwarded to the Pr. P.S. to Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department for kind knowledge of Principal Secretary. ue < ge Deputy Directo}, PTC Memo No._ £2275 _/HE, Dated: £2/12/2022 Copy forwarded to the P.S. to Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, School & Mass Education Department for kind knowledge of Commissioner-Cum-Secretary. PFOMemo No..2Z77E°_/HE, Dated: £2112/2022 Copy forwarded to All RDEs (Bhubaneswar = /Sambalpur/ Berhampur/Balasore/ Jeypore) for kind information and necessary action. yw Deputy Director) ‘PTC Memo No. 32277 _/HE, Dated: 42/12/2022 Copy forwarded to the Director, Higher Education, Odisha/ Registrars of State Public Universities/ Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha for kind ‘information. Ke, Deputy Direc, PTCAnnexure-A Common Holiday List for Government and Aided Degree Colleges under Higher Education Department For the Calendar Year- 2023 SI.No.| Name of the Festival Date Oe Ene | rteaing souays 1 ‘Makar Sankranti/Pongal__| 14.01.2023 | _ Saturday 1 2__| Subash Chandra Bose Jayanti | 23.01.2023 | Monday 1 | 3 Republic Day/Basant | 26.01.2023 | Thursday 1 4 ‘Maha Shivaratri 18.02.2023 | Saturday i 5 Dota Purnima, 07.03.2023 |" Tuesday 1 6 Holi 08.03.2023 | Wednesday 1 7 Ram Navami 30.03.2023 | Thursday 1 8 Utkal Divas 07.04.2023 | Saturday 1 9 Good Friday 07.04.2023 | __ Friday 1 10 Lenya 14.04.2023 | Friday 1 4 Id-ul-Fitr 22.04.2023 | Saturday 1 _ - (06.05.2023 =o a a Seneca Avian hana (Excluding 7 Sundays) B Ratha Yatra 20.06.2023 | Tuesday 1 14 Bahuda Yatra 28.06.2023 | Wednesday 1 15 1@-UtJuha 30.06.2023 | Friday 1 16 ‘Moharrum 28.07.2023 | _ Friday 1 7 Independence day 75.08.2023 | Tuesday 7 18 Jhulana Purnima 30.08.2023 | Wednesday 1 19 Janmastami 06.09.2023 | Wednesday 1 20 Ganesh Chaturthi 19.09.2023 | Tuesday 1 a Nuakhai 20.09.2023 | Wednesday i 2 Gandhi Jayanti 02.10.2023 | Monday 1 23 Mahalaya 74.10.2023 | Saturday i . 21.10.2023 | saturday to 7 e) Peace Paracne Saturday | (Excluding t Sunday) 5 Rasa Purnima 27.11.2023 | _ Monday 1 26 Prathamastami 05.12.2023 | Tuesday 1 7 X-Mas Day 25.12.2023 | Monday 1 28 Local Holiday 2 Total number of Holidays 72 Two local holidays shall be declared by the respective Principals as per local _need. (Local holidays declared by the Revenue Divisional Commissioner are as such not applicable to the Colleges. However, the Principals may declare that particular day, declared as a local holiday by the RDC, as a local holiday - within the two permissible local holidays - for their respective college if s/he deems fit.)Annexure-B Optional Holiday List for Government and Aided Degree Colleges under Higher Education Department For the Calendar Year- 2023 ; Day of the | Number of Holidays SLNo.| Name of the Festival Date nets clacing sunday 1] Guru Govind Singh Birthday | 05.01.2023 | Thursday 1 Foundation Day of Bramho 2 oe, 25.01.2023 | Wednesday 1 3 Easter Saturday 08.04.2023 | _ Saturday 7 4 | Birthday of me Ram Mohan | 995.2023 | Monday 1 5 ‘nala Navami 21.11.2023 | Tuesday 1 The employees of Government and aided degree colleges coming under Higher Education Department may avail one optional holiday on any one of the above mentioned festive occasions/ commemorative days as listed. «This list is subject to change by the Government from time to time. Deputy Director, PTC