West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
Governor is pleased to declare 27th December, 2025 (Saturday) as a Sectional Holiday on account of ‘Prakash Purab’ of Guru Gobind Singh Ji for the employees belonging to Sikh community.
As directed, the undersigned is furnishing herewith the Model Holiday List 2026 for all the recognised Schools under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for your ready reference.
List of maximum number of holidays to be observed in the academic session-2026 (01 January, 2026 to 31 December, 2026).
New Year’s Day: 1st January, Thursday. Birthday of Swami Vivekananda: 12.01.2026. Netaji’s Birthday: 23.01.2026. Saraswati Puja [Sree Panchami]: 23.01.2026. Republic Day: 26.01.2026. Doljatra: 03.03.2026. Eid-Ul-Fitr: 21.03.2026. Ram Navami: 26.03.2026. Mahavir Jayanti: 31.03.2026.
Governor is pleased to declare 17th September, 2025 (Wednesday) as holiday on account of “Viswakarma Puja” in all State Government Offices.
State Government has decided that Janmastami will be celebrated on 16th August, 2025 (Saturday) and is hereby declared as a holiday under N.I. Act, 1881.
Governor has been pleased to declare the date i.e. 3rd September, 2025 (Wednesday) as State Government Holiday on account of Karam Puja, 2025.
Offices will be closed at 02.00 PM on Tuesday, the 1st July, 2025 on account of the Birth Day of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Due to sad demise of Abdur Razzak Molla, former Minister, Government of West Bengal, all State Government Offices will be closed for half day today i.e. 11th April, 2025 from 2.00 p.m. onwards.
Governor is pleased to declare 13th February, 2025 as holiday for observance of Shab-e-Barat. In the aforesaid Notification, 14th February, 2025 was also declared as holiday on account of birthday of Thakur Panchanan Barma.