Holiday
West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
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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.
Model Holiday List 2025 for all the
recognised Schools under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education.
WBBPE has already circulated the Holiday List of Primary Schools under the respective DPSC/ PSC for the Academic Year 2025 as approved by the Department of School Education, Government of West Bengal.
List of maximum number of holidays to be observed in the academic session-2025 (01 January, 2025 to 31 December, 2025)
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.
This year Karam Puja festival will be celebrated on 14th September, 2024 (Saturday). Governor has been pleased to declare State Government Holiday on the 14.09.2024.
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Ex-Chief Minister, Government of West Bengal breathed his last today i.e. 8 August, 2024.
Due to sad demise of Shri Biswanath Chowdhury, former Minister, Government of West Bengal, State Government Offices will be closed at 2.00 p.m. for paying homage and respect to the departed soul of the former Minister.
Governor has been pleased to declare that the Offices under the Government of West Bengal will be closed at 02.00 PM on Monday, the 1st July, 2024 (Monday) on account of the Birth Day of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal.
All State Government offices shall be closed at 2.00 PM on the 12th June 2024 (Wednesday) on the occasion of JAMAI SHASTHI.