New Delhi: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has declared a two-day holiday on July 7 and July 8, 2024 in view of the auspicious occasion of Lord Jaggarnath’s Rath Yatra in the state. Consequently, these two dates have been added in Odisha holiday list 2024. Apparently, banks will also be closed in the state for these two days. The chief minister said, “As the Rath Yatra will span two days, I direct the officers concerned to declare public holidays on these days.”
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The Chief Minister informed that President Droupadi Murmu will participate in the auspicious Rath Yatra ceremony. The information regarding the declaration of a public holiday was posted on the official ‘X’ handle of the state’s chief minister:
ଚଳିତ ବର୍ଷ ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ଏକ ବିରଳ ଏବଂ ଅଭୂତପୂର୍ବ ଯାତ୍ରା । ଏହାକୁ କିପରି ଭାବରେ ସଫଳତା ପୂର୍ବକ ସୁରୁଖୁରୁରେ କରାଯାଇପାରିବ ଏଥିପାଇଁ ଏକ ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ସମୀକ୍ଷା ବୈଠକ ଡକାଯାଇଥିଲା । ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ଓ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ସହଯୋଗରେ ଏଥର ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ସଫଳ ହେବ ବୋଲି ମୋର ଆଶା ଓ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ । pic.twitter.com/8cXEQKUQUC
— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) July 2, 2024
Now, banks in the state will be closed for five days in July 2024. Bank holidays in Odisha in July 2024:
July 7 – Rath Yatra
July 8 – Rath Yatra
July 13 – Second Saturday Bank Holiday
July 17 – Muharram
July 27 – Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday
Now, let’s see how many upcoming bank holidays are there in the entire country in July 2024 and also for remaining part of current calendar year. For more than 30 days, banks will be closed due to national holidays all over India for the remaining part of 2024.
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Bank Holidays 2024
Date
Day
Reason
07/07/24
Sunday
Rath Yatra
08/07/24
Monday
Rath Yatra
13/07/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday
17/07/24
Wednesday
Muharram
27/07/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
10/08/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday
15/08/24
Thursday
Independence Day
19/08/24
Monday
Raksha Bandhan
24/08/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
26/08/24
Monday
Janmashtami (Vaishnva)
05/09/24
Thursday
Tithi of Srimanta Sankardeva
07/09/24
Saturday
Vinayagar Chaturthi
14/09/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday
15/09/24
Sunday
Thiruvonam
16/09/24
Monday
Milad-un-Nabi or Id-e-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad)
28/09/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
01/10/24
Tuesday
Half-Yearly Closing of Bank Accounts
02/10/24
Wednesday
Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
11/10/24
Friday
Ayudha Puja / Saraswathi Puja
12/10/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday / Vijayadashami
26/10/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
31/10/24
Thursday
Diwali (Deepavali)
01/11/24
Friday
Laxmi Puja, Kannada Rajyotsava
02/11/24
Saturday
Govardhan Puja
07/11/24
Thursday
Chhath Puja
09/11/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday
15/11/24
Friday
Guru Nanak’s Birthday
18/11/24
Monday
Kanakadasa Jayanthi
23/11/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
03/12/24
Saturday
Feast of St. Francis Xavier
14/12/24
Second Saturday
Bank Holiday
25/12/24
Wednesday
Christmas Day
28/12/24
Fourth Saturday
Bank Holiday
31/12/24
Tuesday
New Year’s Eve
Source: Bank Bazaar
Apart from dates mentioned in the table above, banks will be closed in India for regional holidays as well that will vary across states.
Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi has declared two day public holiday for upcoming Rath Yatra in July. Banks to remain closed in Odisha on July 7 and 8. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
