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Holiday List for West Bengal Government Employees, 2025

Finance,

Government of West Bengal
Finance (Audit) Department
“NABANNA”
325, Sarat Chatterjee Road
Howrah – 711102

No. 4712-F(P2) Howrah, the 22nd November, 2024

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No.20/25/56-pub(I) dated the 8th June, 1957, the Governor is pleased to declare the days as specified at List I below to be Public Holidays during the year 2025.

2. The Governor is also pleased to notify that the offices under the Government of West Bengal with the exception of the offices of the Registrar of Assurances, Kolkata and Collector of the Stamp Revenue, Kolkata shall be closed on the days as specified at List-II below which are not declared to be public holidays, during the year 2025.

3. Further, the Governor is pleased to declare that the days as specified at List-III may be observed as Sectional Holidays in the year 2025 for the employees of different communities mentioned against the day.

List-I (Public Holidays in 2025 under the N. I. Act)

New Year’s Day1st January, Wednesday
Netaji’s Birthday23rd January, Thursday
Doljatra14th March, Friday
Eid-Ul-Fitr31st March, Monday
Mahavir Jayanti10th April, Thursday
Birthday of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar14th April, Monday
Bengali New Year’s Day (Nababarsha)15th April, Tuesday
Good Friday18th April, Friday
May Day1st May, Thursday
Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore9th May, Friday
Buddha Purnima12th May, Monday
(**) Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)7th June, Saturday
Independence Day15th August, Friday
Janmastami15th August, Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Saptami29th September, Monday
Durga Puja, Maha Astami30th September, Tuesday
Durga Puja, Maha Nabami1st October, Wednesday
Durga Puja, Dasami2nd October, Thursday
Birthday of Gandhiji2nd October, Thursday
Lakshmi Puja6th October, Monday
Kali Puja20th October, Monday
Bhratridwitiya23rd October, Thursday
Chhat Puja27th October, Monday
Birthday of Guru Nanak5th November, Wednesday
Christmas Day25th December, Thursday
Yearly Closing of Bank Account  1st April [Tuesday] (for Banks only)  

List-II (Holidays under the order of State Government in 2025)

Day after Saraswati Puja3rd February, Monday
Birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma14th February, Friday
Shab-e-Barat14th February, Friday
Shivaratri26th February Wednesday
(**) Day after Doljatra15th March Saturday
Birthday of Shri Shri Harichand Thakur (Madhu Krishna Troyodashi Tithi)27th March, Thursday
Day after Eid-Ul-Fitr1st April, Tuesday
Day before Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid)6th June, Friday
Rathayatra27th June, Friday
(**) Rakhi Bandhan9th August, Saturday
Fateha-Dwaz-Daham5th September, Friday
Durga Puja, Maha Chaturthi26th September, Friday
(**) Durga Puja, Maha Panchami27th September, Saturday
Additional Day for Durga Puja3rd October, Friday
(** ) Additional Day for Durga Puja4th October, Saturday
Additional Day for Lakshmi Puja7th October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja21st October, Tuesday
Additional Day for Kali Puja22nd October, Wednesday
Day after Bhratridwitiya24th October, Friday
Additional Day for Chhat Puja28th October, Tuesday
(**) Birthday of Birsa Munda15th November, Saturday
Karam PujaTo be notified later on

(#) Birthday of Pandit Raghunath Murmu falls on 12th May, Monday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II

(##) Parshwanath’s Rathajatra falls on 5th November, Wednesday, which is a holiday under N.I. Act and therefore has not been shown separately in List II

(###) This year Doljatra and Holi fall on same day so ‘Holi’ has not been shown separately in List-II

List-III (Sectional Holidays in 2025)

‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for employees belonging to Sikh community6th January, Monday
Birthday of Guru Rabidas (for the followers of Guru Rabidas)12th February, Wednesday
Easter Saturday19th April, Saturday [for Christians only]
Hul Diwas30th June, Monday [For Adivasi (Santhal) only]

Note:

1. Sundays are holidays under the Negotiable Instrument Act.

2. In the year 2025, the following festivals/ occasions fall on Sundays which are public Holidays under N.I. Act and hence have not been included in lists:

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda12th January, Sunday
Republic Day26th January, Sunday
Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami]2nd February, Sunday
Ram Navami6th April, Sunday
Muharram6th July, Sunday
Birthday of Poet Bhanu Bhakt (for Darjeeling & Kalingpong District only13th July, Sunday
Mahalaya21st September, Sunday  
Durga Puja, Maha Shashthi28th September, Sunday

3. The holiday with double asterisk marks i.e. (**) is applicable to those Government Offices only where Saturdays are not observed as full holiday.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE FOLLOWED IN ALL TYPES OF HOLIDAYS INCLUDING HOLIDAYS FOR THE MUSLIM FESTIVALS

  1. No substitute holiday shall be allowed if any of the festival – holidays initially notified subsequently happens to fall on a weekly off or any other non-working day or in the event of more than one festival falling on the same day.
  2. If there is any change in the date of Eid-Ul-Fitr, Id-Ud-Zoha, Muharram, Fateha-Dwaz-Daham, Shab-e-Barat depending upon the sighting of the moon, holiday will be declared by a separate order for the date on which the festival would be actually observed in lieu of the date originally notified as holiday for this festival.
  3. It may happen that the change of date of above mentioned occasions has to be notified at a very short notice. In such a situation, announcement would be made through T.V./A.I.R./News Papers and Heads of Department / Offices of the State Government may take action according to such announcements without waiting for formal order about the change of date.

By order of the Governor,

Sd/- P.K. Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal

No. 4712-F dated 22.11.2024, Source