Odisha Schools to Have 82 Holidays in 2020

Bhubaneswar: The schools in Odisha will have 82 holidays in 2020, as per the official holidays list for the next calendar year released by Directorate of Secondary Education.

Out of these holidays, festive occasions like Saraswati Puja, Netaji Jayanti, Republic Day, Utkal Dibasa, Independence Day, Teachers’ day, Ganesh Puja, Gandhi Jayanti and Children’s Day would be observed in all the schools.

The schools would have a summer vacation for 38 days from May 6 till June 18, 2020, an official statement said.

The Durga Puja would be a nine-day holiday starting from October 22 till 31. From December 25 to 31, all the schools would remain closed for Christmas.

As Republic Day, Nuakhai and Muharram fall on Sundays, these days have not been included in the list of holidays.

The list of optional holidays to be availed by employees would be prepared by each school as per the Optional Holiday List published by the Government.
Besides, the list of local holidays would also be prepared by each school, a notification issued by the State Government said.

Schools have been asked to submit these two lists to their respective District Education Officer (DEO) by January 20, 2020. There would be only two local holidays to be included in the list, it added.

All colleges including both private and autonomous will have 72 days as holidays next year.

The summer vacation in colleges would start from May 11 till June 6, the Dussehra holidays will be from October 22 till 31.

The college authorities can declare two days as local holidays, the notification added.