West Bengal Government Notification related to Government Holidays, Public Holidays, Holidays under Negotiable Instruments Act (N.I. Act) etc.
All State Government Offices will be closed at 02.00 PM on 1st July, 2026 (Wednesday) on account of the Birth Day of Late Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, Ex-Chief Minister of West Bengal.
Governor is pleased to declare 6th July, 2026 (Monday), being the Birth Anniversary of Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, as a Public Holiday throughout the State of West Bengal for observance of his 125th Birth Anniversary.
Governor is pleased to declare 28th May, 2026 (Thursday) as a public holiday under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 on account of Id-Ud-Zoha (Bakrid).
West Bengal Legislative Assembly, 2026, scheduled to be held in two phases on 23rd April, 2026 (Thursday) and 29th April, 2026 (Wednesday) in different Assembly Constituencies.
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.